information was useful to them, Serenity could envision the gossip surrounding her early departure from the event. However, she realized there was no use crying over spilled milk; she didn’t need to worry about what others thought of her.
Once she was in the car, she remarked, “You arrived at nine. The party was only halfway through.”
Zachary shot her a heated glance and replied, “I didn’t check the time. I just felt you had been gone for a while, so I came to pick you up.”
As if Serenity would believe him.
“Did you have enough to eat?” Zachary suddenly inquired.
He was aware that she loved food. Besides learning to socialize and make friends, Serenity attended social events to sample various gourmet dishes.
Zachary was reminded of their early marriage when Serenity had gone to a party with Jasmine at the Wiltspoon Hotel, where they both indulged in food in a corner while Serenity ignored the commotion surrounding his grand entrance.
Nevertheless, she returned home to gossip to him about the event.
Serenity even suspected he might be impotent or perhaps interested in men. Despite his mixed emotions, Zachary found it difficult to defend himself.
“I could have eaten more,” she said, lowering her head to inhale the floral scent. “Did you go to Spring Blossoms? Do you think Camryn is really blind or just pretending?”
“I didn’t go myself; I sent someone to get them for me,” Zachary replied honestly. “Callum should be the one visiting her. As her future brother-in-law, I should limit my interactions with her.”
Tilting her head, Serenity looked at him with amusement and said, “It’s not like I’ll get jealous.”
“I know. I can’t seem to make you jealous,” he responded with a hint of sulkiness in his tone.
He often felt jealous of her, yet he couldn’t provoke jealousy in her. Despite the…
Although the couple had reconciled and made progress in their relationship, Zachary felt that Serenity was not deeply in love with him. She had always maintained a clear and rational mindset.