“Grandpa’s in the room. He said he wanted to sleep just now.”Sonnet let go of her children’s hand and walked toward Myles’ room. She would not wake up her father. She just wanted to quietly take a look at him.As she opened the door, a fragrant smell hit her nostrils.She smiled, recognizing the smell of her dad’s favorite peach croissant. He must have had some before going to bed.She walked up to Myles and could not help smiling when she saw him sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.Dad seemed to have gained a bit of weight recently, indicating that he was doing well here.Just as she was about to leave, her eyes suddenly fell on the bed.There was a small pile of peach croissant crumbs right next to the pillow.She shook her head in dissatisfaction. Why did the nanny not help her dad clean up the bed?Sonnet turned around and looked for the nanny. “Mrs. Lauren, I saw that my dad left a lot of crumbs from the peach croissant on the bed before he slept. Next time this happe
“Yes.”“If you wanted to eat some, you should have told me. Why did you ask someone else to buy them for you?”“I didn’t ask for them. He bought them himself. I was even wondering how he knew that I liked peach croissants!” Myles quickly replied.Sonnet opened her mouth slightly in surprise. How did Maxwell know that her father liked peach croissants? He bought them from that particular store too!“I think it was maybe Jaybie and Lune who asked Maxwell to buy them for me to make me happy, but they didn’t want him to tell me,” Myles guessed.Sonnet smiled. “Maybe.”Nonetheless, she knew in her heart that although Jaybie and Lune knew that Myles liked peach croissants, they would not know which store he preferred. How exactly did Maxwell know? She had to go back and ask him.Then, she tucked her father in and said, “Dad, go back to sleep. I’m going to talk to the kids and then leave.”“Okay, go back early. I’m fine over here. You don’t have to come and see me so late at night.
“Why not?”“Because Jaybie’s grandfather isn’t well, so maybe there are some things he can’t eat too much of. You mean well, but if he eats something that’s not good for him, it’d be like bringing harm to him instead, right?”Sonnet quickly made up an excuse, but in reality, she knew that she merely did not want Maxwell to have too much contact with her father.She did not want her father to notice the relationship between Maxwell and her before she was fully prepared to let him know.She knew her father’s temper too well, and if he found out on his own, he might get angry.Of course, even if she told her father about it herself, he would probably still get angry…“Wifey is right. I’ll ask Grandpa first before buying next time!”How could Maxwell not understand Sonnet’s thoughts? He was saying so on purpose.Sonnet smiled bitterly, not knowing whether to say he was being obedient or disobedient, but—“Maxwell, you can’t call him ‘Grandpa’!”Whenever he called her father ‘Gran
Upon seeing Sonnet, Kenji’s expression turned to resentment: “It’s you again, b*tch! Before, you helped Tami divorce me and I didn’t even come to settle the score with you. This time, you hired Fatso and his gang to illegally detain me. Let me tell you, don’t you dare let me out of here. Or else, once I'm out, I’ll call the police!”Sonnet looked at him with an unflinching heart despite his fierce expression and handed him her phone. “Wanna call the police? Alright, let’s call them now! If you don’t do it, you’re a coward!”Kenji choked up.He was just blustering and trying to scare Sonnet, but he did not expect her to be completely unfazed and even outsmart him.Of course, he did not dare to call the police. Five years ago, he killed someone, and although Samuel died of illness later on, it was illegal for him to assume Samuel’s identity. How could he possibly call the police?Sonnet took a chair and sat in front of Kenji and said with a solemn voice, “Don’t want to call them, hu
Sonnet remained silent for a while. Then, she stood up and walked up to him. “One last thing, if you draw another tube of blood, I’ll have Fatso let you go.”Although the things he said were convincing, she still wanted him to do a paternity test with Jaybie to be cautious. “Draw it! Draw it! I’ll even draw ten tubes of blood!” Kenji immediately replied.…“Samuel Kieran?” Maxwell repeated in surprise.“Yes, that’s the name on the blood sample. It was sent for a bone marrow matching test,” Hayden replied on the phone.Maxwell rubbed his temples. He knew Samuel. He was the father of the little girl Sonnet brought with her.He also knew about Sonnet helping Tami divorce Samuel. He heard it during her phone call with Tami.Why did Sonnet have anything to do with Samuel now? Why did she send his blood sample for a bone marrow match?Was Sonnet just randomly pulling individuals to do matches now?If Samuel was her friend, he could understand, but now that Samuel had divorced Tami
“Ms. Turner gave birth to the two children when she was 20 years old, and based on my investigation, the children may belong to her ex-boyfriend,” said Carter.“Mason Stewart?” Maxwell asked.Carter choked and replied, “Boss, you know him?”“Have you investigated thoroughly and confirmed it?” Maxwell asked.“I can’t be completely certain. All I know is that she went to Harbor City to look for Mason back then. They went to Lil Lux Club at night, and soon after she came back, she became pregnant. She never told anyone who the father of her children is, but everyone guessed they’re her ex-boyfriend’s,” Carter explained.“They’re not her ex-boyfriend’s,” Maxwell affirmed. “If the children are Mason’s, even if the bone marrow matching is unsuccessful, she wouldn’t be going around looking for men to conduct paternity tests with her children.”If she was still looking for the father, that indicated that the children were definitely not Mason’s. He furrowed his eyebrows and rebuked Car
Maxwell thought for a moment and replied: [Let’s meet at Ocean Garden in the afternoon of September 30th.]The other side replied with a smiling face: [Okay!]After a while, another message came: [Mr. Sunglasses, can I bring someone else with me to meet you?]Maxwell answered promptly: [Of course.]He put away his phone and stared at Alex, who was driving in front of him, for a long time. To the point that Alex found it strange and looked at him nervously through the rearview mirror. “M-Mr. Brooks… is there anything you want me to do?”“Help me pretend to be someone else,” Maxwell said.Of course, he could not show up in person because he would easily be recognized by Jaybie, so he had to let someone else replace him.The best candidate was Alex, who had a similar build and knew martial arts. He could take Jaybie out to play for an afternoon while he could secretly watch from the sidelines.It did not matter who that person was as long as the children were happy!Thinking of J
The result of Kenji’s paternity test was out, and as expected, he did not match with Jaybie.Sonnet was both relieved and disappointed.Another one of her hopes shattered. When would Jaybie find a matching bone marrow? Who was the biological father of the two children?Lil Lux Club was crowded that night, and any man inside could have entered that room. It was really difficult to even start investigating!Sonnet was a little anxious and a little discouraged.After adjusting her emotions, she said to herself that even if she could not find the biological father of the child, there might still be hope. Jaybie’s condition was not chronic, and they could afford to wait. As long as she did not give up hope, good news would come one day!Then, she called Fatso and asked her to release Kenji. Fatso chuckled and said, “I released him a long time ago, but I also told his creditors about him. He’s probably a rat running around the streets now!”Sonnet laughed. “I really have to thank yo