chapter 828
“Do you really think this will keep her? You’re only making the situation worse.”
“Seren won’t return if she leaves. I won’t let her out of my sight!” Zachary insisted.
“You—!” Liberty’s anger flared.
“Save your breath, Liberty. He’s the type who only acts according to his own sense of right. Everything has to go his way. He doesn’t care about our opinions. He won’t even extend basic trust and respect to me.”
Instead of the previous anger and agitation, Serenity’s expression was now indifferent, as if her heart had gone cold.
“Where’s Sonny?”
“Mr. Lewis is still at my place. I asked him to look after Sonny for me.”
“Isn’t Sonny scared of Mr. Lewis?”
“He fell asleep before I arrived here.”
A realization struck Serenity. “I’m fine, Liberty. You should head back. Sonny will be frightened if he wakes up and sees Mr. Lewis instead of you.”
Serenity urged her sister to leave.
“Seren…”
Serenity reassured her sister, “Trust me, Liberty. I’ll be okay.”
Liberty glanced at Zachary, but he was focused intently on her sister, as if he feared she would disappear if he blinked.
Seeing her sister’s resigned expression, Liberty sighed deeply and said to Zachary, “Let’s take a walk. We need to talk privately.”
Liberty stood up and walked outside, with Zachary following silently.
Outside the house, Liberty paused and faced the brother-in-law she once admired and had always encouraged her sister to treat well.
She noticed that Zachary appeared both physically and mentally drained after confessing everything, yet she felt no sympathy for him.
They were all adults; they needed to handle their own issues.
ready to accept the consequences of their decisions.