Zachary was silent for a moment before he said, “In a few years, when our Lil' Pie starts school, her grades will be excellent, too. Everyone in our family has a high IQ.”Serenity laughed. “Lil' Pie is just over a year old and can’t even speak clearly yet. Whether she’ll do well in school in the future, I can’t say, but grades aren’t the most important thing. I just want our children to be healthy and safe.”Even if her children were average students and did not inherit their father’s high IQ, Serenity could accept it. There were plenty of cases where two top students ended up with a child who struggled academically.One could not expect the family’s good fortune to last forever, after all.“That’s true. As long as our children are healthy, safe, and happy—that’s all that matters.”Zachary considered how wealthy they were and that he had a brother and many cousins. Among them all, excluding his youngest three unmarried cousins, they already had eight children. Once those three ma

Serenity was speechless for a moment before she remarked, “Xavier is only six years old and he’s just a kid who loves to play. Josh shouldn’t be in such a hurry to whip him into shape.”“He started driving everyone crazy as soon as summer break started. That’s why he got sent off for training.”Serenity chuckled but did not say more. Anyone who had raised kids knew how exhausting it could be.“I’ll get back to work, honey. Let’s have a video call tonight after I get home.”“Sure. Call me when you’re back. If it’s early enough, you can chat with the kids. If it’s too late, it’ll just be me keeping you company.”Zachary grinned. “I’d much rather chat with you.”He waited until Serenity blew him a kiss over the phone before finally hanging up, thoroughly mollified.Zachary did not return to the meeting. It was almost over anyway. Callum and Josh could wrap it up just fine.In high spirits, he got up and brewed himself a cup of coffee.With his wife and kids away, he figured he mi

With a blissful family life softening his icy demeanor, the current Zachary appeared far more approachable, which, unfortunately, made him even more of a magnet for unwanted attention. Some overconfident women even had the audacity to approach Serenity and express that they were willing to recognize her as the head honcho while they contentedly played second or third fiddle, as long as she was willing to share Zachary.Serenity was not angered by such absurdity. Zachary, however, was livid.By now, Serenity had grown numb. Ever since marrying Zachary, admirers popped up like weeds. She could not be bothered to react unless they directly disrupted her life. She would simply pretend she did not know about it and leave them be. They were only worth her time if they could get close to Zachary.Over the past eight years, only Jenna Daniels had ever managed to get near Zachary due to the nature of her work. No other woman had come close since.If they could not even breach Zachary’s pe

Camryn immediately handed the phone to her son, letting him negotiate with Uncle River. She could not bring herself to suggest sending Merry over.After all, there were several other kids at home. If Merry went, the others would surely throw tantrums to follow. Moreover, River, being an unmarried man, probably would not be able to handle eight children all at once.Thus, Camryn let her son do the talking while she stayed silent.If she had the time, she would have joined Serenity’s trip to Solville. However, she would not be free until later in the year, when she had planned to take Merry on a trip to broaden his horizons.She had already discussed it with the other sisters-in-law. Serenity had promised to squeeze out some time to bring Heath and Callia along.Their plan was to visit Satbury to see Austin and his family, then stay a while to enjoy the milder summer weather there.Since marrying Isabella, Austin only returned to the York home for major holidays and usually stayed

“Serenity, why are you looking at me like that?”River felt a bit self-conscious under Serenity's amused gaze.Thank goodness Zachary was not here. He would give him a death glare.“I suddenly can’t remember Ms. Lafayette’s contact number. You have it, don’t you? Let me call and ask if she’s free tonight to show me around Solville and its night scenery.”As a tourist city, Solville stayed lively even late at night, its streets bustling with visitors.River replied, “Of course I do. Even if I lost my memory, I’d still remember her number.”After all, she was his rival. He had her preferences, weaknesses, and contact details memorized. Hell, he even knew her measurements.Not that he would ever admit that out loud. Serenity might misunderstand his intentions.He did not have any interest in Rosalie. That woman—okay, fine, she was not bad. Putting aside their business rivalry, they were actually quite compatible.River dialed Rosalie’s number. She took her time answering.Before