“Hello there,” Maxwell said in a much gentler tone.Douglas stuttered on the other end of the phone, “Um, Mr. Brooks, we weren’t supposed to contact you, but this matter involves my daughter, Lovey’s, future, so I shamelessly made this call.”“You don’t need to say that. As long as I can help you, I am duty-bound to do so. I’ve always remembered the kindness you showed me,” Maxwell said politely.“Um, well, I’ll just spit it out then. The thing is that Lovey didn’t do well on the college entrance examination, so she’s been farming at home for the past two years. We thought it wasn’t a huge issue, so we tried to introduce her to potential partners. However, she’s not interested and insists on studying for the exam again.“Well… Lovey’s brother said that your city has a very good tutoring center, so we were wondering if you could help us contact them and let Lovey attend classes there in Harbor City. That way, she would have a better chance of getting into college, right…”Hearing h
Sonnet arrived at Harbor City Station at five minutes past two. She was assigned by the principal to pick up a child and the parent who came from out of town to attend their special education school. As Sonnet was good at building rapport, the principal had asked her and Miss Jean to come along in order to familiarize the child with them as soon as possible.As she looked around, it seemed that a train had just arrived and there were many people at the exit. There were passengers leaving the station and those meeting them.Sonnet’s gaze inadvertently swept across the crowd, and she suddenly froze.The figure of that person!The back view of that person looked so much like Maxwell’s!Sonnet was about to take a closer look, but the person had turned around and faced her head-on.That face was clearly Maxwell’s! It had just been a long time since she had seen him and he had grown a beard and was a little more mature.Sonnet was thrilled and quickly walked up to him, calling out, “M
Lovey tilted her head and looked at him. “Max, was that lady earlier someone you know?”“No, she mistook me for someone else.”“But she clearly called you by your name…” Lovey said.Maxwell did not respond and changed the topic. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to the hotel.”He took Lovey to the hotel he had booked earlier and helped her settle in. Lovey looked as if she was filled with expectations and said, “Max, I’ve never been to Harbor City before. Can you show me around?”She had been waiting for Maxwell to come and pick her up for the past few months. Now the day had finally arrived, and she wanted to spend more time with him.Maxwell had changed a lot since he left. He was even more handsome and charming than before, causing her heart to beat faster. At the same time, she was a little anxious, feeling that he might not be interested in a girl from the countryside like her.Hence, she made up her mind to study hard and try to get into a university. She could strive to stay in Ha
Lovey was taken aback. “Yes, so? Don’t you already know his name?”Sonnet’s heart swelled with excitement. According to this girl’s words, that person should be Maxwell! She had not mistaken him for someone else. That person was indeed Maxwell!“Where’s Maxwell?” she asked urgently.Lovey’s face turned cold. “I’m not going to tell you where he is. He doesn’t want to see you at all. Can’t you tell?!”Sonnet turned and walked toward Lovey’s room, but there was no sign of Maxwell in the room.Sonnet felt disappointed and turned to Lovey, who was catching up with her anxiously. “Where did he go?”Angered, Lovey put her hands on her hips and said, “I’m not going to tell you!”“Tell me now!” Sonnet suddenly became agitated and grabbed Lovey’s shoulder.Lovey was startled and forcefully pulled away. Although she was a bit afraid, she deliberately pretended to be fierce and pointed to the door. “Get out of here! Or I’ll call the police!”Miss Jean followed up the stairs afterward and
“You’re my Maxwell! I’m not mistaken!” Sonnet said persistently like a child. Maxwell sighed softly, knowing that he would inevitably be exposed today.He bent down and picked up Sonnet bride-style, and Sonnet nestled into his arms.The familiar chest and warm feeling returned, and she felt even more strongly that her Maxwell had returned!“Maxwell, you’re not dead. I’m so happy,” she said softly, but tears flowed down her face.This was the first moment she felt the joy of regaining something she had lost. This kind of ecstatic and anxious feeling was both delightful and bittersweet.She turned around and buried her face in Maxwell’s chest, no longer suppressing her tears and sobbing out loud.Maxwell’s heart ached and lurched again. He carried her downstairs and got another room. When the front desk saw Maxwell carrying Sonnet, her eyes almost popped out. They were clearly two different guests, how did they end up together?Fortunately, she did not dare to ask too much and
Half an hour later, Maxwell walked out of the barbershop. His carefully groomed beard had now been shaved clean, and he had once again become the handsome young man with the clean-looking face he was before.The main reason why he left Sonnet for half an hour was to shave his beard. Since Maxwell had been exposed, he had to completely become Maxwell in front of her. He was afraid that his wife would suspect he was Johnson if she looked at his beard too much!For the time being, he could not appear as Maxwell too often in Harbor City, so he had to maintain his identity as Johnson for a while longer. As for Johnson’s beard, it seemed that he would have to ask Howard for a solution later.When he saw a pastry shop next to him, he deliberately went in and bought a mousse cake and carried it to the hotel room.Sonnet was still lying down, and she was visibly more relieved when she saw him come in.She struggled to sit up, and Maxwell quickly went over to support her. His big hand held
As soon as Maxwell said that, Sonnet fell into deep thought.After Maxwell’s accident, she had investigated the matter, thinking at first that Welson had done it. However, after pressuring Jessie, she did not seem so sure anymore.Initially, Welson and Jessie had planned to humiliate her by filming that video, but they seemed to have no knowledge of the explosion that followed.She had also tried to investigate who was behind it all, but the trail went cold and she had no luck. Later, when Jaybie became seriously ill, she put the matter aside.Now, with Maxwell bringing it up again, she remembered it all once more.“Who do you think it is?” she asked Maxwell.Maxwell merely shook his head.He felt ashamed that he still had not found the mastermind behind it all. All of his leads ended at Welson, and it seemed like the gas canisters stored in that warehouse were just a coincidence.Nonetheless, the more things looked like a coincidence, the less likely it seemed that it actually
After speaking, Maxwell tilts Sonnet’s chin up with his finger. “Don’t you like this smart version of me? In that case, I’d better transform back to the dumb version of myself…” “No, I like you this way too! Regardless of how you are, I’ll still love you,” Sonnet interrupted him.She did not conceal any of her feelings in front of Maxwell. Since she loved him, she would tell him straight away! Sweetness filled Maxwell’s heart. His wife had finally confessed her love to him!He took the mousse cake over and spoke to her in a coaxing tone, “Come on. Shall we have some cake?” Sonnet had a bitter expression on her face as she rubbed her arms. “Oh, my arms are so tired. You ran too quickly just now. My arms hurt from chasing after you!” Her arms hurt because she ran too quickly… Sonnet was speaking coquettishly to him on purpose. She was asking him to feed her! Maxwell’s heart fluttered as he opened the box of the mousse cake. He took a scoop of cake and held the spoon at