Chapter 866
Serenity followed closely behind her, gazing straight ahead as she brushed past Zachary. She stepped into the house and entered the kitchen. Standing there, Zachary was filled with disappointment; Serenity did not invite him in for a hot beverage.
Soon, Serenity emerged from the kitchen with a glass of steaming hot water. She set the glass down on the coffee table. It was boiling!
Turning to her sister, Serenity said, “I’m going to get some rest, Liberty. I have work tomorrow.” Without sparing Zachary a glance, she turned on her heel and went into her room.
Once Serenity closed the door behind her, Liberty turned to the dazed man. “Zachary, Serenity poured you a drink. Why don’t you come in for a warm-up?”
“Oh.” Snapping back to reality, Zachary quickly stepped inside. He glanced toward Serenity’s room.
Liberty said, “I wouldn’t bother if I were you. You won’t be living with your wife anytime soon.”
Zachary struggled to accept that notion. It had taken him a while to adjust to sharing a bed with someone. Now that he had become accustomed to wrapping his arms around his wife at night, he was bound to face sleepless nights due to this sudden change in sleeping arrangements.
The nights felt long. Alone in an empty bedroom, Zachary could find companionship only with his pillow.
He took a seat on the couch, and since Sonny had always been fond of him, the little boy slipped out of his mother’s embrace and climbed onto Zachary’s lap.
“Uncle Zack.”
“Sonny.”
Zachary held the little guy with one hand while picking up the glass of water with the other. It didn’t take long for…
Long before Zachary set the glass down, it had become scalding hot!