Chapter 3511
-At 9:00 pm in Wiltspoon.
After her video call with Liberty, Serenity asked Sonny, “Have you packed everything? Don’t forget the gift for Titus.”
Sonny enthusiastically replied, “Everything is packed. I just took some toys and the gift for Titus.”
“You always remember Titus’s gift, even if you forget everything else,” Serenity said with a smile. “But if you forget anything, how will you give Titus his gift?”
Sonny smiled sheepishly.
Serenity picked him up and set him on the bed. “Your uncle is on a business trip, so you’ll be sleeping with me tonight. Tomorrow morning, after breakfast, we’ll head to Uncle Ben’s house. I suggested you go with those old grandfathers, but you didn’t want to. They adore you and would take good care of you.”
Sonny lay down on the bed, resting his head on Serenity’s thighs. “They like me, but I don’t know them well. You and Mom often tell me not to go with strangers except for you. I’m afraid I might get sold.”
Serenity laughed. “Who would dare to sell you? They’d have to be crazy.”
She recalled when Liberty and Hank had just divorced, and the Brown family had taken Sonny away, trying to hide him from Liberty.
This tactic was common among divorced couples fighting for custody, typically the fathers. They would hide the child at a relative’s house, preventing the mother from seeing them. Even if custody was awarded to the mother, she might never see her child again. This constituted a form of torture and suffering for many women.
While some men who took their children genuinely loved them, others did not. They simply didn’t want the mother to have a good life or to be with the children. It was revenge, a way to hurt.
The women were tormented. After taking the children, the abductors often neglected their care, returning them to their parents. The grandparents would speak ill of the mother, instilling hatred in the children towards her. Even when the mother and child were reunited, resentment often lingered in the child’s heart.
People often say that a couple will experience a hundred days of gratitude after spending just one day together. If love comes to an end, why can’t they part on good terms? Why create a scene that will only cause lasting harm to the children?
When the Brown family took Sonny, Serenity was heartbroken.
Sonny had been cared for by Liberty and Serenity since birth, while Hank, his father, rarely interacted with him. Surprisingly, Sonny’s grandparents adored him even more than their own grandson, despite him being their only grandson.
If Sonny didn’t return, he would likely not receive proper care in the Brown household. He would probably be bullied by Lucas, and without parental protection, his cousins would also torment him, with his grandparents offering no assistance.
Fortunately, Serenity had married Zachary. He and his brothers found Sonny at Chelsea’s home and rescued him. Sonny had been bullied; when Zachary arrived, Chelsea’s oldest son, Lucas, was still hitting him. Enraged by the sight of Sonny being mistreated, Zachary harshly reprimanded Lucas.
Since then, Lucas, who was in junior high at the time, had feared Zachary.
“Sonny, do you remember when Lucas and his friends bullied you, and your uncle came to your rescue?” Serenity asked.