“Fine.” Serenity pushed away his large hands, dismissing his scrutiny, and thanked him coolly. She then turned to pick up the bikes. Zachary caught the distant tone of her voice and noted her cold expression. The way she spoke to him stung more than her outright dismissal.
“Seren.”
Serenity fixed her gaze on him. Zachary felt tongue-tied under her piercing stare.
“I—I’ll help you get the bikes. Just stand back.”
Zachary sighed internally. As Josh had advised, his priority now was to regain Serenity’s trust.
“Thanks, but no thanks. I can manage on my own.”
Zachary’s heart sank. She always acted this way, never allowing him the chance to assist her.
After rejecting his offer, Serenity righted the e-bike and the motorbike she had knocked over. She noticed the motorbike’s side mirror was broken and felt compelled to compensate the owner, though she had no idea who it belonged to.
After some thought, she pulled out her phone and called her sister. When Liberty answered, Serenity explained, “Liberty, please bring me a pen and paper. I accidentally knocked over someone’s motorbike while pushing the e-bike into the garage, and one of the side mirrors broke. I want to leave a note for the owner, but I don’t know who it is.”
“Okay.”
Liberty refrained from scolding Serenity and soon arrived with a pen and paper. She wasn’t surprised to see Zachary standing in the garage like a statue of ice. Given his nature, even if he could let Serenity leave with him, he wouldn’t abandon her.
Had he been there the whole time?
Liberty glanced at her brother-in-law.
Zachary caught her look and muttered, “Seren won’t let me help her.”
Liberty was
Speechless. Serenity declined his help, prompting him to remain motionless like a statue of ice, occupying space. “Here, Seren,” Liberty said, handing her sister a pen and paper. She then shot Zachary a glance and motioned for him to follow her out of the garage.