“A few bad apples,” he said. “We can’t prevent these bad apples from entering our lives. All we can do is stay vigilant. Anyway, go take a bath; it’s getting late.”
Serenity resonated with his thoughts. No matter how she behaved, there would always be those who disagreed with her and wished her ill.
Since she had no regrets about assisting Camryn, there was no reason to dwell on it or blame herself further.
Regarding any potential retaliation from the Newmans, she decided to heed Zachary’s advice and simply prepare for the unpleasant family.
Having come to terms with it, Serenity stepped into the bathroom for a bath while Zachary settled onto the bed to call Josh.
Josh and Jasmine had just returned to the Soxes’ residence after a night out. He was planning to come in for a drink when Zachary’s call came through.
Jasmine informed him that it was late and her family was already asleep, urging him to go home and get some rest.
He watched Jasmine enter the house before answering Zachary’s call.
“Are you still on a date?” Zachary asked.
“It’s late. I just drove my girlfriend home. Why aren’t you asleep at this hour?” Josh replied.
Zachary responded, “Something happened to my wife again.”
A sense of dread washed over Josh as he asked with concern, “What happened? Did you two fight or have another misunderstanding? Did you drink at tonight’s business meeting and mess things up while you were drunk?”
Zachary was taken aback. “You’re the one who’s messing around. I didn’t even have a drop of alcohol.”
“Not a drop? And Mr. Moe was okay with that?” Josh inquired.
Mr. Moe was the client Zachary had met that evening.
“I was upfront with Mr. Moe about my wife’s aversion to my drinking. She can’t stand the smell of alcohol on me. If I drink, I have to sleep in the study, and Mr. Moe called me an…”
uxorious husband. Instead, I opted for tea.
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