Chapter 1483
If Old Mrs. Lewis were still alive, she would not hinder Duncan from pursuing Liberty. According to Duncan, his grandmother only wanted him to be happy. If he truly loved Liberty, she would undoubtedly support his pursuit of her.
“Ms. Harmon, you’re not still harboring fantasies about me, are you?” Duncan asked.
Lily replied, “Not at all. I now understand what kind of person you are, Duncan. Since you don’t love me, why should I hold onto any fantasies about you? You’re not the only remarkable man in the world.”
“Why should I cling to you when you don’t belong to me? Wouldn’t it be better for me to find someone else? I could even find more than one man.”
“Alright, then I’ll stop pretending. I’ll have dinner with Mrs. Lewis later to clarify things, and then I’ll move out of your house and stay at the Wiltspoon Hotel. We may not end up as a couple, but we can still be friends.”
Lily’s intentions were good, even if Duncan was also being reasonable. It would be best for Lily to clarify her situation with Mrs. Lewis and move out so that Mrs. Lewis would stop having expectations about her.
It wasn’t that Lily didn’t like Duncan; it was quite the opposite. There were many impressive young men in Wiltspoon, and she might just find her true love there. If she didn’t find someone in Wiltspoon, she could always return home and take her time choosing.
If she couldn’t find a suitable partner, she could still enjoy a comfortable life on her own.
“Duncan, you should return to work. I’m going to drive,” Lily said as she proactively ended the call.
Serenity was unaware of these developments. In the afternoon, she informed several of her part-time helpers, who were assisting her with knitting crafts, to come over and pick up the materials.
As school let out in the evening, the students walked out in groups. Seeing how they
They were full of energy and envied their youthfulness. After being busy for a while, Serenity began moving the shelves from the front of the store inside. Mr. Charles, carrying his large bowl, scooped up mouthfuls of food as he wandered over to Serenity’s store.
“Serenity, are you closing the store early today?” he asked.
Serenity replied with a hum and explained, “Jasmine is treating us to dinner.”
“Oh, right. Jasmine and Mr. Bucham are engaged. We haven’t had the chance to congratulate her yet.”
“Jasmine will come by tomorrow. You can congratulate her then, Mr. Charles.”
As Serenity observed Mr. Charles eating, she inquired, “Did Mrs. Charles only allow you to have vegetables?”
“Meat has been expensive lately,” he said. “Since we’ve been buying less, I let the elderly and children have it while I eat the greens. In fact, vegetables are also costly now; we can barely afford them. If we lived on a farm and grew our own, we could be self-sufficient and save some money.”
“Everything in the city costs money. No matter how frugally we try to live, there’s always a portion of our budget spent each month.”
After expressing his frustration about the rising meat prices, Mr. Charles asked with concern, “Is your sister feeling better?”
Sonny’s abduction caused quite a stir in Wiltspoon, so people like Mr. Charles were bound to be aware.
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