{"id":11723,"date":"2026-01-22T13:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-71\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:37:36","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 71"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chapter 71<\/div>\n
Jasmine showcased her support by circling around Serenity\u2019s new car, exclaiming, \u201cNot bad! How much did this set you back?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAround a hundred thousand bucks,\u201d Serenity replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you pay for it outright or are you financing it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy man took care of the full payment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jasmine\u2019s face lit up as she patted her best friend on the shoulder. \u201cWow, Serenity! It didn\u2019t take long for you to snag that guy and get him to buy you a car.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always knew you had it in you, even if you didn\u2019t know each other before getting married. Mr. York must be blind if he didn\u2019t fall for your charms!\u201d<\/p>\n

In Jasmine\u2019s eyes, Serenity was simply the best.<\/p><\/div>\n

Once inside the shop, Serenity poured herself a glass of water and downed half of it before continuing, \u201cYou\u2019re out of your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cZachary found out that Shawn drove me home last night. We almost had a fight because he thought I was cheating on him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, after I cleared things up, he felt guilty and gifted me this car as an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jasmine was left speechless, realizing that her romantic notions about Serenity\u2019s life were far from the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, Jasmine, I need to be upfront about Zachary and me since we\u2019re close. I didn\u2019t even tell my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is, Zachary handed me a contract to sign after our families met on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contract was heavily in his favor. He seemed to think I was only after his money. It stated that if we didn\u2019t develop feelings for each other in the next six months, we would have an amicable separation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d transfer ownership of the house and car to me as part of the divorce settlement. I guess that\u2019s the price I pay for losing my youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s quite generous about it, though. The house is fully paid off and classified as a prenuptial property.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI simply moved in with my\u2026 \u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn\u2019t want to take anything that didn\u2019t belong to me, but since he had included that term in the contract, I decided to go along with it and signed. However, I have no intention of accepting anything that he claims as his. When the divorce happens, I plan to move out just as I moved in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him I\u2019d reimburse him when we were getting the car,\u201d I mentioned. He didn\u2019t seem too thrilled about it and just walked away. Well, he can be unhappy all he wants; I need to be clear on this before things get messy during the divorce. <\/p>\n

Jasmine, sensing the tension, said nothing in response.<\/p>\n

After a while, Jasmine playfully poked her best friend Serenity on the forehead and asked, \u201cWhat are you thinking about, Serenity? Mr. York mentioned that you\u2019ll get divorced if you two don\u2019t fall in love within the timeframe. Why not give it a shot? Mr. York tends to keep to himself, so I bet you haven\u2019t learned much about him. Men like that are often softies. I believe you could have a happy ending if you manage to capture his heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think divorces are fun? Did you discuss the divorce with Mr. York just now?\u201d Jasmine pressed.<\/p>\n

Serenity remained quiet, and Jasmine, knowing her well, understood that silence was her answer.<\/p>\n

Caught between laughter and tears, Jasmine remarked, \u201cWell, don\u2019t blame Mr. York for leaving you. Even though he bought you a car as an apology, it\u2019s clear that his attitude towards you has improved. Otherwise, he could have easily brushed it off with a simple sorry or a bouquet of flowers. Why go through the trouble of buying a car?\u201d<\/p>\n

Serenity paused before responding, \u201cI don\u2019t want to owe him anything, even though we\u2019re married. It\u2019s not like we have feelings for each other. But I have to admit, he\u2019s better than my brother-in-law. At the very least, he\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

I was relieved that my living expenses were covered, and I didn\u2019t have to split the costs. \u201cI can afford to get my own car,\u201d I said with confidence. \u201cI plan to wire him the money later; otherwise, I won\u2019t feel right about taking the car.\u201d The thought of the vehicle was unsettling, like a ticking time bomb that could explode in my face at any moment.<\/p>\n

Jasmine pondered my words for a moment. \u201cThat sounds good,\u201d she replied. \u201cYou\u2019re an independent woman. Since Mr. York thinks you might have ulterior motives, this is a chance to show him you\u2019re not after his money.\u201d It\u2019s true that building a deep connection with someone takes time, but I knew I had to focus on the present.<\/p>\n

Despite her free-spirited nature, Serenity quickly set aside any lingering doubts and moved forward.<\/p>\n

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Chapter 71 Jasmine showcased her support by circling around Serenity\u2019s new car, exclaiming, \u201cNot bad! How much did this set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-married-at-first-sight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}