Sonnet bit her lips. "I think, I can’t reciprocate your feeling.""Sonnet, you don't need to jump to conclusions. I know my confession was too sudden, you probably can't accept it now, I'm sure—" Lucas became so anxious that he parked the car on the side of the road.Sonnet earnestly looked at him. "Lucas, to be honest, I have thought about this before. You are so handsome, you have a great personality, and so many girls are crazy about you, I wondered why didn't I fall in love with you. Then, I knew why. Probably because we grew up together, I could only see you as my brother!"And precisely because of this, I had a dispute with you because you gave up on the civil exam to work abroad. I did that because that’s how family cares about each other. We can't help but interfere with each other's decisions. Yes, I do love you, but like a brother. Which is different from the love between a man and a woman."Sonnet’s eyes turned red as she continued. "Lucas, will you let me continue to lo
"No family love! I don't want to have any family love with you. If you can't love me, then I don't want to just be your family either!" Lucas was agitated.Sonnet sighed softly in her heart. She could understand his feelings, but she could not love him romantically.Lucas ruffled his hair aggressively as he lost his composure in an instant.There was a knocking on the car window, Sonnet turned her head and saw it was a traffic policeman.She lowered the car window, and the traffic policeman asked, "What’s going on? Why did you stop your car here? Parking is not allowed in this zone!"Sonnet quickly apologized and explained that she would drive away immediately. Then, the traffic police left.Sonnet looked at Lucas and asked softly, "Let's find a place to park the car first, shall we?"Lucas recovered a little, nodded, and started the car.The two of them kept silent for a while. During a red light at the next intersection, Lucas stopped the car and said to Sonnet, "I'm sorry, I
Evening, at The Elysium Winery.The men gathered together, each had a glass in hand."How did it go?" Sipping wine, Maxwell asked Howard."Yup, just signed this afternoon. Five years." Howard knew exactly what he was asking, and answered concisely."Good." Maxwell seemed satisfied.Howard glanced at Maxwell, and hesitantly asked, "What should I do next, freeze him?""What are you talking about? Why would I let you do such loss-making business?!" Maxwell rolled his eyes.Howard was confused, ‘He told me to sign Lucas to manipulate him. So, what is the situation now? If I don’t hide him away, do I uplift him?’"Aren't you optimistic about his potential and want to make him a top-notch star? Just go ahead and do it!" Maxwell said.The other men were also surprised."What are you talking about?" Logan and Hayden asked without knowing why.However, Marcus was completely opinionated about it. "Maxwell, are you out of your mind? Making him top-notch? Do you think he doesn't have en
Lindy was speechless. She thought that Sonnet might consider being with Lucas, after all, they had known each other for so many years."How did you feel when he confessed his love to you?" She asked Sonnet."I'm a bit at a loss, really. I never thought he would feel that way for me!"Lindy muttered, "That's because you are too slow..."Sonnet looked at Lindy in realization. "You knew too?"Lindy sighed. "Yes.""Then why didn't you tell me?""This is a matter between the two of you. Besides, he didn't ask me to help, why should I interfere? What if I mess things up by meddling?" Lindy said softly.Of course, she cannot deny that her intentions were a little selfish.But, now that Sonnet and Lucas have talked about it, she feels that she has no hope.When the phone rang, Lindy saw that it was Lucas, so she put him on speaker."Lindy, could you ask if your boyfriend is free tomorrow? Let’s meet at noon?"From Lucas' question, Sonnet looked at Lindy in surprise. Lindy blushed an
"We are just ordinary friends. Stop with your silly speculations! I just thought that he is easygoing. If I ask him for a favor, he will help me." Lindy quickly explained.Sonnet did not believe her. "You could’ve asked anyone for help. You have no shortage of male friends around you, yet you asked him? Oh, I remember you told me that you helped him before. What kind of help was that? "She was so curious!Marcus was interested in Lindy and she sensed it. At that time, she wanted to let them develop freely. But, she never expected the relationship between them seemed to develop deeper than she imagined!In addition to being curious, she was also a little excited. If her bestie falls in love, she must convey her blessings!Lindy was helpless. "Sonnet, you are not a gossiper. Why did you become so nosey?""That depends on the subject! You are my best friend. Of course, I’ll keep track of all your updates at any time!"Lindy spread her hands. "There’s nothing between us. As for th
"Erm... Just like how I helped you before. Could you pretend to be my boyfriend this time?"The brotherly onlookers cheered silently with nosey grins plastered on their goofy faces.Marcus glared at them, his face flushed red. He wanted to pick up the phone to listen privately, but Logan stopped him.Logan gestured ferociously, implying that if Marcus picked it up, they were going to cause trouble. Marcus had no choice but to let go again."Uhm, why..." Being watched by the crowd, he stuttered in embarrassment. "Why did you ask me to pretend to be your boyfriend? Were you pressured to go on a blind date by your family?""I’m meeting a friend.""Oh, so someone is pursuing you and you don't like him, so you’re using me as a shield?""No...it's similar. Would it be awkward for you? Otherwise, just sleep on it and let me know tomorrow morning?"Lindy was reminded that Marcus might need to give his partner a heads-up on the matter, so she made space for options.She thought, ‘If
In the morning, Sonnet went to class. Right before she entered the classroom, she received a call from Laurel. "Sonnet, you haven't reached the classroom yet, have you? Why don't you take a day off today?""Why?""Those girls are waiting to find fault with you. They want to make you kneel and apologize today! I think you should lay low today!" Laurel said anxiously.Only then did Sonnet realize that she had forgotten to take an autographed photo with Lucas!In the past two days, she was so preoccupied with Lucas’ confession that she had forgotten about photos!"No, they should apologize to us today!" She replied domineeringly.After hanging up the phone, she called Lucas. "Lucas, remember I asked you for your autographed photo that time? I completely forgot!""Sorry, it slipped my mind too. Do you want it this morning? Shall I send it to you?"Sonnet said quickly, "Don’t! You better don't come! Once they recognize you, you’ll never be able to leave the university today! Well, y
As the tables began to turn in Sonnet’s favor, the lead girl quickly said, "What's so difficult about getting the photos? I can get them if you want them! The key is the signature. Can we verify that it was signed by Macky?""Go on social media. Check and see if Lucas has posted anything." Sonnet said leisurely.Although she never checked her social media, she had iron faith in Lucas. He must have posted it.Lucas was not only a very trustworthy person to her but also to others. Once he gave his word, he will try his utmost best."We just checked, and his social page hasn't been updated at all! Who are you trying to fool?" said the leading girl."You said it yourself, you checked it way earlier. Why don’t you check it now?"As soon as Sonnet's voice fell, a girl next to her said, "Oh, he posted. The photos were the same as these! Oh, these photos are real autographed photos!"As soon as she said that the other girls immediately opened the page with their mobile phones.Laurel f
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