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,
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