Female Novel
Chapter 2242
Duncan tightened his hold around the boy, then abruptly opened his eyes.
Seeing that it was Liberty, Duncan let out a big smile and asked, “Are you finished with work, Liberty?
Can we go home? Sonny is tired. I held him so he could sleep for a while, but I fell asleep too.”
Liberty pulled her arm away from her son’s face.
Duncan lamented his slow reflexes. He could have snatched her hand and pulled it to his face when
she was withdrawing her arm.
He beat himself up for being a light sleeper too. If he slept like a log, Liberty would have probably snuck
a kiss on him.
Duncan wondered if it was too late to fall back asleep.
“I’m finished for the day. I appreciate you looking after Sonny till this late, Mr. Lewis.”
Duncan said, “Always happy to help, especially since Sonny’s warming up to me.”
Back then, Sonny would not even let Duncan hold him because of the scar on his face.
To this day, Duncan had not gone under the knife to remove the scar.
Liberty knew the story behind the scar and understood the reason he kept the imperfection on his face.
The lesion on his face had been quite alarming when she first met him, but Liberty had grown
accustomed to seeing it.
In fact, her heart went out to Duncan as the cut to his flesh must have been very painful.
“Is your bodyguard still outside?” Liberty inquired in a soft voice.
Duncan answered, “He is. He won’t leave as long as I’m here.”
No matter how late it was, Duncan’s bodyguard would wait for him, ready to escort him home.
Liberty could drive him home too, but Duncan would refuse the offer when it was too late in the night.
He worried that it would be unsafe for Liberty to detour to his place after dark.
She grabbed her bag from the cash register before proceeding to wheel Duncan out.
“You must be worn out.”
While pushing his wheelchair, Liberty said, “I’m exhausted but happy. I crunched some numbers, and
the profit is a lot more than my breakfast diner’s.”
“Of course. Business was good today. Even though the profit margin isn’t high, you had a lot of
customers which drove the sales up. The breakfast diner is only open for breakfast. You can’t compare
profits between both places since their operating hours are different.”
Liberty responded with a smile, “That’s true. I hope business continues to boom like it did today, and I
will realize my dream of opening a five-star hotel in three years. I won’t start a hotel business in
Wiltspoon though. I’ll check out other cities to get into the hotel business.”
Duncan asked, “Why not Wiltspoon?”
“The competition among five-star hotels in Wiltspoon is cutthroat. How am I supposed to compete with
Wiltspoon Hotel and the hotel owned by my aunt’s family? I don’t even want to try. There’s no
satisfaction in competing with family. I can only measure my success against others.”
Duncan burst out laughing. “It makes sense. Zachary’s family basically owns Wiltspoon. I didn’t invest
heavily in the hotel business because I knew I couldn’t compete with Wiltspoon Hotel. I’d be looking at
a loss. Your aunt’s hotel couldn’t even topple the powerhouse either. The other hotels around Wiltspoon
Hotel were forced to shut down. At least you know where you stand. Let’s compete with others instead
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“See, even you wouldn’t pour too much money into the hotel business. Maybe I should reconsider
investing in a hotel since I am new to the industry. Perhaps I should instead expand my restaurant
empire.”
“I’d recommend putting the hotel plan on hold as you’d need to raise a big sum of capital. I’m not
talking hundreds of thousands of dollars, but millions. You could lose your capital if the business
doesn’t pick up.”