Chapter 830
Married at First Sight
Sonny refused Duncan and slid out of bed himself, looking for his mother while crying. When he searched the house but still did not find Liberty, he cried even harder.
âSonny, do you want some candy? Donât cry. Dunc will give you candy.â
Duncan tried to coax him.
âI donât want candy. I want Mommyâ¦â
âIâll bring you outside and buy you a windmill, okay?â
âI donât want windmill. I want Mommyâ¦â
Sonnyâs cries grew louder.
Duncan was unable to soothe Sonny no matter how he tried. He did not know how to coax children.
In the end, he took out his cell phone, unlocked it, and handed it to Sonny. âDonât cry, okay? Come here, Iâll let you play with my phone. We can watch cartoons.â
Sonny slapped his phone away with one hand.
âI donât want phone.â
Duncan scratched his head, feeling a headache. âI thought children these days could be dealt with easily if they have a phone to play with.â
Sonny did not want to play with his phone.
However, there were many harmful effects of children playing with cell phones. Sonny was still too young, so it was indeed inappropriate for him to play with a phone.
Just then, there was the sound of the door opening.
Duncan hurriedly shoved the phone back into his pants pocket. He could not let Liberty see that he was trying to coax Sonny with his phone.
He was setting a bad example for someone elseâs child.
Liberty heard her sonâs cries as she was making her way up the stairs.
She quickened her pace and hurriedly opened the door to enter the house.
âMommy.â
Sonny cried pitifully and ran toward Liberty when he saw his mother.
Liberty bent down to pick up her son. When she saw the tears and snot running down his face, she carried him and brought tissues to help him wipe them away.
âMommy is back, Sonny. Donât cry.â
She pressed her sonâs head against her shoulder and comforted him gently. âDonât cry. Mommy just went out for some business. Itâs not because Mommy doesnât want you anymore. Duncan is here, so thereâs no need to be afraid.â
Sonny thought, âIâm scared because Dunc is here.â
Duncan said sheepishly, âI couldnât coax him. He cried as soon as he woke up and saw me, then he tried looking for you. I tried everything, but I couldnât get him to stop crying.â
Forgive him for having no experience with children.
âSonny will cry if he wakes up and doesnât see me. Itâs a little better if Seren is around, but if she isnât, no one can coax him. Not even his father could.â
Of course, that was also because Hank rarely spent time with his son.
When he was at home occasionally, he would just tease his son, make him cry, and then quickly slip away.
Duncan stopped talking when Hank was suddenly mentioned.
Liberty recalled that Jessica once bragged that she and Hank would go to the City Hall on Valentineâs Day, which was today, to get the marriage formalities done.
Liberty thought in her heart, âJessica did it on purpose.
âShe chose to get married on Valentineâs Day.
âShe thought it would be a blow to me.â
Liberty wanted to laugh. She did not understand why Jessica thought that she would still love Hank after the divorce.
Hank was nothing but Sonnyâs father to her now.
âThank you, Mr. Lewis.â
Although Duncan could not coax Sonny, Liberty was still grateful that he had been with them the whole day.
If only he did not harp about how tough Zachary had it, or what difficulties Zachary faced, Liberty would be even more grateful to him.