{"id":12148,"date":"2026-01-22T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=12148"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:46:19","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-396\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 396"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n
Chapter 396<\/div>\n
After tonight, Liberty would no longer feel sad or cry over Hank.<\/div>\n
\u201cSonny!\u201d<\/div>\n
Suddenly anxious, Liberty remembered her son. \u201cLiberty, I asked Mrs. Lane to look after Sonny. He usually sleeps through the night until dawn anyway,\u201d Serenity reassured her.<\/div>\n
Though Sonny could be mischievous, he was often well-behaved, especially at night. Typically, he would sleep until morning unless something was bothering him.<\/div>\n
Hearing this eased Liberty\u2019s worries. \u201cSeren, Zachary, how did you two find me?\u201d She only thought to ask after confirming her son was in good hands.<\/div>\n
Serenity expressed her frustration. \u201cLiberty, we\u2019re sisters! Since our parents passed away, we\u2019ve relied on each other for fifteen years and shared everything. This time, you left me out, so how could I not worry?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cZachary\u2019s friend, who gathered evidence of Hank\u2019s infidelity, is very capable. He quickly discovered that Hank was here as soon as Zachary asked, so we rushed over. Liberty, no matter what happens in the future, you have to tell me, okay? Don\u2019t try to shoulder everything alone. I\u2019m grown up now, and I\u2019m not the little girl you need to protect anymore.\u201d<\/div>\n
After a brief silence, Liberty replied, \u201cEarlier, when I stopped you from confronting those scumbags, it was because I was worried they might sue you for assault and demand compensation. No matter how wrong they\u2019ve done me,<\/div>\n
it\u2019s illegal to hit someone. If I were to retaliate because they wronged me, they\u2019d have a guilty conscience. They would likely just endure the beating and scolding from me, so they wouldn\u2019t dare ask for compensation.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSeren, please trust me. I can handle this. If I truly need your help, I will definitely reach out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liberty was just fifteen when their parents passed away, and she successfully raised her sister while enduring their relatives\u2019 oppression. Now, faced with her husband\u2019s infidelity, Liberty felt assured that she could manage her own affairs without needing her sister\u2019s help. <\/p>\n

After more than three years of marriage, she had tolerated everything out of love. However, once that love faded and their marriage crumbled, Liberty knew she would no longer put up with it and would fight back. She wanted the two betrayers to understand that she would not be bullied.<\/p>\n

They had recorded the incident from that night, allowing Liberty to hold Hank morally accountable while ensuring that everyone would rally behind her. <\/p>\n

Serenity hugged her sister once more, but Liberty gently pushed her away, frowning as she asked, \u201cSeren, have you been drinking? I can smell alcohol on you.\u201d <\/p>\n

Serenity was taken aback; she had only consumed two bottles of beer. How could Liberty detect alcohol on her? Oh! Serenity hadn\u2019t showered. That explained the lingering scent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2026 I just had two bottles of beer while out for dinner with Zachary,\u201d Serenity explained. Liberty replied, \u201cYou should drink less in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n

Turning to her brother-in-law, she added, \u201cZachary, you need to keep an eye on her. She has a low alcohol tolerance and gets drunk easily. Drinking too much is bad for her health, so don\u2019t allow her to indulge.\u201d <\/p>\n

Zachary quickly responded, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Liberty. It\u2019s my fault; I ordered the beers for her.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI know. If she had ordered, it would have been something stronger than beer. She enjoys drinking, even though she can\u2019t handle it. I remember when she was younger, she secretly drank my dad\u2019s alcohol when he was around.\u201d <\/p>\n

Liberty reflected on that memory and continued, \u201cI remember that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the first of May, and my parents were home for a public holiday. Mom prepared shot glasses of vodka for herself and Dad, while Seren secretly drank them when my parents weren\u2019t looking. \u201cAfter drinking the vodka, Seren got worried about being scolded, so she poured water into the shot glasses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liberty suddenly burst out laughing and said, \u201cWhen Mom returned to serve the \u2018vodka\u2019 to Dad, he took a sip and complained that the local grocer was selling fake alcohol. That newly bought bottle didn\u2019t taste or smell anything like vodka; it tasted like water instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMom didn\u2019t believe him and insisted it was impossible to eliminate the smell of alcohol, even if it was diluted. So, she took a shot, and like Dad, she chastised the local grocer for selling fake alcohol. Seren laughed so hard in the corner that her stomach hurt.\u201d Serenity felt embarrassed.<\/p>\n

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