Myles quickly changed the subject, grabbed a handful of white chess pieces, and looked at Maxwell. "The white chess pieces are made of white jade, right?""I don't know either." Maxwell continued to maintain his silly persona.Sonnet grabbed a handful of black chess pieces and asked Maxwell, "Are the black pieces made of obsidian?"Before Maxwell could speak, Myles interrupted. "It's not obsidian, it's black jade, it's very precious!"Sonnet was surprised again. "Dad, how do you know?"Myles smiled shyly. "This is the benefit of reading a lot. After your old Dad became paralyzed, although I couldn't work, I’m able to read a lot."Sonnet stopped talking.For some reason, her father seemed like a wise sage."Maxwell, thank you, I like the gift you gave me very much, but this gift is too expensive, you should take it back." Myles said to Maxwell.Maxwell waved his hands again and again. "No, no! When I was young, my father said that you can't take back things you give away.""Th
After Sonnet told the children that they could not live in the Brooks household for the time being, the children understood.For them, as long as they can call Sonnet "Mom" in front of Uncle Maxwell, it doesn't matter whether they sleep together or not. After all, the two families were so near anyway.Ever since meeting his father-in-law, Maxwell would come to the Harrison Estate once a day, either to chat and play chess with the old man, or to play with Jaybie and Lune. His relationship with them was better than before.Everything seemed wonderful. The family was harmonious, their laughter was happy, the years were peaceful...The weather gradually got colder. It was the weekend. Sonnet was looking after Shay in the Lux Club when she suddenly received a call from Maxwell. "Wifey, we'll pick you up after work.""Hey, why are you picking me up?""Jaybie wants to eat fish, I'll take you all to eat fish."Shay seemed to have heard Maxwell's voice on the phone and shouted. "Fish, Sh
It was a wonder how the restaurant owner can designate an area on the reservoir for his restaurant operation. The whole area was decorated with colorful lights, as if stars were falling on the water, creating an elegant atmosphere.In twos and threes, the awning boats slowly paddled along this area, as the dish delivery boats shuttle through them, looking busy and peaceful at the same time.Sonnet and Maxwell took their three children onto the boat, and the children were attracted by the fishing tools on the boat.The boatman said with a smile, "Guests can use the fishing rods to tackle the fish, catch of the day will be sent to the shore for cooking.""We don't know how to fish. It might be midnight when we finally catch one." Sonnet smiled sheepishly."No, all the guests who come here are able to do so. If you don't believe me, let the children try it." The boatman replied.Jaybie was eager to try, so Sonnet let him.Lune helped put the bait on the side, set the hook and so on
Suddenly, she turned her head to look at Maxwell. "Maxwell, do you remember this name?"There was a flash of sharpness in Maxwell's eyes, and he nodded. "It seems that the person who hit you with the car before was called Jake Wilcroft?"‘Or rather, it was Jake Wilcroft who hit us.’ This name left a deep impression on Maxwell."Could it be..." Sonnet had a bad premonition in her heart.Maxwell clenched his fist, but a goofy smile appeared on his face. "So many people named Jake."If it was before, he would not care.But after knowing that Jake was ordered by someone to hit him on purpose, his death was out of the ordinary.Sonnet said sadly, "I hope it's not that Jake."Although Jake was drunk driving and she had to deal with him because of the traffic accident, it still felt a little weird that he died like this after all."What a coincidence." Maxwell said, putting his arms around Sonnet's shoulders, "I'm not full yet, find another place to eat!"They got in the car back to
‘If Jake was killed to be silenced, then these people are here for him. Who are these people?’There was a chill in Maxwell's heart.Over the years, he had been secretly investigating the car accident that year, but he never found any clues.He also secretly investigated his uncles from the Brook family, and none of them had any doubtful evidence, which showed that the perpetrator hid too deeply and did everything seamlessly.‘Now that I’m an easy target out here while that ghost is hiding in the dark, I am indeed a little shaken.’He was not afraid of anything else, only afraid that the perpetrator would attack his wife...He called Alex. "Find some skilled people and quietly follow Sonnet around the clock. Be sure to protect her safety, and don't let her find out!"During the lunch break, Sonnet heard Juliette and the others talking about the "Reservoir Male Corpse". "I heard that he had been out of contact for several days, and his family also called the police, but he was ne
She was stunned. The person who was beaten turned out to be Johnny Cole.She had not seen him for a while, he looked dejected and disheveled, nothing like the financial elite before.When she was looking at him, Johnny happened to look over with his head in his arms. He noticed that it was Sonnet and immediately yelled. "Sonnet! Sonnet Turner!"Sonnet pulled Juliette to quicken her pace.Then Johnny cried out. "Brother, that woman is my sister, she can help me pay back the money, stop her!"Then some of the thugs ran towards Sonnet quickly.Sonnet pushed Juliette. "You go quickly."Juliette's face changed slightly. "What's the matter? Who are these people? You won't be in danger, right?""Hurry up and call the police for me." Sonnet whispered to her.Juliette nodded heavily and left quickly.Those people only wanted to stop Sonnet, so they did not go after Juliette.Sonnet was blocked by them, she asked coldly, "What are you doing?""Why, didn't you hear what your brother s
At that moment, Sonnet felt suffocated, and her mind was buzzing.Johnny's hysterical screams rang in her ear. "You nasty woman, you are obviously rich, but you wouldn’t help me! Why are you so haughty? You only married a silly rich young master! Today, you better take out your money to save me! Then, I'll let you go, or I'll just strangle you to death! Even if I die, I’ll drag you along with me!"Sonnet's face gradually turned purple, and his voice gradually became distant.Just when she felt that she was about to pass out, there was a sudden shout.She subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw a few young men running over from nowhere, fighting with those big guys.Then, as soon as her neck was loosened, fresh air rushed into her airways, and she instinctively covered her neck and took a deep breath.Once her breath recovered, she looked intently and saw Johnny being held aside by a young man with his hands tight behind his back.The few big men who asked for debts just
"Why is it you?!" She was taken aback.Sonnet raised her chin and showed her the red mark on her neck from being strangled by Johnny. "Your son did this, I was almost strangled to death by him."Martha's expression became a little complicated.After being silent for a while, she stepped forward and took Sonnet's hand. "Since it's you, it's easy for us to talk. Sonnet, tell the police quickly that you will not pursue your brother's criminal responsibility!"That "your brother" startled Juliette who was next to her, and she stared at Sonnet with wide eyes.Sonnet felt disgusted in her heart and shook Martha's hand away vigorously. "Don't talk nonsense, that’s not my brother!"Martha staggered two steps back.Just at this moment, Jessie came in from the outside and saw that Martha stumbled, so she immediately ran over to support her, and at the same time shouted at Sonnet, "Sonnet, why did you push my mother?!""So what, if I pushed her?" Sonnet retorted coldly.She was never unr