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.
Sonnet laughed and sat sideways onto the handlebar. Maxwell immediately put his hands on the handlebars and held her in his arms."Wifey, sit tight. I'm going to start cycling!" he whispered in her ear before he started to pedal hard. With a swish, they were off.Sonnet let out a soft yelp. She was a little tense at the start but quickly regained her balance and eventually relaxed.The winter wind blowing on her cheeks should have been as cold as ice, but Sonnet did not feel cold at all. On the contrary, she felt as if a ball of heat was steaming from her heart and warming her whole body.She noticed that Maxwell’s breathing had become a little heavier and soon realized that they were on the winding road up the mountain!It was uphill all the way!Sonnet felt bad for Maxwell and said to him, "It's too tiring for you to ride up the mountain like this. Let’s forget about it.""I'm not tired. Wifey, do you believe that I can ride to the top of the mountain without panting?"Sonnet
Sonnet took out her phone and immediately straightened her back when she saw the caller ID. Maxwell took a peek and saw Lindy's name on her screen."Hello?" Sonnet answered the call.A tender voice came from the other end of the call. "Mom, where are you?"Maxwell recognized that it was Lune's voice, so he strained his ears to listen."I went out for a walk. Why did you call? Are you back from the hot spring pool?" Sonnet replied with a cough."We’re back at the villa! The sun has already set. Grandpa and Grandma asked us to eat dinner and we noticed that you’re not here." Lune replied and then asked, "Where are you taking a stroll, Mom? Should Jaybie and I come look for you?"Sonnet quickly replied, "I’m in the mountains. Don't come. I’ll go back. You should eat first. I’ll be back soon.""You’re pregnant. Isn't it cold in the mountains? Why did you go for a walk in the mountains in such cold weather? Let me come get you and bring you a blanket." Lindy lost her composure when s
Lune immediately turned around and said with a smile, "In that case, I’ll walk backward with you!"Sonnet was speechless.Jaybie looked around and asked Sonnet, "Mom, Uncle Johnson isn't with you?""No! Uncle Johnson should be at work. He said he was going to hop onto a video conference."Jaybie shook his head and replied, "He's not in his room!""Huh?" Sonnet was surprised.While she walked backward, Lune interjected on their conversation, "Uncle Johnson said he had to work but we couldn't find him anywhere when we came back. Hmph, he must have lied to us about having to work and then he went off to have fun by himself!""That can’t be. Maybe he has something to do,” Sonnet said quickly. However, she also found it a little strange."Mom, call Uncle Johnson!" Jaybie grabbed Sonnet's pocket to take out her phone and dialed his number.It rang a few times before the call was connected. Jaybie immediately asked, "Uncle Johnson, where are you?”Lune jumped over to Jaybie’s side a
"Huh? Oh, um, I ran on my way back. It's cold, so I ran to keep myself warm." Johnson's expression was a little unnatural."Does your friend live far away?" Jaybie asked."Not too far.""Hundreds of yards or thousands of yards?""Uh, it's about 500 or 600 yards...""Uncle Johnson, isn't your body in good shape? How could running 500 or 600 yards make you sweat all over?"Jaybie's inquisition made the room quiet. Everyone looked at Johnson and waited curiously for his answer. Indeed, he should not be sweating after running 500 or 600 yards. After all, it was quite cold outside."Ah, oh… Uh..." Maxwell panicked.The all-powerful business tycoon was not sure was not what to say when questioned by a little boy. His mind was spinning trying to think of a reasonable excuse, but for a moment, his mind was not working. He could not think of something that would get him off Jaybie’s tail.Marcus reacted quickly and said, "You soaked in the hot spring at your friend's place, didn't you?