After waiting for all the check-ups to be completed, it was already almost noon. Maxwell insisted on taking Sonnet out for a meal she liked before sending her home.After a busy morning, Sonnet was tired and went straight to bed to rest when she got home. Once Maxwell left Sonnet’s house, his face suddenly darkened as he made a phone call.Lovey had just finished her meal and was leaning against her bed looking at her phone when the call came in.It was a call from Max, and she was startled before feeling a surge of joy in her heart.She thought Max would come to rescue her without hesitation last night, but to her disappointment, it was Alex who came!Alex gave money to those loan sharks, and they let her go. Then, he sent her to school and told her not to leave campus.She slept lightly until almost noon, still feeling a bit of despair in her heart.Even though she had gone through such a terrifying experience, Max still had not come in person! Did he really not want to see he
After a moment of silence between the two, Maxwell’s voice sounded again. “If you can recall what happened last night, I’d like you to tell me the details. I plan to call the police and bring those who kidnapped you to justice!”Lovey’s heart skipped a beat as she looked at Maxwell cautiously. “Max, can the police catch those people if we report them? Didn’t they say they’re not afraid of the police?”“When they kidnapped you, they had nothing to fear. Now that you’re safe, I have nothing to be afraid of either.”“They’ve probably run off by now…”“It doesn’t matter if they’ve run away. As long as you and your brother remember the details, we can trace them back. The amount involved is more than 70 grand, which is a huge sum of money. They’ve gone from violent debt collection to kidnapping and extortion, which changes the nature of the crime. We’ll catch them one by one!”Maxwell said these words while staring into Lovey’s eyes. “So, I came to ask you to help me recall the charact
The phone rang several times before it was answered. There was a noisy commotion on the other end, and someone was shouting, “Hurry up, are you in or out? Let’s play!”Upon hearing this voice, Lovey immediately frowned. “Scout, did you go gambling again?”Scout laughed on the phone. “No, I’m not gambling. I just had nothing to do, so I’m playing around. It’s not called gambling!”Lovey’s anger flared up. “It’s not called gambling? You owed someone 15 grand. How is that not called gambling?”The noisy commotion on the phone suddenly quieted down. After a while, Scout’s voice came through. “Lovey, how do you know that I owed someone 15 grand?”“Hmph! Not only do I know that you owed someone 15 grand, but I also know that you and those loan sharks kidnapped me and lied to me about it being more than 70 grand, making me call Max!” Lovey was furious and shouted at her brother, “What about the other 50 grand? Hand it over to me!”Scout chuckled. “Heh heh, I didn’t expect you to find ou
“Scout! You’re just too... too despicable!” Lovey shouted.She never expected that her own brother would set her up like this. If he wanted to use her to swindle Max’s money, then fine. Yet when she kindly informed him, he actually turned around and bit her!Scout’s voice softened. “Lovey, don’t be angry. I didn’t tell you all this just to make you get thrown into jail with us. I just want to tell you that you’re also involved in this matter, so you have to figure out a way out!”“What can I do?! I'm a woman, and a student at that!” Lovey said angrily.“You just need to keep Maxwell in check. No matter what means you use, you have to find a way to sleep with him, then take a video. As long as we have something on him, we won’t be afraid of him calling the police.”“How can I do that? Max is so good to me!”Scout clicked his tongue on the other line. “Silly little Lovey, can’t you see the reality yet? Maxwell doesn’t like you at all! Why are you still being considerate of him?”“
“Lovey, I’m giving you 73 thousand dollars in return for saving my life. From now onwards, we will no longer have anything to do with each other,” Maxwell said in a heavy tone. After Maxwell told Lovey about the kidnap case in the cafe, he realized that there was an odd expression on her face. Once Lovey walked into the school, he came up with an excuse and asked the security guard to let him into the school. He then quietly followed behind her.Their surroundings were empty and silent. Scout Cattle spoke extremely loudly on the phone. Therefore, Maxwell could easily overhear Lovey and Scout’s full conversation. Although he had some suspicions in his heart, he was still shocked when he heard the words that came out of Lovey’s mouth. He had only taken such good care of Lovey in the past because he treated her as his younger sister. He even took her out to watch movies and go shopping for clothes. Not only did he look after her like a sister because she had saved his life, but s
After getting back into his car, Maxwell felt rather downcast. Perhaps he had done the wrong thing from the very start. He should not have let Lovey have a luxurious lifestyle that easily. Instead, he should have let her work her way up through her own hard work. He had not blocked off all of Lovey’s paths. She could still stay in school and continue her studies. After all, he had finished paying her school fees. However, it was all up to her. He would not involve himself in her matters anymore! Before driving off, he called Logan. “Get those few loan sharks to pay us back the money and give it to Alex.” The loan sharks had taken a portion of the 73 thousand dollars. He would ask Alex to return this to Lovey. The remaining money that Scout had taken was between Lovey and Scout. This was the last thing that he would do for Lovey. In the future, she would be responsible for her own life. While driving on the way to the company, he thought of something. He turned the car around
After New Year’s Day, the cold weather started warming up. Sonnet started finding it harder to move around as well. Nine months had passed in the flash of an eye. There were still twenty days till her estimated delivery date. Initially, Sonnet only planned to be on leave a week before her estimated delivery date. However, her family members were all against her decision. They insisted that she take a leave and rest right now. Therefore, she had no choice but to take a break from work. She went to the school to apply for maternity leave today. She sorted out all the relevant handover work with the teachers before heading to a nearby shopping mall to buy some clothes for Lil Three, who was due soon. There were already plenty of infant clothes at home. Sophia had made some clothes for her by hand. Johnson had bought her bags of clothes and daily necessities. Lindy had also bought some clothes for Lil Three. However, she had not personally bought any. She felt that as Lil Three’s
Sonnet laughed and said, “I’m not that great. I’m just an ordinary woman.”“Then why is he…”“You don’t understand our relationship because you don’t know what we’ve gone through together in the past. Our hearts are linked so closely to each other because of our shared experiences. There is more to sexual attraction between men and women. Sometimes, the mutual support between a man and woman is much more valuable.”Just like how Lovey did not understand why Maxwell was so devoted to her, some people did not understand why she could not forget about Maxwell.That was because they did not know how they had given each other warmth during all the difficult times they had together. Maxwell used to be mentally impaired in the past. He was ostracized and lonely in the Brooks household. Even the servants could bully and beat him up as they wished. Right then, she had appeared before him, protected him, and given him love and a sense of security. Meanwhile, her dad and son were severely