“I was just frightened,” Jasmine answered him after turning around. “So much for being Sonny’s father. He almost had an accident, but you’re sleeping like a pig.”
When Hank learned that Sonny was almost kidnapped, he did not even react as much as Mrs. Brown–Sonny’s grandmother–did.
“Also, Lucas was also taken away. If Serena hadn’t asked someone to go after those people, who knows what will happen to your sister now?”
Chelsea kneeled and thanked Serena after her son was lost and recovered. Even Jessica was shocked.
A mother could do anything for her child.
Hank said, “Didn’t you see Zack bringing so many people to pick them up? Besides, Mr. Stone also brought a bunch of people. Sonny is being protected by so many people. As a father, I couldn’t even reach him to care about him.”
Jessica was speechless.
“On the other hand, Lucas was frightened, and so was my sister. Not only my sister but all of us were terrified.”
Hank did not have a good relationship with his sister lately, but Lucas was his nephew, after all. If he had not brought up the trip to the zoo, his mother would not have asked his sister to bring Lucas along, and the accident would not have happened.
Fortunately, Lucas was saved. Otherwise, Hank would feel guilty about it.
A family who lost a child would be broken.
“In the future, it’s better not to bring kids to crowded places. Even if they go to such a place, they must be watched over. Especially when Sonny and Lucas are young and active. They don’t know what danger is.”
Hank was slow to feel frightened when he thought about the zoo incident.
It was not that he did not care about Sonny.
It was just that too many people cared about Sonny, whereas he was left out as his father.
In fact, Hank was furious deep down.
Sonny was his son, and yet he could not do anything for him as his father.
At that time, he was occupied with chasing the traffickers to save his nephew. He did not think that his son was also in trouble. Luckily, Serena was there to save the day. Otherwise
Hank blamed himself as well for being a useless father.
“The zoo is too huge. If the kids want to play outside in the future, they can just go to small parks.”
Jessica said, “That was just an accident. We can’t stop the kids from playing outside just because an accident took place. We just have to keep a good eye on them in the future.”
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Since the plan failed once, it would be difficult to kidnap Sonny again next time. Even the Browns had learned their lesson and were planning not to bring the kids to crowded places.
Presumably, nothing would happen again.
Jessica was anxious but did not show it.
“Don’t think so much. It’s all in the past. Go to sleep now. Mom said to buy some things. tomorrow and thank Serena at Wiltspoon School. There might still be conflict between us, but she indeed saved Lucas, so we ought to thank her for it.”
Hank liked to say bad things about Serena in the past. Now, he was praising her for being a good person and their family’s savior.
He wanted very badly to worship Serena as a goddess and pay her respect.
“Does she want us to do it?”
“Don’t worry, my sister is paying for everything and won’t make us pay. We just have to go with her.”
Hank knew his wife did not get along well with his sister. He yawned and said, “Honey, you and my sister shouldn’t always be at loggerheads. It’s hard for me as I’m caught in between. One is my sister, who’s the only sibling in my life; the other is my wife, who’s going to live with me for the rest of my life. It frustrates me to see you argue with each other all the time.”
“That’s because your mom and sister joined hands to bully me. You’re aware that I only fought back because they bullied me first.”
Hank responded, “They’re my sister and mother. Can’t you tolerate them a little for my sake? It wasn’t easy for my parents to raise me. If you love me, tolerate my mom. As for my sister, she’s being too much. I’ll kick her back home.”
Jessica’s face turned red with anger.
Jessica responded, “It wasn’t easy for your parents to raise you, but it was easy for mine to raise me? On what basis are you asking me to tolerate them? Your mom never raised me, and she always targets me. She says that I’m not as good as Liberty and keeps comparing me to her. Am I not allowed to be mad?
“She always tells me how good Liberty is and how bad I am. She says that I don’t know how to live and always order takeouts instead of cooking at home. I’m usually busy too. She doesn’t cook even though she has nothing to do at home, and she expects me to cook for her when I’m home. Isn’t that bullying?
“When I first went to your house, your mom treated me very well, and so did your sister. I only kept talking about Liberty to your sister and mom because I thought she was bad at handling her relationship with your mom. Now, I realize that they’re just too good at acting and managed to fool me as well.”
What was more, Jessica got herself into this situation herself.
“So much for thinking that I was different. In the end…”
The treatments given to her as a wife and a lover were different.
“And you, you used to be obedient to me. What about now?”
Hank coaxed her, “Am I not now? Back then, I split everything evenly with Liberty. Sonny’s milk powder cost 350 dollars, but I only gave her 175 dollars, which was my share. I was calculative about everything with her.
“As soon as we got married, I gave you full financial power. Is that not enough? I also added your name to the house deed. I gave you my heart.”
Hank could not stop halfway now.
After all, he and Jessica had just gotten their marriage license and had not held their wedding. He could not divorce her, could he?
Besides, he had feelings for Jessica. She was several years younger than him and was still very young. His feelings for her were still fresh.
Did Hank regret it?
Of course, he did, but he dared not let Jessica know it.
He thought he paid a huge price when he and Liberty divorced.
Had he known that he would be in this situation, he would not have divorced.
Unfortunately, Liberty insisted on divorcing after knowing that he cheated on her. She did not give him a chance to redeem himself.
Now, Hank’s remarriage was a mess.
On the other hand, Liberty was living a better life after their divorce. Not only did she open a breakfast shop, but she also succeeded in losing weight. Additionally, Duncan–a CEO- was pursuing her…
Her life seemed to have become more wonderful.
Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with Hank.
Hank felt uncomfortable thinking that Liberty might become a missus of the Lewises after marrying into the family.
On second thought, he felt that it was impossible.
The Lewises were a top–class wealthy family. Even though Duncan was disfigured and slightly old, it would still be his first marriage. Presumably, the elders in his family would not agree to him marrying a divorcee like Liberty.
Furthermore, Liberty did not have feelings for Duncan that way.
Hank understood Liberty as they had known each other for over a decade.
He could tell that Liberty did not have romantic feelings for Duncan.
“My mom keeps comparing you to Liberty to infuriate you on purpose. Just ignore her. I told her to not bring up Liberty in front of you anymore.”
Hank and Liberty divorced because of him, but it was also partly because of his mother and sister.
“Zack took revenge on us and made us lose our jobs. If we hadn’t lost our jobs, my mom would show off in front of Liberty. Honey, I’m going to be an Uber driver in two days to earn money. Don’t worry, I’ll treat you well and let you live a good life now that you’re married to me.”
Under his coaxing and persuasion, Jessica’s anger subsided.
Jasmine took so much effort to snatch Hank away from Liberty and became the missus. She would go on no matter how difficult the road was.
Otherwise, she would be seen as a joke by Liberty.
Liberty would say that it was karma!
“Go to sleep and stop turning and tossing in bed. Lucas isn’t your son. My sister might not even act like you. You’re just his aunt, and yet you’re so frightened that you can’t sleep.”
Hank embraced Jessica and yawned. He closed his eyes and said, “I’m so sleepy.”
Jasmine cursed internally. She was not acting like this because of Lucas.
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