Serenity and Zachary York novel Chapter 2266

Duncan had his own selfish reason too. He wanted to bond with Sonny like father and son, and be a better father than Hank had been, even though he was already ahead of him. He wanted all Wiltspoonians to know how fond he was of Sonny.

Duncan wanted to be Sonny’s stepfather. If his dream came true, he would be the father that Sonny deserved.

In fact, Liberty was aware of Duncan’s little sneaky plan. Still, she did not stop him. Liberty responded, “You can pick Sonny up from preschool later if you don’t mind Sonny bugging you.”

While enjoying breakfast, Duncan said, “I will never mind. Sonny might have his moments, but he’s a sensible kid. He plays with himself when the adults are at work.”

Three-year-olds were curious and emotional creatures, so it was understandable that they would act up sometimes. They were still learning how to control their emotions and express their curiosity in a constructive way.

Sometimes, Duncan would receive silly and strange questions from Sonny that he could not answer. To answer Sonny's endless questions, Duncan bought plenty of reading materials for children to study when he had free time.

Arguably, he had put in a lot of work to build a close bond with Sonny.

On the other hand, Hank as Sonny’s biological father had not done nearly as much.

“Where were you this morning, Liberty? You returned to the diner quite late.”

Now that he had received Liberty’s approval to fetch Sonny from school, Duncan asked about what had happened in the morning.

Liberty often arrived at the diner around half-past seven as it was the diner’s busiest period.

She fell silent for a while before answering, “I went to York Corporation to discuss something with Zachary.”