After Marcus went upstairs, he saw Lindy and Sonnet talking on the sofa in the living room."Who was that just now? What did he mean by his sister saving your husband?" Lindy asked Sonnet.Sonnet's eyes fluttered around. "Erm, yeah… Erm… Maxwell once told me that during a car accident when he was 14 years old, he was rescued by a family in the countryside. It must be that family. I don’t know how he found me here, but he insisted on asking me for money. You know that my husband is... dead... and I’ve never met that man before. Why should I believe that man?"She felt guilty about everything she said. She even sneaked a glance at Marcus.‘Lindy probably wouldn’t think too much about it, but Marcus is smart. I hope he didn’t catch anything…’Marcus pretended not to notice that Sonnet was glancing at him. He feigned ignorance with a surprised expression. "Oh, really? I haven't heard of that before."Lindy tilted her head. Though she did not know why, she felt that what Sonnet said
Jaybie showed a disgusted expression. "Uncle Johnson! I'm not Lune!"That was what he said, but his small arms wrapped firmly around Maxwell's neck.Maxwell's heart turned to mush. ‘No matter how ‘mature’ he seems, he’s still a child! I must show my love to my children without hesitation!’Here, Maxwell was playing happily with the two children while Scout walked home angrily.On the way, he answered a call from a loan shark. A few days ago, he had gambled and owed a lot of money. Otherwise, he would not have thought of using that video for blackmail.He begged and cried, even swearing upon his first-born child over the phone. That was how the loan sharks agreed to allow a few more days of extension. Then, he hung up the phone. He recalled how he went to ask for money today but was beaten instead. It pissed him off even more.He heard footsteps behind him as he approached the residential area's exit. He was about to turn around when his eyes went dark. A masked person placed a sa
"Why didn't you answer my call?!" Scout asked furiously.Lovey was startled. She dared not answer the phone when Alex was there. After Alex left, she forgot to call her brother back because she was distracted by the thought of Maxwell ignoring her."Why are you looking for me so urgently?" she asked Scout."Is the video you took before still there?" Scout asked eagerly, holding her arm."Erm..." Lovey faltered.Scout felt something wrong and became anxious. "Did you delete it?"Lovey lowered her head and nodded."Why did you delete it? It's our cash cow!" Scout said angrily.Looking up at her brother's angry look, Lovey suddenly understood. "Brother, what did you do with that video?""That wretched woman! I negotiated for her to give us 50,000 dollars, but she wouldn’t budge. She even got people to beat me. On the surface, she let me go. Then, she turned around and got people to beat me again!"Lovey suddenly understood everything and said anxiously, "Brother, how could you d
"What about the last Daddy?" Sonnet asked.Lune was startled. "Didn't Daddy go to heaven?" The daddy they were talking about was Maxwell.Sonnet choked. She could not tell Lune in front of everyone that their former Daddy would come back!"Oh, it's time for presents. Jaybie and Lune, do you want presents? Come here and give me a hug!" Johnson quickly changed the subject when he noticed that Sonnet was caught off guard by her daughter's statement and was lost for words.Lune cheered immediately, hugged him, and wished him a happy new year. Then, she excitedly received her presents.Lindy leaned over, hooked her arms with Sonnet’s, and whispered, "Be honest with me. Have you found a replacement for the children's father?""What are you talking about?!" Sonnet swatted her bestie."Lately, I kept feeling something isn’t the same about you. You seem in love, but I don't see you out on a date with anyone!" Lindy scratched her head."Nothing is happening. I don't want the kids to ha
There were no relatives who would be visiting home during the holidays. Thus, Sonnet took the whole family to the hot spring resort on the first afternoon of the new year.Originally, Sonnet planned to buy the tickets herself, but Johnson settled everything. He bought tickets for Sonnet's family, including Myles, Sophia, as well as Lindy and Marcus. The whole family was divided into two cars as they headed to the hot spring resort in excitement.Sonnet sat in the car, a little absent-minded as she thought about Maxwell.Maxwell promised her that he would go to the hot spring resort later. She was discreetly trying to come up with some excuse so that she could spare some time with Maxwell.Maxwell was also troubled while Sonnet was immersed in her thoughts.While driving, he thought, ‘This is difficult. How do I separate myself to play both Johnson and Maxwell effectively?’After more than an hour's journey, they arrived at the hot spring resort. Jaybie and Lune jumped out after t
"Aunt Lindy, let’s go to the hot spring pool together."Lindy waved her hands without a thought. "You guys go ahead. We’re gonna pass for this.""Well, you don't feel like going, but Mr. Pine might feel differently. Let’s see what he says, okay?" Maxwell said, raising his voice at ‘Mr. Pine.’Marcus came out in a hurry and was straightening his collar."Mr. Pine, we’re going to the hot spring pool. Do you want to go?" Maxwell said to him.Marcus replied with a smile, "You guys go ahead first. We’ll catch up later.""Think about it. We’ll have so much fun together! The kids will love it if you guys come along!" Maxwell squinted at him and said.Marcus's heart trembled, and he quickly changed his answer. "Um... Sure, give us a moment. We’re gonna go get our swimsuits."Lindy frowned immediately and took his hand. "Honey…"Marcus stroked her hair dotingly. "Sonnet isn’t here. I don’t think Johnson can handle the children on his own. If we go, that will give Sonnet peace of mind,
Maxwell's heart skipped a beat. He intentionally put on a puzzled smile as he said, "What scar?""I remember seeing a scar on your leg when I watched you change your pants last night!"‘Uncle Maxwell got a similar scar when he was stabbed trying to save Mom.’"I don't have a scar on my leg. Were you mistaken?" Maxwell said.Jaybie shook his head with a serious expression on his face and said, "I saw it clearly. It was right here!" He pointed at Maxwell's leg as he spoke."Oh, it might just be a smudge that you mistook for a scar. Look, my legs are smooth. There isn’t any scar." Maxwell rubbed his hand on his leg on purpose to sell his story.Jaybie had no choice but to let it go when he saw that there was indeed no scar on Maxwell’s leg. He was a little puzzled as he believed that he saw a scar.Maxwell secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was thoughtful and deliberately hid his scar as he was afraid that Sonnet would notice it when he was in the hot springs. He did
"Yay, okay!" Lune immediately clapped her hands with joy."Okay, come on, climb onto Uncle Marcus' back. I’m about to start swimming, so make sure you hold on tight and sit still..."Lindy stood beside him to assist the kids. When she saw Marcus trying so hard to coax the kids, she could not help but laugh and said, "Those who don’t know you might think that you and Johnson are close buddies."Marcus froze and smiled unnaturally as he said, "What makes you say so?""You’re working hard as if you're afraid that the children won't let Johnson go. Why would you work so hard to help him if you guys aren’t good friends?”Marcus coughed twice and responded, "We’re both people who are often occupied with work. I work overtime a lot, so I can understand how it feels for him to have to attend to work when he’s having fun with his family. If I can help, I’ll be more than happy to do so. Besides, I like spending time with Jaybie and Lune."Lindy smiled and gave him a thump on his forehead.