“Honey, have some water.”

Zachary followed her back to the bed, picked up the cup of water, and handed it to her. Serenity took only a couple of sips and declined for more.

“I’m just moistening my throat, I won’t drink too much to avoid frequent trips to the bathroom. By the way, who called you just now?”

Zachary calmly lied, “Josh couldn’t sleep and called to bother me in the middle of the night. I scolded him, and it was just his way of retaliating. I used to often interrupt his sweet dream