Chapter 1676

Josh was considerate not to smoke because his wife was pregnant.

“What happened, Mr. Lewis? Why did Mrs. Lewis say that it was her fault for what happened to Duncan?” Zachary asked in a low voice.

Josh also looked at Mr. Lewis, waiting for him to tell them the truth.

“Sigh… It’s our fault. Duncan went out drinking yesterday. After you sent him home, Duncan didn’t answer Corey’s call, so she called the housekeeper only to find out that Duncan was drunk This morning, Corey insisted on going to his house, so I went with her.

“Duncan only woke up at noon. He saw us at his place and quarreled with Corey again shortly after Duncan didn’t want to get into a row with his mother, so he got up and left.”

Derek recalled the scene at that time. If he knew that it would cause Duncan’s accident, he would have dragged Corey back with every ounce of his strength.

As Duncan’s father, he felt he did not do well in persuading Corey to be more open–minded, which caused the conflict between the mother and son to intensify.

“Corey asked if Duncan was going to look for Liberty and didn’t want to let him leave But Duncan ignored her and drove away. Corey was furious and chased after him because she wanted to stop Duncan from going to Liberty.

“I followed and persuaded Corey to stop bickering with Duncan. He’s already thirty–six, so he knows what he’s doing. As his parents, we shouldn’t control him anymore. Duncan has always. been independent as well–he never liked being restrained by the family. The more we oppose him from pursuing Liberty, the more he’ll rebel.

“Corey wouldn’t listen to me. Duncan noticed that we were chasing him, so he sped and kept overtaking other vehicles. It was also because he was driving so fast that he rear–ended a large truck at the intersection. It was a red light, so the truck slowed down and stopped.”

At that moment, Derek blamed himself and said, “It’s all our fault. If it weren’t for us chasing him, Duncan wouldn’t have driven so fast. Then, he could’ve braked in time when the truck slowed down.”

Zachary and Josh looked at each other. Neither of them knew how to continue the conversation Duncan was not necessarily going out to see Liberty, but Mrs. Lewis jumped to a conclusion and thought that her son was going to see Liberty. Thus, Mrs. Lewis chased after her son to stop him from going to Liberty.

At the time, Duncan was probably infuriated.

Thus, he was distracted when he drove. He had too much to drink yesterday and had just woken up, so he would have felt a little discomfort. That was how he got into an accident.

After a while, Zachary comforted, “Mr Lewis, Duncan will be fine.”

All that mattered was that Duncan was still alive. The other injuries would heal eventually “Duncan injured his legs. You heard what the doctor said It’ll take a long time for him to recover I’m just worried that Duncan won’t be able to accept it when he wakes up and finds out that he’ll be wheelchair–bound for a long time and needs physiotherapy.

“Although he looks carefree and nonchalant, he’s actually a very fragile person. Back when he was in his rebellious stage, his grandma’s illness worsened, and she passed away Due to this, he’s still living in self–blame after more than ten years.

“The scar on his face is a reminder to him, and he won’t stop blaming himself for what happened if he doesn’t remove that scar Now this has happened, I’m just afraid he won’t be able to pull through.”

Derek was worried that his son could not accept the possibility of being disabled.

Even if his legs would heal, it would take a long time.

“Sigh… Why did we, as parents, want to make things difficult for our son? We should’ve just let him pursue whoever he likes. Why did we stop him? He had only started to like that one woman after so long, yet we didn’t support him. He got annoyed at our interference and became hot-

tempered..

Derek said with regret, “What’s the use of saying all these now? My son already got into an accident…”

Josh comforted him. “Mr. Lewis, although Duncan has a soft side, he’s also very strong. He won’t be easily beaten down. His leg injury will definitely heal one day.

“I think it’s up to Duncan and Liberty to deal with their relationship, and it’s best if we don’t interfere.

They’re all adults, and they’re not exactly young, so they can surely handle their own. feelings, right?”

Derek looked at Zachary, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but he did not say a word in the end.

After a moment of silence, Zachary said, “My sister–in–law really has no feelings for Duncan, but. she doesn’t hate him either. She just treats Duncan as a friend.”