“Zack, my husband knows several good doctors. Do you want…”
“Thank you, Mrs. Lewis, but I don’t need a doctor. Everything was nonsense. Both Seren and I are very healthy. We don’t want a child so soon because we still want to spend time with each other alone. We went to the hospital that day because I thought Seren got pregnant accidentally, so we went to check. However, we ended up arguing a little because she wanted a child but I didn’t. We weren’t arguing because of the reason the reporters wrote.”
Mrs. Lewis nodded. “I see, that’s what I thought. Your wife and you both look healthy. There’s not way you two have any problems. If there was any, Mrs. Stone would be more anxious than anyone. else.”
Audrey cared deeply for her two nieces, especially Serena who married into the York family. If Serena could not get pregnant, Audrey would be more worried than anyone else.
Mrs. Lewis looked at her youngest son but did not say anything. She asked Zack, “Is Liberty inside? Can I go in and see her?”
Zack nodded.
He led Mrs. Lewis inside.
Serena heard someone approaching and turned to look. She stood up when she saw Zack taking Mrs. Lewis in.
“Mrs. Lewis.”
“Serena, I came to see your sister. How is she?” Mrs. Lewis asked gently and with concern.
Serena stepped aside for Mrs. Lewis to see her sister.
As Mrs. Lewis approached, she saw Liberty’s pale face with her arm wrapped in gauze. She knew that Liberty suffered knife wounds on her arm.
Then, she looked at Sonny, who was completely unharmed.
This was a mother’s love.
She asked about Liberty and Sonny’s condition with concern.
After a while, she changed the subject and said to Serena, “Serena, Zack and you are taking care of your sister, so you don’t need Duncan to stay, right? He looks haggard, so I want to take him home to rest. He has helped enough as a friend.”
“Mom!”
Duncan already had a bad feeling about his mother coming. It turned out that she wanted to take him home personally.
Serena quickly said, “Mrs. Lewis, we tried persuading Mr. Lewis to go back and rest. It’s enough for me and Zack to stay and look after my sister. My aunt and Elisa will probably come over in the afternoon to take over for us. I’m very grateful to Mr. Lewis for his help. When my sister is discharged from the hospital, I’ll definitely come bearing gifts to show my gratitude.”
Mrs. Lewis said in a warm voice, “Friends should help each other. Duncan is friends with Zack and a righteous person, so he won’t sit back and do nothing. It’s just that as a mother, it hurts at little to see him like this. Well then, I’ll take Duncan back first. You two take care as well.”
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Since Mrs. Lewis came all the way and said such words, Duncan could not stay any longer.
Serena personally escorted Mrs. Lewis out of the ward.
She stood at the door of the ward and watched Mrs. Lewis and Duncan walk away.
After a long time, she sighed and turned back in with Zack. She looked at her sleeping sister with worry.
Zack held her shoulder and comforted her in a low voice, “Seren, everything will be fine. We don’t have to worry too much.”
As long as Duncan realized his feelings, Zack believed that he could convince his parents to let him be together with Liberty.
“Besides, your sister isn’t interested in Duncan in that way. Duncan liking your sister is his. business, and there’s no guarantee that your sister will accept him. Let’s see how it goes for now.”
Serena leaned on his shoulder and said softly, “Putting aside Mr. Lewis’s status, he’s a good man. If my sister wants to remarry, I’m very much in favor of them getting together, not because of Mr. Lewis’s status but his sense of responsibility.”
Duncan and Hank were two different kinds of people.
“You’re right, but it’s still too early to talk about that. Liberty hasn’t even thought of remarrying.’
Now, Serena just wanted her sister to get better. There was no need to rush emotional matters.
Although Mrs. Lewis took her youngest son out of the hospital, she did not let him drive. The mother and son rode in the same car back home while Duncan’s car was driven by his bodyguard.
Her expression was dark along the way.
She looked at Duncan and saw his calm expression. It was as if he would be unfazed even if the sky were to fall. Mrs. Lewis grew angry at that face.
She could not help but slap Duncan’s arm.
Duncan looked at his mother in dismay upon being hit and asked in confusion, “Why did you hit me, Mom? Were you trying to hit a large mosquito on my arm?”
“What’s wrong with you? You never bat an eye on any of the ladies in our circle, but you took al fancy to a divorcee like Liberty instead! Putting aside the fact that she has a son, even if she hasn’t married before, I still won’t accept her as my daughter-in-law.”
In the end, her greatest fear came true.
The problem lay with her son.
Liberty had no interest in Duncan.
Mrs. Lewis was furious and wanted to scold someone. She wanted to do something to Liberty, but Liberty could not be blamed for this matter. No matter how proud she was, she was a reasonable woman. Since the problem was with her son, she could only direct her anger at him.
If she went to Liberty, Liberty might even ask her to take care of her son.
Duncan said, “I think I have a good eye. Liberty is a good woman, so I took a fancy to her. What’s wrong with that? So what if she’s a divorced single mother? At first, I was just in it for Sonny. That child is cute and clever, just like me…”
His mother smacked him again before he could finish his sentence.
Mrs. Lewis yelled, “Where’s your shame? Do you even feel shameful? Sonny’s last name is Brown. How could Sonny Brown be just like you? Bah, you’re shameless! If he really was your flesh and blood, for the sake of my grandson, I’d accept Liberty no matter how much I dislike her, but is Sonny yours?”
Duncan grumbled, “I just said that Sonny is smart like me. I didn’t say that he was mine. I wish he was, but unfortunately, he isn’t. However, it’s fine. It’s the same if I become his stepdad. A stepdad is also a dad. If I treat him well, he’ll accept me as his father.”
Mrs. Lewis felt like she was going to explode from anger.
They were not together yet, but Duncan already wanted to be Sonny’s father.
Was Hank dead?
“Duncan, I’m telling you, I don’t accept Liberty. I won’t allow you to be with her! She’s divorced and has a child. You’re from completely different worlds. The right person for you is a strong and capable woman from an influential family, someone like Lily.
“Putting aside the Lewis family, even if we just look at your own achievements, don’t you think that Liberty is still unworthy of you?
“You’re the CEO of Lewis & Co., and she’s just the owner of a small breakfast diner. Even the store she rents belongs to you. You two are worlds apart. That’s not me looking down on her. It’s the truth. Duncan, both families have to be well-matched in social status in a marriage. You and Liberty are not suitable for each other.
“You should give up on her and go out with Lily. Didn’t you have a great time chatting with her during the Marshall family’s banquet? When you danced together, you were like a match made in heaven.”
Duncan left his family so that they could not control him. Thus, when it came to marriage, he naturally only considered his own feelings and did not want to be bound by his family and parents.
He said firmly, “Mom, it’s my marriage and my decision. I’m the one marrying someone, not you. If I think Liberty is suitable for me, then she is. I don’t think she’s unworthy of me. If anything, I’m the unworthy one. I’m old and ugly. Besides having more money than she does, in what way am I better than her?
“Even if she’s divorced, she’s several years younger than me. She’s like a blooming flower at the peak of its beauty now. As for me, my face is fierce and full of scars. I can scare a child to tears even without makeup, and I’m almost forty. I’m not worthy of her.”
Mrs. Lewis reached out to pinch his face. “Your face is fierce? Which part is fierce? Even if you have scars, you’re still handsome! Do you think I’ll give you two my blessings if you put yourself down? In your dreams!”
“Why would I need your approval for my business? If you like Liberty and can accept her, we’ll bring Sonny home often to see you and keep you company after we get married. If you don’t like her, the three of us can live happily in one of the many houses I have. We won’t affect you.”
Mrs. Lewis was speechless.
Duncan was used to being independent.
He felt that his liking for Liberty was his business. Whether or not he could marry Liberty in the future was also his business. There was no need for his parents to interfere.
If his parents could accept her, he would bring her home often to accompany them.
If they could not accept her, he would go back himself. He would not take his wife and child back to be disdained by his parents.
In short, his marriage, his decision!
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