Female Novel
Chapter 1700
Chapter 1700
“Mrs. Lewis.”
Upon seeing Mrs. Lewis entering, Liberty quickly stood up to greet her even though she had just sat
down.
Mrs. Lewis gave a lukewarm reply. When she saw no customers in the diner, she said gently, “Liberty,
can I treat you to coffee at a nearby cafe?”
Liberty smiled. “Okay.” She removed her apron. After storing it properly, she told her two employees,
“You two can pack up first. I’m stepping out for a while. Please help me look after Sonny when Jim
sends him back later.”
Liberty was not planning to keep the diner open for the whole day. She wanted to take a look at a
restaurant on Westring Avenue 2.
The business was not great and it had been suffering losses every month. The boss was planning to
sell the restaurant.
The location of the restaurant was not bad with quite a number of people dining there. Was the
business not doing well because of the boss’s incompetency in management or the chef’s substandard
cooking skills?
Liberty wanted to know more about the situation and look at the surroundings of the restaurant. If she
found it suitable, she wanted to take over the restaurant.
The vegetable farm Serenity invested in had a steady business. She also established a fresh produce
company and collaborated with many hotels, schools, and factories. She had to supply lots of
vegetables daily.
Aside from managing the businesses she invested in, Serenity also had to study the internal affairs and
management of her in-laws’ manor. She was very busy.
Liberty did not expect herself to catch up to her sister’s footsteps. She simply wanted to becomenovelbin
successful in the food and beverage industry.
“Okay.”
After wrapping up at her diner, Liberty followed Mrs. Lewis out. She did not ride in Mrs. Lewis’s car.
Instead, she drove herself and followed Mrs. Lewis to the nearby cafe.
The business at the cafe was slow, making the place seem quiet. Both of them ordered a cup of coffee.
“You should rest more and take care of your health, Mrs. Lewis,” Liberty said out of concern. Mrs.
Lewis looked older and haggard compared to before. She did not even put on makeup and lost the
elegance and glamor of a rich woman.
Mrs. Lewis smiled bitterly and said, “I want to watch my health too, but seeing Duncan’s state, I can’t
eat or sleep. I feel terrible.” After a moment of silence, Liberty said, “Mr. Lewis is just feeling down for
now. He’ll get better with time.”
Mrs. Lewis lifted her cup of coffee and took a sip. Her sleep quality had been low, and she was feeling
unenergetic. She would have someone deliver coffee to the hospital twice a day to keep herself going.
After putting down her cup, Mrs. Lewis said with remorse, “I regret it, Liberty. I utterly regret my actions.
Duncan likes you, so why did I stop him? He’s almost forty and finally has someone he likes. I should
be happy, but I...
“If only I had Tania’s mindset, Duncan wouldn’t be bedridden now.”
As the Yorks head missus, Tania’s identity was important.
Moreover, she was born into and raised in a wealthy family.
Therefore, she always had high standards.
When Old Mrs. York forced Zachary to marry Serenity to repay her gratitude in her stead, Tania did not
stop her son despite being unhappy. She left it up to her son to decide.
At first, Tania disliked and could not accept Serenity as her daughter-in-law.
However, no matter how unhappy she was, she never hurt Serenity or did anything extreme to break
the husband and wife apart.
Whenever someone called Tania to complain about and badmouth Serenity, Tania would scold that
person badly without caring about her image to protect her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Lewis thought that if only she had Tania’s attitude and open- mindedness, the accident would not
have happened.
“Duncan kept trying to convince me, but I wouldn’t change my mind and opposed you two being
together. I told him that he would have to break all ties with me if he wanted me to agree to his
relationship with you. I was extreme, and it harmed Duncan. Liberty, if time could rewind, I would’ve
given you and Duncan my blessing.”
Mrs. Lewis could not resist holding Liberty’s hand. She said, “I’ve become open-minded now, Liberty. I
don’t want to meddle in it anymore. I just want Duncan to be healthy. He can like whoever he wants. He
truly loves you. He doesn’t mean the words he said to you in the hospital at all.”