Liberty felt a bit shy when Rocco called her “Fourth Aunt,” but she quickly responded with a warm smile, then turned to the kids.

“Sonny, make sure to listen to Rocco, okay?” Rocco nodded confidently, “Don’t worry, Fourth Aunt.

I’ve got Sonny covered.” Duncan also gave them a few reminders before letting the boys run off to play.

When Liberty and Duncan walked into the house, everyone greeted them with warm smiles.

The sight of Duncan and Liberty together—happy, close, and full of love— moved the Lewis family deeply.

They’d once thought Duncan might stay a bachelor forever.

They never expected he’d fall for Liberty, the sister-in-law of his best friend Zachary, or that she’d be a divorced woman.

Initially, the older family members had resisted the match, but Duncan never wavered.

He was determined to be with Liberty, and after plenty of challenges, they finally reached this point.

It hadn’t been easy.

Liberty greeted everyone graciously.

familiar with Duncan’s extended family and

Lewis’s family was especially well- off, though not quite on the same level as

the York family and Audrey officially welcomed the two sisters into her life, Liberty

many

first, some may have looked down on Liberty, but Audrey and Serenity’s status ensured they were

future role as its head, people genuinely wanted to build relationships with

it wasn’t surprising Serenity and

faced hardship only because of past family

warmth from the Lewis family wasn’t about Liberty’s

wholeheartedly because she was Duncan’s love, his rock, and essential

set to marry, and as family, they wanted to support Liberty

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