Chapter 71
Chapter 71
In a show of support, Jasmine circled Serenity’s new ride andplimented, "Not bad.How much was
it?"
"About a hundred thousand bucks."
"Was it paid in full or are you taking up a loan?"
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"My man made the full payment."
Jasmine beamed and patted her best friend''s shoulder.
"Wow, Serenity.It did not take long for you to bag that man and get him to buy you a car.
"I knew you had it in you even though you didn''t know each other before the marriage.Mr.York must be
blind if he didn''t fall for your charms."
Serenity was the best in Jasmine’ eyes.
Once in the shop, Serenity poured herself a ss of water and chugged down half before replying,
"You''re crazy.Zachary found out that Shawn drove me homest night.We nearly got into a fight
because he thought I was Cheating on him.So he felt he did me wrong after I cleared the air and gave
me a car as an apology."
Jasmine, ".."
Here she was, imagining a Lifetime movie out of Serenity’s life when reality gave her a rude
awakening.
"Jasmine, I''ll be honest about Zachary and I since we''re close.I didn’t even tell my sister.Truth is,
Zachary gave me a contract to sign after we met the families on Saturday.
"The contract was in his favor.He seemed to have a misconception that I was out to get his money.It
was written in the contract that we''d have an amicable separation if we didn''t develop feelings for each
other in the next six months.He''d transfer the ownership of the house and car to me as part of the
divorce settlement.I guess that''s the damage to losing my youth.
"He''s pretty generous on the matter.The house is all paid for and a prenuptial property.I simply moved
in with my bags.I didn''t want to take what wasn''t mine, but since he had drafted the term on the
contract, I just let him be and signed it.Still, I don’t intend to ept anything that''s his.I''ll move out the
same way I move in when the divorce happens.
"I told him I''d pay him back when we were getting the car.He didn’t seem too pleased about it and just
left me.Well, he can be unhappy all he wants.I better be clear on this before things get ugly during the
divorce."
Jasmine, ".."
A whileter, Jasmine poked her best friend on the forehead and uttered.
"What''s in that head of yours, Serenity? Mr.York said you''ll divorce if you don''t fall in love with each
other within the time frame.Why don''t you give it a go then? "Mr.York tends to keep to himself, so I bet
you don’t get much out of him.Men like that are softies.I believe you''ll have a happy ending if you can
snag him.Do you think divorces are fun? Did you talk about the divorce with Mr.York just now?"
Serenity remained silent.
Jasmine knew Serenity too well that the silence was her answer.
Caught betweenughter and tears, Jasmine remarked, "Well, don’t me Mr.York for ditching
you.Although he bought you a car as an apology, he had changed his attitude toward you for the
better.Otherwise, he could''ve put the whole thing behind by saying sorry or giving you a bunch of
worthless flowers.Why bother splurging on a car?"
Serenity fell silent for a bit before answering, "I don’t want to owe him even though we''re married.It''s
not like we have feelings for each other.But, I must admit that he''s better than my brother-inw.At the
very least, he paid for the living expenses and didn’t make me go Dutch.
"I have the means to get my own car.I''m going to wire him the moneyter or I won''t feelfortable
taking the car.It''s like this car is a ticking time bomb, threatening to blow up in my face one day."
Jasmine gave it a thought.
"Sounds good.You''re an independent woman.Since Mr.York suspected you had a motive, you could
prove to him that you''re not after his money."
It would take time to get to know a person well.Free-spirited as she was, Serenity quickly put the matter
behind her.