"Ah, I need to use them occasionally when my clothes don't fit well," Maxwell made up all kinds of nonsense.Sonnet believed him and nodded seriously. "The quality of your clothes doesn’t seem to be the best. I’ll buy better clothes for you!"She felt bad for him as she thought her silly husband had been suffering living on his own.As she thought about it, she gently stroked his face and asked, "Is the money I gave you the last time enough? Do you need some more?""Wifey, no need. I have…"Sonnet did not hear him at all. She was focused and took out her phone to transfer money to Maxwell.Half a minute later, Maxwell's phone vibrated and he was shocked when he glanced at it. "Wifey, why did you transfer me a million?! I have enough to spend…""One million is not much. Spend as you will and tell me if it's not enough. Don’t scrimp." Sonnet interrupted him, thought about it, and still felt weird about the shoulder pads, so she added, "I'll buy you clothes that won’t require shoul
"Jaybie, why didn’t you go to bed? Why did you have to wait for me to come back?" he asked Jaybie with a smile.Jaybie looked at him, then at Sonnet. "Uncle Johnson, what are you and Mom doing? Why aren’t you two sleeping at night?"When he got up to use the toilet, he saw Sonnet coming back. Her face was red, so he asked her where she had gone and Sonnet said she went for a walk. After he went to the toilet, he passed by Johnson's room and found his door was ajar and the lights inside were still on. He did not see Johnson, so he called him and Johnston told him that he went for a run.‘What's happening? Mom went for a walk and Uncle Johnson went for a jog. Why do the two like to stay outside so much? It's in the middle of the winter night!He thought that his mother and Uncle Johnson were acting weird, so he insisted on calling Uncle Johnson no matter how much his mother tried to stop him."Ahem, uh… I’m pregnant and can't always sleep well at night. When I can't sleep well, I’ll
The next day, Jaybie stuck to Maxwell after getting up, constantly asking him to play with him. If Johnson was out of his sight for more than a minute, Jaybie would shout ‘Uncle Johnson’ loudly. He was extremely anxious.Throughout the morning, Maxwell played with the two children in the hot spring pool. After coming out of the pool, they were having lunch in the restaurant when Maxwell finally had time to check the phone that he used to keep in contact with Sonnet.Sonnet had sent him several messages.[The kids went to the hot spring pool with Johnson. I’m free now. Can I come look for you?][What are you doing? Why aren’t you replying to my messages?][Are you busy?][Okay, go ahead and get busy for now. Contact me when you’re free.]Clearly, she sounded somewhat unhappy in the last text. It was normal for her to be unhappy as Maxwell came here specifically to be on a date with Sonnet. He could not possibly have any other friends here.Maxwell thought that if he did not give
Originally, Jaybie was very much expecting that his mother would marry Uncle Johnson. That way, he could live with his real mom and dad, but now…No way!He clenched his little fists tightly. He had to try his best and not let Uncle Johnson and that woman have a successful date!“Jaybie, are you all done? Shall we go back together?”Hearing Uncle Johnson call out to him, Jaybie came back to his senses. He straightened his pants and turned around to smile at him brightly. “I’m done now. Let’s go, Uncle Johnson!”Throughout the entire afternoon, Jaybie behaved very obediently. At night, he went to look for Johnson with his pillow in his arms. “Uncle Johnson, you said yesterday that I could sleep with you these days.”Maxwell was already mentally prepared, having already sent a message to Sonnet to wait for him at the villa while he took care of some things. He had also given her the password for the lock.“Of course, come on. I’ll keep you company,” he said, laughing as he picked
The cleaning ladies were first impressed by Jaybie’s looks, and they praised in unison, “Oh wow, what a handsome young man!”Only then did they ask, “Hey now, little kid, why are you still out at this late hour?”“I like small animals. I just happened to see you catching a litter of small mice. Why don’t you give them to me?” Jaybie said in a well-behaved demeanor.The cleaning ladies could not resist Jaybie’s charm and nodded repeatedly. “Okay, okay, take them, little kid,” they said as they handed the box to Jaybie.In any case, this litter of mice was still so small and should not be able to harm this kid.Jaybie politely thanked them and heard the cleaning ladies telling him to hurry home, so he carried the box and walked toward the villa where he had just come from.When the cleaning ladies were quite far ahead, Jaybie turned in a different direction and did not enter the villa from the main entrance. Instead, he walked along the fence of the villa’s yard to the back and tow
Countless thoughts flashed through Jaybie’s mind. Had Mom been disappearing because she was going out on dates with Uncle Maxwell these days? How did Uncle Maxwell and Uncle Johnson even know each other? Did Uncle Johnson go out late at night to make it easier for Mom to go on a date with Uncle Maxwell?Thinking about this, he shook his head hard. Something was not right. If Uncle Maxwell was dating Mom, why would Uncle Johnson go? Would he not just be a third wheel? Nonetheless, he clearly saw Uncle Johnson go into that villa! What was going on?Then, he heard faint footsteps outside, and Jaybie knew it was Johnson coming back. He quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.After a while, the door to the room opened, and he could feel Johnson walking to the bed. Jaybie heard the rustling sound of clothes being taken off, and then the other half of the bed sank down as someone lay down beside him.Uncle Johnson’s scent penetrated Jaybie’s nose in wisps, and he sniffled in the d
“Then why’d you have to turn back to your old self to meet Mom?” Jaybie asked with his head tilted.Maxwell replied helplessly, “I didn’t want to, but your mom saw me once by accident, so I have to be both Maxwell and Johnson now.”Jaybie grinned. “You’re quite busy, Uncle Maxwell!”Maxwell felt like his son was mocking him.“I think you should become an actor with Godfather.”Not only was he mocked but he was also ridiculed!Maxwell felt miserable and could not retort to his own son’s taunts. He could simply chuckle awkwardly twice to ease his embarrassment.Jaybie’s smile suddenly faded, and he became very serious. He looked at Maxwell and asked, “Mom told me that Uncle Johnson is my biological father. If you’re Uncle Johnson, then that means you’re actually my biological father, right, Uncle Maxwell?”Maxwell nodded repeatedly and said, “Yes, yes, I’m your biological father, Jaybie! And also Lune’s, and Lil Three’s in Mom’s belly. You’re all my children! We’ve been a family
Jaybie looked at him and said, “But just because I accepted you, it doesn’t mean everything’s fine now!”Maxwell felt his heart skip a beat. “What do you mean?”“Even if I want to keep you, if Mom finds out that you’ve been lying to her, she probably won’t forgive you!”He knew his mother’s personality very well. If his mother knew that Johnson was actually Maxwell, she would be really angry!“I had no choice. Initially, I didn’t want you guys to get involved, but later, I was afraid that your mother would be angry. She’s still pregnant with Lil Three. If she gets furious, I’m afraid it won’t be good for her health…”Maxwell grabbed Jaybie’s sleeve and shook him. “Jaybie, you’re smart. Please help me think of what to do…”Jaybie thought for a moment and said, “If that’s the case, let’s wait until Mom gives birth to Lil Three before we say anything. Lil Three will be born soon, and it won’t be good if anything unexpected happens at this time.”While he was speaking, Maxwell was n