Sonny, who was happily entertaining himself, dropped his toy in horror when he saw Duncan approaching. Turning around, he ran to Liberty and called for his mother. He appeared scared.
“Why are you so afraid of me, Sonny?”
Duncan held a pinwheel in his hand. It was a gift for Sonny.
It was awkward for Duncan to scare the little guy until he went crying to his mother. Was the scar on his face that frightening?
“What brings you here, Mr. Lewis?” Liberty asked with a smile as she picked Sonny up.
“I pass by this place every day. I always see your shop open, so I thought I should come in for a look.”
Duncan went and gave the pinwheel to Sonny.
Sonny refused to take the pinwheel from him.
“Mr. Lewis, Sonny has a lot of toys already.”
“It’s not much. I was passing by a toy store and thought the pinwheel at the entrance was nice. I bought him one since the wind’s strong today, and he’d probably enjoy it.”
He dropped by to give Sonny the pinwheel. Otherwise, Duncan would not have come in.
Handing the pinwheel to Liberty, Duncan said, “Hold it for Sonny.”
Since the pinwheel did not cost a lot, Liberty accepted the gift and thanked Duncan on behalf of Sonny before handing the pinwheel to her son.
Sonny took the pinwheel.
Duncan said hesitantly, “Sonny’s scared of me. I gave him the pinwheel, but he didn’t want it. He took it the moment you gave it to him.”
Serena replied amid chuckles, “I’m his mother. I have been with him since he was in my womb till today, so I’m his closest person.”
Duncan laughed in delight. “Sorry, that came out wrong.”
Looking around the shop, he remarked, “You come here every day. What are you busy with?”
The place looked spotless.
However, the shop would be turned upside down anyway when the renovation started next year.
“I bought materials for the renovations. I just tinkled around here, and that’s a day well spent.”
In other words, she was just passing the time.
“I see.” With his gaze falling on Liberty, Duncan teased, “You’re losing weight faster than when I first asked you to run five rounds at the office.”
“I still run every day, but I put myself on a strict diet, so no sugar and fats for me. I don’t have full meals either. My weight is dropping now. I lost twenty pounds since I asked Hank for a divorce.”
Duncan believed Liberty looked nicer now that she had shed twenty pounds.
With her height, Liberty needed to drop another eighty pounds to reach the recommended weight.
“That’s good. Keep it up.”
Liberty smiled. It hit her that she bought some fruits and kept them in the shop. She asked, “Would you like some fruits? I bought them today. Let me get you some.”
“It’s okay. I’m off to a meeting. I should leave you to your work.”
Seeing that Sonny had good fun with the pinwheel, Duncan swiftly gave Sonny a squeeze on the cheek. By the time Sonny realized it, Duncan had withdrawn his arm.
Sonny sulkily glared at him.
Mr. Lewis snuck up on him.
“Sonny, Mr. Lewis is going to work. Say bye–bye.”
With the sneak attack a success, Duncan happily said goodbye to Sonny. Sonny reluctantly waved his arm in response to Duncan’s friendly goodbye as his mother insisted.
While exiting Liberty’s shop, Duncan ran into Mrs. Brown who had just gotten out of the car.
Through the glass window, Mrs. Brown saw Duncan stroking Sonny’s face. He waved and bade Liberty and her son goodbye before leaving the shop.
Mrs. Brown put her guard up at the sight of Duncan.
Was this man not the boss of Liberty’s previous workplace? Was he pursuing Liberty?
Mrs. Brown could not believe that a divorced woman like Liberty was desirable.
Nevertheless, Mrs. Brown thought she had it figured out when she saw the scar on Duncan’s face. The man had trouble in the marriage department because of his disfigured looks. Since young, beautiful, and single women would not want to marry him, the man must be setting his sights on a divorced woman like Liberty.
Even so, Mrs. Brown did not like it one bit.
Duncan was the boss of a company. Although his face was ruined, the man was loaded.
Mrs. Brown and her daughter stood in front of Lewis & Co.’s office building the whole morning while waiting for Liberty back then.
She heard from her son that Lewis & Co. was one of the biggest corporations in Wiltspoon and a more influential company than the place her son was working at. Her son mentioned that he himself might not pass the interview and become a senior executive at Lewis & Co.
It did not sit well with Hank that Liberty was employed by Lewis & Co. as he realized Liberty could get back on track to a successful career when she returned to the workplace.
It was a good thing that the couple was divorced now. Hank did not have to worry about being overshadowed by his wife.
Since Jessica was his secretary and she relied heavily on him, it fed his ego as a man.
Having recognized Mrs. Brown, Duncan stopped in his tracks and shot a glare at Mrs. Brown. He curtly questioned, “Why are you here?”
He cocked his head to the mother and son inside the shop before giving Mrs. Brown a stern warning. “I rent the shop to Liberty. I won’t play nice if you stir up trouble here. It’s not going to end with just compensation.”
Mrs. Brown retorted with more questions, “What are you doing here? Are you trying to chase my daughter–in–law?”
“I own half the commercial spaces on this street. You can call me Liberty’s landlord. It’s none of your business what I do here. Why do I recall that Liberty and your son are divorced? What? Didn’t he marry his mistress?
“You should be rushing them to get married. That way, you have a new daughter–in- law. Liberty has nothing to do with the Browns anymore. Stop calling her your daughter–in–law.”
Mrs. Brown choked.
The last thing she wanted was for her son to marry Jessica. However, her son would not listen to her and instead had a date picked to get a marriage license with Jessica.
Jessica’s parents, brother, and sister–in–law came today, asking both families to meet and discuss the wedding over a meal.
Mrs. Brown felt the pinch for her son at the thought of the Yates family coming to talk about contributing to the wedding and family support.
Liberty got so much money from the divorce.
At least, Liberty gave Mrs. Brown a grandson. Sure, Liberty had the money, but she would use most of it on her grandson.
After much deliberation and advice from her husband, Mrs. Brown accepted the fact. What more could she do? The money was already in Serena’s bank account.
Nevertheless, Jessica had yet to carry the Browns‘ bloodline in her, and she stole someone else’s husband. Her son somehow wanted to give her and her family a sum of money and pay for the wedding. It was a hard pill for Mrs. Brown to swallow.
That was why she ended up here to look for Liberty.
She stalked Liberty and knew the latter rented a shop here to start a business. Mrs. Brown had not figured out what sort of business Liberty was going to venture into.
“How does she have nothing to do with the Browns? Sonny is my grandson, and Liberty’s my grandson’s mother. How are we not related?”
Duncan frowned. “What on earth do you want?”
Straightening her back, Mrs. Brown righteously uttered, “I’m here to see my grandson. Liberty said during the divorce that we can visit Sonny anytime we want. What? Is this a problem for you?”
Duncan was speechless.
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