Maxwell pouted. Sonnet pushed him out of the bathroom and said, “Hurry up and go to bed. I’ll take a shower and change my clothes.” She pushed him out of the bathroom and locked the door at once. Maxwell leaned on the door from outside as a charming smile formed on his lips. He then lay down on the bed. Sonnet spent some time taking a shower. She guessed that Maxwell should be asleep by now, so she came out of the bathroom. He had fallen asleep. She let out a sigh of relief and looked at the time. It was already three o’clock in the morning. She sat down on the sofa and dried her hair. She dried her hair while thinking about everything that had happened tonight. It was obvious that Jim had tried to scheme against her tonight. The bowl of noodles that he had prepared for her should have been drugged. However, she had finished the bowl of noodles, and did not have any evidence of it now. How could she allow him to take advantage of her without any consequences?
“Young Miss, it’s Third Master. He insisted on coming inside!” Mrs. Wilson explained. “Third Uncle? Why are you here so early in the morning?” Sonnet asked with feigned panic. Welson Brooks sneered and said, “You’re the young miss of the family. Why did you sleep in a servant’s room? You must be having an affair with a servant!”There was an aggrieved expression on Sonnet’s face as she said, “Third Uncle, you can’t accuse me of something like that!” “In that case, uncover your sheets and show us who’s lying beside you.”“Of course…Of course, it’s Maxwell…”“Why are Second Young Master and you sleeping in a servant’s room?” “Maxwell tends to act childish. He insisted on sleeping in Jim’s room. Therefore, we exchanged rooms with Jim,” Sonnet said matter-of-factly.“Do you think that I’ll believe what you said?!” Welson waved his hand. His men surrounded the bed at once. “Will you uncover your sheets or do you want my men to do it?” Sonnet lowered her heart and remained sil
Everyone headed upstairs. They were met with the sight of Jim and Lily lying on the bed stark naked. The atmosphere got rather awkward. Welson scolded, “Hurry up and wake them up!” Sonnet asked, “Third Uncle, Jim is a servant here. Why would he send you such a video?” The room went silent as soon as she finished speaking. Marcus had a dark expression on his face as he asked, “That’s right. Third Master, what’s going on?” Welson coughed twice as an unnatural expression formed across his face. “Perhaps he thinks of me as a dependable person.” Sonnet smiled faintly and said, “Third Uncle, you really care a lot about Maxwell. You even have the contact numbers of the servants working here.” Welson’s face paled. Just then, Welson’s men woke Jim and Lily up. Both of them were stunned when they looked at their surroundings and saw how they were not wearing any clothes. Welson scolded Jim angrily, “You b*stard! How dare you send me a fake video? I almost wrongly ac
Upon arriving at the living room on the first floor, Sonnet asked Marcus, “Mr. Pine, may I know what areas you manage within the family business?” She still could not understand why Third Master Brooks wanted to scheme against her. His nephew and niece-in-law were not well off at all. Why would he try to harm them? Besides, he even came over to expose her for having an affair together with a lawyer. Marcus smiled and said, “I wanted to tell you everything after inviting you to my office, but I’ll tell you everything since I’m already here today. Old Master Brooks established a foundation for Maxwell with the aim of ensuring that he’ll be able to live the rest of his life in peace. One of the funds was meant for Maxwell’s wife. It consists of a large sum of money, with some money being transferred to his wife every month. However, this will only happen under the condition that his wife never does anything to betray Maxwell.” A serious expression appeared on his face as he said,
It sounded like someone was calling for Lindy on the other end of the call, so Sonnet hung up on the call at once. After hanging up, she remembered that she had forgotten to ask Lindy for her address. She told herself that she could always ask for her address afterwards. May cast an anticipatory gaze at Sonnet the moment she arrived in Lux Club. “Miss Turner, you’re finally here.” “What’s wrong?” Sonnet asked. “Shay kept calling for you ever since he woke up today morning. He hasn’t stopped since.” Sonnet rushed to Shay’s room at once. Shay was turning the light switch in his room on and off while muttering “Aunt” repeatedly under his breath. Sonnet’s heart hurt when she saw him doing this. She immediately went to him and hugged him. “Let me hug you, Shay.” Shay finally stopped pressing the switch. He then wrapped his arms around Sonnet’s neck tightly. May said, “Shay has an intervention class today.” “Alright, let’s go right now.” Both of them brought Shay
After returning to the Brooks household, Sonnet asked Mrs. Wilson about what was going on. She then went to the security office to ask the security guards if she could look at the surveillance camera recordings. She caught sight of Maxwell not long after she left the house. Sonnet asked him angrily, “Where did you go?” Maxwell replied cheerily, “I just got acquainted with two adorable new friends. I went over to their house to play with them for a while.” He took hold of Sonnet’s hand and said, “Wifey, you’re finally back! I missed you a lot!”Sonnet could not bring herself to scold him after seeing the joyous expression on his face. “Alright, let’s go back home right now. You’re not allowed to go around on your own anymore. Mrs. Wilson was extremely worried about you!” Maxwell replied obediently, “Alright.” After returning to the Brooks household, Mrs. Wilson immediately greeted them and inspected Maxwell all over to ensure he was alright. She kept reminding him to l
Sonnet stayed by Myles’ side in the hospital for several days. She finally had time to return home once Myles’ condition had fully stabilized. The first thing Sonnet did after leaving the hospital was to give Lindy a call. Sonnet had not seen her children in a week. She missed them way too much. “Is Uncle Myles alright now?” Lindy asked on the other end of the call. The background was rather noisy. “Yes, his condition is stable right now. I’d like to visit the children. Where do you live now?” “We’re outside now. I’m playing with them in the playground!” Lindy replied. “You can come over and have dinner with us!” Sonnet met up with them in a shopping mall. The children were overjoyed when they saw Sonnet. Each of them sat on either side of Sonnet while they had their meals. Lindy got extremely jealous after catching sight of this scene. “Am I no longer important now that your mother is here?” “Aunt Lindy, we haven’t seen mom in so many days. Let us stay next to m
When Sonnet arrived home, Maxwell rushed out and embraced her at once. “Wifey, you’re finally back. I missed you so much!”He was tall and sturdy, and had a broad chest as well. Sonnet found herself being wrapped in his arms. She felt rather comfortable there.However, after a while, she pushed him away and said, “I’m sorry for only coming back after a few days.” “It’s alright. It’s alright. Dad is sick. You should stay there to look after him.” Maxwell waved his hands at once. “Is Dad feeling better now?” Sonnet raised her brow. She was stunned the moment Maxwell addressed her father as “dad”. They were a legally wedded couple now. It was right for him to call Myles his dad. However, she still felt a little uncomfortable about it. “You must be extremely tired. I’ll fill up the bathtub for you. You can take a good, long bath!” Maxwell said while turning around to head upstairs. Sonnet looked at how happy he seemed to be and felt guilty when she thought about how uncomfo
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