Sonnet met Mason around the corner near the hospital.She told him, “If you don’t want me to leak that video of yours, go back and tell your wife to calm down and stop pulling this nonsense!“I’m warning you, my patience is limited. I’ll drag you down with me if you really tick me off! I don’t have anything to lose, anyway.”Mason was confused. “What nonsense?”“Wasn’t she behind that trending news?”“What trending news?” Mason asked.Sonnet thought he looked like he really did not know, so she briefly explained the news that went viral last night.Mason immediately lost it. “If she really was the one behind it, what would she gain from destroying her husband’s business?! It can’t be her!”Sonnet fell silent. On that, at least, she agreed with Mason.Mason looked down at her and said coldly, “You must have offended someone else! You keep seducing men left and right, so it could be one of your boyfriend’s wives!”“I’ll have my friend post your video right now,” Sonnet said dar
“I hope you’ll be kind enough to ask Jessie to visit her father every so often. He didn’t raise her, but she’s still his biological daughter. Blood is thicker than water, of course. I’m sure Dad will be happy to see her more often, and maybe he’ll recover faster.”Harold nodded. “Sure, I’ll remind her.”Perhaps Harold took her request to heart. That evening, just as Sonnet was leaving work, Jessie called her in a huff. “Let’s meet up!”Sonnet went to the park she mentioned. As soon as they met up, Jessie swung a slap at her face.Sonnet was ready for her, catching her by the wrist. “What are you doing, Jessie Cole?”“What am I doing? You’re the one who told Harold about our relationship, aren’t you?! How could you badmouth me behind my back, you shameless hussy?!” Jessie screamed at her.Sonnet tossed her hand aside. “I didn’t badmouth you. It’s a matter of time before he finds out that you’re Dad’s real daughter. You’ll have to tell him eventually if you want to date him, right?
That night after bathing, Maxwell came upstairs with supper. “Why are you upset, wifey? Did a monster bully you again?”Sonnet smiled at him. “No, I’m just a little tired lately.”“I know, that little monster must be acting up again!”“Which little monster?” Sonnet asked with a laugh.“The one at your workplace, of course.”He knew that Sonnet was working as some kid’s home tutor. “If that little monster is mean to you, bring it home. I learned how to take care of little monsters from watching Ultraman!”Sonnet laughed. “Are you saying you can take care of children?”As soon as she said that, an idea occurred to her. She looked at Maxwell’s bright smile blankly.Maxwell was practically a child himself. Could he maybe get along with Lune and Jaybie?Maybe… Maybe if she told him about her children, he could accept them, and then his family would allow her children would live with them.“I want to go to the hospital tomorrow,” Maxwell continued.“Huh? No, you can’t,” Sonnet turn
Sonnet’s heart sank. It seemed they would not be able to accept her children…Marcus looked up at her curiously, and she guiltily evaded his gaze.Forget it, she decided not to tell Maxwell about her children for now. She could come clean after she earned enough money to pay back the Brooks for what she owed.Maxwell’s tests came back clean. Mrs. Wilson followed him home, while Sonnet went straight to Lux Club to work after paying her father a visit.Shay kept bugging her and asking about Jaybie, so after some thought, Sonnet called Sophia to ask if she could bring Shay over to play with Lune and Jaybie.Come to think of it, she still did not know where they lived after all this time. Whenever she was about to ask, she kept getting distracted by something else.“Mom, we’re our grocery shopping with Granny. Why don’t we meet up at the store?” Lune grabbed the phone and sent her their location after hanging up.Sonnet looked at the location and saw that it was near the Brooks hous
“Oh, it was Shay! Aunty was walking past our house with Shay, and he really wanted to play with us, so Aunty brought him in. That’s how we became friends,” Jaybie said.Maxwell clapped his hands together and beamed. “Really? That’s great!”He waved the cake box in his hand. “This cake is really tasty. Let’s eat it together!”“Yay!” Jaybie cheered and dragged Lune into the house.Lune was distracted the entire time they were eating the cake. Sonnet was almost too embarrassed to look at her children.Once they were done with the cake, she made up an excuse about lingering for too long before leaving with Shay and Maxwell.Shay refused to leave, so Maxwell picked him up. “Play with me, little monster.”“But Uncle!” Shay protested.“No, I’m your big brother!”“Uncle Brooks!” Shay added his last name to boot.Sonnet was stunned. “Shay, how do you know his last name is Brooks?”“I told him just now!” Maxwell explained hurriedly.Sonnet tilted her head and tried to remember. She c
Sonnet’s heart twisted in her chest, and she pulled her son into her arms.“No, Jaybie, that’s not it! I didn’t do it for your medical fees. Your condition is slow-acting, and your medicine doesn’t cost that much. I’m doing it because your grandfather’s treatment is more expensive than I can afford, so I have no choice.”She looked into her son’s eyes, terrified to see contempt in them. “Do you think I’m a lazy layabout who’s trying to earn money the easy way?”She was sure her son would understand what she meant.Jaybie looked at her meaningfully.Sonnet’s heart began to race. She was terrified that her boy would nod.Finally, Jaybie’s pitch-black eyes softened. “No. You’re a wonderful mother to me, Mom. You could’ve gone to the city to earn a bit more money, but you stayed in the village for Grandpa and the two of us. Now, you even chose to sacrifice your happiness to save Grandpa and me. You’re the best mother in the world!”His words shattered Sonnet’s defenses. Tears immedi
The next day when Sonnet returned to the Brooks household, Maxwell complained to her, “Lune and Jaybie called me Uncle!”Sonnet laughed. “What else should they call you?”“They used to call me Mister!”Sonnet remembered why they had changed their term of address, so she felt a little guilty. “You’re quite a bit older than them, so it’s natural for them to call you Uncle.”“I’m not that old! I’m younger than them!” Maxwell said with a pout.“But you’re taller than them, aren’t you? If you’re their Uncle, you can protect them better!” Sonnet tried to persuade him.Maxwell raised a brow in surprise. His wifey was acting a little strange today. She did not protest when he said they called him Mister before, so why was she insisting on Uncle today?Was it because she wanted him to seem more mature?In that case, he would have to act slightly more mature from now on. He could not afford to have her actually dislike him.Before bedtime that night, Lindy sent Sonnet a text. “My aun
Logan gave her a meaningful look before turning back to his room.Once in his room, he made a call. “Yeah, I asked. She took my son to visit her cousin’s kids. Shay’s really close with those two children… Their names? I didn’t ask for their whole names, but I think their nicknames are Lune and Jaybie…”After work, Sonnet visited her father at the hospital and had dinner with him before returning to the Brooks household.Maxwell had just emerged from the shower. He was not wearing his dinosaur pajamas today. Instead, he wore a set of sporty loungewear.It included a loose basketball jersey and knee-length shorts.It was fine for him to wear such casual clothes since it was early summer. Sonnet was just a little surprised by his sudden change from cute clothing to sporty clothes.She had to admit, though, the sporty clothing really showed off his toned figure.She could just about see his toned muscles, long legs, broad shoulders, and small waist! Dayum!His face was handsome and
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