Mrs. Lewis said, “If my guess is correct, she’s Liberty Hunt. She’s Mrs. Stone’s niece as well as the Mrs. York’s older sister.
“I’ve seen her before, but she was very fat when we met. I couldn’t help but dislike her when I saw her back then. How could she neglect herself so much to have gotten so fat? I’d be more surprised if her husband didn’t cheat on her or divorce her.”
Mrs. Lewis did not like Liberty.
Perhaps it was because Liberty made a bad first impression on her.
She felt that Liberty was also to blame for her failed marriage. Liberty did not know how to love herself and ran circles around her husband and child after marriage. Not only did she not know how to improve herself, but she also did not know how to maintain her figure either.
During the time of the divorce, Mrs. Lewis estimated that Liberty weighed more than two hundred pounds.
Even if Liberty was tall, she was hideous because she was too fat.
“She’s Mrs. York’s sister? The one who divorced?”
Lily heard Mrs. Lewis talk about the Hunt sisters before, but Mrs. Lewis mentioned Serena more. After all, Serena’s status was different now. She was the missus of the York family. If nothing went wrong, her husband would be the next head of the family.
They lived in a small circle where paths intersected frequently. They would cross paths eventually.
Liberty was a divorcee, and Mrs. Lewis only brought her up in passing. Lily only remembered a bit about Liberty because she was Serena’s sister.
“Yes, she divorced last yet. Her husband had an affair. I heard he was violent toward her too and wanted to go Dutch with her when it came to living expenses. Liberty stayed at home to raise their son and was considered a housewife, yet her husband wanted to go Dutch with her. It was clear it was because he disliked her, but she didn’t realize it.
“I heard she only found out that her husband was cheating on her when she received evidence of his affair. Her husband was very stingy with her, but he bought luxury goods for his mistress.
“Women, especially married women, need to love themselves more. If you don’t know how and to love yourself, you can’t expect your husband to love and cherish you. You have to try maintain financial independence. If you can’t do that, then you need to at least seize the financial power of the family.
“There’s no need to save your husband’s money for him. If you save too much, he’ll just give his money to someone else to spend. He won’t appreciate you if you try to save money for him and don’t buy new clothes or cosmetics for yourself. In fact, he’ll think that you don’t care about your appearance. He’ll think you’re ugly and refuse to bring you out with him because you’re shameful.”
Mrs. Lewis criticized Liberty for ending up getting a divorce because Liberty did not know how to love herself after marriage. Then, she said to Lily, “Lily, don’t worry. Duncan isn’t that kind of man.
“If you marry Duncan, we’re also very open–minded and won’t stop you from going out to work. You’ll still be free to do whatever you want. We all support you.”
Lily was one of the core figures of Harmon Corporation.
Mrs. Lewis knew that a woman like Lily was unlikely to stay indoors as a housewife after marriage.
She assured Lily in advance so that Lily would not worry.
Lily laughed while driving. “Mrs. Lewis, Duncan keeps avoiding me. I think it’ll take a long time for me to pursue him.
“However, I agree with you. Was Liberty even fatter in the past? She still looks quite chubby now.”
Liberty had not completely lost her excess flesh. For a girl with a good figure like Lily, Liberty was considered fat.
Lily did not think much about it even after finding out that Liberty was divorced. There was no way Duncan would marry a divorced single mother. The elders of the Lewis family would not agree either.
Furthermore, that woman was still chubby. Duncan had high standards and was so picky that he did not even take a liking to Lily. How could he fancy someone like Liberty, who was fat, divorced, and already had a child?
Lily felt that Duncan only stopped to talk to Liberty out of consideration for Zack.
No matter what, Liberty was Zack’s sister–in–law.
Zack spoiled his wife, so Duncan was respectful to his sister–in–law. After all, Liberty took care of Serena like a mother.
“Duncan treats Liberty’s son very well,” Mrs. Lewis said.
She never knew that her youngest son would like a child so much.
Lily said, “Little children are cute. Everyone likes them.”
Mrs. Lewis glanced at Lily but said nothing.
Lily felt that Duncan would never like a divorced woman, so she did not care about Liberty.
However, Mrs. Lewis was a mother and knew her son better. She had a feeling that Duncan’s attention to Liberty and her son was a little beyond ordinary.
After thinking about it, she took out her phone and called someone to inquire about. Liberty’s current situation.
What Mrs. Lewis wanted to know was whether Liberty and Duncan contacted each other frequently in private.
Lily heard Mrs. Lewis order someone to investigate Liberty’s recent situation and asked, ” Mrs. Lewis, you don’t think that Duncan is interested in Liberty, right?”
“Liberty is divorced and fat. Duncan’s standards aren’t that low, but we still have to take precautions. Maybe Liberty is interested in Duncan. Lily, I want my daughter–in–law to be someone like you.”
Even if Liberty had never divorced, she was still not up to Mrs. Lewis’s standards.
Lily paused. “You’re right, I didn’t think of that. I just figured that Duncan would never like a divorced woman. Since you don’t approve of her, I won’t worry about her either.”
“Lily, Duncan has always been single. There are no rumors or scandals about him, but he has never pursued a girl before either. He’s a bit boorish when it comes to emotions, but if anyone can conquer him, he’ll spoil that woman with a lifetime of tenderness.
“Don’t underestimate Liberty. She’s Mrs. York’s sister, and Duncan is good friends with Zack. If they meet often and spend more time together, who’s to say what will happen? Maybe Liberty will grow ambitious and want to be like her sister, climbing up the social ladder overnight.
“So, the person you have to watch out for the most is Liberty. If you notice something, I believe you can deal with her.”
Lily’s expression turned solemn, no longer daring to underestimate Liberty.
Duncan might not fall in love with a divorced woman, but there was no guarantee that the divorced woman would not have thoughts about Duncan.
“I understand, Mrs. Lewis.”
Lily was confident that she could conquer Duncan.
The more he avoided her now, the more he would spoil her when he fell in love with her later.
“Let’s go to Lewis & Co. to have a look,” Mrs. Lewis said.
Lily said, “Duncan is very busy. If we go to the office to disturb him when we have nothing to do, it’ll affect his work and make him dislike me more. He might think I’m using you to pressure him.”
Mrs. Lewis smiled and teased her, “You’re already siding with Duncan and worrying about him. All right, I’ll listen to you. Let’s go shopping instead. I’ll buy you whatever you want.
“I don’t need anything, Mrs. Lewis.”
Lily did not need Mrs. Lewis to buy her clothes and bags. She had plenty of her own.
She just lacked a husband.
“You didn’t bring a formal dress over, right? Let’s go look at gowns. I’ll be attending a banquet in two days. I’ll tell Duncan to come with me, so you come too, but you need a gown to attend. It’s too late to have one tailored now, so we have no choice but to get you a ready–made one.”
Lily was happy to accompany Mrs. Lewis to the banquet.
Mrs. Lewis’s social circle was filled with people from Wiltspoon’s upper class. She would be able to make friends with the noble ladies in Wiltspoon quickly if she accompanied Mrs. Lewis to the banquet.
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