”What a load of crap!” Lindy could not help but curse again. “Do you call that couple’s quarrel? You were beating your wife to death!”She pulled out the photos on her camera to show the police. “Officers, do you see this? If we hadn’t kicked down the door, our friend would’ve been beaten to an even worse state. We had no choice but to kick down the door to save our friend! You should be arresting him. He committed intentional injury!”The police officers said sternly, “Enough, both of you stop arguing. In my opinion, he may have committed intentional injury, but you also committed intentional injury!”“I just kicked him a few times out of anger—”“And you broke two ribs and dislocated his left arm!” the officers interrupted Lindy. “You went beyond the scope of legitimate self-defense”Lindy was surprised and speechless.“You ladies should come with us to the police station and settle this matter,” the officers said.Sonnet and Lindy had no choice but to follow the police office
Lindy shook her head nonchalantly. “Well, it’s no big deal to be locked up for a few days. I don’t care!”Marcus frowned and rebuked lightly, “What are you saying? If you’re detained, you’ll have a criminal record. You’re a pure and innocent girl. Can you handle having a record?”Lindy did not say anything.Marcus thought for a moment and said, “Let’s think of another way. Everyone has weaknesses.”He turned and walked away to make a phone call. Then, he came back after a while and said to Sonnet, “Sonnet, you should go back with your friend first. I’ll stay here with Lindy. You can rest assured that I won’t let anything happen to her.”Sonnet looked at Vespa’s swollen face and nodded. “Okay, I’ll come back tomorrow.”“Don’t come back. One night should be enough to resolve this,” Marcus said confidently.Sonnet knew he was capable, so she left with Vespa while feeling assured.They took a taxi to the Paradise Residential Area. On the way over, Vespa was very uneasy and fidgetin
Vespa suddenly remembered that she could still accept voice calls and quickly answered.“My darling, have you woken up?” Her voice became instantly lively and full of motherly love after the call connected.A ten-year-old girl’s childish voice came from the other end of the phone. “Why didn’t you accept my video call, Mom?”“Oh, I’m sleeping at a friend’s house, so it’s a little inconvenient. Let’s do a video call next time!” Vespa hastily made an excuse and immediately changed the topic. “How’s summer camp, darling? Are you still adapting well?”“It’s pretty good. I felt a little uncomfortable on the first day, but now I’m completely used to it.” The girl did not suspect her mother’s situation and started talking about the summer camp.Sonnet listened quietly beside her, watching Vespa’s smile appear on her face. Although the smile looked a little hideous because of her swollen face, she could still feel the maternal love for her child in Vespa’s smile.All mothers were like thi
“Are you okay?” Sonnet asked on the phone.Lindy smiled. “I have Marcus with me. What could happen?”After saying this, she suddenly realized how much she trusted Marcus now.“What happened last night? Did Marcus convince Ezra?” Sonnet asked again.“Marcus found someone to investigate Ezra and found out that he was a chief accountant at a company with some questionable tax practices. He used this to blackmail Ezra, saying he could have the tax bureau investigate his company’s accounts at any time. Ezra immediately became afraid and agreed to settle.”Sonnet knew that many accountants in companies would help to falsify accounts to evade taxes. This problem could not be probed deeply. Once it was investigated and the company was found to have falsified accounts, the company itself would be punished, and the accountant who helped to falsify accounts would be legally responsible. This was much more serious than his charge of intentional injury!It was the lesser of two evils. Ezra wa
“It’s just a divorce case.”“Whose divorce case?”“It’s Vespa’s. You saw it too. She was beaten so badly. How can she continue to live with such a man?”Marcus fell silent. There was a hierarchy within the legal profession, and divorce cases were generally at the bottom. For a big-shot lawyer like him, taking on a divorce case was really beneath him…Nonetheless! As long as his lovely Lindy asked, even if he was looked down on, he would help her out!“Are you free tonight? Why don’t I treat you to dinner and tell you about Vespa’s situation?” Lindy took the initiative to invite him out.Marcus was thrilled and answered without thinking, “I’m free. I’m free.”Gwen, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was speechless.‘Mr. Pine, have you already forgotten what I told you earlier? You’ve already made an appointment with Mr. Hubert tonight! You’re actually giving up such a big case for a woman!’At 6:30 in the evening, when Marcus saw Vespa sitting next to Lindy at the restaura
Lindy recalled her first visit to the Pine family’s house and his grandmother’s enthusiasm toward her, as well as the gift she received. She felt guilty over it as if she had taken something and run away.“Ahem, why don’t you call her back and tell her that we’ll go see her tomorrow night?” she said to Marcus.Marcus was ecstatic inwardly, but he still had to put on a face. “I feel sorry for always bothering you…”“Didn’t I promise to pretend to be your girlfriend before? I can’t break my promise. It won’t take up too much of my time anyway if we do it once in a while.” Lindy waved her hand.In fact, she owed Marcus a favor after the dispute with Ezra last night. If it were not for Marcus’ investigation, she would have had to spend the night alone at the police station.Plus, she had received a small gift from Granny Pine before, and now she felt guilty over it.“Thank you so much for last night!” She expressed her gratitude to Marcus.Marcus smiled and said, “We don’t need to b
“Mmhmm, if I can catch this exclusive scoop this time, I’ll treat you to a meal!” Lindy said without blinking while staring at the car in front of her.“Okay!” Marcus replied, already imagining the scene of having a meal with her in his mind.The commercial car ahead went to the exclusive seven-star Cathay Hotel in Harbor City. Marcus followed closely and parked the car on the side of the road.“They’re really going to a hotel! Are they getting a room together?” Lindy took out her phone and started taking photos of the two people getting out of the car in front of them.“Let’s go. We’ll follow them in and see which room they go to!” Lindy opened the car door and was about to get out.“Wait for me. I’ll go with you!” Marcus lightly shouted to Lindy, who had already gotten out of the car.She was too excited and did not hear him at all. She ran after the two people who went into the hotel.Marcus quickly gave the car to the valet and asked him to help park it, then followed Lindy
“Bed adjustments?” Lindy was about to ask Marcus how bed adjustments were done when she realized the implications behind his words. Her face flushed red at once. “Based on what you said, did the two of them really hook up?” Lindy raised her brow. She then said, “It’s a pity that I couldn’t take more convincing photographs as proof.” Marcus thought about it and said, “I have an idea. However, I don’t know if it’ll work. You can try it out and see how’s your luck.” “What method is that?” Lindy immediately asked. Marcus grabbed her hand and dragged her out. After walking out of the seven-star hotel, Lindy asked him, “Where are we going?” Marcus smiled without saying anything. He then pulled her across the road. Lindy instantly understood when she saw the hotel building in front of her. “Are you trying to spy on the room from the opposite building?” “You’re smart!” Marcus flicked her head and said, “Although this hotel can’t compare to Cathay Hotel, it’s just acro
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