Chapter 4111

Zachary laughed. “That’s true. There’s no two ways about it then, he’s born to be our successor from the get-go.” “Who knows, our kid might just be average.” Zachary kissed her again and said confidently, “That’s impossible. The apple never falls too far from the tree. Even if he weren’t as outstanding as I am, he would never be average.” Serenity lightly pinched his cheek. “You’re really confident, aren’t you? It’s way too early to say all this, the kid hasn’t even been born yet. Anyway, let’s go to sleep now, babe.” Serenity yawned. Zachary hummed in concession, “You go to sleep first. I want to watch you sleep.” Serenity closed her eyes and quickly fell back asleep. Elsewhere, Liberty was still on the phone with her husband. They had talked for about half an hour and after receiving support and encouragement from Duncan, the anxiousness that had been suppressed deep down in a corner of her heart vanished. It was true that she did not have prior experience being the matriarch of a large, distinguished family or managing a large corporation, but she could learn, and she had so many people helping her. Everyone started from zero and made their own path, step by step. “Sorry for disturbing your rest, Duncan. I feel much better now and I want to sleep for a bit,” Liberty said apologetically. “I’ll thank you properly once I’m back.” Duncan said tenderly over the phone, “We’re husband and wife. Why are you being so polite to me? I’m very happy that you’re willing to open up to me and trust me when you have something on your mind. “There’s no need to thank me. If you really want to, you should—well, you know.” Liberty giggled. “You know I’m only saying no for your own good.” Duncan, being a bachelor who married later in life, became a bit greedy for pleasure after getting married. His legs had not completely recovered yet and Liberty was worried about his body, so whenever he was being greedy, she would refuse. Liberty never knew whether to laugh or cry every time she saw him lustfully dissatisfied. “My body’s perfectly fine. I might be older than you, but I always worked out and was in great condition—that was what the doctors all said, mind you.” The doctors said that if he had not been in great condition in the first place, he would not have recovered so quickly. From Duncan’s point of view, he had not recovered fully because he was still unable to completely stop relying on the wheelchair, but from the doctors’ point of view, Duncan had recovered very well. Many others in Duncan’s situation took more than a few years to get to this point of recovery, if they did improve at all. Despite the car accident that happened less than a year ago, Duncan was now already able to walk a short distance. Liberty laughed. “Alright, alright. Your body’s perfectly fine. Once you’re completely recovered, you can do whatever you want to do.” “You said it, not me.” “I did, and I’ll keep my word. Go to sleep, honey. I love you.” Duncan was delighted. “Babe, I can’t sleep. Just you saying those three words, ‘I love you’, has got me kicking my feet and giggling. How could I sleep after that?” Liberty very rarely spoke such sweet things to him and he always felt that she did not love him as much as he did her. Liberty had married him, but they had not held the wedding. However, everyone in Wiltspoon already knew that Liberty was Duncan’s lawfully wedded wife, though that was because he got his people to spread it. Otherwise, many people would not even know that he and Liberty had registered their marriage. Duncan had successfully claimed the lady, but he still did not feel secure. He thought perhaps this was because they had not held the wedding yet, so whenever he was free, he worked hard on his rehabilitation exercises so that complete recovery would come sooner rather than later. That way, he and Liberty could finally hold their wedding. Liberty was speechless for a moment before she said helplessly, “With you like this, I won't dare to say those three words to you again next time.”