Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

The gifts Sonny's mother had sent were meant for his grandparents and father, but his aunt Chelsea had complained, pressuring him to call his mom and demand a New Year's gift for her too.

But Sonny didn't want to. He didn't think people who weren't good deserved gifts.

"Sonny," Mrs. Brown said softly, her words faltering. She didn't know how to respond, so she turned her frustration toward her husband. "You shouldn't have said all those things in front of Sonny. He's just a child. It's not right for him to hear that."

Mr. Brown, however, was unyielding. "Now you're worried about him being a child? If you didn't want his ears polluted, you should've dealt with Chelsea! She's the one with these shameless schemes-always looking to bleed Liberty dry.

"If it weren't for Sonny, do you think Serenity would've spared us back then? Mr. York had every reason to crush us. Instead, they let us off easy for Sonny's sake. But your daughter? She doesn't appreciate anything! She still wants to take advantage of Liberty. Does she think Liberty is just going to sit back and let her push her around like she used to?"

had no retort.

brought over

going to change. The best we can do is limit

couple of days, and you've already been caught up in

I'm not mad.” Children have a remarkable way of moving past adult conflicts, and Sonny's innocent understanding brought

toxic environment of the Brown household, it would have destroyed him. Hank reflected on his past

remarried Jessica, his focus had been on having more children, not on Sonny's

voice softened with emotion. "Sonny, thank you for still

him with unwavering affection. "You're my dad, and you'll always be my dad. Mom says Uncle Duncan is my second dad, so I'm luckier than most kids.