“Sure, sure.”
The lot was over the moon to get immediate payment after delivering the goods.
Serena got the materials ready and distributed them to the ladies before seeing them out. She then contacted the courier service to pick up the items. The orders could finally be dispatched to the customers.
Once she made the phone call, Serena received a call from her sister.
“Liberty.”
“Aunt Ser.”
Sonny took the phone from his mother the moment the line was connected. His voice could be heard over the phone. “I’m Sonny, Aunt Ser.”
Serena answered with a smile, “I know I recognize that voice. Do you miss me? I told your Aunt Elisa to pick you up on her way here.”
Since Elisa said she was coming in the morning, Serena asked if she could do the pick–up to save Serena the trip.
Elisa was happy to do it.
“Aunt Ser, Dad is taking me and Mom to the zoo. A lot of people are going. Do you want to come, Aunt Ser?” Sonny asked Serena.
Hearing that Aunt Elisa was picking him up, he told Serena, “I should ask Aunt Elisa if she wants to join us too.”
Hank was at a loss for words.
All he wanted was to take his son to the zoo and have a nice father–and–son day out, not a group trip.
Never mind his mom called his sister’s family to come along, but Sonny was asking his aunt and Ms. Stone for the trip too.
How was he supposed to bond with Sonny?
Jessica scowled.
She had no problems with Serena coming along. In fact, Jessica was delighted as Serena would rescue Sonny at all costs. Those people could lure Serena to see that mystery woman.
In return, Jessica would complete the mission and save her family.
Nevertheless, Jessica was displeased that Sonny wanted to add Elisa to the mix.
Elisa came from a prominent family. Even if Ms. Stone was without security when out and about, the woman was not one to be messed with.
Jessica was irritated. Although her family was fine right now, Jessica knew that they were being watched. A chunk of her mother’s hair was chopped off because those people barged into her mother’s home in broad daylight and subdued her mother to cut her hair.
She had asked her mother who these people were, and the answer was that they were big men in black masks and sunglasses. Mrs. Yates could not get a look at their faces, and everything happened so fast. Before she knew it, Mrs. Yates had lost a chunk of her hair. The group of men then swiftly left.
Sure, Jessica’s mother only lost a chunk of hair, but it was enough to scare the hell out of Jessica. It would not take much for these people to come after her family’s lives.
Although Jessica was not on good terms with her family due to the bridal gift, this was her family. She could not allow anything to happen to her family just to save an outsider like Sonny.
Today looked most promising to carry out the plan.
Serena asked, “Is your mom going?”
“Yeah. Mom’s going. Are you going, Aunt Ser?”
After much thought, Serena replied, “What time are you leaving? I’ll see if I can make the time.”
“Mom said we can leave in about half an hour. Aunt Ser, please go with us. I want to see the tigers in the zoo.”
Sonny had been wanting to go to the zoo since the last time. However, it did not happen because the boy later chose to go out with his aunt.
The zoo was still a magical place for the boy.
Now that he had the chance today, he really, really wanted to go.
“Alright then. I’ll go too.”
Serena could not put up with the idea of an outing with the Browns, but she was more concerned about her sister.
The Browns changed their minds though. They were trying to spend some time with Sonny and fight for his custody.
The whole family was in on this. With her sister going there alone, what were the chances she could win against a big group of them?
Although Serena was only one person, she was lucky to marry Zack. Her social status should be enough to intimidate the Brown family.
At least the Browns would think twice before doing her sister dirty when Serena joined the outing too.
Sonny gleefully uttered, “Hurry up and come here, Aunt Ser. I see Aunt Elisa. I’ll ask her if she wants to go too. Hurry here, Aunt Ser. I’m hanging up now.”
Serena dotingly said, “Okay. I’ll be right there.”
Sonny returned the phone to his mother and ran out.
Elisa had gotten out of the car when her nephew came running in her direction. Before she could say anything, the boy drew close and clung to her leg. Lifting his chin, Sonny cried, ” Aunt Elisa.”
The handsome and cute face could melt Elisa’s heart.
Bending over, Elisa picked Sonny up and said with a smile, “You must miss me since you ran out to welcome me.”
“I miss you, Aunt Elisa. I miss you and Aunt Ser every day. I need to tell you something, Aunt Elisa.”
With Sonny in her arms, Elisa took strides to the diner and asked with a grin, “Oh, really? What do you need to tell me?”
“Dad is taking me and Mom to the zoo. I asked Aunt Ser, and she’s going too. Do you want to go, Aunt Elisa? Let’s go together.”
Elisa raised a brow.
So Hank would like to take Liberty and Sonny to the zoo?
Elisa scowled upon entering the diner and seeing the Brown family there. She asked, ” Liberty, did they do anything to you?”
“Ms. Stone, we’re here to ask Liberty and Sonny to go for a family trip. We don’t mean any harm.”
Hank jumped in to explain.
He was afraid of Elisa.
Serena had become Mrs. York, but she was once Hank’s sister–in–law, so she did not strike fear in Hank.
In fact, the Hunt sisters would not give the Browns much of an attitude for the sake of Sonny.
Elisa looked at Liberty. Once she was sure that the Browns were here to go on a family trip with Liberty and Sonny, Elisa’s straight face softened into a smile. The smile was for Sonny, not for the Brown family.
The sight of the Browns made Elisa sick to her stomach.
“Since you want to go to the zoo, I’ll go with you, Sonny.”
Elisa readily said yes to her nephew’s invitation.
It had not registered in Sonny’s head that his parents were divorced. Liberty had a heart of gold. She never spoke ill about Hank in Sonny’s presence despite her grievance with her in- laws.
No matter what, Sonny and Hank were father and son.
It would not do Sonny any good to hate his father. On the contrary, it would impede Sonny’s mental growth.
Half an hour later, Serena, Liberty, and Sonny took a ride in Elisa’s car as they set out for the zoo.
Serena’s two bodyguards took another car and tagged behind.
The Browns were split into two cars, and they drove behind the bodyguards.
Jessica nagged the whole way, telling Hank off, “We’re trying to spend some time with Sonny, but your mom called your sister’s family to join us, and now Sonny invited a few more people.
“Tell me. How are we supposed to bond with Sonny?”
With the Hunt sisters around, Sonny would only hang around his mom and aunt.
As a stepmother, Jessica had to step back and away from them.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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