“The summer holidays. Business is slow during that time of the year. I go for health. screening when I have nothing to do. It won’t come in the way of making money.
Zack was rendered speechless.
It was March right now. If she was pregnant, her belly would start showing by summer.
He did not want to wait until then.
Nevertheless, he could not tell Serena to go for a pregnancy test out loud.
While they were talking, the lift had taken the couple to the first floor.
The moment the lift opened, Serena ditched Zack and carried her nephew out.
Zack took strides to follow behind.
The employees of Wiltspoon Hotel watched as their CEO’s wife walked ahead with a child in her arms while their CEO tagged behind like a shadow.
Serena carried Sonny all the way to the car. She unlocked and opened the door to place Sonny in his child’s seat. She then turned around to face Zack who was standing behind her. “I got to go.”
Zack looked into her eyes for a while before finding his voice. “Okay.”
He looked at her front bumper and commented, “You should use another car.
Serena had gotten into the car and started the engine by then. Winding down the window, she said, “This is the first car you gave me.”
Zack’s eyes darkened.
She drove off.
Standing there, Zack watched as her car disappeared.
Jim, together with the other bodyguards, stood on duty a distance away. They dared not come close.
Although Mr. Zack and his wife did not get into another fight, the couple was. distant from each other. The prior lovingness was no more.
Once Serena’s car was out of sight, Zack put his hand up and waved.
His security detail approached.
“To the office,” Zack uttered gruffly.
With Jim notifying the chauffeur to bring the car around, Zack got into his Rolls Royce and returned to the office with his security convoy.
Meanwhile, Serena had arrived at her sister’s breakfast diner.
The renovation at Liberty’s restaurant was coming to an end. She had all the things she needed. All that was left was placing the furniture and tidying up before the opening day.
Liberty had to pick a good day for her grand opening.
The signboard “All You Can Eat” may sound cheesy, but it appealed to the general public.
The street was packed with fast–food and breakfast diners.
The restaurant owners of the street were curious as to the nature of Liberty’s business when her space underwent renovation. Would Liberty become one of their competitors?
Some had come forward and asked Liberty, and Liberty had been honest that she was going into the food and beverage line.
Later, the restaurant owners would drop by Liberty’s diner to tell her how business was slow as the competition was stiff on the same street.
Liberty would smile without giving her two cents.
She had surveyed the area when she decided to open her own restaurant. Although eateries occupied the most lots on the street, business was great because of heavy footfall. This was also the street that employees of Lewis & Co. would pass through. If a restaurant was not doing well here, it could only mean that the food was not great.
Although Lewis & Co. had its own staff cafeteria, the company gave its employees a choice to eat out or bring their own packed lunch. One of the employee perks was a subsidy for opting out of the cafeteria.
Many who had gotten bored with the cafeteria food would eat out and give business to the local restaurants.
Not to mention, there was also a nearby high school, an elementary school, and two kindergartens. With some good cooking and a bit of hard work, there was bound to be some money to be made here.
Liberty was luckier than the others in the sense that her rental was cheaper. Duncan offered her a good rate.
She had to take up household responsibilities and learned to cook from the age of fifteen. Liberty believed she would turn a profit with All You Can Eat.
Liberty, who was wiping the tables clean in the restaurant, caught sight of her sister when Serena parked the car.
Liberty stopped wiping the table and walked out with a cloth in her hand. With a smile, she watched as her sister carried her son out of the car.
“Mommy.”
Sonny came running to his mother.
With the little man on his way to his mother, Serena gleefully said to her sister, “I spend a lot of time with him, but he’s still the closest to his morn.”
“Of course. You should consider one of your own since you and Zack love children.”
Liberty poked fun at her sister while keeping an eye on her expression. Seeing that her sister smiled without saying anything, Liberty knew that the couple had not gotten over their differences.
“What did Zack call you over to talk about?” Liberty asked out of concern.
Picking her son up, Liberty entered the restaurant with her sister.
Following the question, Serena hurried back to the car to retrieve the envelope. It contained all of Zack’s assets.
Back at the restaurant, Serena asked why the workers were not around, “Is the renovation completed?”
“Yeah. They just finished. I told them I’ll clean up the place and see if there were any alterations to be made. I’ll pay them for their work tomorrow if everything’s good.”
Liberty put down her son to play around in the restaurant. She went and poured her sister a drink. The sisters then took a seat at a table.
The table had been wiped and polished clean multiple times before.
“Liberty, you’re an eager beaver, aren’t you?”
Liberty answered with a grin, “Duh. It’s for Sonny’s and my future. I will give my My goal is to open All You Can Eat restaurant chains all over Wiltspoon.”
“I believe you can do it.”
all.
Serena gave the envelope to her sister for a look. “Zack gave this to me. I didn’t want it, so he compromised by asking me to hold onto it. He hasn’t really understood what I really want.”
Liberty asked what it was while taking the document out of the envelope. All she saw were title deeds, car keys, and a transfer of York Corporation’s equity. The shares of York Corporation were worth a fortune.
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