Hank was worried that Liberty would get rough with Jessica if he was not there.When Hank thought about the day Liberty caught him and Jessica in the hotel that night, his legs felt weak. Liberty was brutal when she beat up Jessica.Liberty said coldly, “I don’t want to get my hands dirty by hitting her. Don’t worry, I’ll return her to you in prime condition.”“Liberty, why can’t I be here when it’s our business?”Hank was still worried.Liberty fought back when he hit her and dared chase him down a few blocks with a knife. This made Hank realize that Liberty was capable of anything when she was angry.“This is a negotiation between a wife and a mistress, so a scumbag like you can f*ck off.”Hank was speechless.He glared at Liberty, got up reluctantly, and walked out.Once Hank went out, Jessica raised her hand and brushed her hair away before she asked, “So, what do you want to talk to me about?“Liberty, Hank loves me now, so if you don’t want to make this worse than it al
Liberty said, “Ms. Yates, you’ll probably marry Hank after we get divorced. You’re both young, so it won’t be long before you have your own child. Are you willing to let Sonny share Hank’s fatherly love with your child?“Even if Hank said that his parents will take care of Sonny in his hometown, his parents will definitely feel sorry for Sonny and favor Sonny over your child. They’ll also ask Hank to spend more time with Sonny and treat your child differently.“Are you willing to let your child suffer like that?“If I take Sonny, I will only ask Hank to pay three thousand dollars a month for child support. Hank doesn’t need to care about anything else. I won’t blame him even if he doesn’t see Sonny again in the next decade. This will be the best solution with the least impact on you and your children.“You don’t have to see the kid that Hank and I share all the time either. I’m guessing that when you look at Sonny, you’ll think of my past with Hank. Hank and I have known each other
Liberty smiled and said, “Hank is currently obsessed with you, so he’ll definitely listen to you. You should go and talk to him now. If he agrees to give up on Sonny’s custody, ask him to take some time off from the office so we can complete the divorce procedures this afternoon.”“The sooner he becomes single, the sooner you can marry him and become the wife of Waltham Electronics’ manager. Waltham Electronics has a good rep in the industry, with good prospects and scalability. If you become the manager’s wife, you’ll be better off than others in the office.“The main thing is that he’ll be yours in the future. You can spend however much he earns, and you don’t have to sneak around with him anymore. You two can show your affection openly in public. I think most women want that, right?“Hank is only thirty years old, and he’s successful. If you miss out on him, you might not be able to find someone better than him in the future. Ms. Yates, for your happiness, this is the time to shi
Hank was waiting outside, but he kept staring at the two women in the café for fear that Liberty would suddenly go mad and beat up Jessica.He was relieved when he saw Jessica coming out and hurried over to meet her.“Jessica, she didn’t do anything to you, did she?”Jessica touched her face and said, “Just the slap from earlier. After you left, she didn’t touch me again.”Hank was slapped by Liberty too.He was distressed as he said, “Jessica, I won’t let her touch you ever again.”He then asked, “What did she say to you?”Jessica looked around. The two of them were standing on the sidewalk with many passersby, but no one paid any attention to them.When she saw Hank’s concerned eyes, she asked, “Hank, do you want to see me suffer?”“Why would I want to see you suffer? I want to divorce Liberty because I don’t want you to suffer anymore.”Hank took her hand. “Jessica, did she yell at you? I’ll go in there and settle this with her.”“No, it’s not that.”Jessica pulled Hank
Jessica pouted and said, “Anyway, I don’t want Sonny to share too much of your fatherly love with my future child.”She did not want Hank to spend his money on Sonny.Jessica hoped that Hank’s future income would be spent on their small family–her and her children.“Liberty gave birth to Sonny, so she’ll definitely do her best to raise him and educate him well. It’ll be better for Sonny’s development. If you fight for Sonny’s custody, your parents will take care of him. Do you think your parents can educate Sonny well?“A lot of grandparents spoil their grandchildren. Of course, if you want to see Sonny become someone who achieves nothing in the future, then forget what I said. I just think it’s better for Sonny to follow Liberty. You’re so busy with work, so how can you have time to teach Sonny?“Children need a lot of attention and care. It takes a lot of effort to educate and nurture them. If Sonny didn’t turn out to be successful, others will put the blame on you and me. They’
Liberty heard what Hank said. Although she was disappointed that they could not finalize the divorce right away, she still agreed to his arrangements since it was only another day’s wait.She handed the two signed divorce agreements to Hank and said, “Take a look. If there’s no problem, just sign your name.”Hank took over the divorce agreement.In addition to the conditions she stated earlier, Liberty also promised that she would destroy all the evidence she had on the day of their divorce and promised that she would not take revenge on him.Hank was fine with it. He was just sad that he had to give Liberty more than a million dollars and his son’s custody.However, after some thought, Hank knew that he would earn the money back, so he just had to put up with it.“I’ll sign it.”Hank said in a deep voice, “See you tomorrow.”Liberty nodded.Hank looked at her deeply for a moment before he hugged Jessica and prepared to leave.After taking two steps, Hank stopped and turned h
Liberty’s tears suddenly streamed down her face.Her mother was unaware that her sister never gave up looking for her when she was alive.She did not get to reunite with her sister before she died.“Seren, spend some time with Mrs. Stone. I’m going back to see Sonny.”Liberty said as she suppressed the pain and quickly hung up the phone.She then squatted on the ground and covered her face to cry.Many passersby looked at her, but no one stopped for her.The owner of the café saw Liberty and knew that Liberty had borrowed her laptop to print out a divorce agreement. She thought Liberty was upset because of the divorce, so she came out with a box of tissues.“Miss…”The café owner patted Liberty on the shoulder. When Liberty looked up at her, she handed the tissues to Liberty and comforted her. “He doesn’t care about you anymore, so you should let him go. That way, you’ll feel better, and you can start a new life.“If you’re sad, cry it all out. You’ll feel better afterward.”
Liberty nodded and answered, “I took a few days off. Sonny was frightened, so I wanted to stay with him.”“Then what are you doing here? Where’s your son?”Liberty was speechless.Should she tell the truth?Duncan looked around, but he did not see the strong and smart little boy.However, the boy was afraid of him. Every time he saw Duncan, he was so afraid that he would burrow into Liberty’s arms as if Duncan was the devil.“Sonny is taking a nap at home. Mrs. Lane is watching him, so I came out to run some errands.”Duncan hummed and asked, “What kind of errands?”When Liberty hesitated to speak, he laughed and said, “If you can’t tell me, then forget it. I was just being nosy because I happened to see you passing by and remembered that you took leave.“Well, carry on with your business. I’ll leave now.”Duncan retracted the large hand that was on Liberty’s bike, turned around, and left.“Take care, Mr. Lewis,” said Liberty.Duncan did not look back but raised his hand in
Liberty did not need them to push her husband. She continued to push Duncan toward the car, and only then did the bodyguards help him into the vehicle. Soon, the luxurious car carrying the family of three drove away from the city hall and merged into the street traffic, gradually disappearing into the distance.It was not until the car was out of sight that the car parked not far from the city hall slowly began to move.The driver was Hank.He would not stop Liberty and Duncan from registering their marriage and neither did he have the right nor the standing to do so. He had intended to take customers but had not received any orders, and without any particular destination in mind, he ended up at the city hall by chance, arriving before Liberty and Duncan.However, his car was parked farther away, and many other cars were occupying spaces near the city hall. After the divorce, Liberty no longer paid much attention to him and did not notice that Hank’s car was already there, waiting.
Liberty was his wife now.Sonny was completely confused. He had come here with his mother and Dunc. Everyone here was so friendly and smiled at them as they congratulated Liberty and Duncan. Why, though, did they not congratulate him?“Mom, Dunc is smiling so brightly. What’s so special about that paper? Mom, can I see it?” Sonny asked, looking up at Liberty, curious about what was so interesting about the marriage license that made Dunc smile so widely.Liberty glanced at Duncan and teased him, “Duncan, the corners of your mouth are almost reaching your ears.”“I’m happy. Very happy,” Duncan responded with an even brighter smile.The weather today was cloudy, though occasionally, the sun took a peek while sometimes it became overcast. Still, the power of the sun today certainly could not compare to the beam of Duncan’s smile.Liberty handed the marriage license to Sonny to view.Sonny eagerly took it and started reading it. Some of the words he recognized, but overall, he did n
“That brat is already at that age and still doesn’t think about settling down. Every time we pressure him, he hides away.” When Audrey talked about Anthony, who did not want to get married, she could not help but feel a headache coming. Out of her three children, the one who worried her the most was Anthony.Serenity walked over to Audrey and affectionately linked arms with her, smiling, “Aunt Audrey, you don’t need to worry. Anthony’s a good man. When the right person comes along, he’ll get married.”“Let’s hope so—he’s not young anymore. Children are always a worry, aren’t they? There’s always something to be concerned about. What about Sonny? Why didn’t he come along?” Audrey asked. “Didn’t you come from your sister’s place?” “Sonny went with my sister and Duncan to the city hall. They said they wanted to go as a family of three,” Serenity replied.Audrey laughed, “Duncan doesn’t mind bringing along a little third wheel, huh? Well, that’s fine. They’re going to be a family, aft
Zachary said those words, but in his heart, he was thinking that he had to keep an eye on the younger generations of the major families in Wiltspoon, particularly those who stood out. He would make note of any promising boys, so that when he had a daughter, he could arrange for that boy to grow up alongside her. If they became childhood sweethearts, she would not have to marry far away. Of course, once he had a daughter, he would not want her to get married too early. He would still be fine even if she was unmarried at thirty.Zachary drove his beloved wife to the Stone residence. Audrey was walking in the yard with Patrick. The weather was nice today, and the temperature had risen a few degrees. Patrick had been ordered by Audrey to stay inside and avoid the cold wind, but he was now finally able to get out and walk around.Elisa had gone to Annenburg with Remy to celebrate Christmas. Anthony, afraid of his parents’ constant nagging to settle down, had bought a plane ticket abroad
“Duncan is a good man. Being with him, you will definitely be happy, Liberty. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness, growing old together, and may you have children soon.” After a pause, Hank added, “Or maybe don't have children, I'm afraid that if you have your own kids, you might not love Sonny as much.”He was still quite selfish. He hoped that Sonny would be Liberty’s only child. As long as Liberty and Duncan did not have children, the fortune and empire Duncan built would eventually become his son's legacy. Then again, thinking about Liberty’s current status, Hank sighed quietly, knowing that his selfish prayer would never come true. Liberty would definitely have another child. She would need a daughter to take her place and eventually take over the Fisher matriarchy in Jensburg.What if Duncan had a biological child? Would he still treat Sonny well?Hank was actually quite worried that if Duncan had his own child, he might not treat Sonny well. That was why, when he last s
“Go cook some food. It's rare for Hank to be resting at home, so don't say those unpleasant things in front of him. Honestly, if he hadn’t gone after Jessica, she wouldn't have ended up like this. As a married man, Hank shouldn't have pursued a young, innocent girl in the first place. Everything that happened to him is his own fault—it’s all self-inflicted.”Ever since Hank divorced Liberty, and after seeing how Liberty had turned her life around and was living a better life, Luke had changed a lot because of regret. It made him realize many things and change a lot.Olivia opened her mouth as if to say something, but said nothing in the end. After a heavy sigh, she stood up and went to the kitchen to prepare food for her husband and son.In the past, when Liberty was still part of the Brown family, every time Olivia came to her son’s house, she never had to cook. She only had to mention what she wanted to eat, and Liberty would prepare it for her. All she had to do was eat and still
“She lost the child when she fell on her own. That was our family’s flesh and blood, too!”Since Sonny did not live with the Browns, and despite her many objections, Olivia did not voice her criticisms toward Jessica when she was pregnant, out of consideration that Jessica was carrying the Brown family’s child.It was Jessica’s bad luck that she fell and lost the child, which made Olivia lose a grandson. If she had just one more grandson, she would not be waiting so eagerly for Sonny to return. It was all karmic retribution! “Mom, that's all in the past. I'm doing fine now. If the child wasn't meant to be, then it wasn't meant to be. They just didn't want to come into our lives. Anyway, Jessica is still my wife. I should go and see her. If I hadn’t corrupted her, she wouldn’t have ended up like this. It’s my fault, I ruined her.”When Jessica first became his secretary, she was still innocent and never thought of seducing him. It was he who fell for Jessica, and it was also he wh
Unfortunately, their regret and realization came too late. “I heard from Sonny that you and Mr. Lewis are getting married soon. When will the marriage be?”Olivia tried to make herself sound calmer. “We’ll be heading to the City Hall to complete the procedures later.”Olivia went silent. After some time, she said, “Oh, today? Congratulations, Liberty. I wish you both a happy marriage.”“Thank you.”Olivia initially had a lot of things to say. However, upon discovering Liberty and Duncan were getting their marriage license that day, the words got stuck in her throat. Saying anything was meaningless.Soon, Olivia hung up. Once the call ended, Luke, who had been sitting beside his wife, asked, “How did it go? Did Liberty agree to Sonny staying with us for a few days?”Olivia was still stunned and did not immediately reply to her husband’s question. At that moment, Hank came out of his room in his pajamas. When he saw his parents sitting on the sofa, he yawned and asked, “Wha
Serenity asked, “Duncan has no comments about it, right?”“No. He said that Hank would always be Sonny’s biological father. Sonny’s surname won’t be changed to Lewis as well. He’ll remain a Brown. That’s part of Hank’s and my divorce agreement.”Since Liberty had signed the agreement, she would keep her promise. No matter Sonny’s surname, the fact that he was a member of the Brown family would not change. If so, there was no point in changing his surname. “Duncan is so easygoing.”At that moment, Liberty’s phone rang.It was Olivia. When Liberty recognized her voice through the phone, she whispered to Serenity, “Speak of the devil. Olivia is calling me.”“What did you say, Liberty?”Olivia heard Liberty whispering but could not hear her clearly. She asked Liberty to repeat herself.“I was talking to my sister, Olivia. Why did you call?”It was still early in the morning. “You’re back from Jensburg, right, Liberty?”“Yes.”“That was what I heard. Look. The year is almo