They were shocked and did not believe it. However, it was true.
Some people often went to All You Can Eat for breakfast. They knew Liberty had successfully lost weight and looked much prettier now. She had a nice temperament as well. They did not find it weird that Mr. Lewis would fall for her.
Although Liberty was divorced and had a three–year–old son, she had a mature bearing of a married woman to her, which added to her charm. It was expected that Mr. Lewis would fall in love after interacting with her frequently.
After Duncan received his secretary’s message, he mentally calculated the time needed for his mother to arrive if she was heading over.
To prevent his mother from spouting harsh words in front of Liberty, he said to Liberty when his mother was about to arrive, “Liberty, I have some matters to attend to. I’ll leave now.”
Liberty knew what was going on.
Ever since she rejected Mrs. Lewis’s request to leave Wiltspoon secretly with Sonny, Mrs. Lewis’s call would always ring not long after Duncan came to look for her.
Sometimes, Mrs. Lewis would even come personally.
However, she was still courteous toward Liberty and never humiliated her to her face.
Nevertheless, Liberty knew Mrs. Lewis had spoken countless harsh words while Duncan was on the call with her. Liberty could more or less guess based on Duncan’s gloomy expression.
It was usually about how she was a divorced woman with a three–year–old son who did not deserve Duncan.
“Go ahead, Mr. Lewis.”
Liberty did not see Duncan off. After washing his hands, Duncan hugged Sonny and left reluctantly.
After he had left, Liberty asked her son, “Sonny, shall we live in another place?”
They could move to a high–end neighborhood where entry was restricted unless the visitor had an entry pass or was guided by the residents.
Liberty had the ability to rent such a house.
With that, Duncan could not come to her place without her bringing him in or an entry pass.
Liberty finally chose to run away.
Sonny asked in confusion, “Why do we have to move, Mom?”
He had lived there for half a year with his mom and had gotten used to it.
Liberty lied. She said, “You’ll start preschool in September. Your preschool is quite far from here. We can move to a place closer to it so it’s convenient for me to send you to school.”
What opinions could a three–year–old child possibly have?
With Liberty’s explanation, Sonny nodded his head.
Therefore, she called a real estate agent, told the agent her requirements for renting a place, and asked for recommendations.
She was not in a rush to buy a house. She could look around and only decide after finding a suitable place.
Moreover, her priority was to pay for her son’s education.
Sonny was enrolled in Wiltspoon’s best preschool. The annual school fee was about a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. She had gotten some money from Hank when they got divorced.
She used a portion of that money and invested in All You Can Eat. Although the diner’s business was great, and she earned from it, she had also bought a car. After deducting the funds used to buy the car, the earnings of All You Can Eat were not enough to break even.
She would be able to break even and make a profit after working tirelessly for another month.
Liberty wanted to wait until her son started attending elementary school. She would consider buying a house only after she confirmed which school her son would attend.
It would be ideal to purchase a house situated between elementary and junior high schools due to its convenience.
While Liberty was getting a real estate agent to look for a house, Duncan had just exited the apartment building when he saw his mother getting out of the car.
He was relieved that he nailed the time for his mom’s arrival. He could stop his mother and not let her appear before Liberty.
“Duncan.”
Mrs. Lewis walked over and pulled Duncan’s arm.
“Come. Follow me.”
“To where?”
Mrs. Lewis tugged at her son and said, “I talked to Fran on the way here. She knows a suitable girl whom she can recommend to you. Go for the blind date now.”
Duncan flung his mother’s hand away.
He stopped and said seriously, “How many times do I have to repeat myself, Mom? I’ll be in charge of my marriage. I don’t need you or Dad meddling in this.”
“Duncan, let me tell you this too. I’m a person of my word. I’ll never allow you to be with Liberty unless the sun rises from the west. Look at the many things you’ve done. Was Liberty touched? No. She doesn’t like you!
“She’s probably annoyed with you pestering her so often. If it weren’t for your friendship with Zack, she might not open the door for you and would even release a dog to bite. you.
“There are so many women out there. Why must you be so obsessed with her? I admit that Liberty is a nice lady, but she’s unsuitable for you.”
Duncan said in a low voice, “I like Liberty. It’s okay if she doesn’t accept me now. I’m willing to wait. I won’t give up as long as she hasn’t gotten married to someone else. Even if it’s a year, two, or ten–I can wait for her.”
Mrs. Lewis was exasperated.
“Ten years? You’ll be almost fifty by then!”
Duncan said nonchalantly, “I’m willing to wait even until my hair turns gray.”
“You… Are you really trying to make me die of anger to hold my funeral?”
Mrs. Lewis was utterly enraged by her son.
“Duncan, even if you successfully marry Liberty, I don’t like her as my daughter–in–law. Your life after marriage won’t be happy. I’ll be sure to nitpick and find fault with Liberty frequently. I’ll create all sorts of conflict and misunderstanding between you and Liberty too.
“That’s unless you break our mother–and–son relationship!”
“Mom!”
“I’ll be frank here. If you can break all ties with me, I won’t bother with who you like or pursue anymore.”
After speaking, Mrs. Lewis turned and left angrily.
Duncan was exasperated by his mother too.
He did not understand. His mother did not hate Liberty. Why was she being stubborn and refused to let him be with Liberty?
He had not even succeeded in wooing Liberty. With his mother making such a big fuss, it would do nothing but hinder him.
Liberty, who did not love him from the start, would be scared of his mother and dared not like him or accept his feelings.
Duncan raised his head and took a look around. He did not return to Liberty’s apartment but walked toward his car. After getting in, he called Zack and Josh to invite them out for a drink.
He hung up after speaking, disregarding whether they agreed to it, and started the car.
Meanwhile, in the Buchams‘ residence, Josh looked at the ended call on the phone. After a moment, he scolded, “I’m still on my marriage leave. Why did he call me out to drink?”
He glanced at the time. It was still early and not even evening yet.
What was with Duncan calling him out for a drink?
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