Hank gestured for Jessica to keep quiet. He continued to ask Liberty, “Liberty, are you listening to me? I asked where you and Sonny are now.”
“I’m at Seren’s place. Where are you taking Sonny to try on his suit? Why does a little kid need to try on a suit? As his father, you can just buy a small kid’s suit for him.”
Hank said, “Even if I buy a small suit for Sonny, I have to take him along. I don’t know what size he is. What if it’s too big or too small?”
Liberty immediately told him Sonny’s size and said, “Buy his suit according to this size. It’ll fit him.”
“Liberty, are you stopping me from spending time with my son? When we got divorced, we agreed that I can see my son whenever I want to. Now that I miss him and want to buy some clothes for him, you won’t even let me see him.”
Liberty hung up the phone right away.
Ever since she became suspicious of Jessica, she no longer dared let Hank take Sonny away again.
Hank probably listened to Jessica because he did not know that she was being used. When Jessica suggested that Sonny become their flower boy, he agreed without much thought.
He also felt that there was no need to find someone else to be the flower boy, so he let Sonny have the role.
Sonny could talk well and was sensible. He was slightly taller than his peers, so he would be suitable as the flower boy.
Hank also felt that his son was becoming more handsome, so he would feel prouder if his son became the flower boy. After all, Sonny was Mr. York’s nephew.
“How is it?” Jessica asked.
Hank moved his phone away from his ear and showed her. He said angrily, “Liberty hung up on me. She’s starting to disregard me more now. She answers my call when she wants to and hangs up if she doesn’t want to listen to me anymore.”
Jessica wanted to laugh when she heard what Hank said.
Hank was too well taken care of by Liberty in the past and was used to being respected.
He wanted Liberty to keep flattering him.
“Hank, it’s been months since you and Liberty divorced, and you still haven’t adapted to it?”
Hank was speechless.
“Where are Liberty and Sonny now? If she won’t send him to us, we’ll go pick him up.”
Hank responded, “She said they’re at Serena’s place. Serena lives in Brynfield, but we can’t get in. Liberty won’t let me take Sonny to try on his suit, but she isn’t against him being the flower boy and asked me to just buy a kid’s suit for him. She told me his size and said that the suit will fit him if we buy it accordingly.”
“Buy? We’ll just rent it. How are we going to choose a suit if we don’t bring Sonny along?”
Hank looked at her and suggested, “How about we just buy a kid’s suit for Sonny? I’m his father, so it’s only right for me to buy him some clothes.
“Since I know his size now, I can buy the right clothes for him without needing him to be present.”
Jessica was unhappy. “Hank, I think Liberty just doesn’t want us to get close to Sonny, afraid that we’ll take her place in his heart. Although I’m his stepmom and am considered his mom, how can I be compared with his biological mother?
“She’s feeling a sense of crisis now and is stopping you from seeing Sonny whenever you want, which is what you agreed when you divorced. If she’s not letting you take Sonny to shop for clothes as his dad, doesn’t that mean she doesn’t want you to get close to Sonny?”
Hank was already feeling that Liberty was stopping him from spending time with his son. After hearing what Jessica said, he felt even more strongly that Liberty was getting bolder and did not want to keep her promise.
Hank said with a solemn expression, “Sonny is my son and will always be my son. If Liberty won’t let me see him, I can go to court with her again to fight for his custody.”
Jessica could not let Hank fight for Sonny’s custody. She immediately comforted him, “You’re an Uber driver now without a regular income. We’re having our wedding soon and will go on a honeymoon after that, so it won’t be wise for you to fight for his custody.”
She only wanted to use Sonny and not take care of him.
Jessica would still have a child in the future. If they were to take Sonny with them, Hank’s love would be split between them.
“Liberty closed her store early today to go to her sister’s place. Let’s go to her diner earlier tomorrow and pick up Sonny to try on his suit. It doesn’t matter if we do it tomorrow.”
Hank said angrily, “If not for Liberty, we wouldn’t have lost our jobs. After Liberty took a share of my property worth more than a million dollars, I thought we could earn the money back in no time. In the end, we lost our jobs not long after the divorce. We can’t find good jobs now.”
As such, he could only be an Uber driver.
The little money he was earning at the moment could not be compared with what he used to make as a manager.
In the past, his monthly income was an ordinary person’s annual income.
Now…
Hank’s family always said his situation now was because of his divorce from Liberty. He was able to be promoted to manager with higher pay and was deeply trusted by his boss because Liberty brought fortune to him.
On the other hand, Jessica brought him back luck. After marrying her, he lost his job and could not earn money anymore, so he could only use the money he already had. Their family also lost their peace ever since she appeared.
Back then, Liberty renovated their house with her savings and was devoted to their small family. On the contrary, Jessica had been reluctant to spend her savings, so Hank had been paying for almost all of their family’s expenses. His parents felt that he suffered a huge loss.
However, they did not know it was Serena and Liberty who had caused everything as a form of revenge on him.
“Hank, there’s no point talking about that now. Liberty’s sister has such a good life. Many women failed to conquer Mr. York, and yet she unknowingly became the Yorks‘ missus. Comparisons are odious.”
Jessica was also envious.
She thought the same as Hank. If Serena had not married into a rich family and used Mr. York’s power to suppress and take revenge on her and Hank, they would be living a free and easy life at the moment.
Hank and Jessica’s combined monthly income would have been six figures. Some people could not even earn as much money in a year. Would they not have lived a good life?
Jessica could have accompanied Hank to various business receptions and made friends with many elites and heads of companies. She would not need to fight with her in–laws every day as she did now.
The Browns were all about money.
Whoever had money was good.
Liberty did not have an income in the past, but Jessica did, so the Browns thought that the latter was better than the former.
Now, it was the other way round as Liberty had an income while Jessica did not. The Browns then thought that Jessica was a bearer of bad luck whereas Liberty would bring good luck to her husband. They kept urging Hank to divorce Jessica and remarry Liberty, which infuriated Jessica.
“Hank, let’s go.”
Jessica took Hank’s arm. The couple went downstairs together and left Liberty’s rented unit. “Hank, can you send me back to my mom’s house?”
Jessica was not able to complete the task given to her by the unknown woman. She was worried that the other party would act on her family again, so she wanted Hank to send her home.
Her family was also in the countryside.
Hank was not too fond of visiting his mother–in–law. Every time he went, his mother-in-law would say that she was feeling unwell and that she lacked some things at home. Whenever he heard her, he would give her some money as he felt sorry for her.
Although he did not give much, this happened every time he visited. He felt uncomfortable about it as if his mother–in–law was taking him as an ATM.
Luckily, Jessica truly liked Hank and wanted to spend her life with him. When his mother–in–law demanded a high amount for bride price, Jessica stood by his side and went ahead to get their marriage license behind her parents‘ backs. There was nothing his mother–in–law could do.
In the end, the bride price was reduced to tens of thousands of dollars.
Even so, it was still a high figure in Wiltspoon’s countryside. After all, they were ordinary and not. rich families, so they could not be compared to those wealthy people.
Nevertheless, after receiving the bride price, the Yateses explicitly said that the Browns would have to pay for the wedding reception, or they would not hold it at all. If that happened, the Yateses would bring a group of relatives to the city to have a wedding dinner at the Browns‘
residence instead.
Hank discussed it with his parents and agreed to the Yateses‘ request. On the day of the wedding, both families and their relatives would get together to celebrate.
The reception was set in a restaurant, but they did not dare choose a classy hotel as they could not afford it.
The Yateses would not give Jessica dowry and would only give her a few bedding sets.
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