Female Novel
Chapter 2657
“Duncan, my sister is very worried about you and can’t be at ease. Before she left, she repeatedly
urged Zachary and I to come see you. I understand how you feel, but if you keep dwelling on things, it’ll
affect your mood and confidence. How will you get back on your feet?
“You want to help my sister, I know. But if you don’t get better soon, how can you accompany her
through life’s ups and downs? Don’t you want to stand by her side?
“Liberty has been waiting for you!”
Looking at the couple, Duncan spoke after a long silence, “Zachary, Serenity, you don’t have to
persuade me anymore. I know what I should do. It’s just that I’ve been feeling low for a while but for my
own sake, for a future with your sister—I will persist. Someday, I will stand up again.
“I promised to be your sister’s support, to shield her from storms and walk hand in hand with her
through life’s challenges.
“I’m sorry for making you worry.”
Duncan expressed himself self-deprecatingly, “Since the accident, I’ve become very sensitive. You
haven’t experienced what I’ve been through. I’ve persevered in rehabilitation for a long time, but my
legs just won’t cooperate with me. I can’t walk like a normal person with sheer will.”
“Dunc, you will get better.”
Sonny hugged Duncan’s arm and looked up, saying, “When Dunc gets better, you can lift me high.”
Duncan lifted him, allowing the boy to sit on his lap, and indulged him, “Sure, when Dunc gets better,
we'll lift little Sonny and spin around.”
“Then Dunc needs to get better soon. Otherwise, when I grow bigger and heavier, Dunc won’t be able
to lift me anymore.”
“Okay. Pinky promise.”
Duncan smiled and interlocked his pinky with Sonny’s.
Right then, a knock on the door echoed.
It was Corey.
She was worried that Serenity and the gang were not able to console her son, so she came upstairs to
check. As the door to her son’s room opened, her anxiety and worry went away.
“Mrs. Lewis.”
Zachary and Serenity promptly greeted her as she entered the room.
Sonny sweetly greeted Corey, then proudly proclaimed, “Grandma Lewis, I persuaded Dunc to opennovelbin
the door and made sure he ate his meal too.”
With a bright smile, Corey praised, “You’re amazing, Sonny! Thank you very much!”
“You’re welcome.”
Corey approached and, seeing that her son had indeed finished the meal brought to him, heaved a
sigh of relief. Then, unable to resist, she gave her son a few pats and scolded, "You're a grown man.
When you're in a bad mood, you lock yourself in your room all day, not eating or drinking. You don't
even respond when we knock, are you trying to scare your parents to death?"
Corey, who had been taking good care of her health, now appeared to have aged twenty years since
taking care of the crippled Duncan, and her once-black hair was now completely gray.
Duncan let his mother scold him and said nothing as a retort.
When the scolding stopped, he apologetically replied, “I’m sorry, Mom. I’ve been a bad son for letting
you worry.”
“If you knew that I’d worry, you should try not to let me worry anymore. It’s me that should apologize to
you…”
As Corey spoke, she choked up in tears.
Every time her son acted out, she blamed herself.
Not wanting his mother to blame herself, Duncan hurriedly said, “Mom, I know my mistakes and I’m
sorry. I will never let you worry again. Don’t cry, Sonny is right here, and he might tease you if he saw
you crying. Mom, take Sonny out to play, I need to discuss some serious matters with Zachary.”
With that, he picked up a tissue and handed it to his mother, encouraging her to wipe away her tears.