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
Maxwell could afford to let Sonnet do whatever she wished with this sum of money. With him by her side, she would never make a loss in any of her investments.“Let’s discuss that later. Anyway, we’re waiting for our turn right now. I’ll teach you how to use the app first. You can start using it immediately after opening your trading account.” Sonnet dragged Maxwell’s arm, made him sit beside her, and started explaining things to him. Maxwell did not need to learn how to operate the trading account. He was used to having someone making orders for him.He hugged Sonnet’s waist tightly while she explained things to him intently. He paid close attention to her side profile as she focused on teaching him how to operate the account. Yes…His dear wife looked even more beautiful when she was focused on doing something! “Do you understand?”While he was distracted, Sonnet finished her explanation. Maxwell had not finished admiring her beautiful face. He scratched his head in a silly