“Liberty, I think Duncan will also be very persistent when it comes to a relationship. Now that he knows how he feels, he’ll take action and pursue you…”
Liberty was silent for a moment before asking, “Seren, do you think I should move my store elsewhere? I won’t rent a store that belongs to Mr. Lewis. I’ll stay far away from him and won’t accept him. He’ll give up eventually if he sees that he’s getting nowhere.”
Duncan was a large CEO. He would give up if he was rejected.
“Liberty, he and Zack are close friends and they meet often. And Zack is your brother-in-law. It’s impossible for you two to not meet.”
Liberty paused, and said, “You’re right I’ll just reject him. If he comes to my store for breakfast in the future, I’ll ask my worker to attend to him. I won’t talk to him.”
Since escape was not an option, she had to face it head-on.
Liberty felt that as long as she acted cold and ignored Duncan, he would not be able to stand it and give up on her voluntarily.
Compared to her, she believed that Duncan would soon understand that Lily was more suitable for him.
“Seren, why didn’t you tell me if you found out about Mr. Lewis’s feelings long ago?” Liberty complained about her sister hiding the truth.
Serena said apologetically, “You’re still recovering, and Zack persuaded Mr. Lewis not to confess to you so soon so as not to scare you, so I hid it from you.” *
If not for Serena feeling wronged on Liberty’s behalf by Mrs. Lewis’s insinuations, she would have waited until her sister was discharged from the hospital before talking to her about it.
However, it was a talk they had to have sooner or later. It was better to talk about it now. 1
“Don’t hide anything from me again in the future. We’re sisters who’ve relied on each other for so many years. What is there that you can’t tell me? No matter what it is, I can face it.”
Liberty was shocked and never dreamed that Duncan would have feelings for her.
However, she did not like how her sister kept her in the dark.
In this world, her sister and she were the closest. There was nothing they could not say to each other.
Liberty remembered how Grandma May said that she could introduce a better man to Liberty and help her live a life better and happier than when she was with Hank. That was the best revenge against Hank.
She thought, ‘If Mr. Lewis doesn’t give up, I’ll ask Grandma May for help.’
“I’m sorry, Liberty.”
Serena knew that she was wrong to keep her sister in the dark.
Liberty was right. They were sisters who relied on each other for many years. She could not hide the truth from her sister, even if she thought that it was for her sister’s own good.
Many people thought their actions were for the good of someone else’s sake, but was that really true? Had they ever asked what the other party thought?
“I know you’re worried about me, so I don’t blame you. Just don’t hide anything from me again. You don’t have to worry about this for me. I can handle it.”
“I believe in you, Liberty. You got this!”
“Yes.”
Liberty added, “Go back to work. I want to let Sonny take a nap.”
“I’ll come see you after the students finish class in the afternoon.”
“Okay.”
After the call, Liberty looked at her son.
Sonny was also looking at her.
“Naptime, Sonny.”
Liberty placed her phone back in the drawer and motioned for her son to lean forward. She wanted to pick her son up, but he refused.
“I can climb up by myself, Mom. Aunt Ser said that you’re still injured and can’t carry me.” Sonny climbed into the bed by himself.
Liberty reached out and touched her son’s head lovingly.
The best decision she made during the divorce was winning custody of Sonny.
Liberty did not need to get IV therapy in the afternoon. During lunch breaks, Sonny would rest in his mother’s bed.
The little guy had a routine. He lay beside his mother and touched her face with one hand. Then, he hugged her arm and slept peacefully.
Liberty looked at her son tenderly.
However, her mind was distracted by Duncan having feelings for her.
She did not understand why Duncan liked her.
Liberty did not doubt her sister. If Duncan did not like her, he would not keep watch at the entrance of the ICU for the entire night.
She reached out and gently touched her son’s face. She never considered remarrying because she was worried that her second marriage would be unhappy too. She was also worried that Sonny would be bullied and abused.
She had seen a lot of news of children getting hurt after a parent remarried and had another child. Some of them were even abused to death by their stepfather or stepmother.
Liberty was afraid.
She would rather raise her son by herself.
Now, she had an income, prospects for the future, and the support of her sister and brother-in- law. She had no problem raising Sonny alone.
Sonny did not lack love either.
Everyone loved him. Even though Hank was not very responsible as a father, he was still able to give Sonny fatherly love. Liberty believed that Sonny would grow up healthily surrounded by everyone’s love.
“Mom will always love you, Sonny.”
Liberty pressed a kiss on her son’s tender face.
After sleeping for less than an hour, she woke up just as Mrs. Lane entered.
“Ms. Hunt, your grandparents and one of your cousins want to see you.”
Liberty was surprised.
She had not heard from her family since resolving the problem of the house left behind by her parents.
When they talked about their hometown, it was just her sister talking about the progress of her vegetable farms.
Serena predicted that their vegetable farms would be ready for planting in early June. She planned to start planting a batch of spinach, cabbages, lettuce, eggplants, pepper, and so on.
Serena knew more about what vegetables to grow than Elisa and Jasmine, so she decided on what vegetables to plant and how to manage them.
Jasmine and Elisa were responsible for the business side of things and signing orders.
“Let them in.”
Liberty did not want to have any contact with her family, but since they were her elders who came all the way here, she told the bodyguard to let them in.
It was Noah who came with their grandparents.
The old couple walked in front while Noah followed behind with a bag of fruits.
Sonny was still asleep, so Liberty went to the small lounge. When she saw the trio enter, she was silent for a moment before greeting her grandparents.
“Liberty.”
Noah put the bag of fruits on the coffee table and greeted her.
Liberty hummed and invited the three of them to have a seat.
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