Jaybie went over obediently. Sonnet hugged Lil Three with one hand and rubbed his head with the other. "Jaybie, Mommy has something to discuss with you. Shall we go into the room?"She thought that she should talk to Jaybie first and give him a warning before asking Maxwell to confess his identity.Jaybie saw his mother's grave expression and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his father's matter had been exposed?Thinking about how his father and mother had mysteriously disappeared in the past few days, he felt even more uneasy. His father and mother have reconciled now, but his mother would probably be angry at him for helping his father lie to her. He still had to be honest. It was easier to get forgiveness by admitting his mistake!After making up his mind, Jaybie's look changed when he entered the room and looked at Sonnet.Sonnet was stunned. Her son looked at her with a desperate look. What did he mean?She cleared her throat. "Erm, Jaybie, your father and I weren’
The next day, Maxwell didn't go to work and rested at home. In the afternoon, Matteo Brooks came.He looked dejected. The bright smile that’s usually on his face had disappeared as if he had aged ten years overnight.Sonnet made tea, but he kept holding the teacup in his hand as if it was a little cold."Why are you here today?" Maxwell looked at him."It's about my Dad.""Your father has done so many bad things, and they're all against the law. Even if I want to let him go, he won't be able to escape," Maxwell said coldly.Matteo waved his hand. "Second Brother, my Dad has done so many bad things. How can I have the face to plead for him? I want to tell you about his shares in Brooks Corporation."Maxwell raised his eyebrows. "Shares?""Yeah, my Dad now owns 20% of the shares of Brooks Corporation, and 5% of it was obtained by scheming against Second Uncle, so I thought that I should return this 5% to Second Uncle," Matteo replied."If you return it to him, he won't have any
Matteo looked at Sonnet and said, "Sister-in-law, you were kidnapped by my Dad's men. You're not hurt, right? I don't know what to say. Even my words pale when I apologize."Sonnet shook her head. "I'm fine.""It's good that you're fine. If I had known that my father was investigating your whereabouts, I would have stopped him!"Matteo stood up and bowed deeply to Sonnet.Sonnet hurriedly stopped him. "What your father did has nothing to do with you. You don't have to do this!"Thinking of the blow this brother had suffered over the past few days, Sonnet couldn't bear it and hurriedly comforted him.Matteo smiled bitterly.They chatted for a while before Matteo left.Sonnet sent him to the door. After closing the door, she turned and saw Maxwell frowning."What's wrong?" she asked."What Matteo said made me suddenly think of a problem. Back then, Lindy arranged for you to stay in that remote room. Logan and I couldn’t find any clues. How did Winston find you?""Perhaps he ha
While Maxwell and his wife were talking about Yves and Lucas, Matteo was driving away.As soon as the car left Paradise Residential Area, his phone rang.Matteo looked at the caller ID, frowned, and hung up.After a few seconds, the phone rang again.Matteo turned off the phone and let it ring. The other party was persistent and called more than ten times.Matteo finally couldn't take it anymore. While waiting at the red light, he blacklisted the number on his phone.When he drove to the company and was about to enter the office, the assistant outside reported, "CEO Brooks, your mother is here!"Matteo stopped in his tracks and frowned. She was stubborn!He nodded at his assistant and pushed open the door to enter the office. He saw Yvonne Thomas sitting on the sofa and touching up her makeup in the mirror.His expression turned cold. "Why are you here?"Yvonne quickly put the mirror into her bag and smiled at Matteo. "I'm here to see my son.""What's there to see? I'm worki
Matteo frowned so hard that he could squeeze a fly to death. He had had enough of Yvonne’s moral kidnapping!"Is your suffering for me? Or because the man you found is not good for you!""If it wasn't for you, why would I stay and let your father bully me?" Yvonne wiped her tears.Matteo sneered. "You stayed for me? Isn't it because you can't bear to part with the good life my Dad gave you?"He stood up and looked down at Yvonne. "Yvonne Thomas, Dad has already been arrested. I think we should make some things clear."Don't keep saying how much you love your son. We both know very well that we're not biological mother and son at all!"When I was young, whenever you were beaten by Dad, you would vent your anger on me. You abused me mentally! When I was young, I could only let you torture me. When I grew up, you knew that you couldn't beat me, so you started to use soft tactics. You used the excuse of loving your son to control me and used all kinds of morality to kidnap me. You ev
Matteo snorted. "What's 30%? Sooner or later, I'll become the person at the top of Brooks Corporation!"Yvonne stared at him and felt a chill run down her spine.In the past, Matteo had always been tolerant of her, and she had never seen him so unruly. Today, after falling out with him, she suddenly felt that Matteo was much more terrifying than she’s ever seen him."Did you quietly acquire shares from somewhere?" she couldn't help asking.Matteo smiled coldly. "This has nothing to do with you, right?"As he spoke, he walked to the office door and grabbed the handle. "Mom, it's getting late. I still have a lot of work to do. Please go home first!"Without waiting for Yvonne to answer, he opened the door.The assistant was sitting outside. Yvonne couldn't say anything else and could only stomp her feet and leave.After she disappeared into the elevator, Matteo closed the door, walked to the window, and made a call. "Hello, I need you to do something…"---Sonnet heard about Yv
The renovation captain hung up, but a few minutes later, he called again. "Mrs. Brooks, when we were moving the cabinet, an old photo fell from the compartment under the cabinet!""Old photo? What kind?""It's all black and white. There's a family photo or something. It looks like it's at least a few decades old. It's in a photo album.""Oh, okay. Then help me put the photo album away. I'll go get it after work."Since it was an old black-and-white photo, she thought it was probably very precious. She should bring the photo album back as soon as possible.She called Maxwell and asked him to pick her up after work. Then they went to the Old Pine Manor to get the album.Maxwell arrived on time and they drove to the Old Pine Manor."What photo album?" Maxwell asked on the way."I'm not sure. The renovation captain said it fell out of the compartment under the old cabinet.""There's a compartment in the old cabinet?" Maxwell was a little surprised.Sonnet looked at him. "You don'
It was a photo of two beautiful girls with identical looks!Seeing Maxwell’s expression change slightly, Sonnet asked, "Do you know these two women?""It's my mother," Maxwell said in a deep voice.Sonnet exclaimed and looked at the photo again.It was almost impossible to tell who was who from the looks of these two women. If one had to say something different, it was that the woman on the left seemed gentler, and the other more stern.However, if one did not carefully compare such a small difference, one would probably not be able to tell."Which one is your mother?" she asked Maxwell.Maxwell shook his head.Sonnet looked at him in surprise. Even if others couldn't tell, her biological son should be able to, right? Why…Puzzled, Maxwell continued, "I didn't even know that my mother had a twin sister!"In that era, there were no photo manipulation tools. This photo should be real.Sonnet was even more shocked. "Why? Didn't your mother tell you?"Maxwell shook his head vig
The young ladies below gathered together and discussed animatedly. As they spoke, they covered their mouths and laughed.Young Master Gunnnn didn't care what others said about him at all. He only focused on the bouquet in Sonnet's hand.Not only Sonnet's bonnet but also Lindy's and Zyra's. He wanted them all.Lindy was waiting beside Sonnet. When she saw Hayden's focused expression, she couldn't help but laugh. "Why? Hayden hasn't successfully won over Suki yet?"Sonnet smiled and replied, "That's right. It's said that every time Suki agreed to register their marriage the next day, someone would die the next day. Later on, Suki didn't let him talk about registering their marriage.""Young Master Gunn is really infatuated!" Zyra sighed.Lindy rolled her eyes at her. "He's not infatuated at all. Among those men, he's the most flirtatious. Zyra, you don't know what Hayden was like in the past. He went to the nightclub almost every night and changed his girlfriend every week! He boas
Sonnet never expected her father to be the son of a wealthy family in North City!More than twenty years ago, he met her mother, Leah Turner, and they fell in love. Leah was a female university student from a rural area. There was a huge disparity in family status, and the Turner family did not agree to this marriage.Myles’ mother had passed away early, and his stepmother did not treat him well. Therefore, when Myles was angry with his father because of Leah, she added fuel to the fire, causing father and son to fall out.Myles severed his ties with the Turner family and returned to his hometown with Leah, becoming a language teacher in the village.Not only that, but Sonnet also knew that Myles had studied under Mr. Oddie when he was in North City. Back then, his pen name was Mr. Edelweiss. In other words, the Everglow that Sonnet gave Will Brooks was painted by him!Some time ago, Will needed money so he sold the Everglow painting on the market. Coincidentally, a collector from
"What's going on?" Sonnet asked.Zyra held Sonnet's hand. "Actually, we're family."Sonnet was puzzled, but Logan smiled and said, "Zyra is Shay's biological aunt. The test results are out today, proving that she is indeed related to Little Shay!""Ah… What's going on?" Sonnet was very surprised.Zyra held her hand and explained, "Before my mother passed away, she told me something. She said that I had a biological sister. Three days after she was born, she was secretly carried away and sold by my patriarchal grandmother. Later, my mother was pregnant with me and never said anything for so many years. She only told me this before she passed away."She said that she asked around later and said that my biological sister was sold to Harbor City. This was also why I chose to accept the designer position at Eternal Jewelry back then. I always wanted to fulfill my mother's dream before she passed away and find my sister in my lifetime.Back then, when I saw Yasmin Finch's photo, I susp
Hayden immediately became alert. "You're too tired. Rest first. I'll pick you up for supper."Suki didn't refuse. He immediately drove off.There were no cars in the middle of the night, so he arrived in ten minutes. After calling Suki, she came out in less than two minutes. She looked very tired as if she couldn't even walk.Hayden immediately went out to open the door for her. As soon as she got in, she leaned against the back of the seat and sighed."Are you tired?" Hayden asked."That's right. We went to the scene first and then dissected it without stopping. The corpse this time was a little complicated. We didn't even have time to eat."Hayden's heart ached when he heard her words. He quickly handed her the supper. "Hurry up and eat some."Suki didn't take it. "I don't have much of an appetite now. Let's eat later. I'll rest for a while."Hayden started the car. "Take a few bites first. Don't starve yourself.""It’s already ruined." Suki smiled bitterly. "When I first st
"If you have something to say, just say it." Suki looked ahead."Well, when we were eating just now, what did you think when you saw that they were getting married?""I don't think anything of it. Everyone's life is different," Suki said calmly.Hayden stole a glance at her. "Haven't you ever thought—"When he saw Suki turn to look at him, he choked on the second half of his sentence."What are you thinking about? Marriage?" Suki chuckled. "What's so good about marriage? Once you get married, you're trapped. You can't even change to another man."Hayden immediately felt stifled. This woman still wanted to change men…No, how could his woman think of changing men? He had to work harder so she didn't have the time or energy to think of changing men.Or rather, he should trap her. Once she was tied up, she would not be able to escape."Besides, I'm very busy with work and my profession is scary. I don't think anyone can accept me even if I wanted to," Suki continued."That won't
Amidst the laughter, Marcus clapped his hands and said, "Lindy and I have already set a time for our wedding. You have to help!"Logan waved his hand. "Count the two of us in!"Everyone was stunned.Hayden spat at Logan. "What are you doing here?""What’s wrong with joining in the fun?" Logan rolled his eyes at him and threw down his red booklet. "I just registered my marriage!"Everyone was in an uproar and started talking at once.Zyra blushed and lowered her head. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. "Congratulations!"She looked up and saw Sonnet.Sonnet smiled gently. "Congratulations on finding a good man."Zyra stammered, "Madam Brooks, don't you think it's too fast?""To be honest, the first time I saw you, I felt that you and CEO Scott are too compatible. It doesn't matter if someone is fated or not. It's fine as long as their hearts are connected," Sonnet replied with a smile.Zyra also smiled.As they chatted and laughed, they came to an agreement. Maxwell and S
Sara nodded mechanically. When the two of them got into the car, she remembered to shout, "CEO Scott, lunch today is already very good. There's no need to treat us anymore!"Logan smiled and said to Zyra, "Your colleague is an honest girl."The car started, but it was not in the direction of Zyra's house."Where are we going?""I'm taking you to see someone.""Who?"Logan smiled but did not answer. "You'll know when you get there."Half an hour later, when she saw the cemetery, Zyra knew who Logan had brought her to meet.She followed Logan silently to Yasmin's tombstone. She actually felt a little guilty, as if she had stolen someone else's position.Logan placed the white rose in his hand in front of the tombstone and said softly, "Yasmin, I'm going to marry a wife. You won't be angry, right?"Zyra looked at Logan in surprise. Marry a wife…She had only slept with him twice, and he was already going to marry her?The surroundings were silent except for the sound of the br
"Isn't your man handsome?" Logan closed his eyes and suddenly spoke.Zyra was stunned for a moment before her face turned red. She turned around shyly."He's just like a bandit. What's so handsome about him…" she said contentiously."Bandit?" Logan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zyra's smooth shoulders.He recalled the taste of last night and his heart began to stir again."I was a gentleman last night. You haven't yet seen your man acting like a bandit!"As soon as he finished speaking, he pounced…Zyra regretted saying those words and inciting a new round of "war". She did not expect that fellow's words to be true. It turned out that he could still be a little more "bandit"!As they left, she hugged him and asked, "Who am I?""You're my Little Zyra, Little Zyra."Zyra was completely relieved.That morning, Logan drove her to the office.In the afternoon, Zyra was about to go for lunch with her colleagues when she suddenly heard a commotion outside. Then, Sara brought a
There was an indescribable melancholy in her heart, sour and bitter."The investigation might be because of my wife, but it’s not about helping you," Logan replied as he looked at her face.At this moment, he was very clear that the face in front of him was not Yasmin's face at all. Other than the fact that she looked similar to Yasmin, the rest of her features did not look alike at all.She looked weak, but she was very strong on the inside. She looked heartless, but her emotions were very fragile. She was like a blade of grass in the wilderness, growing tenaciously, growing the toughness that belonged to grass and the beauty of grass.She and Yasmin were two completely different women!"Then you're helping me…" Zyra asked softly. When she asked this, her heart was beating wildly."Don't I have a favor to ask of you?" Logan smiled. "I wanted you to see my son once a week."Wasn't it because he wanted her to pretend to be his son's mother?Zyra was a little disappointed, but Lo