Serenity and Zachary York novel Chapter 2976

Needless to ask, Zachary figured his little brother had been sitting and snacking while watching television, waiting for him to come home.

Austin quickly poured a glass of water for Zachary.

He placed the glass in front of Zachary and then stood to the side with a smile on his handsome face, as if on standby to act upon his brother’s next command at any second.

Zachary looked up at him before saying in his low voice, “Sit down.”

“Okay—thanks, Zack.”

Austin hurriedly sat down.

“You’re being so polite. And yet you say you haven’t caused any trouble? Tell me what you’ve done for our parents to argue.”

“Zack, I really didn’t do anything. I just—I just want to go to Satbury in Windermere.”

“What for? It’s so close to Christmas and you’re going so far away. Are you not planning to spend Christmas at home? If Nana finds out about this, she’ll be the first in line to skin you alive.”

The old woman liked each and every child and grandchild to come home for Christmas.

It was even merrier now that she had a few granddaughters-in-law.

They had even heard that Hayden would be coming back with Kevin for Christmas. However, Zachary did not know if they were getting engaged. He had not received any updates about that yet.

Thinking about it now though, it was probably not far off.

After all, Hayden had officially announced her relationship with Kevin, and all of Jensburg knew now that she was a woman.

“I want to work as a chef. The O’Connors in Satbury are looking for one. Ms. O’Connor is a foodie and a picky eater so they have high demands for their private chef. I want to give it a try. It’ll be a challenge for me.”

Zachary’s brows furrowed a little before they smoothed out once more. He asked, “Did Nana pick O'Connor's daughter for you?”

Satbury was too far.

Satbury…neighbor of Havenmill.

Laurence was from there.

Was Grandma May planning to wade into those muddy waters now?

Zachary recalled that the Yorks and Johnsons had a close relationship. Plus, Camryn’s eyes were being treated by Dr. Carden, Tim Johnson’s wife. On top of that, Elisa, Serenity’s cousin, was marrying Remy. The Yorks and the Johnsons were inextricably linked.

“There are seven girls and two boys in Isabella O’Connor’s generation, including herself. Isabella is the oldest among her cousins, and the same goes for his father, the eldest of his generation.

“There are four family units. Only the eldest and the youngest have sons. The second and third family units only have daughters.

“Isabella has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother, from the same mother. There’s a twenty-year age gap between her and her brother. He’s only just started primary school.”

As the O’Connors’ son was too young to take over the family business, it was currently being managed by Isabella and her sister.

Being the eldest in her generation and whose father was also the eldest, the burden Isabella bore was heavier than anyone in her family.

Zachary was silent for a moment before he said, “She’s the eldest child, while you’re the youngest in the family. They all say that youngest sons should marry eldest daughters, so it does look like quite the match.”

In most families, the youngest son would usually be the most pampered, so it was easy for them to end up being undependable.

That was why they should marry other families’ eldest daughters, who were usually very responsible. With a pairing like that, there was no need to worry that there would be no one who could take charge of things.

Austin did not feel that he was useless. He was just not as steady-going as Zachary was.

“Nana chose her for me. That’s all I know at the moment. I don’t even know what she’s like. It’s hard to say if I’ll be able to grow feelings for her.”