Chapter 653 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

Running into her son, Mrs. Lewis asked.

“Mom. Ms. Harmon.”

Duncan said hello before adding. “I have an emergency, Mom. Sorry, I can’t attend to your and Ms. Harmon. You can either wait in my office or go home for now?”

“What’s the emergency?” Mrs. Lewis asked with concern.

“It’s an emergency.”

Duncan may be dense, but he was not going to tell his mother that he was ditching work to check up on Sonny.

He was afraid Mom might get the wrong idea about him and Liberty.

A lot of people took it the wrong way and believed Duncan had a thing for Liberty.

Nobody believed Duncan when he said he took a shine to Sonny. People thought he was trying to earn Sonny’s regard to become his stepdad.

“Is it work–related?” Mrs. Lewis asked.

Duncan lied, “Yes, Mom. I got to go.”

“Alright. Go on then. Come home for dinner. Lily bought you some clothes. You can see if they fit when you’re back for dinner. I’ll send Lily to deliver food to you starting tomorrow if you skip out on dinner tonight.”

Mrs. Lewis knew her son well.

Duncan did not have the hots for Lily, and he did not like Lily pestering him every day. Mrs. Lewis needed to threaten him so he would come home for dinner.

“Also, stop staying over at Zack’s place. He’s a newlywed and wants to spend time with his wife. Your presence is making you the third wheel. Don’t you have a home? Don’t you have a house? Why must you stay at Zack’s place?

“Move back home tonight.”

Duncan responded, “Zack and Serena have been married for six months. They’re past the newlywed’s phase.”

“They’re intimate, so every day is like a honeymoon to them. Do you have a problem with that?”

Duncan was speechless.

“I’ll talk to Zack if you don’t move back. Our home needs a facelift anyway. Since we don’t have a place to stay, we can stay at his house. I’ll go wherever you go.”

Duncan was speechless.

His mom was always true to her word.

Lily was silent as it was not her place to butt in when Mrs. Lewis threatened Duncan to come home.

Mrs. Lewis was doing so to give her a chance to bond with Duncan.

“Fine, Mom. I’ll be home for dinner.”

Duncan relented. “I got to go, Mom.”

“Go on.”

With her threat taking effect, Mrs. Lewis generously waved her arm and let her son attend to business.

Duncan slipped into the lift.

Standing outside the lift, Mrs. Lewis and Lily watched Duncan go in, and the door of the lift closed.

Mrs. Lewis then took strides ahead.

Lily followed behind her.

Mrs. Lewis went to ask Duncan’s secretary about the nature of Duncan’s emergency.

The secretary replied, “Mr. Lewis rushed out after he got a call. I think something went wrong with the XX project. That’s the most important project right now. Mr. Lewis personally keeps tabs on it.”

“Oh,” Mrs. Lewis remarked.

Lily asked, “You’re Duncan’s secretary. Why didn’t you go with him?”

The secretary answered, “My colleague, another secretary is waiting for Mr. Lewis there. The secretary follows up on the project with Mr. Lewis, so I won’t be of much help even if I go.”

Lily responded, “Oh, Duncan has two secretaries?”

“I’ve been busy with my wedding and will be taking off for my honeymoon. Mr. Lewis can’t go without a secretary.”

The secretary gave an air–tight answer.

Lily had nothing to say.

Duncan had no idea his mother and Lily would interrogate the secretary in his absence. It was a good thing this secretary gave great answers that did not raise his mother’s suspicion.

Mrs. Lewis and Lily did not follow the news about the incident at the zoo because it was unrelated to them.

Knowing that Sonny was at Brynfield, Duncan made haste there.

Zack and Clive were no longer there by the time Duncan arrived at Brynfield. Only the ladies were at home.

Elisa was still there.

Duncan gave Liberty a call.

With Liberty taking his call, he asked, “Are you and Sonny still at your sister’s place, Liberty?”

“Yeah, Seren said she’ll drive us home after dinner. What’s the matter, Mr. Lewis?”

“I heard about what happened today.”

Duncan uttered, “It was on the news. I asked Zack, and he told me that Sonny is okay, but I’m still worried. I want to check up on Sonny. I’m at the entrance of Brynfield. Can you come out and let me in?”

Liberty was dumbstruck as it never occurred to her that the incident made the news. Still, it was newsworthy that a kidnapping happened amid the chaos.

Duncan caught on that something might have happened to Sonny probably because Clive and Zack appeared at the zoo together. These two CEOs attracted a lot of attention.

“Alright.”

Liberty was not going to say no to Duncan when he came to visit Sonny out of concern.

“Hang on. I’ll come right now.”

After hanging up, Liberty told her sister, “Seren, give me your house key and access card. I need to bring Mr. Lewis in. He’s here to see Sonny.”

Serena gave the key and access card to her sister.

Liberty went out.

Elisa waited until Liberty was out before saying, “Seren, Mr. Lewis really cares about Sonny. He’s dropping by to visit him.”

Grandma May, who was picking the vegetables to make dinner with Serena, chuckled to herself.

Duncan seemed to come running every time anything happened to Sonny and his mother.

Since Duncan believed he was only here for Sonny, Grandma May could not be bothered to break it to him. Duncan should come to his own realization.

Liberty had only started her business. It would not be good if Mrs. Lewis were to lose it and go after Liberty when Duncan discovered his feelings.

There would only be hope for the pair when Liberty was successful in her career, and Duncan faced his feelings.

Not all elders in the family were as open–minded as the Yorks.

Apart from Duncan, Jasmine got the news when she was watching the shop. She promptly closed for business and rushed over.

Jasmine happened to arrive the moment Liberty went to bring Duncan in. Hence, they all entered Brynfield together.

Ten minutes later.

“Sonny.”

Duncan walked into the apartment and toward Sonny who was fooling around with Elisa. He picked Sonny up.

It startled Sonny. Pulling himself together, Sonny struggled to get down.

“Thank goodness you’re okay, Sonny.”

Duncan held Sonny tightly, refusing to let go.

Just thinking about the potential kidnapping gave Duncan the jitters.

“Let go, Dunc.”

Sonny insisted on getting his two feet on the ground.

The few ladies were watching Duncan. All except Liberty could tell that Duncan was more nervous and scared than Hank as the father was.

Hank did not even come over to soothe his son.

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