Serena’s thinking was the same as Liberty’s. Therefore, Liberty would not relocate, much less leave Wiltspoon.
She would definitely be able to stick to her decision.
After pouring her heart out to Serena and listening to her advice, Liberty did not take her conversation with Mrs. Lewis to heart.
She would just leave Mrs. Lewis to suffer.
Anyway, she had promised Mrs. Lewis that she would not marry into her family as long as Mrs. Lewis disapproved of it. Even if Mrs. Lewis approved of it, she might not want to do it.
“I’ll go home first. I need to work tomorrow.”
Liberty stood up and bade Serena goodbye.
“Liberty, it’s quite late. You can stay here tonight.”
“I’m familiar with this route. No matter how late it is, I’m bold enough to drive home alone. As I need to get up in the wee hours, I’m afraid I’ll disturb Zack and you. Zack is always busy with work. If he doesn’t get a good rest, how is he going to work the next day?”
Liberty turned her sister down.
She insisted that she would not stay overnight at Serena’s place.
Helpless, Serena had no choice but to see her sister off.
“Liberty, have you thought of which preschool to send Sonny to?” Serena asked about her nephew’s education.
Liberty answered, “I want to send Sonny to Golden Grounds Preschool. That preschool happens to be situated somewhere between my house and my diner. It’s convenient for me to send him there and pick him up.”
The preschool was just a short distance from her house and breakfast shop.
“I think Wiltspoon Learning Center is better. Zack said that’s the best preschool in Wiltspoon.”
Wiltspoon Learning Center’s fees were huge.
However, the fees were not an issue for them.
Liberty said with a smile, “Any Wiltspoonians would know that WLC is the best preschool, but it has the highest fees. The annual fees cost about two hundred thousand dollars, which isn’t what an average family can afford.
“Besides, it’s widely known that it’s difficult to get into WLC. One might not be able to be enrolled even if they are rich enough to pay the fees.”
Who would not want their children to get a head start in life?
The problem was, even wealthy people would not necessarily be guaranteed a place in Wiltspoon Learning Center.
“I have savings, and my business is currently making a profit. It’s still possible to support Sonny’s preschool education. But can we enroll him in WLC?”
Liberty’s savings were enough to support Sonny’s three years of preschool.
“I’ve researched Golden Grounds. The preschool is considered good in that area. The environment is nice, and the teachers are responsible. Of course, it can’t compare with WLC. Coming from an average background, we can just send our kids to Golden Grounds.”
Serena said, “Zack has asked me about it before. If you plan to enroll Sonny in WLC, he can help with it. You don’t have to worry about the fees. You have Zack and me.”
“I have enough money. I don’t need both of you to pay Sonny’s fees.” Liberty declined Serena’s offer.
After some thought, she said, “If Zack can help Sonny get into WLC to start preschool, I don’t mind him helping me with it. Tell me how much it costs. I can pay the fees.
“Sonny is my son. As his mom, I should pay the fees.”
Regarding her son’s education, Liberty was not so firm to the extent of stopping her husband–in- law from helping.
Similar to other parents, she hoped that her son could learn in the best school.
“Alright, I’m going to give Zack a reply on this.”
Serena did not insist on helping Liberty pay Sonny’s school fees.
It was fine that Liberty wanted to enroll Sonny in Wiltspoon Learning Center. Anyway, she could afford the fees.
As Liberty said, Sonny was her son. It was right for her to pay the fees.
If Liberty was unable to afford the fees, she would not want to enroll Sonny in Wiltspoon Learning Center.
Serena knew her sister very well.
Now that Serena was the young missus of the Yorks, money was what she needed least.
However, Liberty was determined to rely on herself. She refused to mention money matters with her sister.
Liberty was afraid of discussing money with Serena as it would affect Serena’s status in Zack’s family and hold her back.
Also, Serena was not the kind who would keep asking for money to help her family. She thought it would be better to teach someone to fish than to give them a fish.
“Seren, thank you. Because of you and Zack, Sonny will get a head start in life.”
Liberty was extremely grateful to Serena and Zack.
“Liberty, don’t mention it. I’m going to be angry if you continue to be overly polite. Without you, how would I turn out? We’re sisters, and we depend on each other. I do raise Sonny and treat him like my son. I’m concerned about his education as much as you are.
“If we’re socially deprived and can’t afford it, all we can hope is that the preschool sympathizes with us. Since we’re able to afford the fees, we should let Sonny receive the best education.”
Liberty smiled and said, “Alright. I’m not going to be excessively courteous with you anymore. It’s getting late. You’d better go back and rest. You don’t need to see me off. It’s not my first time visiting you either. I’ve long treated this as my home.”
“You said you treat this as your home, but you went to stay in your rented house once you recovered. I wanted to buy you a house, yet you refused to accept it.”
Serena complained about her sister.
“I can afford a house, so I don’t need you to buy me one. This is the same as buying a car. If I need a car, I’ll definitely buy it. You don’t have to gift me anything. I hope to achieve everything on my own.”
Serena stopped speaking.
Zack had started to draft a list of betrothal gifts. He had a discussion with Serena about giving Liberty a villa.
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Nevertheless, he was worried that Liberty would reject it. He gave Serena the mission of convincing Liberty to accept the villa.
Serena thought, ‘Such a difficult mission.”
Serena watched Liberty drive away from her villa.
She stood at the entrance, watching Liberty leave until her car was out of sight. Only then did she turn around and return to her house.
“Aunt Ser.”
Sonny, who had just showered, dashed out with a big water gun and pointed it at Serena. However, he did not dare to shoot at Serena. He was worried Zack would beat his butt if he wet Serena’s shirt.
He had wet Serena’s shirt before.
Even so, Serena was not mad but Zack was. Zack lectured Sonny verbally and even hit his butt. Although he did not beat Sonny badly, Sonny learned his lesson. Sonny learned not to aim at anyone when playing with water guns.
Serena raised her hands as a sign of surrender. Then, she laughed and said, “Sonny, I surrender.” She went forward to carry the kid. “You smell good, Sonny.”
“Aunt Elisa is the one who smells good,” Sonny said. Elisa always exuded a pleasant scent, and so did Serena. Nevertheless, Serena’s scent was fainter than Elisa’s.
Serena grinned and said, “It’s because Aunt Elisa wears perfume.”
Serena disliked wearing perfume.
Zack had given Serena a lot of branded perfumes. After realizing that she disliked them, Zack stopped giving them to her.
“Aunt Ser, has my mom gone home?”
“Mm. She needs to go to work tomorrow, so she went back early to rest.”
Sonny hummed in acknowledgment.
Serena placed him down and held him as they went downstairs.
Just as Zack was descending, he saw Serena and Sonny. He said with a grin, “This kid is such a fast runner. I just only helped him put on his clothes, and he ran even more quickly than a rabbit. Has Liberty left?”
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