Chapter 674
Married at First Sight
Serenity immediately put her arms up in surrender as she exclaimed, âZachary, donât talk that way. It doesnât sound good when you elongate your creaky voice. Youâre trying to act cute, but itâs not working.
You sound like youâre going through puberty. Fine, Iâll kiss you, okay? Stop the cute act. Itâs giving me the creeps.â
Zachary stared at Serenity begrudgingly. It was not like he wanted to do it. He did not know how to act cute anyway.
Thankfully, his voice had turned hoarse. Without the raspy voice, Serenity would call him out for using the high pitch tone.
Never mind. He could forget the moé act.
Serenity gave Zachary what he wanted and tenderly kissed him on the cheek. She asked, âHappy now?â
During the kiss, Zachary closed his eyes and felt the affectionate tingle on his cheek. Although he could not feel the warmth as she had a mask on, Zachary could feel the love she had for him.
That was right-love.
Zachary was content.
It left him more satisfied than when she flirted with him and their tongues danced along. The way Serenity kissed him right now was without the usual banter.
Serenity reached out to caress his face while demonstrating the heartache in her eyes. She said, â
Youâre thirty now, and yet you donât know how to take care of yourself. You make me all worried. Look at you. You lost a lot of weight. I bet youâve been skipping meals during your business trip.â
Grabbing her arm, Zachary held her hands against his face as he locked his tender eyes on her beautiful face. face as he locked his tender eyes on her beautiful face. He whispered, âThe last thing I expected was to catch a cold. I didnât mean to make you worry about me. I didnât have the appetite since you werenât here to eat with me. Plus, the piling work and lack of appetite caused me to drop in weight.â
Truth be told, he did not lose any weight.
Nevertheless, he must have slimmed down if his wife said so.
He was what his wife said.
âWho would expect to get sick? You should put on layers. Itâs colder here than in Wiltspoon.
Zachary refuted, âI showered in cold waterâ¦â
âYou showered in cold water? No wonder you got sick.â
Serenityâs hand resting against his face immediately went for a pinch. âAre you trying to show off?
Taking a cold shower in the middle of winter? Do you want me to pour a bucket of ice on you while you shower? I can guarantee that it will be more than refreshing.â
Zachary looked at her with his eyes burning with passion.
Serenity did not get it in the beginning, but the look on Zacharyâs face brought her back to the time he changed her clothesâ¦
That must be the reason for the cold shower.
Drawing her arm back, Serenity acted like nothing ever happened and grabbed the pills by the bedside table. She took a look and asked, âWhen are you supposed to take these? Is it time for your medicine?â
âI think I have to take them in another hour or so. Iâm still on IV drips, so I donât need any more medicine. Pills have side effects too, you know.â
Serenity responded, âThatâs true. Iâll ask the doctor to give you a jab when he comes for his rounds in the morning. Injections work faster, and you usually only need to take it once.â
Zachary was speechless.
He hated medicine, but compared to jabs, he would rather take the pills.
Injections were the worst. It would kill him just to take one jab.
âThereâs some fruits and desserts, Seren. Do you want some?â
âIâm not hungry now.â
Serenity looked at the time before sitting down on the bed for accompanying family members. Pulling her phone out, she said to Zachary as she got ready to pass the time on videos, âGet some sleep. Iâll wake you when itâs time for your medicine. Iâll sleep when youâre done with the IV drips.â
âIâll watch the time. You can sleep. I just woke up, so I donât feel like sleeping now.â
Zachary felt bad to let his wife stay up all night.
Serenity moved her gaze away from her mobile screen and to his face. She told him off, âAre you the patient, or am I the patient? Iâm here to look after you. You better be snoring, or Iâll feel bad for getting the salary from Mr. Tank.â
Zachary was lost for words.