Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 1269
Lily steered the wheel while remarking, “Which is why I said that the Hunt sisters have very good characters. Considering how
Liberty’s marriage had just fallen through, I doubt she would be looking for a new relationship so soon.
“The only thing she’s focused on now is starting her business and making money. Another marriage has probably never even
crossed her mind yet.”
People who had experienced a failed marriage tend to be more vigilant when it came to founding a new relationship with another.
Since her mind was fixed on building a foundation for her business, romantic affairs should not concern her in the least. Mrs.
Lewis stated, “If she dares to hatch any ideas about Duncan, I’ll be the one chasing her out of the shop lot first. Don’t even think
about setting up her restaurant at our property. It doesn’t seem like she’s up to anything now but I still feel strangely suspicious
about her, like something’s going to happen between her and Duncan later on.”
“You can deal with it when it happens, too much precaution can be a bad thing sometimes. Besides, you have to factor in that
she’s not all alone. Her sister is the lady of the York household so Liberty has the entire York family backing her. You’ve seen
how Tania is so protective of Serenity even when she is not very fond of her.”
Mrs. Lewis agreed with Lily’s sentiments. “The Yorks have a close relationship with my family as well, so I certainly cannot
brashly shove Liberty out the door just because I wanted to. Otherwise, I’ll risk offending the Yorks. Also, Liberty’s aunt, Mrs.
Stone, is not someone I want to mess with.”
Originally, Mrs. Lewis wanted to dissuade her son from renting the shop lot to Liberty for her diner as a means to keep their
interaction at a bare minimum. That way, she could rest her worries about a relationship sparking between the two.
The way things were now, she would come off as rather unreasonable for doing so. Pulling off such a stunt would also anger the
Yorks as well as the Stones. It might be quite unnecessary as well since it did not seem like Liberty was interested in Duncan.
It was simply not worth it.
However, it might be too late to spring to action only after something happened between Duncan and Liberty.
As a mother, Mrs. Lewis was well informed of Duncan’s personality.
He would not rashly commit to a relationship, but once he did, you could assume that he was committed for life.

They stayed quiet for a while before Lily broke the silence, “Mrs. Lewis, let’s forget about trying to chase Liberty out. It’s not
exactly easy for her to start a business as a newly–divorced woman. Besides, business seems good right now, and I wouldn’t
want to get in the way of a mother trying to make ends meet for the sake of her son.
“And if something were to happen between Duncan and Liberty... Well, I suppose it will come down to a fair match between me
and her for Duncan’s affection. And if I lose, then so be it. When
it comes to love, the strong doesn’t always come out on top–that’s the way it is.
“Every man has a different preference for a partner. Some are just desperate for a partner and can settle for any common lady
while others prefer a strong character in the person they are going to spend the rest of their lives with to form the ideal power
couple. We don’t know yet if Duncan is the former or latter type.”
Mrs. Lewis expressed with a sigh, “Lily, it’s admirable that you are staying true to your conviction. but just remember that I’m on
your side.
“Liberty might not be hatching any ideas about Duncan right now but if she does fall in love with him later on, I will be the first to
object to their marriage. She shouldn’t even think about joining my family. My son has not even had a girlfriend yet, so why
should he be marrying a woman already burdened with a child?”
Lily smiled and said kindly, “Thank you, I will do my best and know that however this ends, I gave it my all.”
She was beaming with confidence.
“Lily, you don’t even know how fond I am of you. I truly hope things will work out between you and Duncan. I believe in you! I
long for the day we become family.”
Lily smiled warmly.
A crew had come to deliver the hand–woven goods to Serenity again.
After inspecting the delivery and ensuring that there was no problem with the products, she settled the payment before issuing
yet another new order.
After seeing the part–time crafters off, she put the handicraft into packages and called a courier to collect them.

Shortly after, the courier showed up to collect said packages. After the matter was settled, Serenity looked at the time and turned
to Jasmine, “Jas, I’m taking Sonny to go shopping with me.”