Mariette walked in front of Scout. She bent to take a close look at him. She did not know him. She then raised her chin and asked him in a haughty tone, “Do you know Maxwell Brooks?”“I do! He’s a darn traitor!” Mariette and Wayne exchanged glances. Wayne asked Scout, “How did you get to know Maxwell Brooks? Why do you call him a traitor?” “He almost died. My family saved his life and took good care of him for more than a month. However, he was never grateful for everything we did for him after he recovered! He tried to harm us instead!” Scout exclaimed as he clenched his hands into fists. “Where do you live? Where did your family rescue him?” Mariette immediately asked. “Cattleville in Lore County of Keno City.” Mariette glanced at Wayne once again. After a moment’s hesitation, Wayne asked, “The warehouse that exploded was located in a suburb in Harbor City. It’s far away from Keno City…Besides, I heard that the explosion was huge. The old warehouses have all burnt down
The butler, Mr. Rowden, smiled as he replied to Mariette, “Sir Brooks is in his study. He’s discussing business with Matteo.” Mariette instantly pouted. She sat down on the sofa in the living room unhappily and said, “Matteo comes looking for Dad almost every single day. Why does he seem more like Dad’s child than I?” After she spoke up, Matteo walked out of the study. Mariette huffed out loud and turned so that she would not have to see him. Matteo seemed oblivious to Mariette’s attitude towards him. He looked at her cheerily and called out, “Mariette.” Mariette finally turned and cast a haughty gaze at him. “Why did you come to look for my father so late at night? Is it that urgent of a matter? Can’t you come over tomorrow morning?” Before Matteo could say anything, a low and authoritative voice rang out, “I asked him to come over. What’s the matter? Are you going to tell your father what he can and cannot do as well?” Mariette immediately smiled and walked towards Wi
“A drunkard fell in front of our car while we were driving and muttered something about knowing Maxwell Brooks.” ”“Did that fool know any outsiders while he was alive?” Will asked casually.Mariette shook her head and said, “No, what I meant is the drunkard claimed that Maxwell is still alive.” Will almost choked on his breath. He instantly put down his cup of tea and looked at Mariette. “What do you mean by that? Maxwell Brooks isn’t dead?” Mariette laughed and said, “Initially, I was shocked as well. I immediately asked the drunkard about it. After that, we found out that we were mistaken. There’s someone that goes by the same name out there in the world.” “What happened?” Will asked with a stern expression on his face. Mariette told him all about how she had run into Scout and what they had talked about. She then laughed and said, “Don’t you think it’s an incredible coincidence? I was beyond shocked! After that, I thought about it again. How can the person that he’s d
Naturally, Sophia did not believe Jaybie. However, Sonnet remained on the fence about what Jaybie had just said. Jaybie was an extremely observant child. He rarely got anything wrong. However, as Sophia had mentioned, they were not important people. Why would someone follow them around? She could not figure it out after thinking about it for some time. She then forgot all about it. After a couple of days, Sonnet went to the hospital for a maternity check-up. On the way back home, Lindy looked in the rearview mirror and said, “That white car has been following us for some time. Are they staying in Paradise Residential Area as well? Did they visit Westfield Hospital and leave the hospital at the same time?” Lindy was casually talking to Sonnet. However, Sonnet’s heart lurched. She recalled what Jaybie had told them previously. She turned around and glanced at the white car behind them.“Try speeding up,” she told Lindy. Lindy nodded and pressed down on the accelerator. As
Lindy immediately got out of the car. She bowed before the man and apologized, “I’m extremely sorry. I turned into this road way too quickly and almost crashed into your car. I’m really sorry!” “Do you think that an apology makes up for what you did? We almost died in that car accident! We were shocked to death!” The man, who seemed to be in his thirties, shouted, clutching his chest. He looked very angry. Lindy knew that she was at fault. She did not retort against him. “Yes, it’s my fault. It’s all my fault. I’ll compensate all your losses. Would you like to check your car’s condition first?” As soon as the man heard what he said, he turned and looked at the woman that had stepped out of the car. She was most likely the man’s wife. The woman did not even bother to check on their car. She said, “Our car has broken down and can no longer move. You should pay us an appropriate amount of compensation.” Lindy stared at their car. Their car was parked in the middle of the road.
The woman nodded and walked over to open the car door.Lindy wanted to stop her, but the man blocked her way. The woman took action very quickly. As soon as Sonnet put down her phone, she opened the door and snatched Sonnet’s phone at lightning speed. Sonnet immediately chased after her, “What are you doing? Give me back my phone!” The woman pushed Sonnet with all her might and shouted fiercely, “Are you planning to film me again? Dream on!”Sonnet fell on the ground.Lindy shouted and kicked the man in his shins. She then ran over to help Sonnet up.Sonnet sat on the ground and struggled to get up. Suddenly, she felt a warm sensation between her legs. She lowered her head and saw a damp patch on her pants.“Ah! What’s going on, Sonnet?!” Lindy screamed. Sonnet was momentarily dazed. Suddenly, she understood what was going on. She caressed her belly and said, “My…My water just broke…”“I’ll call an ambulance,” Lindy immediately called the emergency line.The woman and
“Wah!” The loud and powerful cries of a baby rang out in the delivery room.Sonnet finally let go of all the tension in her body and relaxed. She was instantly filled with drowsiness. She closed her eyes and fell asleep. When she woke, she was met with the sight of pink-colored curtains and wallpapers with cartoons. This was the ward for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Westfield Hospital. A large hand instantly enveloped her hand. The hand was warm and familiar. Sonnet instantly turned emotionally. “Maxwell?” She felt awkward after speaking. Maxwell was not sitting next to her. It was Johnson. She withdrew her hand from Johnson instinctively. She felt agitated at herself. Why had she assumed that he was Maxwell just now? It was because she wished he was next to her so badly while she was giving birth just now. Maxwell rubbed his hands. He could understand why Sonnet did not allow Johnson to hold her hand.He smiled warmly at Sonnet. “Are you fully awake n
Sonnet’s face darkened. “I’m here and can’t accompany Jaybie when he’s undergoing chemotherapy.” Before the bone marrow transplant, Jaybie had to receive chemotherapy to kill off all his local cells. That way, his body would be able to receive the transplanted cells. Sophia smiled and said, “Don’t worry. Someone will accompany Jaybie when he undergoes chemotherapy.” Sonnet widened her eyes and looked at her. Sophia then said, “Johnson will accompany him. Jaybie requested for him to be there.” Sonnet instantly stopped worrying. At critical moments like this, Johnson was probably the only one, besides her, capable of calming Jaybie down. “Next, all you need to do is relax and stay in confinement. When Lil Three turns a month old, Jaybie will be safe and healthy!” While Sophia was talking, Sonnet suddenly shouted out in pain. She lowered her head to look at the baby girl in her arms. Lil Three was probably full after feeding. She pouted as a satisfied expression forme