Serenity and Zachary York



Grandma May smiled. "Sonny is indeed a good boy, but he can also be very naughty sometimes.

"If he's quiet, it means he's causing trouble somewhere."

Serenity chimed in. "There was once when he was playing quietly on his own. I went looking for him, and it turned out he was playing with my skincare and makeup. My lipstick was smeared all over the table and floor.

"He even smeared it all over his face. I was totally speechless."

Everyone burst into laughter as they imagined the scene.

Sonny was embarrassed by everyone laughing at him. He buried his face in Patrick's chest and said, "Aunt Ser is laughing at me, Great-grandpa True."

Patrick was swooning over how Sonny was addressing him. He immediately got protective and told Serenity, "Stop laughing at him, Serenity. That's just how kids are when they're young. Your mom used to be naughty when she was young too.

"She would spill the expensive alcohol Madam Tiara had collected and even smash the bottles. She also took a pair of scissors and cut up everyone's clothes. In the end, Madam Tiara told everyone to keep every single pair of scissors at higher places so that Ms. Lisa couldn't reach them.

"Sonny must've inherited Ms. Lisa's mischievousness."

Serenity laughed. "I didn't know my mom was such a troublemaker. In our memories, she was gentle and filial. She had a good relationship with Dad. However, not every filial child is favored by their parents."

Serenity's smile gradually disappeared as she spoke.

When her parents passed away, she was ten years old, an age where she could remember things.

She recalled her grandparents mistreating her parents and bullying them often. They also disliked her mother for giving birth to two daughters only and no heir to carry the bloodline.

However, her parents did not plan to

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have a third child. Serenity did not know if her mother had gone for tubal ligation, but she knew her parents said they would not try for a third baby. They mentioned it would be unfair to their daughters they managed to have a son, as he would instantly receive everyone's

attention.

Therefore, Serenity's parents insisted on not trying. Having two daughters was not bad at all. As long as they raised the children well, a son or daughter did not matter.

In the past, many families in rural

areas had sons, yet they had to work tirelessly to provide funds for their sons' marriages, and even look after their grandchildren. Some of them laughed at themselves for having to raise their grandchildren after raising their sons. Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

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Families with only daughters, though, were said to be unable to carry on the family name. On the bright side, these parents could when they were old as their daughters and sons-in-law were filial, which allowed them to live comfortable lives. Content belongs

Therefore, Lisa had always told Serenity and Liberty to study hard and become outstanding people. Society was still harsher to women, and it was only by becoming greater that they would not be looked down upon.

Zachary held Serenity's hand.

Whenever she mentioned her parents, her mood would take a dip.

The pain of losing their parents was unforgettable for Liberty and Serenity. It would never go away.

It was also why they could never truly forgive their relatives.