“Let’s eat at a hotel. You still have a business engagement. We don’t have to travel a long distance back.
home.”
“It’s up to you.
Serena smiled.
Although her relationship with Zack was not dramatic, he started respecting her and prioritizing her wishes more. Their days were ordinary yet fulfilling and sweet.
Zack often said he still wanted to be with her in another life.
Serena got greedy too. She also thought of marrying him and being husband and wife again in their next lifetime.
While in the Lewis family’s house, Mrs. Lewis put down her phone with a grim expression.
Although Mr. Lewis sat opposite her and was holding a newspaper, he had been paying attention to his wife’s expression.
He heard the conversation between his wife and their youngest son too.
“What happened again? You look awful. You’ve been this way a lot lately. You’re angry and in a bad mood every day. You’re starting to look older. Don’t be angry anymore. I’ll accompany you to get a facial done tomorrow to maintain your skin.”
Mrs. Lewis glared at her useless husband. She said furiously, “I’m a senior citizen. If I look old, then so be it. With such a disobedient son, it’s no wonder I’ll get older from getting angry. You only read the newspaper all the time and never thought of scolding your son.
“Duncan became this spoiled because of you!”
Her son was not listening to her. Mrs. Lewis pushed all the blame on her husband.
Mr. Lewis smiled. “Yes, yes. I was the one who spoiled him. He learned all the bad things from me and inherited all your good qualities. Duncan is my mom’s favorite grandson. It was her who spoiled him, yet you’re blaming me.
“There’s a saying that sons don’t listen to their mothers after they grow up. Your son is almost forty. Why are you still controlling him? Besides, even if you wanted to meddle in his affairs, would he let you?
“Aren’t you asking for hardships if you insist on meddling in his affairs despite him not allowing you to do it? It’s not like you haven’t experienced being a mother-in-law. You already have three daughters-in-law and many grandchildren. Why are you still so anxious?
“You can lead a horse to water, but can you make it drink? Duncan doesn’t like Lily. There’s no use in forcing or urging him.”
Mrs. Lewis said, “Lily had already explained everything to me. She won’t pursue Duncan anymore. She said Duncan had no feelings for her, and she didn’t want to waste time. When she came to Wiltspoon this time, she went to the airport immediately after her business was done. She didn’t even visit our house
“Lily’s such a nice girl. Your son is openly blind. He doesn’t like Lily but prefers a divorced woman with a child instead.”
Mrs. Lewis was mad.
However, she could not vent her anger on Liberty.
She wanted to target someone, but there was no one for her to target. The anger accumulated in her heart made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
“Duncan doesn’t like Lily, so I arranged a blind date for him and told him to meet the lady tonight and have a meal together. He didn’t even listen and kept himself busy. To hell with being busy. Why wasn’t he busy when he went to All You Can Eat? Does he think I’m not aware of it?”
Mrs. Lewis did not bother Liberty, but she knew her son would go to All You Can Eat every day.
Her son would always show up in places where Liberty was present very quickly.
It was not a chance meeting but a forced encounter created by the disobedient Duncan after keeping an eye on Liberty.
“He already has someone he likes. What use is there in you arranging a blind date for him? Back when he didn’t have anybody he liked, he didn’t even listen to you when you set him up with blind dates.”
Mr. Lewis advised his wife, “Our children will do fine on their own. You can stop meddling in Duncan’s matters.”
“Derek Lewis, are you happy that your son likes a divorced woman?”
Derek said, “I disagree too, but what can I do? That’s Duncan’s decision. He has always disobeyed us.”
“Well, do you think Liberty will let Serena know that I talked to her?” Mrs. Lewis suddenly asked.
“Why did you go and meet Liberty? Didn’t you say Liberty isn’t interested in our son at all? The problem lies with our son.”
After a moment of silence, Mrs. Lewis replied, “I know the problem doesn’t lie with Liberty, but Duncan refused to listen to us. He’s very stubborn. I had no choice but to deal with it by approaching Liberty I wanted to advise Liberty to cancel her tenancy agreement and move her breakfast place somewhere else so she can stay away from Duncan.
“In the future, if Duncan visits the Yorks, tell Liberty not to visit the Yorks to prevent the two of them from meeting each other.
“That said, it’ll be great if Liberty is willing to leave Wiltspoon and live in a place that Duncan is unaware of I’m ready to pay her a hefty sum as long as she doesn’t meet Duncan.”
Mrs. Lewis had long since wanted to do such things.
However, Liberty had the Stones and the Yorks backing her.
Considering the strong sisterhood between Liberty and Serena, Serena would meddle in the matter.
Once Serena did, the Yorks would have a hand in it since Zack pampered his wife.
Until today, Mrs. Lewis could not figure out why Old Mrs. York allowed Zack to marry Serena.
Also, Old Mrs. York was said to be the one arranging for Callum and Camryn to be together.
This old lady’s taste was indeed unique.
Her grandsons were all outstanding. Even so, look at the kinds of candidates she picked for her grandsons. Other people might suspect that Old Mrs. York was not the biological grandmother of Zack and his brothers.
When it came to marriage, all couples with wealthy backgrounds were well-matched.
“Are you trying to ruin our relationship with the Yorks?”
Derek glowered at his wife.
Mrs. Lewis said, “Tell me what to do, then. Frankly speaking, I won’t approve of Liberty and Duncan’s marriage unless I’m dead.”
“It’s too early to say that. Let’s see if your son succeeds in pursuing Liberty.”
Mrs. Lewis responded, “It’s a wise decision to force them apart before Liberty falls in love with Duncan. Duncan is in an unrequited relationship. He can certainly get over Liberty as long as she leaves Wiltspoon. and never meets him again.
“It’s better for him to stay single than marry a divorced woman.”
Derek asked his wife, “Do you look down on Liberty because she has been divorced or because she comes from a humble background?
“Both Her parents have passed away, and her relatives are awful. I’ve seen them all. The Yorks are good- tempered, so they’re not offended by those awful relatives. But I have a short temper,” Mrs. Lewis answered disdainfully.
“In our circle, there are many rich young ladies for Duncan to pick, yet he doesn’t want any of them. He only likes Liberty.
“He might be rough and burly, but he’s merciful. Given that his love for Liberty is extended to her family as well, he might side with Liberty’s awful relatives. They’re like parasites. Once they stick to you, you can never get rid of them. Take Zack, he did a great job. Those parasites have no chance to depend on him.”
As soon as Mrs. Lewis finished speaking, she suddenly lifted her phone. She leaped to her feet and said, ” No way. We can’t sit down and watch their relationship develop. I’m going to meet Liberty and talk to her now. I’m just planning to talk to her. I won’t throw my weight around or force her to leave Wiltspoon.”
She just wanted to have a talk with Liberty.
Derek promptly called out his wife to stop her. “You want to disturb her at this hour, huh?”
“What’s wrong? The sky isn’t completely dark yet. It’s only at this time that Liberty is free. Mrs. Lewis insisted on having a talk with Liberty despite being stopped by her husband.
Worried that his wife would screw things up, Derek had no choice but to meet Liberty with his wife since he could not stop her.
In order to continue talking his wife out of meeting Liberty, Derek asked his chauffeur to drive.
The couple was seated in the back. Along the journey, Derek kept advising his wife.
He said, “If Duncan finds out that you go and meet Liberty, he’ll surely have a row with you. This will affect your relationship with him.
“If Serena finds out, it means Zack will too. You know full well how much he protects and pampers his wife. Liberty is his sister-in-law. Forcing Liberty to leave Wiltspoon will stir up a hornet’s nest and greatly damage the relationship between the Lewises and the Yorks.”
Mrs. Lewis tilted her head and glared at her husband before she said, “I’m just going to have a talk with Liberty. I’m not forcing her to leave Wiltspoon either. Why are you nagging at me non-stop? You’re annoying.
“The Lewises and the Yorks are family friends. So what if the Yorks find out that I meet Liberty? I’m not going to beat or scold her. All I’m going to do is have a talk with her. The Yorks might be able to accept a daughter-in-law with a humble background and both parents dead, but I can’t.
“Not everyone can act like the Yorks. I believe most women from the upper class in Wiltspoon hope their daughters-in-law are well-matched to their sons.
“Couples have always been equally matched since ancient times. I’m not against Liberty in particular. However, it’ll be hard for a marriage to last long if a couple isn’t well-matched. I’m doing this for their own good so as to avoid things from looking bad when they end up in divorce in the future.”
Derek was speechless.
He knew that what his wife said made sense.
“It’s okay to have a talk with Liberty, but don’t talk to her in a domineering tone and aggrieve her.”
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