the dress.”
Stopping in his tracks, Sonny turned back and said, “I want to keep the dress, Uncle Zack. It’s for the little sister Aunt Ser will have.”
Zachary chuckled with delight at the comment. He approached Sonny and picked him up. “Do you think your aunt will have a girl?”
“My mom said so.”
Zachary exclaimed happily, “That’s right! Your aunt will give you a pretty little sister to play with. We don’t need to return the dress; you can keep it as a gift for her.”
Sonny nodded solemnly.
He planned to buy many dresses for his little sister once Aunt Ser had her.
“Mr. York, the meeting is starting,” Mr. Chaplin knocked on the office door, reminding Zachary of the time.
Zachary wanted to take Sonny to the lobby, but after glancing at the clock, he handed Sonny over to Duncan. “Sonny, can Dunc take you downstairs to your mom? I need to go to a meeting. I have to earn a lot of money for your little sister’s formula.”
“Sure.”
Sonny was reluctant to let Duncan hold him, but being sensible, he understood that Uncle Zack needed to make money for his little sister, so he wouldn’t bother him. Formula was expensive. Sonny often went with his mother to buy it and had seen her handing over a lot of money for the tasty milk.
Duncan carried Sonny along with the bag of new clothes to the elevator.
Liberty was waiting in the VIP lounge in the lobby.
She typically closed her business around noon, but since Zachary had taken Sonny to the office, she worried that he might wake up and disturb Zachary. So, she closed the shop at ten o’clock.
A few minutes later, she saw Duncan carrying her son out of the elevator through the glass door.
Jumping to
Liberty quickly stepped out of the VIP lounge and called, “Sonny.” The pair turned to look. As Sonny struggled to reach the ground, Duncan bent down and set him free. He observed the boy sprinting toward Liberty. “Mom,” Sonny exclaimed.