Chapter 217

“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