They honestly did not expect that the great Mr. York would be willing to wash the dishes and do household chores.
From a woman’s perspective, Serena was very fortunate and enviable.
After some time, Mrs. Brown reached her hands out to Sonny. “Sonny, let Grandmom carry you, okay?”
“No.”
Sonny turned his head and was unwilling. He even climbed onto his aunt’s lap and sat there.
“Sonny, your dad said he’ll bring you to look at tigers at the zoo tomorrow if you follow us back for a short stay. Do you want to go?”
Going to the zoo had always been on Sonny’s mind. However, he still insisted, “I’ll go if Mom goes.”
He looked toward Liberty and asked, “Mom, are you going to the zoo tomorrow?”
“I’m busy in the morning, but I can accompany you to the zoo in the afternoon.”
Sonny said to his grandparents, “I’ll go with Mom.”
No matter how much Mr. and Mrs. Brown persuaded Sonny, he refused to follow them home.
In the end, Mr. and Mrs. Brown left Liberty’s house resignedly.
Mrs. Brown regretted that she never came from her old house to help care for Liberty after Sonny was born. She did not help to raise Sonny either, so Sonny was not close to them.
Sonny did let them embrace him and called them Granddad and Grandmom. However, whenever they wanted to take him away, he would refuse to follow them.
The child was close to whoever raised him.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown had been raising their daughter’s children all along. Their daughter’s children were close to them, but they were the Repton family’s grandchildren.
Sonny was Mr. and Mrs. Brown’s true grandson.
When they returned to their rented house, they saw their son and daughter-in-law watching TV. Their expressions did not look good.
“Dad, Mom, didn’t you pick Sonny up?”
Hank stood up and turned toward his parents. He asked that question when he did not see his son.
Jessica walked over too. She said, “I organized the smaller room and decorated it into a kid’s room. I bought a lot of toys for Sonny too. Why didn’t you pick him up?”
Jessica had received a lock of hair and a note from an unknown woman. On it was written that the hair belonged to her mother. It also asked her to carry out the plan as soon as possible and bring Sonny to crowded places like the zoo or a children’s park.
If she did not follow that woman’s instructions, the next item sent to her would be two of her mother’s fingers.
Jessica was terrified.
She counted on her in-laws to bring Sonny back, but they failed.
How could she put her plan into action?
Mr. and Mrs. Brown went to sit on the sofa. Mrs. Brown said, “Liberty didn’t stop us, but she said we could take Sonny only if he agreed to leave with us. If he disagreed, we couldn’t force him.
“Naturally, Sonny refused to follow us back.”
Hank followed his parents and sat on the sofa. Upon listening to his mother’s words, he said, “Who asked you guys to care for and love Chelsea’s children only in the past? You didn’t even help to raise your grandson. That’s why Sonny isn’t close to you two.”
“Look who’s talking. We’re Sonny’s grandparents. There’s a generation gap. You’re his father, but have you fulfilled your responsibility as one? Your relationship with Sonny isn’t deep at all.”
Mr. Brown had pent-up anger in his chest and happened to have nowhere to vent it, so he retorted the moment Hank started complaining about him and his wife.
Hank did not dare say another word.
“What do we do now?” Jessica said.
Mrs. Brown looked toward her and snapped, “What can we do? We’ll accompany Sonny often from now on. He’s still young. We can still nurture our relationship with him.
“You shouldn’t overthink when Hank visits Sonny in the future. He’s visiting his son, not Liberty. Don’t keep getting jealous.”
Jessica simply wanted to separate Sonny from Liberty and let that unknown woman get someone to take him away. That way, her mission would be completed, and her family would be safe.
“Mom, I know. Actually, I like Sonny a lot. He’s so pretty and cute. I might even be able to give birth to an adorable child like Sonny,in the future if I look at him every day.
“Hank and I will go and pick Sonny up and bring him to the zoo to have fun tomorrow. Is he willing to go?”
Jessica thought that even if they could not get Sonny to come over for a stay, she could still carry out her plan as long as Sonny was willing to play with Hank and her.
“Sonny said that he’ll go if his mom is going too. Liberty runs a breakfast business, which only takes up her morning. She can accompany Sonny in the afternoon. If you two really want to take Sonny to the zoo, you can pick Sonny and Liberty up after lunch.”
Jessica did not want Liberty to come along.
If Liberty were present, it would not be easy for the people to make their move.
While Hank would probably be careless and sometimes neglectful as a father, Liberty was definitely more careful as the mother. She would hug Sonny tightly to her in crowded places. It would not be easy to do anything.
“If Liberty comes along, Sonny will refuse to get close to us even more,” Jessica muttered as she glanced at her husband. Her meaning was clear. She did not want Hank and Liberty to have a chance to go out together.
Mr. Brown said, “If you think having Liberty around isn’t good, we’ll come with you tomorrow afternoon. Your mom and I have been living in the city for so long, but we’ve never gone out to have fun. We can have a family outing and relax.”
Jessica pouted and did not say anything else. She turned around, went back to her room, and slammed the door hard.
“Darling, darling.”
Hank called her twice.
Mrs. Brown said to her son, “Leave her alone. She just doesn’t want you going on an outing. with Liberty. It’s not like you’re going out with Liberty alone. We’re all coming along, but she still chooses to be jealous.
“Did she forget that she snatched you from Liberty?”
. Mrs. Brown disliked Jessica a lot.
She used to think that her son was capable. At this moment, she disdained Jessica for being a homewrecker.
The Brown family decided to pick up Sonny and Liberty to go to the zoo tomorrow afternoon. The weather was neither too cold nor hot-just lovely for an outing.
On the other hand, Serena and her husband returned home after lingering in her sister’s house for a while.
On the way back, she told Zack, “In the past, the Brown family said they loved Sonny, but those were just empty words. They never lent a hand. My sister and I raised Sonny by ourselves. They never raised Sonny, yet they wanted him to get close to them. What’s this absurdity?
“I was the one who took care of my sister after she gave birth. I lost six pounds in that month because of exhaustion.”
Serena loved her sister. After her sister gave birth, she never let her do anything and told her to lie down and rest. She brought food to her sister’s room and forbade her to even wash the dishes. She feared her sister would get joint pains if she were in contact with cold water.
The month after Liberty gave birth, the newborn Sonny often cried and made a fuss. Sometimes, he would cry for a long time at night and refuse to sleep.
Hank had to work, so he moved to the guest room to sleep. As Sonny’s aunt, Serena had no choice but to carry the crying Sonny and walk around because she wanted to let her sister rest well. She could only rest after Sonny fell asleep.
Liberty talked to Hank about asking Mrs. Brown to come over to tend to Sonny during that time. Hank said his parents had to care for Lucas and could not leave. He added that Serena could take care of her sister and nephew since she was around.
“They’re jealous that Sonny is close to me but didn’t think who raised him. Hank always complained about me living in his house. If it weren’t for my sister and nephew, I would’ve moved out long ago.
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