Chapter 423

Winter break was over, and school reopened. Sonnet threw herself into her work with all her might, finally able to alleviate some of the pain in her heart.

One afternoon, she returned home from school to find a familiar face sitting on the couch. They were not close and had only met once. It was Mariette.

Mariette had clearly been waiting for her for a while as her coffee cup was empty.

Jaybie sat across from them on the couch, warily staring at Mariette

At Maxwell’s funeral, Jaybie and Mariette had an argument, and Jaybie had a very bad impression of her.

Sonnet was also not a fan of Mariette, so she was not very polite in her speech. “Oh, it’s you. What brings you here today?”

“It’s getting late now, so I won’t beat about the bush. I’m here today to discuss something about Maxwell’s inheritance with you.”

“Inheritance?” Sonnet had never thought about this question.

“You may not know, so let me explain. When Grandpa passed away, he had put a portion of Brooks Corporation’s sh