Liberty found an excuse to end the call.
She moved the phone away from her ear, turned around with it in hand, and looked at Duncan, who was playing with Sonny.
Everyone liked to tease her and Duncan.
Liberty walked over, sat down next to Duncan and Sonny, looked at Sonny with a smile, and asked him, “Sonny, can we spend the New Year with Uncle Lewis?”
Sonny asked back: “Uncle Lewis won’t celebrate the New Year with us; who will he celebrate with?”
Liberty: “…”
Sonny had long regarded Duncan as a family member and had become accustomed to each other.
Liberty reached out and touched Sonny’s head, looked at Duncan, and asked him, “Years ago, before the Civil Affairs Bureau went on holiday, I rushed back. We can go through the marriage procedures and get the certificate first. When your leg injury is fully recovered, what do you think if we have another wedding?”
Duncan denied her arrangement. “Liberty, I don’t want to get the certificate in silence. I want to propose to you. If you agree to my promise, we can go get the certificate and get married.
I can walk a few steps now, but it’s still a little difficult for me to kneel down and propose. Just give me a little more time. If it doesn’t work this year, it will definitely work in the first half of next year.”
The New Year was not far away.
No matter how hard he tried to recover, he could not move freely during the New Year.
He could only let Liberty wait a little longer.
In short, he would not wrong Liberty.
What others had, Liberty would have, and what Liberty had, others might not have.
Liberty said softly, “I am a divorced woman. Marrying you is a second marriage. In fact, it can save a lot of procedures.”
Duncan said, “No, I don’t care how many times you are married. If you marry me, you will be the person I will cherish for the rest of my life. I will never let you be wronged.”
He held Liberty’s hand and asked gently, “Liberty, give me a few more months, okay?”
After looking at him for a moment, Liberty nodded.
She took the initiative to lean on his shoulder.
Sonny looked up at the two people and continued to play with his toys.
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