The next afternoon, Lindy brought Jaybie over to visit Sonnet. It was Lindy and Jaybie’s first time seeing Lil Three. Sophie cried out loud.“What’s the matter?” Sonnet asked. “Why do I feel like this baby girl resembles Maxwell?” Sonnet’s heart jumped. Had it not been her misconception? Did Lil Three resemble Maxwell? “Aunt Lindy, Uncle Maxwell has passed away. How can she look like him?” Jaybie questioned in a bright tone. “I don’t think she looks like Uncle Maxwell. She looks like Uncle Johnson instead! As expected, Jaybie was a good son that took his father’s side. Lindy glanced at Lil Three and nodded. “From this angle, she really looks like Johnson. By the way, Johnson and Maxwell look pretty similar.” Sonnet did not want to continue discussing the topic. She feigned a tone of anger and said, “What are you talking about? I gave birth to her. Is she not related to me? Why does she look like everyone else but me?” “Hehe,” Lindy touched her head and smiled. “O
After Johnson left, Sonnet texted Maxwell and told him to come over. Twenty minutes later, Maxwell arrived. Sonnet was breastfeeding Lil Three when he arrived. He walked in and sat by her side as he watched quietly. There was a loving gaze in his eyes as he stared at Lil Three. Sonnet looked at him and felt pretty upset. Although she loved him, he was still not the biological father of her children. “Let’s have a child together in the future,” she told Maxwell. Maxwell immediately waved his hands and said, “No, no. Having three children is already a handful. I don’t want you to go through the pain of childbirth anymore!” Her pain during delivery was still etched in his mind. Back then, he swore to himself that he would never allow her to suffer like this ever again! “But the children aren’t…” Sonnet bit her lip before she could finish her sentence. Maxwell smiled warmly at her and said, “It’s alright. To me, they’re all my children.” He was the biological father
Johnson accompanied Jaybie as he started receiving chemotherapy. Meanwhile, Sonnet stayed in the hospital for five more days before returning home for her confinement. Johnson hired a caretaker for Sonnet. When Sonnet brought Lil Three home, the caretaker had prepared a nutritious and scrumptious meal for her. The caretaker would be providing professional babysitting services as well. Sonnet did not grow up in a sheltered environment. She had raised Jaybie and Lune alone after giving birth to them. Now that she had a caretaker helping, she felt extremely comfortable while spending time in confinement! Johnson would send Sonnet videos from the chemotherapy ward every day. Although Jaybie had started receiving chemotherapy, he seemed in a very good mood. He was in high spirits as well. Sonnet stopped worrying about him. Lil Three was doted on by everyone in the family at home. Everyone wanted to spend time with her, especially Lune. She would spend a few hours in front of Lil T
Jaybie raised his head and moved to Sonnet. He wiped the tears off her face gently and said, “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll show Lil Three a lot of love. I’ll be a good elder brother to her when she grows up. I’ll look after her for the rest of my life!” “I’ll be a good elder sister as well. We’ll both give Lil Three lots of love!” Lune said happily. Sonnet took both children into her arms. Everyone in the apartment smiled warmly while watching them. Everyone had lunch happily. During lunch, Sophia kept filling Johnson’s plate with food. Lindy was slightly displeased by the sight of this. “Mom, why do you keep filling Johnson’s plate with food? You’re making it seem like he’s your son!” Sophia glanced at Lindy and said, “Of course, I must reward him well. Jaybie recovered so well because of how meticulously Johnson took care of him this past month!” Lindy scratched her head and said, “That’s true!” She then placed a chicken wing on Johnson’s plate. Sonnet looked at Johnson.
“Has Max been doing well lately?” Lovey asked again. Sonnet was about to reply when someone shouted, “Lovey!” She turned and saw a man walking towards her with large strides. She did not recognize him at first sight. She finally managed to tell that he was Scout Cattle when he met her gaze and stared at her!He looked very different compared to when he tried scamming her previously. It looked like he had styled his hair nicely. He was wearing modern clothes, and his face was smooth and clean. He looked like a different person. Sonnet knew that Scout and Lovey had taken 73 thousand dollars from Maxwell. She thought to herself, “As expected, they know how to dress up after earning some money.” On the other hand, Lovey was stunned when she saw her brother.Scout walked over and glared at Sonnet harshly. He asked Lovey, “What are you doing?” “We rarely bump into each other. I’d like to chat with Sonnet,” Lovey said. “Sonnet? Remember that I’m your only brother in the w
“Are you working now?” Lovey asked curiously. She thought about it. She felt that it was unlikely that he would be able to pay off his debts with his salary alone.“How much can I earn at work? Let me tell you this. I sold some information,” Scout told her in a secretive tone. “What kind of information?” “I can’t tell you about it. Anyways, I earned this sum of money through legal means. Therefore, you should stop nagging me. Do you plan to eat?” It seemed like Scout was not willing to tell her much about it. Lovey stopped asking questions. She was worried that her brother would set his aim on her money if she asked more. ——When Lil Three was forty-two days old, Jaybie was discharged from hospital. That night, Sonnet and her family went out to enjoy dinner together. Johnson treated everyone to the meal. Marcus came along as well. Sonnet carried Lil Three and looked at all the people in the room. Suddenly, she realized that Johnson was the center of everyone’s attention.
The next day, Sonnet woke up and dolled herself up in a good mood. On seeing her, Lindy laughed and asked, “What are you up to? Are you going on a date?” Sonnet could not help but blush when Lindy saw right through her. To hide things from Lindy, she waved her hands exaggeratedly and said, “What are you talking about?! I’m busy breastfeeding Lil Three all the time. How can I go on a date with anyone?” “You were putting on makeup. Women love dressing up before meeting people they like, so I thought you were going on a date. However, Johnson seems to be busy with work today. When will you be meeting him?” Lindy asked with a cheeky grin on her face. Sonnet smacked her and said, “I’m not going on a date with him! Quit all the nonsense! I just applied some light makeup because I was in a good mood! What’s the matter? Can’t a woman apply makeup even though she isn’t going out to meet a man?” Just then, Jaybie came out of his room. After hearing what Sonnet said, he could not help
Maxwell furrowed his brows. From what he knew, Scout had acquired more gambling debts three months ago. How did he get his hands on all this money all of a sudden? Did he ask Lovey for money? If he had asked Lovey for all her money, he would not treat her to a meal in a posh restaurant! It looks like he has to look into this as well.Both hugged each other for almost an hour. Sonnet then left Maxwell unwillingly. On the way home, she came up with an excuse for why she had spent an hour buying stinky tofu. After all, the journey to the shop that sold stinky tofu was only twenty minutes by bicycle. After some consideration, she thought it would be better to say she had walked there. However, as soon as she arrived home, Jaybie took the stinky tofu from her and started eating. He did not ask why she got home so late. Instead, Lindy asked, “Why did it take you so long to buy some stinky tofu?” “Oh, I’ve been stuck at home for the past month. I rarely get the chance to go out