After some time, Sonny raised his head and asked Serenity, “Will Mom give me a little sister, Aunt Ser?”He was young and knew nothing about love. However, he knew Liberty was going to marry Duncan soon. Sonny also had no idea what marriage meant aside from the fact that the two people would live together after getting married.Dunc would probably move to live with him and Mom. Alternatively, he and Mom would be moving into Dunc’s house.He also knew there would be babies after marriage, just like Aunt Ser had a little brother in her womb after she and Uncle Zak got married.That was why Sonny was wondering if his mother would give birth to a little sister for him. “It’s difficult to say. It may or may not happen.”Serenity dared not confirm whether Liberty would have another child after remarrying. It was up to Liberty. Of course, the Lewises wished Liberty would have another baby regardless of gender. That way, Duncan would have a child sharing his blood. “I want a l
Serenity had no choice but to put Sonny down. She said, “I have to answer a call. It might be Zachary calling.”She took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. True enough, it was Zachary. “Is it Uncle Zak, Aunt Ser?”“Yes.”Sonny extended his little hand. “Let me answer it, Aunt Ser. Let me.”Serenity passed the phone to him with a smile. He picked up the call skillfully. “Uncle Zak,” said Sonny clearly. “Where’s your aunt, Sonny? It’s pretty late now. Have you bathed?”Zachary knew Sonny had been playing a lot. Serenity always had to grab him back to bathe.The York family’s elders doted on Sonny a lot. Thankfully, he did not become a spoiled child because of Serenity and Liberty. “Not yet. Aunt Ser said she was taking me back to bathe. I haven’t played enough. I said I wanted to play some more, but Aunt Ser wouldn’t let me. When’s your vacation, Uncle Zak? Aunt Ser won’t scold me anymore if you play with me.”Zachary said, “She’ll scold me if she doesn’t scold y
Zachary hung up after giving Serenity a few reminders. In the past, he would have wanted to be on the phone with her for several hours. Now that he was hiding something from her, he quickly ended the call because he was afraid of exposing something.Serenity did not suspect anything because everyone was busy at the end of the year.Zachary was the head of the York family. He was busier than anyone else. Although his brothers and cousins had grown up and could share his responsibilities, not all lived in Wiltspoon permanently. Only Callum, River, and Noah left, whereas Dylan and Peter occasionally traveled to different places. Kevin and Austin had not returned to Wiltspoon as they were pursuing their happiness. Zachary and Serenity had not asked Austin how his courting was going due to the elders’ visit for the past few days.They wondered if there had been any progress between Austin and Isabella.However, it had only been a few days. Unless Isabella had fallen in love wi
“I know you’re worried, Duncan.”Zachary was speechless when he heard Duncan villainize him as if Zachary did not care about Liberty at all. As long as he was still in love with Serenity, he would be concerned about his sister-in-law’s safety. Liberty had raised Serenity and was her only sister. Zachary had nothing but respect for her. To him, Liberty was equivalent to being his mother-in-law.He would always go to Liberty whenever Serenity fought with him or ignored him. Serenity had mentioned that she had never seen a man who complained so much to the wife’s family. She could not believe Zachary was that sort of person. “Why wouldn’t I be worried about Liberty? She’s my wife’s sister. She’s like a mother-in-law to me.”Liberty had always been a mother figure to Serenity. She started looking after the ten-year-old Serenity when she was only fifteen herself. She acted as both a sister and a parent. Not only did she become a fine woman, but she also raised Serenity to
Duncan asked, “Who’s Mr. Patrick?”Zachary replied, “Oh, we forgot to tell you.”He told Duncan about Mr. Patrick. When Duncan heard that Tiara’s assistant had been found, he finally understood why the situation in Jensburg suddenly became so tense. He sulked and said, “I know you all are hiding things from me so I don’t get anxious, but I’ll still feel sad and guilty.“If only I drove slower and more carefully that day, I wouldn’t have gotten into an accident. If the accident didn’t happen, my legs wouldn’t get hurt. None of you will be keeping secrets from me now.”Zachary said, “It’s because many things happened over the past few days…”He did not finish his sentence. They had indeed hidden some information from Duncan after considering his injury. Duncan stayed silent for a moment. Then, he raised his head to look at Zachary and said, “I feel better with the elders around. It’s late, Zachary. Why haven’t you gone home?”Zachary replied honestly, “I haven’t updated Ser
Zachary had no words. They could do nothing but worry about Liberty.Meanwhile, in Jensburg, Belinda did not attack Liberty that very night. It was because Clive had arrived from Wiltspoon. Belinda had received the information swiftly. Mr. Gordon entered her study. No one knew what they were discussing inside. The night passed peacefully. It snowed heavily in Jensburg the next day. When Caroline woke up, the first thing she saw was the white ceiling. The smell of antiseptic overwhelmed her nose. She was not in her room. ‘Oh. Darren said he was taking me to the hospital.’She was most likely in the hospital then. What time was it?When her memories came flooding back, Caroline sat bolted upright. However, she got dizzy and fell back into the bed. What on earth was the drug her mother had given her?She managed to regain consciousness last night but felt extremely dizzy and weak. She fainted again shortly after. Caroline had no memory of Darren taking her to t
“It’s true. However, Mr. Gordon had met Madam Fisher several times. I don’t know what they are planning.”Darren pulled a chair over and sat by the bed. He tugged the blanket to cover Caroline further. “It’s snowing a lot today.”Caroline turned toward the window and saw falling snow, covering the ground in white. “You regained consciousness pretty quickly and told me to contact Liberty. She was able to make preparations and even had reinforcements sent in from Wiltspoon. Madam Fisher might’ve shifted her plan because the situation had changed.“You should focus on resting and not overthink. You’ve done everything you could.”What he meant to say was that Liberty would not blame her. Madam Fisher was Ms. Caroline’s biological mother. Nevertheless, Ms. Caroline had chosen justice instead of siding with her mother. She had done enough for Liberty and the rest. “Are you hungry? I’ll buy breakfast for you.”“I wasn’t hungry before, but I am now that you mention it.”Carolin
“Mr. Fletcher.”Hunter smiled at him. However, he was utterly frustrated. Despite being the husband of the matriarch, his status was not even as high as the assistants. He still had to show respect when he talked to them. “We’re here to visit Carol. How is she? We were worried for the entire night and only found out this morning that you’ve taken her to the hospital. We rushed over right away.”Hunter lied. He and his sons left Fisher Manor in a hurry after getting yelled at by Belinda. After that, they monitored what was happening in the manor. However, nothing happened the entire night. Aside from Mr. Gordon visiting the manor several times, it was a relatively peaceful night.Hunter had thought, ‘Did I make a wrong guess? Otherwise, did Belinda set up a trap to trick Audrey Stone and Liberty?’Darren said indifferently, “Ms. Caroline is awake and fine. You look more badly injured than her.”Hunter laughed sheepishly. “I fought with the matriarch. I was worried aft