Chapter 1115
Married at First Sight
Serenity said, âIâm okay. Am I not sitting here all fine? But my car was smashed. Zachary drove me to work this morning.â
Liberty nervously asked, âWho was it? Was it those people again?â
She thought it was their relatives again.
âNo. Itâs the Newman family. Well, the sister of the woman I helped before, to be precise. I got into two arguments with her, so she hired a few thugs to get back at me.â
âI canât believe it! Where is the law?â Liberty reproached.
âDid you call the cops?â
âYeah.â
Serenity looked at her nephew in her sisterâs arms and replied, âIâll be fine, Liberty. Zachary assigned another two bodyguards to protect me. Iâm letting you know now in case you and Sonny might be dragged into this.
âHow about you move in with us, Liberty? We can look after one another, and itâs safer for all of us.â
Liberty answered, âIâm renting in quite a safe neighborhood. Since you called the cops, they wouldâve learned their lesson and wouldnât try something again. Weâre living in a lawful society.â
After much thought, Liberty added, âI cleaned out the storage room in the diner. I plan to get bunk beds to put in there and move out of the apartment. Sonny and I can stay in the diner. At least, I can save money on the rental, and itâs safer too.â
Mr. Lewis hired security guards to patrol the streets.
The mother and son often took rides from Serenity to get around.
âDonât get worked up, Liberty. They wonât do anything out in the open. Iâm only letting you know so you can keep your eyes peeled for anything. We can go back to the same arrangement as when you were working at Lewis & Co. I can go to your store and pick Sonny up to come to mine. Mrs. Lane can look after Sonny. Itâs the best of both worlds since you wonât be distracted.â
The sisters were past the time when they had nobody. The York and Stone families stood behind them now. Anyone who wanted to lay a finger on them had to think twice.
Serenity was most afraid that her nephew would be targeted.
âSounds good.â
Liberty had no objections.
She really had no time for her son when things got hectic at the diner.
It was not like Liberty could carry Sonny on her back as she worked. The little man was heavy, so the weight would be a toil on her as time went by.
Once the sisters had the living arrangement out of the way, Serenity told her sister about their relatives spreading rumors.
It did not come as a surprise to Liberty.
She had guessed that they would not give up on her parentsâ inheritance that easily.
âI can handle this, Liberty. You should go back and get some rest.â
Letting out a yawn, Liberty replied, âSure. Iâll leave the e-bike at your shop. Iâll catch a cab with Sonny.
Iâm so tired. I can barely open my eyes.â
She was drained and had a child to look after. She knew better than to ride in this condition.
Serenity told one of the bodyguards to drive her sister and nephew home for a rest.
There was not much activity going on in the afternoon. That night, Serenity went with her aunt to attend an event.
This time, they were going to the Jeffersonsâ home.
When the clock struck nine, the arrival of several luxury sedans stirred the guests at the party hosted by the Jeffersons.
The person who came was Mr. York!
Zachary was here to pick his wife up.
Serenity did not want to attend the event with him. He respected her wish, but it was well within his rights to pick her up too.
With the elegant Rolls Royce escorted by security vehicles pulling up in the driveway of the Jeffersonsâ
residence, the host family came out of the house to welcome him.
âMr. York.â
Mr. Jefferson approached with a smile and opened the door for Zachary.
Zachary got out of the car holding a bouquet of roses. Onlookers could not take their eyes away from the man.
Mr. York looked rather charming with the bouquet in his hand. He made everybodyâs heart skip a beat.
After stepping his foot out of the car, he swept a glance at everybody before turning to Mr. Jefferson.
Before Mr. Jefferson could introduce his family to him, Zachary uttered, âSorry to bother you, Mr.
Jefferson. Iâm here to pick my wife up. Itâs late.â
Everybody was lost for words.
The party only started at half-past seven.