Serenity woke up at her habitual time.“Honey, you can sleep a little longer. I’ll drop Sonny off at preschool today.” Zachary could not bear for his beloved wife to wake up early just to send Sonny to school. He wanted her to sleep in whenever it rained and got cold.Serenity, who was about to get up, lay back down and pulled the covers back over her as she said, “The bed’s still the warmest place, after all. Okay then—you can drop Sonny off. I’ll sleep in. When you go next door to wake him, make sure he puts on a coat.”“Sure.” Zachary pecked her on the cheek. “I’ll go wake him up now.”Serenity kissed him in response and hummed in acknowledgment.Zachary quickly got changed, left the room, and went to the next room. Sonny was still sleeping soundly.Zachary had just walked up to Sonny’s bed when he heard Sonny laugh and thought he had woken up. He said, “Sonny, it’s time to get up.”However, Sonny was just dreaming. Zachary wondered what he was dreaming about to laugh so happ

Sonny had a simple breakfast before he was led out the door by Zachary, carrying his little school bag, while the rain had not stopped yet. The moment they stepped out, the little boy shivered and said, “It really is cold today, Uncle Zak.”“It’s only just starting to cool down.” Zachary bent down to pick him up before carrying him down the steps, holding an umbrella in his other hand. The car was stopped right at the foot of the steps.“Haven’t you seen snow and even been in a snow fight? Why are you shivering at this little bit of cold?”Sonny was silent for a moment before replying, “When I visited Mom, Aunt Ser gave me a really really thick jacket. The one you gave me today isn’t as thick.”The driver was already waiting with an open door. Zachary stuffed Sonny into the car and put away the umbrella before getting in too.“I looked at the weather forecast on my phone and it says it’s not going to be too cold today, so just one extra layer should be enough.” There was heati

Zachary looked in the direction of the voice and saw a strange young woman. He had no impression of her at all. She was followed by two men who looked like bodyguards and was a little overdressed. She was even wearing a hat while her bodyguard held an umbrella for her.Before Zachary could even speak, she introduced herself. “Mr. York, I’m Mrs. Longbottom. I often bump into your wife here at the preschool entrance. How come she isn’t dropping your nephew off today?”It was Carrie. She was too bored staying home to recuperate and had insisted on coming out for some air. Mrs. Douglas had not been able to dissuade her. The two bodyguards did not care either. It was her body, after all. If she was not going to take care of it, who would do it for her?In their eyes, Carrie was just their boss’s mistress and not the real madam of the house. The boss had made all the proper arrangements for her care but Carrie insisted on coming out on such a cold wintry day, so they just let her be. In M

Carrie was a bit angry, but she still held it in and said, “I’ve already gotten much better. At least I dared to call out to him. The last time I saw him, I trembled and did not even dare to look at him, let alone talk to him.”This time, she even spoke to Zachary. Although she was not a hundred percent calm, she was calm enough. Was that not an improvement? Was it not enough that she improved so much in just a little over a month? She used to tremble even at the mention of his name, she would have them know.That bodyguard stayed silent.“Stop demanding so much of me. I need time to learn and your boss even said I’m supposed to be resting for these two weeks. I just aborted a baby for him, you know,” Carrie said sullenly. This was her first pregnancy and she had aborted the baby right after she realized she was pregnant, so she had not felt much for the baby, but it was a fact that her body had been badly affected. The pain of the abortion was the worst she had ever felt in her l

“You didn’t tell me you were going back early. If I hadn’t come over, I wouldn’t have known you left,” Serenity grumbled lightly.Imogen laughed. “It’s my bad. I know you're busy and it’s raining, making it colder today. I didn’t want to put you out.”She glanced at Serenity’s stomach. Serenity was wearing a thick coat, making it hard to tell her baby bump was showing.“Plus, you’re pregnant.”“I’ll visit you in Huntington once I’ve given birth.”“Sure! I’ll treat you to all of our local specialties then. They’re on par with Wiltspoon’s.”Serenity laughed. “I’ll keep that in mind. Are you in a hurry? I’ve brought some things for you. Strictly speaking, they’re not from me. Dylan asked me to send them over. He bought a lot of our local specialties as an apology.”Imogen was silent for a moment before she asked, “Are there a lot?”“Quite a lot. I don’t think you’ll be able to carry them alone. If you’re willing to accept them, I’ll ship them over to you. Just give me an address.”