“Have you come to a decision?” Sonnet had texted only a few words. Hayden did not need to unlock Maxwell’s phone to read the text.Hayden raised his brow. When Maxwell returned, he pouted and said, “Your wife just texted you!” Maxwell immediately took out his phone to look. He then replied to her message intently. “What decision was she referring to?” Hayden asked. “The decision to have a child together.” “How did you reply to her?” “Of course, I agreed.” “Did you make a hospital appointment?” “Yeah, she’ll be contacting the hospital next week.” “She doesn’t need to contact the hospital. I’ll do all the preparations for you. Is Westfield Hospital not good enough for you?” Hayden asked. Maxwell glanced at him and said, “You’re right. Call her and tell you that you’ll be making arrangements.” “No problem.” Hayden grinned. After leaving the restaurant, Hayden called Sonnet. “I heard that you asked Johnson to do a bone marrow match test with Jaybie. Is
Sonnet immediately called Hayden. Hayden told her, “Come over to Westfield Hospital with Johnson. I’ll call the fertility department.” At half past nine that morning, Sonnet and Johnson arrived at the doctor’s office. The doctor looked at the results of Sonnet’s color ultrasound scan and said, “There are some anomalies in the results of an ovulation test strip. Your color ultrasound results show that you’ll have a higher chance of getting pregnant over the three days after tomorrow. It’s up to you. We can commence with the procedures today. However, you’ll have to come in tomorrow and the day after. Otherwise, we can’t guarantee that the fertilization will be successful.” Sonnet glanced at Johnson awkwardly. Johnson smiled warmly at her and said, “It’s up to you.” The doctor glanced at them and said, “Both of you had better consider issues that may arise with sperm quality if there’s a delay in the process. Therefore, it’d be better for you to commence with the procedures t
"Why would he hit me? She wanted to drink, but couldn’t keep it down. I took care of her by getting her a room to rest in. Maxwell owes me gratitude." Hayden rolled his eyes.Logan sneered. "You think I don’t know what your plans were? The alcohol content of that liquor isn’t high, but it packs a punch. With bad intentions, you purposefully made it for Sonnet to drink!"Hayden grinned as he scratched his head. "The two of them worked too hard with too many hospital visits. I was just giving them a hand. Whether this succeeds or not depends on their willingness. I just created an ideal condition for it to happen. ""That's true. Since this is the case, it all depends on Maxwell. I don't think he'd do it because he didn't have that evil intent. It all depends on how Sonnet acts when she's a little tipsy."Hayden nodded and dialed Maxwell's phone number. "Come over. Your wife got drunk at the Lux Club."——Maxwell dashed to the room mentioned by Hayden, where he found Sonnet sleepin
Sonnet went along passively, swept away by that familiar feeling. She sighed in her heart, ‘This is my Maxwell, my Maxwell came back!’All her repressed cautiousness was released at that moment, and she responded passionately with no inhibitions...When Sonnet woke, the sun had already risen.She rubbed her aching head and sighed at the sucker punch she got from the liquor.Suddenly, something felt wrong. ‘Why does this room look so strange? Including the bed!’She was startled. Bits of last night’s memories flooded into her mind. ‘At first, I drank with Hayden and Logan and got a little tipsy. Then, Hayden helped me to the room, and then…’Freaked out, she lifted the quilt to look inside. She was dressed neatly, the same as she was before drinking last night.She glanced at the bedding and pillows beside her. They were all flat and tidy, as if not slept in at all.She breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her temples.What’s going on with me? After being drunk, she had a vivid
Maxwell gave him a death glare. "I haven't forgiven you for what happened last night!""You should thank me.""Sure, eat my fist then!" Maxwell said and waved his fist at him.Hayden immediately saw the scrunchie on Maxwell’s wrist."Well, well, well, spring has arrived for you, eh? Been exchanging tokens?"Maxwell was quite proud and deliberately raised his wrist. "Why, are you envious? It's a pity you don't have a wife, no token for you."The ruthless clap back left Hayden very upset. "It’s just a cheap scrunchie. I don’t care for it!""What do lonely dogs know!" Maxwell snorted, raised his chin, and walked forward.Hayden sneered behind him. "The audacity of this jerk, laughing at me being single as if you’re so great? Aren’t you just a simp?"Maxwell stopped in his tracks and looked back at him coldly. "What did you call me?""You’re a simp! You know what a simp is! You clearly did it with her, but you're afraid she'll be upset with you later. So you pretended nothing had
Maxwell's heart throbbed slightly. Last night was too sudden and passionate, and he never took any precautions. ‘Perhaps a new life is on its way?’The thought made him excited.The doctor called for the nurse, and she led Maxwell and Sonnet to two different rooms.About an hour later, Sonnet and Maxwell came out of the hospital.They looked at each other and then looked away again.Maxwell could not look at her. The previous reverie was still in his mind, and he feared he would lose control just by looking at Sonnet.Sonnet was embarrassed. Even though the process was clinical, her mind kept thinking of last night’s dream for some reason.When they left the outpatient building, Sonnet headed out the gate to take the subway. Maxwell hurriedly said, "I'll send you off. It's peak hour now, hailing a taxi won’t be easy!"Sonnet: "..."‘It's already ten o'clock, how is it still peak hour?’Maxwell hurriedly took out the keys from his pocket to unlock the car, as if worried that S
Sonnet was going to let it go, but after he explained it like this, she became curious. "Then why do you have a girl’s hair scrunchie?""Oh, just some girl who had previously thrown herself at me. She is adamant about giving me her hair tie. I couldn't be bothered to deal with her at the time because I was in a hurry somewhere, so I stuffed it in my pocket. I completely forgot about it, and it wasn't until today that I remembered it."While talking, he took the scrunchie out of his pocket and looked at her, pretending to be disgusted. "I don't know what’s up with her, giving me this for no reason!"Sonnet smiled and explained, "That means she likes you. She wants you to wear her scrunchie on your wrist to show that you belong to her."Then she suggested, "If you don't like her, I suggest you give it back and tell her.""I don't even know who she is," Maxwell said with an expression that suggested he never bothered about women.Sonnet: "..."She felt sorry for that girl.Maxwell
They went to the hospital twice over the next two days.On the third day, after completing the last procedures for the artificial insemination, the doctor told Sonnet, "You should be careful these few days; don't exercise vigorously, don't do heavy physical work, and watch out for uneven surfaces."Maxwell took Sonnet's arm after they left the hospital.Sonnet pulled away subconsciously and looked at him in surprise. Her eyes were filled with scrutiny.Maxwell touched his head and explained, "Don't get me wrong. Didn't the doctor say you should be careful? So I just want to give you some support."His innocent but solemn expression amused Sonnet.She chuckled. "I can still walk fine, don't worry too much."Maxwell offered to drive Sonnet home. He figured it was better to be safe since the procedure was fresh. Sonnet did not refuse.Halfway on the road, Maxwell suddenly stopped the car at the side of the road."What are you doing?" Sonnet asked curiously."Wait for me." With t
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