In other words, the couple would divorce and be set free if Serenity could not blend into his circle.

Was marriage all about equal social standing?

Zachary and his family never once turned their nose up at Serenity. Why must Serenity put pressure on herself and care about what other people think?

He believed there was no gap between them!

His word should be taken for it!

“You can pretend nothing happened since you don’t remember. Oh, there’s one thing you kept repeating all night—‘Serenity, you’re not the only one out there for me.’ Are those your true thoughts? You should go and talk to her when the sun comes out. What are you trying to accomplish by making a huge fuss about it with us?”

With his face falling, Zachary bitterly smiled. “Seren said a lot to me, Nana. She doesn’t want to be a defenseless girl, hiding under my wing. She wants to be a woman standing proudly next to me.

“Serenity wants to share common interests. It’s not like we don’t have anything in common to