Zack had housekeepers, drivers, and bodyguards. Duncan did not have to carry things into the house by himself.
After putting down the box, Duncan replied to Liberty, “It’s not for Zack, but for Sonny. I didn’t go to work today and rested at home.”
He said he was taking a rest but came to Zack’s house instead, and he came right after Liberty arrived at that.
“For Sonny?”
Liberty looked at the box. “Is it a children’s bicycle? Sonny is still too young, so I’m afraid he can’t ride it.”
“I bought a small bike, toddler friendly, for Sonny, but it has to be self–assembled. I heard from Zack that you’re here, so I sent it here and was thinking of assembling it for Sonny so he can ride and play outside.”
Zack’s villa covered a massive area. There was more than enough space for Sonny to ride his bike.
“Mr. Lewis, you’re too kind. How much is the bike? I’ll pay you back.”
A bicycle was not a windmill–windmills were not worth anything. Hence, Liberty did not stop Duncan from gifting windmills to Sonny and letting his son accept the various windmills presented to him.
Duncan responded, “Liberty, don’t always talk about money to me. Have you not heard of the saying ‘money talk hurts feelings? I just like Sonny, so he must have what others have. Besides, the toddler bike I bought isn’t expensive–it’s really not expensive, just over a hundred dollars. Given my friendship with Zack, what’s wrong with me gifting a bicycle to his nephew?”
“I was afraid Zack would say that I’m stingy and cheap such that I’m unwilling to get Sonny a more expensive bicycle,” Duncan added.
He pulled Sonny over and pointed at the cardboard box as he said, “Sonny, I bought you a small bicycle. Do you like it? Do you want to ride it?”
Sonny thought about the other children with bicycles he saw during his evening walks with his mom downstairs at their place. He nodded and answered, “Dunc, I like bicycles.”
Duncan smiled. “Then I’ll unpack it now and assemble it for you. I’ll take you outside to ride it later, okay? I also bought you a windmill. If it’s attached to the head of your bicycle, it’ll spin when you ride. It’ll look great.”
Sonny was full of anticipation. He could not hide his happiness at all.
When Liberty heard Duncan say that the bicycle was just over a hundred dollars and that he also brought up his friendship with Zack, she stopped asking him about the bicycle’s cost. She just thought she would let him dine at her breakfast store for free for half a month from tomorrow onward.
With that, Duncan unpacked the box and helped Sonny assemble the bicycle.
When Serena came downstairs and saw this, she walked over and asked with a smile, “Mr. Lewis, do you not have to work today?”
Last night at the banquet, she saw Duncan and Lily getting along quite well. The two of them even danced to a song after that. Mrs. Lewis smiled from ear to ear. Everyone present was smart, sol they knew Lily was her ideal daughter–in–law.
As such, Duncan and Lily were naturally taken as a pair.
Serena did not expect Duncan to come over when her husband was not even around. He even knew that her sister and Sonny were here.
“I got too high last night, so I wanted to rest at home today.”
Duncan gave the same reasoning.
“I bought a small bicycle for Sonny. I heard from Zack that Sonny is here, so I sent it here.”
Duncan said while unpacking the bag of tools that were delivered together. He took out the tools and looked at the instructions before he began assembling.
Sonny was delighted. He played with the bicycle parts from time to time or squatted in front of Duncan to watch him work the bicycle.
By sending Lego bricks to Sonny and teaching him how to assemble them, Duncan managed to get closer to him. He also made the little one adore him.
Hank had cursed Duncan internally for being cunning and using Sonny’s innocence to get closer to Liberty.
In fact, Duncan did put some effort into closing the gap between him and Sonny. Now, whenever he wanted to carry Sonny, Sonny would not be as reluctant as before.
“Liberty, I’m going to eat.”
Serena was hungry. After watching for a while, she said to her sister and walked to the dining hall.
Liberty did not assemble the bicycle with Duncan. She was not good at putting things together. Whenever she bought things that needed assembly, Serena would usually be the one doing it.
She followed her sister into the dining area.
“Liberty, let’s eat together.”
“No, I’m not hungry yet. Are you having breakfast or lunch now?” Liberty roasted her sister.
“I’ll just eat a little to fill my stomach. I’ll eat with Zack again when he’s back.” Serena sent a message to her best friend. After knowing that her best friend was not up yet, she said with a smile, “Jasmine is worse than me; she’s still in bed now.”
Their bookstore would not be open for business today.
Liberty wanted to say something else when her phone rang.
“It’s Hank,” Liberty said to her sister.
Afterward, she picked up her ex–husband’s call.
Serena heard her sister say to her ex–brother–in–law. “You want Sonny to be your flower boy? You’re picking him up now to try on his suit?”
Hank said on the other end of the line, “Sonny is three years old and is my son, so what’s wrong with him being my flower boy? Where are you and Sonny? I’m at the door of your rented unit and have been hitting the door but nobody is answering. You’re not inside, right?”
Jessica was standing next to him as she listened to his conversation with Liberty.
She rested for a few days after her fight with her sister–in–law the other day, so the bruises on her face were gone.
Hank bought two more sets of skin care products for Jessica and reluctantly gave her a jewelry set to coax her.
Moreover, Hank told his parents and sister that he and Jessica had gotten their marriage license and that Jessica was set on living the rest of her life with him. Since their wedding was approaching, he asked his parents and sister not to pick on Jessica anymore.
He also blamed them for his divorce from Liberty back then. He asked his parents, “Do you want me to divorce again? Think about the cost of my divorce from Liberty. Do you want me to do it again?
“If I divorce again, I’ll be a laughing stock. People will say that I deserve it and that it is karma. They’ll say that I’m a twice–divorced man. Also, if you keep fighting with Jessica and causing trouble, who would still want to let their daughter marry me? You’re my family, and yet you always think of dragging me down instead of thinking for me. Are you only going to be satisfied if I live alone for the rest of my life?”
Hank’s parents stopped after hearing what he said. They also began cooking Jessica’s share of meals.
As for Hank’s sister who kept stirring up trouble, she was kicked out by their father. She was ordered not to come to the city before the wedding and could only come on that day to attend the wedding.
“Tell Liberty that we’re going to pick up Sonny,” Jessica said softly.
When she went for her morning run earlier, she received another note from that unknown woman. The woman asked her to find a way to take Sonny away from Liberty as soon as possible without choosing a location. As long as Sonny was taken away from Liberty, someone would “snatch” him from Hank and Jessica.
Jessica also wanted to get it done and over with. She did not want to worry about the matter during her wedding.
She began harboring ill intentions because of how her in–laws treated her as compared to how they treated Liberty and her son.
If Sonny was no longer in the equation, how would the Browns still pine for Liberty and Hank to remarry?
Jessica managed to snatch Hank. Even though he was no longer a manager, he gave her most of the money he earned from being an Uber driver. Hank was her man and her husband now. She would defend her marriage to her death.
She would never let herself go down the same road as Liberty.
Liberty had a sister who married into a rich family and could help her, but not Jessica.
Jessica did not want to be laughed at by other people. She did not want them to think that she did not gain anything after getting rid of Hank’s first wife and that her in–laws were united against her.
She felt that her in–laws were only having wild thoughts because of Sonny. They must have thought that Hank and Liberty could remarry if Hank and Jessica separated.
The Browns were simply whimsical. What did they take Liberty for? And what did they take Hank for?
Did they think Hank was the US currency everyone loved?
Did they think Liberty was easy to handle and be at their beck and call? Liberty did love Hank back then, but she no longer loved him now. She was very clear–headed, so why would she return to the Browns and get stuck in the black hole again?
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.