chapter 759

Hank was very happy to see Liberty. Did absence truly make the heart grow fonder? He only stopped when his shopping cart was about to collide with Serenity and Liberty’s cart. He and Jessica peered inside Liberty’s cart and discovered it was filled to the brim with gifts.

Among the items were several wine bottles worth thousands and a few boxes of branded cigars. With a long face, Hank asked Liberty, “It’s just you and Sonny. Why do you need to buy so much? You always spend extravagantly. Let me make this clear: we don’t owe each other anything. Don’t come to me looking for money after you’ve spent it all.”

He added, “One more thing—although I’ve already provided a year’s worth of alimony for Sonny in advance, you must give me a list of expenditures to prove that the money is being used for my son.”

“You can keep in touch with Jessica if you don’t want to add my number. Just send her the list by the last day of every month starting next year, and I’ll take a look.”

“This should help you avoid unnecessary spending.”

Hank couldn’t shake the habit of criticizing Liberty; it was a behavior he couldn’t change even after the divorce. Liberty’s shopping cart contained many expensive items, with the total amount exceeding ten thousand dollars.

It pained Hank to watch his money disappear. To make matters worse, he had to give Liberty a million dollars, and she was spending it frivolously. The mother and son didn’t require much for Christmas.

Even if the items were gifts for someone else, who could Liberty possibly gift them to? It was only the Stone family. As the second wealthiest family in Wiltspoon, the Stones had everything they needed, making Liberty’s excessive spending on gifts unnecessary.