Love at first sight novel (Judith Cooper) novel Chapter 789

Chapter 789

Zachary still had not come out when Serenity finished preparing breakfast.

She entered the room and looked at the man lying on the bed for a long moment before reaching out to put her hand under his nostrils to check if he was breathing. She then felt his forehead. He was still alive and didn’t have a fever either.

“He didn’t just come back this morning, did he? Why is he sleeping so much?”

Serenity mumbled but did not shake Zachary awake. Instead, she began to pack their clothes. Once he woke up and had breakfast, they could leave.

Ring, ring, ring…

Liberty was calling.

“Hey, Liberty.”

“Have you and Zachary left yet?”

“Not yet. He’s still sleeping. We’ll leave once he wakes up and has his breakfast. What’s up?”

Liberty said, “Then wait for me at home. I’ll go over there right now. I prepared some gifts for you two but I forgot to pass them to you.”

“Liberty, there’s no need. It’s raining outside and the wind is blowing hard. It’s freezing out there and you don’t have a car! Mrs. Lane’s not around either. If you bring Sonny out with you, Sonny will get frostbite. If you really want to give us something, when Zachary and I call you on New Year’s Day, you can just send us some Apple cash. It’s the thought that counts.”

Wiltspoon’s tradition of gift–giving was all about well–intentions; how much the gift cost did not matter. Normally, gifts would cost about ten to twenty dollars. Even the closest relative gave gifts in the range of two hundred dollars. This was not exclusive to Wiltspoon and applied to just about the whole province. The area was famous in the country for giving the cheapest gifts.

Liberty thought about it for a moment before saying, “That’s fine by me too.”

“Liberty, are you really not coming with us?”

“No, it’s enough for me to spend the holidays with just Sonny. Now that I don’t have to cook for the whole family and serve them constantly, I’ll take advantage of this time when my breakfast cafe hasn’t opened yet to bring Sonny for proper sightseeing out and about Wiltspoon.”

All the while she was married to Hank, she had not been out to sightsee.