Strangers to Spouses

ll, N

casually

nity was only related to the family by marriage. Serenity found it hard to beli

ase with her s

but good to Serenity's sister to the

s sister got into a disagreement with the husband, her moth

wi

family while the daughter-i

uld get out of your hair. I'll get Zac

at night. I probably won't be able to ma

ended on students, business was slow on days when school was out. S

ur

dded, "The weekend, it is.

dy hung up

a text message to her best friend, Jasmine Sox, that

her list, Serenity had to let her si

n minute

ived at her

to dry on the balcony. Seeing that Serenity was home, her sister expressed

usy in the afternoon

hew. The boy was current

e won't be this qu

last night as she hel

r-in-law isn't tryi

under a lo

like I'm

rified for

well that it was her brother in-la

the same firm when they later got married. After marriage, the man lovingly said to Liberty, "I'll t

right man; Liberty quit he

between caring for a child and managing housework. Liberty paid no thought to watc

ung and beautiful woman to an overweight and unk

rents passed away from a car accident when Serenity was t

complete their studies, but the grandparents from both sides of the family wanted a piec

erenity and her sister resorted to renting. Their renting

talked to her then husband-to-be about

ty and Serenity as a one-package deal, but his

berty. I'm a b

t way. Mom and Dad left us

enity could always count on her sister, bu

ty took out the marriage lice

ty. I just signed the papers

g up and movin

ot mar

rned high pitch, a

marriage license for a closer inspection. There was her

a photo of

nity? I thought you didn

and callous lines along his facial features were telltale sig

"I have been in a relationship for quite some time. His name is Zachary.

. Then, we went to get our m

iberty. He's good t

y happily-e

hard time bu

enity's life. Yet, the latter was telling

Liberty teared up and remarked, "Seren, I told your brothe

d to rush to ma

y had not known her

ould not have waited

icense was because Liberty's husband be

ve herself away before Libert

ot nothing to do with it. My relationship with Zachary is ve

sly embraced her sister until Liberty cried her heart out and calmed down. Sere

Brynfield. It takes me te

ituation with

o choice but to accept it. She went on to

enity never pried into the family's private affair and often lent an ear to Grandma May. All she kne

e was doing well for himself as he owned a house and car. S

iberty asked, "That's his prenuptial property. Seren,

uld be covered if her