After pondering upon it for a while, Hayden called Marcus and said, “The doctors took a sample of my blood, right? Has the test report been released?” “I was just about to call you! The test report just got released. We found components of sedative drugs in your blood.” Hayden furrowed his brow even tighter. That could not be right! If Sonnet wanted to drug him so she could sleep with him, she should have spiked his drink with some excitatory drug. Why did she use a sedative on him? He would pass out like a log after being drugged. How could he sleep with her? He could not understand Sonnet’s actions. On the way to work, he made sure of one thing. No matter what her reason was, he could not let Sonnet get what she wanted. He would not give her a sliver of hope at all! Otherwise, Maxwell would skin him alive! Even if Sonnet was the one who had schemed against him, Maxwell would blame everything on him in his rage. If that happened, he would be utterly done for! Mid-
Hayden felt extremely bitter. He did not want to get involved with Sonnet again, but it seemed like he was attracting what he feared. “Son…Sonnet?” He stuttered under the pressure of Maxwell’s icy gaze. “Mr. Gunn, there’s something I need to tell you. Shall we meet tonight?” There was a sense of urgency in Sonnet’s voice. Hayden glanced at Maxwell, whose expression had darkened completely. He immediately came up with an excuse to reject her. “Oh, I don’t think I can make it tonight. I need to attend an important online conference.” “What about tomorrow night? Afternoon works as well,” Sonnet said insistently. “I’m not free tomorrow either. I’m going out on a business trip. I’m traveling overseas,” Hayden said. Sonnet fell silent. Hayden did not dare to look at Maxwell. He lowered his eyes and said, “Sonnet, is there anything else? If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first. There’s something important that I need to take care of right now!” ”“Alright.” Hayden i
Sonnet immediately ran over and blocked Hayden’s car. The car stopped, but no one got off the car. Sonnet walked over. She bent down and knocked on the car window several times. The window by the driver’s seat rolled down to reveal Hayden’s chauffeur. Sonnet looked inside the car. The car was empty except for the chauffeur. “Where’s Mr. Gunn?” She asked in surprise. Just then, a car drove out from the exit of the company and sped off into the distance.Sonnet instantly realized what had happened. She had fallen for Hayden’s trick. Hayden was in the other car that had just left! Sonnet called Hayden as she watched his car speed off into the distance and disappear from her sight. However, nobody picked up her call. She called Hayden several times but no one picked up. It seemed like he had blocked her from calling him. She had no other choice now. She had failed to meet up with him in the afternoon. She could only wait till night now! Since it was still early, Sonnet
Maxwell could not sleep the entire night. He kept recalling the good times that he had with Sonnet in the past.Sonnet was such a kind, determined, opinionated, and beautiful woman! She was the prettiest woman that he had ever seen in the world! They were so happy when they were together. He wished he could also stop going around with a disguise on him. He wanted to live happily with her for the rest of their lives. However, why did she change? Some time ago, Sonnet had told him that she still loved her late husband. Why did she suddenly love Hayden so much to the extent that she could not live without him? How could she fall in love with his best friend? Maxwell felt like his heart was being crushed. It hurt so much that he found it hard to breathe. He tossed and turned around in bed till it was midnight. Half an hour later, Marcus rushed to Maxwell’s apartment unit and brought a box of wine with him. He was shocked the moment he saw Maxwell.Maxwell’s hair looke
“However, that’ll put her in danger!”“I think that you’re being overly cautious. As long as she doesn’t tell anyone about your true identity, she can be in a relationship with you.” Maxwell’s heart wavered. Previously, he was not willing to expose his identity because he did not want the person that had previously tried to scheme against him to find out that he was still alive. If he found out that he was not dead, Sonnet’s safety would be compromised. He did not tell Sonnet that he was still alive because he did not want her to know anything. That way, she would be able to act more naturally. Thus, the people secretly monitoring Sonnet would truly believe that he was dead.So much time had passed. The people secretly monitoring Sonnet should have given up. That meant he could show up in front of Sonnet with his true identity. He would then be able to date her as Johnson Yate. He patted Marcus’s shoulder forcefully. He used so much force that a pained expression flashed acro
Sonnet was shocked when she got home. There was a large bloodstain on the floor of the living room. There were drops of blood next to the stain mark. The drops led to Jaybie’s room. Sonnet’s heart lurched at once. She ran into Jaybie’s room. Jaybie was seated by the bed with his head lowered. Winnie was holding a bowl under his face. Fresh red blood dripped into the bowl from Jaybie’s nose. The volume of blood in the bowl was shocking! Sophia, who was sitting beside Jaybie, held an ice pack to Jaybie’s nose bridge to stop the bleeding. Sophia called out in a panicked tone when she saw Sonnet running in, “I can’t stop the bleeding. What should we do?!” Sonnet immediately opened the medical box and took out the nose drips that the doctor had prescribed for Jaybie previously. She dripped some of the solution into Jaybie’s nostrils. Sonnet finally managed to stop Jaybie’s nosebleed after a long time. She then carried Jaybie to the hospital at once. Sophia followed them.
“North City?” Sonnet’s heart lurched. Did Hayden not tell her that he had traveled to Avalon for a business trip? Why was he in North City? “Yes, my cousin went to North City for a business trip. She ran into Hayden Gunn at her hotel. She even secretly took a photograph of him and posted it on her social media!” She showed the photographs that her cousin had taken to Sonnet. Sonnet could confirm that the man in the photographs was Hayden. “Which hotel is your cousin staying at?” Sonnet asked at once. “I think she’s staying at Blyton Hotel in North City.” Sonnet clutched Laurel’s hand and said, “Thank you, Laurel!” Laurel was stunned after hearing what she said. Why would she thank her? In the afternoon, Sonnet returned home and called Lindy, “Lindy, don’t you have some reporter friends in North City? Ask them to look into which room Hayden is staying in at Blyton Hotel.” “North City? Isn’t Mr. Gunn in Avalon?” “No, he’s in North City.” “Are you planning to tra
“Miss, did you come here alone?” A waiter came over to greet Sonnet. Sonnet nodded and looked around. She sat in a secluded corner of the restaurant and ordered something to eat. She ate while observing Hayden. Hayden stood up to greet the young woman when she arrived. Both sat down opposite each other and started chatting happily. It looked like they knew each other very well. Hayden must have been so focused on flirting with the young woman that he had not even noticed that Sonnet was nearby. Sonnet slowly ate the expensive steak that she had ordered while observing him. After a while, the young woman got up to go to the washroom. Sonnet immediately stood up and walked up to Hayden. Hayden gaped in shock when he caught sight of her. He could not bring himself to say anything! “Mr. Gunn, you must be surprised to see me here, right? I have no intention of interrupting your date but I had no choice but to come over to see you since you blocked off all contact with me!” S
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