Lindy’s heart was inexplicably filled with pity, and she hesitated to say, “Then I’ll continue to pretend... When your mother and grandmother call for me, I’ll show up.”“Thank you so much! If you didn’t help me out, there would be no one else to help me. You’re the only one who understands me in this world…”Lindy patted Marcus’ shoulder and said, “Don’t say that. You’re an excellent man, and there’ll definitely be better men who will love you.”“Sometimes, when I need someone to chat with, can you come and see me too?” Marcus raised his deep gaze to look at her.“Oh, I can when I’m free,” Lindy answered.After answering him, she felt that something was a little off.Marcus smiled at her. “You’re the best!”His handsome face and gentle tone suddenly captivated Lindy. Her mind went blank for a moment, and she could not figure out what was amiss here.After leaving the coffee shop, Lindy’s mood improved significantly.It turned out that Marcus had already broken up on the night
Jaybie lay listlessly on the bed with flushed cheeks. Sonnet reached over to touch his forehead and immediately furrowed her brows. “He has a fever, doesn’t he? What should we do?” Sophia asked. Sonnet began to dress Jaybie. “We should take him to the hospital.” “It’s raining outside. Let me call a cab first, and you can wait here,” Lindy said quickly.She got on her phone to order a cab, while Sonnet fed Jaybie some fever-reducing medicine.When the time seemed right, she carried Jaybie downstairs, but the cab still had not arrived. After Lindy called the driver again, she frowned and said, “The driver said it’s raining too heavily, and he has to cross a railway tunnel bridge on his way here, but it’s already flooded. He can’t make it. What should we do?”Sonnet looked at the pouring rain outside and then at the dazed Jaybie in her arms, feeling nothing but concern.The driver was probably telling the truth. Sudden heavy rain often caused the railway tunnels to flood, an
“You…” Maxwell glanced at Sonnet’s soaked lower body and felt a stab of pain in his heart. “Should quickly change your clothes when we get to the hospital.” That was all he could say.“I’ll be fine as long as Jaybie can go to the hospital!” Sonnet replied.Maxwell quickened his pace. If they could not avoid the suffering, they might as well get it over with as soon as possible.Maxwell had arranged everything well. When they reached the other end of the underground bridge, a car was waiting for them. After about half an hour, they arrived at Westfield Hospital smoothly.Jaybie was quickly admitted to the hematology ward, where the doctor urgently took a blood sample from him and told Sonnet, “It’s an infection.”Sonnet’s heart sank. They had taken all precautions, but Jaybie was still infected.“Don’t worry, we’ve already given him antibiotics. The infection will be under control soon,” the doctor reassured her.Sonnet felt a little relieved after hearing this.After seeing the
Sonnet was caught off guard. When she was about to ask him to put her down, she found herself already lying on the bed and covered with a blanket. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Johnson was doing.“Watch Jaybie. I’ll be right back,” Maxwell said before quickly leaving.Less than five minutes later, he came back with something wrapped in a towel in his hand.He walked to the bedside and stuffed the thing into Sonnet’s blanket. She felt a hot object rolling into her arms and quickly took it out.Upon opening up the towel, she found a glass bottle, which was probably filled with hot water.She looked up at Johnson in surprise.“I got it from the nurse. Warm yourself up quickly,” Maxwell said gently.Sonnet put the bottle back into the blanket and pressed it against her abdomen. Immediately, she felt warmth spreading throughout her body, relieving some of the pain in her abdomen.“Thank you,” she said to Johnson, but she was still puzzled.How did he know she was
Martha was wearing a cheap coat, and her hair was simply tied back. She had also gained a lot of weight, and all the jewelry she had worn before was gone. She was no longer the old rich madam that she was before.“Ma’am, the parking fee is only four dollars. Can you truly not pay this small amount?” the waiter asked sarcastically.Martha choked up, and her face flushed red. “Does it have anything to do with money? This is about principle!”Sonnet could not take it anymore and went up to her and grabbed her arm. “I’ll cover your parking fee.”Only then did Martha switch her anger into a smile. “You’re here, Sonnet! You’re surely thoughtful and filial!”Sonnet said nothing and led her to the private room with Harold following them gloomily.After they sat down in the private room, Martha frantically began to order food like she had not eaten a full meal in several lifetimes.While Martha was ordering, Sonnet turned to Harold and asked, “Where are Ivan and Johnny?”Harold used to
Sonnet looked at Johnny and asked, “So how much will it take for you to get your blood tested.”Johnny stretched out five fingers and replied, “50,000. Otherwise, I won’t do it.”“50,000?” Sonnet chuckled. “Is your blood that precious, costing 50,000 for a single tube?”“You can consider it yourself whether money or your son’s life is more important. In any case, it doesn’t matter to us whether we do it or not,” Johnny replied nonchalantly.Sonnet clenched her fist and turned to Ivan, Martha, and Harold. “And what do you all think of this?”“Our opinions are the same. It’s 50 grand, and if you’re offering lower than that, it’s not up for discussion!” Johnny spoke out, signaling to his parents and brother with his eyes.“The test is 10,000, and if the match is successful and you’re willing to donate your bone marrow to my son, I can negotiate the following fees.” Sonnet stood up. “Think about it yourselves and call me if it’s a deal.”Then, Sonnet turned and walked out. That was
Maxwell remained silent. The old Lux Club had been demolished, and it was not easy to find information on it anymore.He stood up and said, “Let’s do both at the same time. You look for the bone marrow match, and I’ll look for that man.” As soon as he was done talking, he had already left the office.…Sonnet was standing by the window making a call. It was Ivan calling her.“Sonnet, I’d like to take the test. 10,000 upfront for the matching test. If it’s a match, how much will you pay me?”Sonnet’s lips curved into a smile. It seemed she had won the bet.The Coles were in dire need of money, and she bet that they urgently needed 10,000 dollars. Perhaps not all of them shared Johnny’s thoughts, and just as she expected, Ivan called her.“Let’s wait until the match is successful before we decide. We can talk about it then!” Sonnet replied.After a pause, she added, “If you can persuade your parents to come for the matching test too, I’ll give you another ten grand. What do you t
Maxwell was a little anxious. This silly woman. They had already reached this point and she still did not want any help? What was wrong with having more people to help out?However, he was pleased that even in this situation, Sonnet maintained her boundaries and did not develop any inappropriate relationships.After some thought, he said, “Alright, if you need any help, give me a call.”“Okay,” Sonnet replied with a smile. Maxwell left the ward, but instead of leaving the hospital, he went to Hayden’s office.Hayden had already left, so Maxwell called him, and fortunately, Hayden’s office had a digital lock. He told Maxwell the password, and he could enter it easily. Maxwell turned on Hayden’s computer and opened up the surveillance of the hematology ward, which was facing the hallway and had a view of Jaybie’s ward. He positioned the computer screen toward himself and lay down on the sofa…In the middle of the night, Jaybie started to burn up again. Sonnet called the doctor,