Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
Liberty‘s income before marriage was not much lower than Hank‘s.
Hank opened his mouth several times after being refuted by Serenity, but he was speechless. After a while, he said sheepishly , “Serenity, I only said one sentence, but you gave me such a long lecture as if I‘ve abused your sister. Aren‘t you busy at the store? If your business isn‘t good and you don‘t make much, just close your business and work for someone.
“Isn‘t Zachary working in a big company ? You can ask him to pull some strings so you can join his company. It‘s better to get a few thousand dollars a month than to sustain a business.”
Serenity said coldly, “You don‘t have to worry about my finances. I make enough for my expenses and have some spare change.”
“I–I‘m going to cook.”
Hank knew that his sister–in–law was angry and did not continue talking. He turned around and went back to the kitchen.
Serenity took a few deep breaths. Liberty was not ready to get a divorce yet, so Serenity had to put up with Hank. Serenity would go all out on Hank if he dared complain about her sister again when Liberty gets a job and prepares for the divorce.
She entered Liberty‘s room and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, gently touching Sonny. She knew that Liberty was only putting up with this because of her child. Hearing the door opening, Liberty turned her head and saw that it was Serenity.
She got up, walked towards Serenity, and said softly, “Serenity, your brother–in–law won‘t listen to what you say. Don‘t worry about me. I‘ll protect myself until I give up on him. “Aren‘t you going to buy a gift for Zachary ? You should get going then. Don‘t worry about me. I‘m fine.”
“Then I‘ll go shopping now. Call me if you need anything. Tell me if he dares hit you. I will never allow anyone to hit my sister!”
Liberty nodded. She endured so much before because she loved Hank
At this moment, Liberty only felt disappointment toward Hank.
She was only getting by for the time being for Sonny‘s sake because she was not capable enough to gain custody. Hank would not be able to threaten her ii she got back on her feet.
Serenity left under Liberty‘s urging.
When Serenity left, Hank had just finished cooking a dish and brought it out from the kitchen. Seeing that Serenity was about to leave, he asked perfunctorily, “Serenity, have you eaten?”
“Yeah.” Serenity casually responded and left.
Hank did not cook all the dishes that Liberty prepared and only made one dish. He forked a piece of his vegetable , put it into his mouth, tasted it, and spat it out immediately.
It was unpalatable and sweet.
How was it sweet? Did he take sugar for salt?
Hank immediately went into the kitchen and picked up the box of seasoning to see if it was sugar, salt, or monosodium glutamate. They were all placed in the same box, so he must have mistaken sugar for salt just now.
Before Hank got married, his mother cooked for him at home. After marriage, the Hunt sisters cooked for him. He did not have to cook all his life. It was no wonder the dish he cooked was unpalatable because he mistook sugar for salt.
Then, he looked at the pasta in the pot. Since Liberty had measured everything for him, the pasta was edible.
However, the spoiled Hank could not swallow plain pasta without any seasoning or meat.
Hank turned hot – tempered when he thought how hard he had worked for the first half of the day and came back without food on the table. He went into the room angrily and became more infuriated when he saw Liberty sitting on the bed, looking at her phone.
He suddenly stepped forward, slapped away Liberty‘s phone, grabbed Liberty‘s hair. He dragged her to the floor and started throwing punches and kicks at Liberty. He did not yell at Liberty for fear of waking up his son who was fast asleep.
Liberty was unprepared for Hank‘s sudden attack and was dragged to the ground by her hair. When she came back to her senses, she retaliated immediately.
Hank was a man, and he caught her by surprise, so Liberty was still at a disadvantage even when she fought back.
However, Liberty would not admit defeat even if her face and nose were swollen and bruised because of Hank‘s beating.
She remembered a colleague once told her that when a couple fought for the first time, the woman had to win no matter what and could never lose the fight. That way, the man would know that the woman was not easily bullied
That was the only way to restrain a man. If the woman lost the first fight, the man would become addicted to violence.
When it came to domestic violence, there would either be zero or countless occurrences.
Hank threw another punch at Liberty. Although she was in pain, she grabbed his fist tightly and bit down hard on his arm, so much so that Hank cried out in pain. Hank used his other hand to pull Liberty‘s hair, but the more he pulled, the harder Liberty‘s bite was.
“Liberty, let go! Let go of me! Let‘s let go of each other!” Hank shouted as he could not take it anymore.
He let go of his hand that was pulling Liberty‘s hair and used that hand to push Liberty away.
The moment he let go of Liberty, Liberty pounced at him.