“I asked both Liberty and Sonny to move in with us, but she declined. She refused before, and she continues to refuse now. That’s just who my sister is. She’s always concerned about being a burden to us. She agreed to let us take Sonny, but she won’t move in with us.”
Zachary remarked, “Liberty has always been a strong and independent woman. She was just trapped in her marriage for a few years. She won’t consider living with us.”
From the start, Liberty had consistently refused to move in with the couple.
She certainly wouldn’t start wanting to move in now.
She had also repeatedly turned down their financial assistance.
Liberty believed she still had enough money of her own. Her business was thriving, and she was making a profit, so she didn’t need her sister and brother-in-law’s financial help.
“By the way, Mr. Lewis came to Liberty’s store early for breakfast. I really don’t understand his motives. If I ask him if he likes Liberty, he denies it and claims he’s only there every day because he likes Sonny.
“But it doesn’t seem like he’s indifferent to Liberty either. He’s always very eager to help whenever my sister encounters trouble. He jumps to her aid faster than I can.”
Zachary replied, “If Duncan says he doesn’t like her, then accept that. Aren’t you concerned about him being with your sister? Mrs. Lewis is not easy to deal with.”
“I feel that Mr. Lewis isn’t a bad guy, but since you mentioned that Mrs. Lewis is difficult, I don’t want my sister to suffer at the hands of her mother-in-law again.”
Serenity felt the same way as Audrey. They both admired Duncan but did not approve of Liberty marrying him. They wanted to protect Liberty from experiencing the hardships of a challenging mother-in-law again.
Having a mother-in-law like Olivia was already challenging; a mother-in-law from a wealthy family would only complicate matters further.