Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Liberty used to embrace her sister–in–law despite all the criticisms and fault–finding because Chelsea was her husband‘s sister. Now that Chelsea found Liberty more of an eyesore, she wanted nothing more than her brother to leave Liberty.
Her brother could get a young and beautiful woman like Jessica after the divorce, but nobody would want Liberty once Hank ditched her. Liberty‘s choices for a new husband would be limited to old men in their eighties.
“You can talk about that in front of me, but don‘t say that to Hank.”
Mrs. Brown had a problem with Liberty, but for the sake of her grandson and the peace in her son‘s marriage, Mrs. Brown had to warn her daughter.
Her daughter might just speak ill of her daughter–in–law to her son again.
“Got it, Mom. I wonder if Lucas would cry at home.”
Chelsea did not bring her son along for once.
Her son had not recovered from the flu, and it was a viral infection. Her parents were worried Lucas would pass the flu to Sonny if Chelsea brought him along.
Mrs. Brown said, “Your dad‘s there. Lucas‘s fever has gone down. His cough would take some time to go though. The flu is still contagious. We can bring him next time when he‘s all better.”
Chelsea pursed her lips and replied, “You and your dad favor Sonny. Lucas doesn‘t have a fever now, but you won‘t let me bring him since you‘re scared Sonny might catch the flu from Lucas.”
Her mom poked her in the head and told her off, “Sonny carries the Brown name. He‘s the grandson of the Brown family. Lucas‘s last name is Repton. He also has your husband‘s side of the family. So, you can‘t compare them.
“Besides, I‘ve never taken care of Sonny since he was born. All I do is have a quick playtime with him whenever I come for a visit. Your dad and I have been caring for your three children from the day they were born. You should be happy with that.
“Your brother gives me five thousand bucks a month for living expenses, and all the money is spent on your family. Your brother and his wife are kind enough not to fuss about it but don‘t take everything for granted. How can you accuse me of playing favorites?
“Lucas has the viral flu. You didn‘t let him out to play with his friends in case he might give the flu to someone else‘s child. Why aren’t you concerned that your own nephew might catch it?”
Chelsea clung to her mother‘s arm and sweet–talked,“ I‘m sorry, Mom. It came out wrong. I just didn‘t want to be away from Lucas. We‘re only going home tomorrow. Lucas is still young. I feel bad about leaving him while he‘s sick.
“Sonny is my nephew. I only have one nephew. Of course, I love him. I love Sonny and my son all the same.”
“Don‘t say something like that again. It‘s disheartening.”
Chelsea immediately answered, “I promise I won‘t, Mom.” She knew her parents helped her out the most.
Chelsea had her parents‘ help to look after the children and do the school run while Liberty had to become a full time housewife without any help. Liberty‘s dependency on Hank‘s income gave the Browns an excuse to put the screws on her.
Mrs. Brown and Chelsea waited for a while before Liberty returned with Sonny. Serenity emerged behind the mother and son.
Serenity was carrying a bag of seafood bought from the market.
Mrs. Brown and Chelsea wanted to have a go at Liberty when she arrived, but the sight of Serenity at the back made them hold their tongues.
After the domestic violence incident, Mrs. Brown and Chelsea went to look for Serenity but had to flee from Serenity‘s harsh tirade. Since then, they were haunted by Serenity‘s presence.
“Sonny.”
Mrs. Brown quickly put on a smiling face as she went
forth to pick Sonny up from his stroller.
“Oh, Sonny. I miss you so much.”
Holding her grandson up, Mrs. Brown planted kisses on both sides of his cheeks.
“Gwanma.”
Sonny lifted his arm to brush the areas that were kissed before greeting his grandmother.
Chelsea pinched his little cheek and said with a smile,“ Long time no see. You have chubby cheeks that give a nice squeeze, unlike my son who has gotten thinner.”
Sonny slapped away her aunt‘s grip on his face. His aunt was pinching him so hard that it hurt.
Before Liberty could say anything, Mrs. Brown reproached her daughter, “It‘s not nice to call a child fat. “Sonny isn‘t chubby. He‘s just right.”
Mrs. Brown believed Lucas was a bigger size.
“Ah, Serenity‘s here too.” Mrs. Brown politely greeted Serenity as if she just took notice of Serenity now.
Serenity replied faintly, “Yeah. I drove my sister and Sonny back.”
She handed the bag of seafood to Chelsea. “Your seafood.”
Chelsea was living the life. She had her parents‘ help to run the household and could come over to her brother‘s place to ease whatever craving she had.
Only a ridiculous family like the Browns could raise a daughter like Chelsea.
Chelsea took the bag and opened it up right away for a look. She exclaimed, “Why is the shrimp so small? The crabs are tiny. You should get an Alaskan King Crab or something. You can‘t get much out of these tiny crabs.”
She loved to eat the meat in the crab claws.
Only the bigger–sized crabs had the plump flesh in the pinchers.
While opening the front door, Liberty responded, “Hank only gave me three hundred bucks for the seafood. Seafood is expensive. What can three hundred bucks get?”
Chelsea snapped back, “You‘re going halves on everything, remember? Hank gave you three hundred bucks, so you have to fork another three hundred out of your pocket. Six hundred dollars should be enough to get better quality and bigger seafood.”