Serenity asked Liberty multiple times whether she was short of cash after putting her money into All You Can Eat. Liberty was supposed to let Serenity know if her bank account was drained. Liberty poured her profits back into the restaurant chain and kept some as savings. Nevertheless, Liberty did not run out of funds. She did not need financial assistance from her sister. Serenity and Zachary knew Liberty well and held back from giving Liberty handouts. Liberty would not accept the cash even if they gave it to her anyway. The opening of a new restaurant gave them a good excuse to stuff money to Liberty. Hence, the couple slipped money inside the cards and gave them to Liberty individually. “It’s time to cut the ribbon.” “Okay.” Liberty stood front and center of the ribbon since she was the owner. She shared a moment with her parents in her mind. ‘Mom, Dad, I opened another restaurant. I hope you will look over me and my business from Heaven. Please watch over me as I g
Chelsea expressed her displeasure to her husband and was tempted to take out three thousand dollars from the gift of five thousand dollars. George gave Chelsea a lecture about how short-sighted she was in taking steps to repair the family’s relationship with Serenity and Liberty. To think she wanted to take her parents’ gift to Liberty for herself. Well, she was not one to hesitate when it came to making decisions. Chelsea handed the card with five thousand dollars inside to Liberty even if it hurt her. “Liberty, my parents sent their regards, and here is a card from them. Mom, Dad, and Hank hope your business goes well.” Chelsea was hoping Liberty would refuse the card. She could go back and tell her parents that Liberty took the card, and Chelsea would keep the five thousand dollars. Liberty took the card from Chelsea and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Brown are too kind.” Chelsea forced a smile as Liberty accepted the gift. “Have a spot to sit down, Chelsea. Enjoy the drinks and
Liberty sent the servers to wait on Chelsea and her husband. Serenity was helping her sister out too. She spotted an opportunity to ask Liberty, “Did you invite Chelsea, or did she show up uninvited?” “Uninvited.” Liberty faintly said, “Well, she and her husband are here now. I’m not going to tell them to leave out of respect for Sonny.” Women must be wise when choosing a partner. Otherwise, they would end up like Liberty. Liberty married a sc*mbag, and her child was related to unbelievable relatives. “Liberty, I noticed Chelsea’s reluctance when she handed you a well-wishing card.” Serenity added with a muffled laugh, “I wanted to laugh when I saw the ache in her face from parting with cash. She probably thought you wouldn’t accept the gift.” Liberty cheerfully replied, “The money is from Sonny’s grandparents, and Chelsea is only delivering their regards. She didn’t chip in one bit. There were five thousand dollars inside the card. I don’t expect anything less from
After much silence, Liberty said, “They won’t now, but they might do it in the future. We can raise Sonny well, so Sonny can make his own decisions. His father paid for child support after all. I won’t stop the boy from having a relationship with the Browns.” “Yeah. Let’s end this conversation here, Liberty. Today is the opening of your new restaurant. We should keep the mood uplifted for a booming business.” Liberty smiled. “I appreciate it. My restaurant will thrive.” She was confident with her business management and cooking. “Ms. Hunt.” A server entered the restaurant with a strange man. “Ms. Hunt, this mister insists on meeting you. He said he came all the way from Jensburg.” Jensburg? The sisters turned to look at the strange man. The man politely extended his right hand to Liberty. After the handshake, he turned to Serenity, who was next to Liberty, and asked with a smile, “You must be Ms. Serenity Hunt, the wife of Zachary York. I heard a lot about you in Jens
Liberty said, “Please thank your miss for me.” In the end, she reached out to accept the card. Liberty intended to return the bank card to Caroline on her next trip to Jensburg. “I will relay your kind words to the miss. Ms. Hunt, now that my task is complete, I should get going. Once again, I wish you all the success in your business.” “Aren’t you staying for the food, Mr. Fletcher?” Mr. Fletcher smiled and replied, “Considering the precarious situation the miss is in, we must tread carefully in our endeavors, Ms. Hunt. It will be wise not to stay too long. I hope you can understand, Ms. Hunt.” He gave Serenity a nod and waved the sisters goodbye before turning on his heel and taking off. By the looks of his straight back and steady footsteps, the sisters could tell that Caroline cared a lot about Mr. Fletcher. In fact, Caroline trusted him enough to send him to Wiltspoon. “He must be Caroline’s right-hand man,” Serenity murmured. “I believe he’s more than her right-
Liberty drew close and stared at Duncan and Sonny, who could be mistaken for father and son. She did not wake them both up. Instead, Liberty looked around the room. The servers had completed a round of cleanup before their shift ended, leaving the restaurant in tip-top shape. It was the restaurant’s opening day. In addition to the invited friends and family, the restaurant opened its doors to many customers. Liberty offered a discount and a small souvenir to all patrons. Liberty had just balanced the book for today, and the profits were a lot more than her breakfast diner’s. Nevertheless, the restaurant was only packed on its first day of business, thanks to the VIP guests. Only time would tell if her business would continue to thrive. Liberty was confident that her restaurant would surpass the success of her breakfast diner. She would then move on to the next goal once she achieved the one at hand. Liberty gently pulled a chair and sat down, quietly watching the man
Duncan tightened his hold around the boy, then abruptly opened his eyes. Seeing that it was Liberty, Duncan let out a big smile and asked, “Are you finished with work, Liberty? Can we go home? Sonny is tired. I held him so he could sleep for a while, but I fell asleep too.”Liberty pulled her arm away from her son’s face. Duncan lamented his slow reflexes. He could have snatched her hand and pulled it to his face when she was withdrawing her arm. He beat himself up for being a light sleeper too. If he slept like a log, Liberty would have probably snuck a kiss on him. Duncan wondered if it was too late to fall back asleep. “I’m finished for the day. I appreciate you looking after Sonny till this late, Mr. Lewis.” Duncan said, “Always happy to help, especially since Sonny’s warming up to me.” Back then, Sonny would not even let Duncan hold him because of the scar on his face. To this day, Duncan had not gone under the knife to remove the scar. Liberty knew the story be
“I believe you have better prospects in expanding your restaurant chain since you love cooking and want to make delicious and affordable food for people. However, you must be stricter with management and develop your own management style because a good leader is like a glue that holds the team together. Liberty, I believe you will succeed, but don’t be in a hurry. Take things slow. Rome wasn’t built overnight. We will gain more experience as we move forward.” Liberty nodded. “You have a point, Mr. Lewis. I will pace myself. The last thing I want is a costly mistake of losing everything.” Age was still on her side. She could work her way in the industry for another decade before considering diversifying into a five-star hotel. Liberty wheeled Duncan out of the restaurant and stopped to shut and lock the glass door before pulling down the security shutters. “I’ll do it, Ms. Hunt.” The Lewises’ bodyguard came forth and pulled down the shutters for Liberty. Liberty performed the