If Mrs. Lewis had been watching from the sidelines, she would have cried a lot.
After such a long time, Mrs. Lewis was still living with self-blame.
Mrs. Lewis thought she caused the car accident of her youngest son.
If she hadn’t stopped Duncan from pursuing Liberty and forced him to die, if she hadn’t been chasing Duncan in a car and trying to stop him from looking for Liberty, Duncan wouldn’t have been able to drive fast, and he wouldn’t have rear-ended him because he couldn’t brake enough.
It’s all his mother’s fault.
When Duncan gave up on himself, Mrs. Lewis cried.
Mrs. Lewis cried when she saw Duncan doing his rehabilitation.
Therefore, when Duncan was doing rehabilitation, he no longer kept his family by his side, lest his mother cry.
He had accepted the reality, and he would find it annoying if his mother cried all the time.
Duncan: “Well, I’ll sit for a while, and then I’ll be able to stand up. Liberty, is there any water? I’m a little thirsty.”
Liberty: “You rest here. I’ll go back to the house and bring you a pot of water. Do you want some food? Bring you some food too?”
Duncan got hungry easily like this.
Duncan smiled and said: “It’s not that I’m hungry. We just finished breakfast. Mrs. Lane’s cooking skills are good. I eat at your place, and I have to eat every time. Just bring me a pot of water.”
Liberty: “Don’t be brave. When your leg hurts, don’t hold on. I’ll fill you with water.”
Duncan said: “Liberty, I know my own situation, don’t worry, I won’t be brave.”
With Duncan’s reassurance, Liberty hurried back to the house, found a kettle to clean, and filled Duncan with a pot of warm water.
Duncan was really thirsty, and it was also to drive Liberty away, lest she see him in a mess and feel sorry for him.
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