Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Duncan held Liberty's hand. "Don't worry about her. Mr. Fraser is secretly protecting her he won't let anything happen to her. You must be exhausted after a long day." He gently patted her shoulder. "Lean on me."

Liberty smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

Immediately, his strong arm wrapped around her.

"Duncan."

"Yeah?"

"I'm so lucky to have you. I finally have someone to rely on."

For so long, Liberty had been the pillar of strength for her sister and son. But now, she had someone to lean on, too.

Duncan's voice was filled with warmth. "It's even better to have you. You're my rock-my strength. Love, I thank God every day for bringing us together."

They had met, gotten to know each other, fallen in love, and now they were building a life together. Liberty looked up at him. "Do you still remember the first time we met?"

in it, and you accidentally bumped into my car. My brand-new car-damaged on the first day! Then Zachary called to tell me that the person who hit my car was his wife's sister. For his sake, I only charged you a small fee

his interest was Sonny-though the little boy had been terrified of him at

Liberty had looked so flustered and apologetic that he hadn't had

and studied him. "So

did a lot for Serenity behind the scenes. He knew she cared about you and your son more than anything,

none of us thought it would last. We never imagined Serenity would be the one to break through his icy walls. Now, look at them— so in love that people

her hand. "Love, I'll make sure you live a life that makes

laughed. "I

leaned against

the day she

hadn't even been divorced yet. She had still been trapped in her miserable marriage to Hank, who had just proposed that

touch with the workforce, that she hadn't worked in years, that all the money she had ever made had gone into decorating their

told Hank it was only $2,000, afraid he'd

excuse to cut her

into an argument, claiming Serenity was freeloading off