Hank’s mental state was heading in an unhealthy direction as things got better for Liberty in life. He could not help but make Liberty jump through hoops. For example, Hank could buy a mini suit for their son, but with Jessica egging him on, Hank believed Liberty was deliberately driving a wedge between him and his son. Liberty refused to let him see his son. Hence, Hank insisted on taking Sonny to try out clothes. He made a huge fuss the moment Liberty disagreed with him. “Where’s Sonny? Where did you hide him?” Hank looked around the breakfast diner, but his son was nowhere to be found. “Did you hide Sonny at Serenity’s place?” That was not right. Serenity’s bookshop was closed for two days. He had been to the bookshop. “Sonny is in a class. He’ll be back soon.”Liberty faintly added, “I’m not stopping you from meeting with Sonny, Hank. If you really want to take Sonny along, then fine. I’m almost done anyway. I’ll go with you when Sonny is finished with his clas
“Mom.”Sonny came running in his gym uniform. “Sonny, you’re back.” With a smile, Liberty went up and picked her son up. “How was it? Do you feel tired? Did you cry?” Sonny shook his head. “I didn’t cry, but I do feel tired.” “Oh, you’re tired. Let me kiss your tiredness away. You must stick to the classes.” Liberty was concerned that her son could not keep up with the workout. She gave her son a kiss and reminded him to hang on so as not to disappoint Zachary after all he did for Sonny. Sonny was exhausted and tempted to quit, but his uncle’s words were imprinted in his mind. By taking up the art of self-defense, he no longer had to be afraid of bad guys. He could also protect his mother. He wanted to be the manly man and shield his mom from all harm. Sonny gave a firm nod. “I will stick to the class, Mom.” Jim entered the diner too. “Ms. Hunt.” He said hello to Liberty. “Thank you, Jim.” Jim smiled. “Don’t mention it, Ms. Hunt.” It was his duty to drop of
“It’s up to you whether you want to do it. Don’t be scared to speak your mind if you don’t want to.” Liberty did not want to force her son. She respected his choices. Tilting his head, Sonny looked at his dad and contemplated for a while before asking, “Is my mom going?” “Yes. Didn’t I give your mom an invitation the last time?” “Oh.” Sonny bobbed his head. “Okay, Dad. I’ll do it.” Hank smiled. He knew his son was close to him and would be happy to be his flower boy. “Should we go pick an outfit then?” Sonny turned to his mother once more. Hank had to tell Liberty, “We should hurry if you want to come along.” Paying Hank no mind, Liberty turned off the electricity and checked if the stove was off. With all that confirmed, she let the two workers knock off and said to Jim, “Jim, you can return. I’m going with Sonny to pick out a suit for him.” Sonny had his lesson in the morning. The class in the afternoon was not necessary. He was young, so William did not want t
Hank regretted it. In fact, the regret sank in a long time ago. He realized life was not as good as he thought since he went public about his relationship with Jessica. He was disappointed with his decision. This was especially when his family nitpicked and fought with Jessica endlessly. It was annoying. He was having more than second thoughts. It was all the same, going from a lover to a wife. Had he been nice to Liberty, gotten her on a weight loss program, and given her time to dress up, his wife would not have lost to his lover… “Why are you staring into blank space, babe?” With Hank’s eyes on Liberty, Jessica nudged him and brought him back to earth. “I’m fine.” Hank had no guts to admit he was dwelling in the past and regretted his choices as Jessica would jump down his throat. He had his pride. He did not want a public fallout. It would only let Liberty see him as a complete joke. Hank drew close and carried his son out of the car. Once Liberty got out, h
Sonny cried as he put up a fight to break free from the man’s locked arms. The boy even kicked the man. It was a shame Sonny’s limited strength was merely a scratch to the big man. It was useless. Seeing that his kicking did not work, Sonny suddenly slapped the man’s eyes. Now, he got a reaction. The man in black could not see as Sonny smacked and slapped his eyes. The man staggered in his footsteps and could not keep up the speed. Liberty gave everything she got to pick up her pace. Ten meters, five meters, one meter… Frustrated, the man in black was about to knock Sonny unconscious when Liberty charged up and pounced on him. She got Sonny back, but she tumbled onto the ground. Despite falling down, she kept her son tightly wrapped in her embrace. Sonny remained on top of his mother during the fall. The only thing a mother could think of was protecting her child in a moment of danger. Not wanting his effort to go in vain, the man in black came to snatch Sonny when Libe
For some reason—probably tired from running or scared stiff—Hank lost all energy and could not pick Liberty up. “Don’t move Ms. Hunt!” The York family’s bodyguard pushed Hank away to prevent him from moving Liberty as it might cause Liberty to bleed out. After calling the emergency line, the bodyguard tried to stop the bleeding and contact Zachary and the others too. Having found out that his sister-in-law was stabbed multiple times, Zachary shouted, “How could you allow Liberty to get hurt when there were so many of you watching her?” How was he supposed to explain to Seren? The bodyguards remained without a word. They had a lot of eyes on Liberty and Sonny, but so did the other party too. The security team was minutes away from catching up to Liberty, and it was in those minutes Liberty was stabbed. The nearest ambulance was sent to the scene. Liberty was rushed to the hospital for treatment. “Mom…” Sonny sobbed and wailed. He was covered in blood—his mother
“Liberty.” Serenity was at a town near her hometown, checking on the progress of her project when she picked up the call. Thinking that it was her sister, Serenity said hello with a smile. Zachary also dialed Serenity’s number while on his way to the hospital, but Sonny was one step ahead of him. His call did not go through. “Aunt Ser…” Sonny burst out crying at the sound of his aunt’s voice. Serenity tried to calm her nephew down. “What’s the matter, Sonny? Why are you crying? Was the lesson tiring? Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Sonny is a man, and men don’t cry. Don’t cry, Sonny. I’ll take you to the supermarket later. I’ll get you whatever you want.” “Aunt Ser, Mom was bleeding. There was a lot of blood… Come back, Aunt Ser. Mom’s about to die… Wahhh!” Sonny’s voice trailed on and off amid the wailing. On the other end of the line, Serenity was in shock. The phone fell right out of her hand. Next to Serenity, Elisa bent over to pick up the phone. Serenity managed to gr
Zachary heard Jasmine shout from the other side of the phone. He also kept calling, “Seren, Seren!” Elisa picked up Serenity’s phone and yelled at Zachary, “Zachary, what did you say to Serenity? What did you say happened to Liberty?” “Elisa, send Serenity back first. Liberty is injured and is being treated at the hospital. Let’s talk about the rest when you’re back.” “How is Liberty doing?” Elisa’s face changed as well. She knew Serenity was only so frightened because something happened to Liberty, but she did not know what exactly happened to Liberty. After hearing what Zachary said, Elisa was feeling nervous and afraid too. The Hunt sisters were her mom’s favorites. If something were to happen to Liberty, who knew how sad Elisa’s mom would be? “I don’t know either. She was stabbed a few times and is still being rescued. We’re already at the hospital. Elisa, send Seren back with Ms. Sox now. Drive safe.” Zachary wished he could fly over to pick up his wife. Howe