Maxwell immediately walked over to interrupt them, “Uncle Myles, I bought you your favorite peach crisps!” He had asked Lewis to pass by a shop to buy some peach crisps on the way back. Myles smiled brightly when he saw the peach crisps. “Oh, I was craving them and you bought them for me!” He started eating happily. Maxwell sat beside him and watched him as he ate. Sophia, who was sitting by the side, was looking at her phone. Suddenly, she sighed heavily, “Oh, why did it drop again?!” She spoke very loudly and caught everyone’s attention. “Grandmother, what dropped?” Lune asked her curiously. “The share prices! I didn’t have the time to look at it just now. I decided to take a look since I’m free right now. I didn’t expect the prices to drop to the limit during the market’s closing!” Sophia said in a pained voice. “Grandmother, did you buy shares again?” Jaybie had a dark expression on his face. “It’s way too risky to buy shares. Mom wouldn’t let you buy any sh
After speaking, Sophia and Myles exchanged a gaze. “It might be a coincidence,” Myles said softly. “It must be a coincidence. Isn’t he mentally impaired? How can he understand the share market?” Sophia said, pointing at her head. Both of them remained quiet for a while. Myles then said, “Let’s keep observing him.” The next day, when Maxwell came over, Sophia asked him about the share market again. Maxwell pointed at one of the shares and said, “Buy this one. It looks good.” “Why does it look good?” Sophia asked. “It’s just good,” Maxwell said with a nonchalant expression. He made it sound like he could not explain things to her. The next day, the price of the share that he had pointed out rose again. Myles started getting suspicious too. He asked Maxwell, “Do you know how to analyze the share market?” Maxwell shook his head and said, “I don’t understand anything.” “How did you manage to advise Aunt York correctly every single time?” “I was just looking at
“I observed him closely today. I realized that he’s extremely sensitive to finance figures. If he hadn’t been injured when he was younger, he’d probably be a financial genius today!” Sonnet was shocked on hearing what he had said. “Huh? Dad, do you know anything about finance?” Her father was a language teacher. She had never heard him mention anything related to finance before. How could he sense that Maxwell understood financial figures? Myles choked and coughed several times before saying, “Oh, I don’t know anything about finance. I just know a thing or two. I know some financial jargon, so I asked Maxwell about it. I could sense that he’s more sensitive to such knowledge, compared to other people.” Financial jargon…He mentioned that Maxwell was sensitive to financial figures just now, but now he was bringing up financial jargon! Sonnet looked at Myles in confusion. She felt that he was acting rather unnaturally compared to his usual self. Her instincts told her
The lights in Myles’s room were all off. A sliver of moonlight shone through the window, onto the ground.Sonnet did not turn on the lights. She walked over and sat down beside her father’s bed. She knew that Myles was not asleep. How could he sleep in such a situation? She sat there quietly for a while before trying to speak up. Before she could say anything, tears flowed down her face. “Dad, it’s all my fault. I let you down. I made you upset. Don’t be angry anymore, alright?” “No, Sonnie. I’m not angry at you,” Myles’ rough voice was soft. “I’m just angry at myself. Why? Why am I still greedy for life in the world when I’m already disabled? Why won’t I die? Why am I living as a burden for you..”His words felt like nails driven into Sonnet’s heart. She could no longer bear her vulnerabilities in front of her father. She slumped against him and started sobbing loudly. Ever since her mother passed away and her father got disabled when she was twelve years old, she pe
Just then, the door opened with a loud bang. Jaybie and Lune held hands as they ran into the room.Sonnet was slightly shocked. “Jaybie, Lune, you…” Jaybie and Lune ran to the side of Myles’s bed and laid their heads on him. “Gramps, let mom continue living with Uncle Maxwell!” Jaybie said. Lune nodded and said, “Yeah, we like Uncle Maxwell a lot. He’s handsome and our best friend. We’re willing to acknowledge him as our dad!” “Yeah, that’s right. Gramps, don’t you like Uncle Maxwell too? You told us that he’s smart and polite. You even asked me to learn how to play chess from him!” Jaybie added. The children kept pitching in with their thoughts and speaking on behalf of Maxwell. Myles looked at his grandchildren before looking at Sonnet. He sighed and said, “Since your children approve of Maxwell, what else can I say? I approve of him as long as you don’t regret your choices in the future.” “I won’t regret it!” Sonnet said without thinking twice. “Alright! In t
“Silly girl, what are you talking about? I’m your father. Who else would support you if I won’t? Although I can’t walk, my mind still works fine. Regardless of what problems you encounter in the future, don’t make decisions on your own anymore. Don’t do anything that affects your life as well. Can you discuss things with me beforehand?” Myles said in a warm and gentle tone. Sonnet rested her chin on her father’s chest as she used to when she was a child. She nodded forcefully on purpose and said, “Dad, you must promise me not to ever think of giving up on your life at any time!” “Alright, I promise you.” “I promise you too!” Father and daughter looked at each other and smiled. The children clapped and exclaimed, “That’s great! That’s amazing!” Myles glanced at the children and waved his hand at Sonnet. “Alright, it’s getting late. You should go home right now. Otherwise, my son-in-law will come looking for you!” “You must finish your dinner before I go back!” Sonnet smil
Mrs. Wilson thought of something. She chuckled and said, “Well, that sounds good too. You don’t have to eat anything. I won’t disturb your private time with Maxwell!”Sonnet knew that Mrs. Wilson had misunderstood her, but she did not bother to clarify herself and headed upstairs anywayUpon entering her room, she saw Maxwell holding his piggy bank and examining it.“What are you doing?” She asked curiously. “I’d like to earn money,” Maxwell said. “Earn money?” “Aunt York and Uncle Myles have been buying shares and earning money nowadays. I’d like to buy some shares as well. However, one must have the capital to buy shares. I’d like to use the money I’ve saved up here.” He wondered if Myles had told his dear wife that he had a good eye for shares. Regardless of whether she had found out, he would tell her about it! He must let his dear wife know that he was able to earn money although he was a fool!Sonnet burst into laughter. “How much money can there be inside your
Izzy applied for a day off two days later. Sonnet planned to bring Maxwell to the bank to open a trading account. She already had everything planned. Since they were just starting, they should not invest too much money into shares. After all, it was extremely risky. Maxwell’s passbook had a balance of 7 million dollars. She intended to withdraw 70 thousand dollars for Maxwell to try buying shares. Based on protocol, she would require Marcus’ approval to do anything with Maxwell’s money. But, the money in the passbook was Maxwell’s personal money so it probably was not under Marcus’ jurisdiction. Nonetheless, Sonnet still intended to tell Marcus about it. She called Marcus and told him that she planned to bring Maxwell to the bank to open a trading account. She thought that Marcus would probably ask her detailed questions about the money or disagree with her plan. However, he was extremely agreeable. “It’s Maxwell’s personal money. He can use it however he wishes to. Base
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