One hundred and fifty thousand!Sonnet's heart trembled.‘I still owe the hospital money, how can I come up with one hundred and fifty thousand dollars all of a sudden?’However, she was willing to give everything to save her son's life!After some consideration, she said to Esther, "I'm under some pressure to come up with 150,000 dollars all of a sudden. Perhaps I can suggest otherwise, I will pay you on schedule, and I will give you a part of the money every month. Do you think this is okay?"Esther hesitated. "The bone marrow donation will be done by then, what if you don't pay?""I can write you an IOU. If I don't pay, you can sue me with the IOU." Sonnet said sincerely.Esther shook her head. "This probably won’t work... Mainly because our family is also quite short of money...""Then we’ll pay 150,000 in one lump sum," Hayden said beside her.Sonnet looked at him in surprise, and he nodded at her to show support.The agreement was made then. Elijah and Esther went back
Sonnet had no choice but to hold back her anxiety and wait quietly.Sure enough, in the afternoon, a foreign number called Sonnet's cell phone."I am Elijah's father." The other party said."Hello, have you changed your mind?""Our family members all agree that donating bone marrow will affect my son's college admission. If he fails to enter the ideal university next year, he may have to repeat it for another year, so we need to include the cost of exam retake."‘Sure enough, this meant that the money was too small,’ Sonnet thought to herself."So, how much compensation do you think is appropriate for you?" she asked."Five hundred thousand, at least."Sonnet didn't answer."Five hundred thousand can buy your son's life, so it's worth it!" said the other party."But my family's conditions are also limited, and I can't afford five hundred thousand at present. If you agree to pay in installments——""No deal about paying in installments!" The other party interrupted Sonnet. "
Half an hour later, Sonnet and Esther sat opposite each other."What did Elijah's father tell you?" Esther asked first.Sonnet repeated what Elijah's father said to her on the phone before.After hearing this, Esther clenched her fists and cursed. "Damn it, he told me he didn't agree to let the boy donate his bone marrow, and forced me to call you on the spot, but I didn't expect him to turn around and call you again to try to extort more money!""Why...you..." Sonnet was also surprised."He is my ex-husband." Esther looked at Sonnet, "When we got divorced, our child followed him at first because he had a good financial background. Later, he gambled and lost all his family property and couldn't afford to support the child, so my son came to me. We live together, but the custody of the child is still with him."So I told him about my child donating bone marrow this time because my son is underage and needs a guardian's signature. Who would have expected him to firmly oppose his so
"No, just do what she says!" Maxwell interrupted Marcus, "Whatever she wants to do, let her do it, and don't let her find out that we are helping her behind the scenes!""Alright."After Marcus hung up the phone, he could not help but roll his eyes.Carter had complained in front of him more than once, saying that Maxwell was now a wife-spoiling madman. He never believed it before, but now he finally does.Now, the wife holds the biggest position here for Maxwell. If the wife says to go east, he would be reluctant to go west. When the wife kills, he hands the knife. The wife can do whatever she wants. When the conditions are not met, create the conditions to let the wife get what she wants!Within a few days, Esther called Sonnet to inform her that after the negotiation with her ex-husband failed, the lawyer had already helped her go through the legal procedures to change the guardianship, which should be successful in about half a month.Sonnet's mood became better, and she bega
Everything went smoothly. Half a month later, Sonnet welcomed and hosted both Esther and her son.She booked a good hotel in Harbor City and bought a lot of gifts for Elijah.That night, she took Jaybie to have dinner with Esther's mother and son and let the two children bond with each other.Elijah was in his second year of high school. He probably did not want to delay his studies, so he brought his books with him, and read them in his spare time after dinner.As Sonnet and Esther were talking about some family matters, Jaybie leaned over to look at Elijah's book.Esther described the battle of wits and courage with her ex-husband in the past few days to Sonnet, and Sonnet smiled. "No matter what, you can finally get custody of the child, and many things in the future will not be subjected to his control." "Yeah, fortunately, we did a good job and did not let him find out about the bone marrow donation." Esther laughed.The two of them were talking, when Jaybie next to him su
The pain turned into rage for Bernard, so he slapped his son across the face."Stupid boy, how dare you bite me? I think you owe a beating!"Elijah covered his face and staggered a few steps. He saw an iron rod on the ground, picked it up, and hit Bernard.Bernard's reaction was fairly quick. After dodging his son's attack, he snatched the iron rod.Then he raised the iron rod and beat Elijah right on his head. "The world has gone mad, the son beats the father! if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know who I am!"Elijah was knocked down to the ground, curled up with his head in his arms.Sonnet quickly ran over to stop Bernard but was forcefully thrown by Bernard and fell to the ground."You want him to donate bone marrow, right? I'll beat him to death today so that you can't get your bone marrow!" Bernard said, waving at Elijah with a stick more vigorously.“Bang!” The metal rod landed on Elijah's head once more.Elijah, who was originally curled up, twitched, and s
Bernard was arrested, but this cannot change the fact that Elijah died.Sonnet took Jaybie to Elijah's funeral, and Esther cried the whole time as if she had aged ten years overnight.Sonnet felt very sad and blamed herself. ‘If it wasn't for the bone marrow donation, maybe Elijah wouldn't have died.’After returning from North City, Sonnet was in deep distraught.At night, she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.Maxwell went to bed early, muttered a few words, then sat up with a yell, panting heavily.Sonnet got up quickly, stroked his back, and asked, "Maxwell, what's wrong?"Maxwell’s face was bitter. "I saw something terrible.""Are you having a nightmare?" Sonnet asked softly.Suddenly, Maxwell hugged her. "He's dead!""Who died?" Sonnet asked in surprise."Little Greg.""Who is Little Greg?""We go to school together every day."Sonnet thought, ‘Probably Maxwell's childhood classmate.’"I saw his face covered in blood, walking on the road, and calling
The distress Maxwell felt as he watched her frown from her worries was a no-brainer. He also knew what happened before, so he knew that she must be blaming herself for this.However, he could not comfort her like a normal person, so he had to come up with the method just now, pretending to have a nightmare and letting her comfort to enlighten herself with a new perspective.‘I really had a tacit understanding with Darling Wifey, she found relief from a new perspective as expected.’Her kindness, strength, and intelligence filled his heart with love. He could not help lowering his head, and cautiously yet lovingly kissed her on the cheek.Then he lay down again, hugged her, closed his eyes, and fell asleep peacefully...——After Elijah passed away, Jaybie's hope of life was shattered again.Sonnet once again entered a prolonged wait.In Harrison Estate that day, Lindy sighed. "Jaybie had to go through so many twists and turns. Other people can easily find a match for their bone
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