Serenity and Zachary York



"No. The baby is fine."

Serenity's in-laws were being overprotective of her. It also meant that they were concerned about her and the baby.

“That's good. I'm just scared of hearing that something has happened to you."

Tania was relieved. She said, "I have a friend whose daughter-in-law is pregnant too. She was five months along, but the baby died in the womb the day before yesterday. She was utterly devastated. The baby boy had been developing well. They had no idea why he died.

“Enough with that. Our Seren and her baby are healthy and fine."

Tania was so worried because she had heard about the story of her friend's daughter-in-law.

"The baby died in the womb at five months?"

Tania held Serenity's hand. They walked into the house together.

Zachary was left behind.

He was used to his parents revolving around Serenity whenever they returned to the manor. Even the baby in Serenity's womb was more important to them than he was.

'Mom and Dad couldn't have become grandparents this quickly without me. They've been neglecting me ever since they got a daughter-in-law. How unfair is that?'

"Where's Nana, Sam? Please find her. I have something to tell her."

Sam replied with a smile, "She's at the foot of the hill. She just can't sit still at home. I'll look for her now and tell her to come back."

After speaking, he hopped into a nearby car and drove away.

He took a car because he had to pick Old Mrs. York up later. Otherwise, he would have taken the more convenient motorbike.

Sam would be worried throughout the journey if he gave Old Mrs. York a bike ride. Although she was still healthy, she was an old woman in her eighties. It would be dangerous if she could not sit tight and fell off the motorbike.

Zachary went into the house after Sam drove away.

He heard his mother talking to Serenity about her friend's daughter-in-law. It was that woman's third child. The couple had conceived through IVF. They wanted to have a son as well.

Unfortunately, the fetus died in the womb at five months.

“I told them they should let nature take its course. Their family's situation is somewhat the reverse of ours—having had more boys than girls—so they just wanted to try their luck at having a son in the family. Despite this, they were always blessed with daughters.

"Meanwhile, our family has always longed to have a baby girl in the family. Ah, we simply don't have the luck for daughters.

"My friend loves her granddaughters nevertheless. One of them was six, the other four. They are clever and cute. I adore them too. However, she thinks there should be a grandson to inherit their family business."

Tania's circle comprised wives of wealthy families, which usually had a business to be passed down to future generations.

Serenity said, "Many successors are daughters nowadays. It doesn't necessarily have to be a son. Whether a son or a daughter, they're all their parents' children. The more capable and suitable child should be made the successor. Why do they have to stick to one gender as the heir?"

She asked Tania, “If I have a daughter, will you let her be the successor if she's more capable than my son?"

"Of course. If you give me a granddaughter, I can even pluck the stars or moon from the sky for her to play with, let alone making her the successor. She can inherit the position as long as she's capable."

After choosing a stance, she said, “But if I do get a granddaughter, Seren, I don't really want her to be the successor. It's too tiring."

If Tania had a granddaughter, she wanted her to live like a princess and be free of worries.

She wanted her granddaughter to avoid taking on the difficult and tiring responsibility of an heir.noveldrama