“Are you going to take the call?” Zachary asked as he caught his wife staring at her phone when he entered the car after loading the shopping bags in.

“It might be my money-hungry relatives.”

“You’ll know who it is when you pick up the call. You can’t hide forever. Don’t fear them. I’ve got your back.”

With him around, he would have her back no matter what.

Serenity felt warm when she heard Zachary say he got her back. The guy might have many flaws, but similarly, she was not perfect either. Zachary was willing to stand in her corner even though they married out of convenience.

That scored Zachary another brownie point in Serenity’s books. Serenity accepted the call from the unidentified number.

“Serenity, it’s me. Granddad.”

A slightly unfamiliar voice resounded loud and clear over the phone. Despite losing contact with the family back in hometown, Serenity identified the voice to be Granddad’s.

Serenity hummed a response, waiting for Granddad to go on.

“Mike called y