Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Mrs. Stone was pleased with the way Duncan handled the matter. She had a good opinion of Duncan in the first place, but now she held him in high regard.
Mrs. Brown and her daughter exchanged glances.
Chelsea stuttered a question at Mrs. Stone. “Are you really Liberty’s aunt? I mean, are you really her family? You’re…”
So, it turned out that Liberty and her sister had an aunt.
The aunt appeared to be quite well–off.
“I’m Liberty’s aunt, biologically speaking. Oh, I should introduce myself to my niece’s former in–laws. I’m Mrs. Stone. You might not have heard about me, but does the Stone. Group ring a bell?
“That’s my family business. Clive is my son.”
Shocked, Mrs. Brown fell off the chair and onto the ground.
“Mom.”
Hank entered the station, only to find her mother falling off the chair. Taking quick paces, he went up to pick his mother up. However, her mother could not stand still and was weak. in her knees.
“What happened to you, Mom?”
Hank picked the chair up and helped his mother to sit down.
His mother stared at Liberty with a complicated look on her face.
Hank took a glance at her sister and found her with her jaw dropped while color drained from her face.
“Are you alright, Mrs. Brown?”
Having tagged along Hank, Jessica asked Mrs. Brown with concern.
She then turned her attention to Liberty with the intention to rip one into her. Even if Liberty was divorced, she should not have scared her former mother-in-law. Nevertheless, Jessica was taken aback by Elisa’s presence. Jessica thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.
Mrs. Stone and the others were not public figures, but Elisa was famous and went viral for courting Zachary. Without a doubt, Jessica knew who she was.
At the time, she was envious of Elisa’s entitlement to go after Zachary.
“Is that you, Ms. Stone?” Jessica asked.
Elisa lifted her chin high. “Who are you?”
“It’s really you, Ms. Stone. I’m Jessica Yates, the secretary to the manager of Waltham Electronics.”
Jessica excitedly whipped out her business card and handed one to Elisa.
Without putting her hand out, Elisa uttered in disdain, “You’re the homewrecker who destroyed Liberty’s marriage. Don’t give me any business cards because I only accept them from decent human beings, not floozies.”
Jessica was speechless.
Her cheeks burned with shades of red.
Embarrassed, Jessica withdrew her arm.
Although his mother and sister were not talking, Hank knew from Liberty and his sister’s bruises that they had a fight. Since his mother and sister had probably started it, Hank immediately apologized to Liberty.
“I’m sorry, Liberty. I apologize on my mother and sister’s behalf no matter what they did. I’m sorry. I’ll tell them off and stop them from ever bothering you.
“Please, for Sonny’s sake, can you overlook this once? I’ll meet your demands, whatever they may be.”
Afraid that his mother and sister would end up in jail, Hank took the initiative to apologize and was open to hearing Liberty’s demands.
The police officers believed that it was best to have family disputes resolved.
“Liberty…”
Mrs. Brown fell to the ground, but this time, on her knees.
“I had no conscience. I was wrong, Liberty. I deserve to die. Please forgive me. I won’t give you trouble anymore. I’m begging you. Please find it in your heart to forgive Chelsea and I.”
If the kneeling was not enough, Mrs. Brown even bowed earnestly at Liberty.
Carrying her son, Liberty turned away to refuse the gesture.
“I was wrong, Liberty. I was wrong. I deserve to die.”
Mrs. Brown raised her arm and slapped herself.
“Mom.”
Hank immediately stopped his mother.
Snapping out of her shock, Chelsea got on her knees together with her mom and pleaded, ” It was my fault, Liberty. I shouldn’t have twisted the facts and hit you. Please forgive me.
“We’ve known each other for more than a decade, and I’m Sonny’s aunt. Please forgive us. It’s not good for Sonny if we were locked behind bars. Sonny would have a grandmother and aunt with a criminal record.”
Hank had only pulled his mother up when his sister went weak at the knees once more. Hank was in a dilemma as he had to hold his sister up too.
He told them not to mess with Liberty, but his family refused to listen and went against his wishes anyway. Hank simply could not get a moment of peace.
Hank had been taking a lot of heat at the office, and work had been hanging over his head. His boss did not look too pleased when Hank ditched work to come here.
He believed that at this rate, his family would cost him the over one million bucks he gave to Liberty to keep his job.
Likely spooked by the drama, Sonny clung to his mother’s neck without staring at his grandmother and aunt.
Duncan happened to stand in his line of vision.
As Duncan stood behind Liberty, Sonny’s eyes met Duncan with his head resting over his mother’s shoulder.
Sonny left quite an impression on Duncan. Although Duncan was a crude burly man, he loved children.
The boy was as cute as a button.
Duncan reached out to stroke Sonny’s head, but the latter cried in fear, “Mommy! Mommy!”
While settling her son down, Liberty noticed Duncan’s outreached arm awkwardly frozen midair.
“I–I thought your son was adorable, so I wanted to stroke him. He seems scared of me,” Duncan explained while awkwardly withdrawing his arm.
Liberty soothed her son. “This is Mr. Lewis, Sonny. He’s not a bad man. Don’t be scared.”
Sonny could not shake the fear. To shy away from Duncan, Sonny put his hands out and asked anxiously for Serenity, “Ant Swer, huggies! Ant Swer, huggies!”
Serenity took him over.
Feeling sorry, Liberty said to Duncan, “Sonny had gotten a nasty shock before, Mr. Lewis. He’s scared of strangers now.”
Duncan was not going to be hung up about it with a child. “It’s okay. I did scare your son after all.”
The little guy was afraid of him the last few times they met too.
Mr. Brown and George made it to the station.
The Browns dished out all kinds of apologies and promises.
They were willing to pay for the damages in hopes Liberty would let go of the matter.
With the police mediating and helping to reach a reconciliation, Liberty agreed to let the matter slide in the end.
Nevertheless, she requested Mrs. Brown and her daughter to put their promise in writing, apologize, and pay for Liberty’s medical bills and emotional distress. Liberty added that the compensation had to come out of the mother and daughter’s pockets. Hank was not allowed to pay on behalf of his mother.
The mother and daughter would only feel the pain if it was their money.
Since Liberty made the call, and the Browns were family to Sonny, the Stones and Serenity did not give their two cents.
After leaving the station, Liberty apologetically said to Mrs. Stone, “I can’t go to your place looking like this, Aunt Audrey. I’m going to take Sonny home.”
“Aunt Audrey, I’ll drive my sister home.”
With all that had happened, Serenity was not in the mood to have dinner at the Stones‘ place.
Mrs. Stone was understanding. “Okay. You should head back. It’s Friday tomorrow. I’ll pick you up on the weekend. You can stay over at my place.”
The sisters did not decline Mrs. Stone’s invitation.
Once the Stones and the Hunt sisters were gore, Mrs. Brown emerged from the police with her son’s assistance.