Sonnet blinked. Well, that was dramatic.Lindy said in a whisper, “I heard on the grapevine that someone did this to target Mariette in secret. I just don’t know who it is.”A thought occurred to Sonnet, but she could not be sure, so she did not say anything.In the afternoon, she received a text from Maxwell. [I’ll be waiting for you in the usual place tonight!]At half-past nine that night, Sonnet fed Lil Three and changed her diapers. She then went to the twins’ room to take a look at them. They were already asleep, so she told Lindy to keep an eye on them while she went for a walk downstairs.Lindy was chatting on the phone with Marcus, so she had no time to see where Sonnet was going. Sonnet snuck off next door with ease.As soon as she walked in, Maxwell pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. When they finally parted, Maxwell pulled out something with a flourish and held it in front of her.It was a set of keys. Sonnet asked with a laugh, “And where are thos
A few days later, at Mariette’s manor—“What? A divorce? You want to get a divorce from me?!”Mariette looked at the document her husband handed her, her face distorted with rage. “You’re the one who cheated on me, and the whole city knows it. How dare you ask me for a divorce after that!”Claude had the look of a man who had nothing to lose. “Everyone already knows, anyway. If we force ourselves to stay together anyway, wouldn’t people laugh at us even more?”Mariette threw the papers into Claude’s face. “If that’s really the reason, why didn’t you ask for a divorce after that day itself? You swore up and down that you would never divorce me, that you truly loved me, that you only felt lust for that homewrecker!“And now you’re saying you want a divorce to save us face? Do you take me for a fool? You want out because I’m in trouble now, and you can’t mooch off me anymore!”She called him out perfectly, so Claude grew angry. “What are you talking about? I didn’t mooch off you! Ev
Will said angrily from the other side of the phone, “I’m already helping you! I’ve been trying to defend you every day, but the old farts on the board are being surprisingly stubborn. I don’t know what’s up with them!”“The Brooks Corporation belongs to our family, doesn’t it? What right do they have to intervene? Even if I used the company’s funds, that’s still our family business. Why are they interfering?!” Mariette said in a huff.“I told you to learn on the job, but you wouldn’t listen! There’s no use complaining now. Your grandfather may have singlehandedly funded the corporation, but we’re not the only shareholders. Every one of your grandfather’s old comrades had a portion of the shares. Before Maxwell died, we still had his shares, so our family had the majority.“After he died, his shares were donated to charity, and then your Uncle Welson sold off some of his. Now, the other old coots have more total shares than I do. I might be the chairman, but I’m not the only decision
Maxwell narrowed his eyes.What was up with Mariette’s look of shock and disbelief? Didn’t she already know that he was alive?“Mariette, I’m right here now. There’s no need for you to keep pretending,” he said sarcastically.Mariette was perplexed. “What do you mean? More importantly, didn’t you die? Were you faking your death? Also, you actually sound normal now! What’s up with that?”Maxwell looked at her without a word.He understood Mariette’s character to some extent. She was not a schemer, wearing her cocky heart on her sleeve. If she really did know that he was alive, she would not be keeping up the act even now.However, all of his investigations had pointed to her. If she was not the mastermind, then who was?Maxwell thought it over, then he turned around and sat down on her couch. “Thanks to you, I didn’t die. In fact, I even got an unexpected boon!”“Oh… That means that man was talking about you!” Mariette’s eyes widened in realization.Maxwell watched her every re
Mariette was stunned for a second, then she glared at Maxwell. “Aren’t you getting a bit too big for your breeches, Maxwell? How could you talk back to me?”Back when Maxwell had the mind of a child, he would cower whenever she raised her voice. The way he was right now was not cute at all.Maxwell’s smile instantly disappeared, and his expression turned dark. He looked at Mariette with a sharp gaze.Mariette shuddered inexplicably. What was going on? Why did Maxwell feel a little scary? She had been planning to tell him off, but her voice died in her throat.Maxwell stared at her with a glint of danger in his eyes. “You had better come clean with me, Mariette Brooks. Do you still have that Armani scarf, or don’t you?!”“I-I’ll check. I haven’t worn it in a while,” Mariette said, instinctively giving in.She searched through her closet carefully and then looked at Maxwell, her expression troubled. “I can’t seem to find it. I think I lost it.”“Where did you lose it?” Maxwell sai
It had to be Will Brooks!Maxwell’s second uncle looked friendly, but he was a deeply cunning man.Maxwell’s father had been the oldest son, and he helped Maxwell’s grandfather with work since he was a child. If it were not for that car accident, Will would never have been able to take over the company in his lifetime. That meant he had a good motive to kill Maxwell’s father.Mariette had told Will about her encounter with Scout, and she dropped her scarf at Will’s manor. Cobalt Wolfe and Lynette Shaw were also employees at the Brooks Corporation.All this seemed to suggest that other than Mariette, Will was the most likely suspect. Mrs. Wilson’s accident was highly suspicious, too. If Will had found out from Scout that Maxwell was neither dead nor demented, then why would he still go after Mrs. Wilson?What did he want from Mrs. Wilson? Did he just want to confirm the news of his survival? Or—Was he trying to figure out if Maxwell had regained his senses after the explosion
“I’ll find an appropriate time to talk to her.”Maxwell was annoyed at the thought that Sonnet might be mad at him for cheating on her.…Sonnet received a call from Lindy at two o’clock in the afternoon, and Lindy’s voice on the other side of the phone sounded very excited. “Sonnet, I have some amazing news for you!”A smile appeared on the corner of Sonnet’s lips. “What is it? You sound so excited.”“Maxwell isn’t dead, he’s back! He’s back!” Lindy’s voice raised several octaves. “He didn’t die from that big explosion! He’s back!”Sonnet was silent for a while. Then, she asked, “How do you know?”Lindy was so excited that she did not pay attention to Sonnet’s indifference. “Marcus called me and asked me to go to his office to report something, so I went. And when I got there, I saw Maxwell!“There are also some social news reporters here. Marcus asked me to come over to let me report that the second young master of the Brooks family, Maxwell, is not dead and is back!“I deci
‘What? Did you only find out about this? Mom, I knew that you’d been dating Dad in secret for so long!’Jaybie criticized silently in his heart but pretended to be surprised. “What is going on?”Sonnet wanted to tell him about Maxwell’s narrow escape, but then she figured if she told Jaybie, wouldn’t it prove that she already knew? Jaybie was smart, so she must not let him find any loopholes.“I don’t exactly know what’s going on. Just now, Aunt Lindy called to say that Uncle Maxwell is back and that’s when I found out. We have to wait until Uncle Maxwell comes back at night to know what’s going on. We will ask him,” she said.Jaybie nodded, He already knew about his father’s narrow escape, but he did not mind putting on an act for his mother again, but why didn’t his father tell him about his identity announcement today?“Well, Jaybie...” Sonnet went straight to the point, feeling a little conflicted. “Uncle Maxwell is my husband after all, so if he comes back, I will definitely
The young ladies below gathered together and discussed animatedly. As they spoke, they covered their mouths and laughed.Young Master Gunnnn didn't care what others said about him at all. He only focused on the bouquet in Sonnet's hand.Not only Sonnet's bonnet but also Lindy's and Zyra's. He wanted them all.Lindy was waiting beside Sonnet. When she saw Hayden's focused expression, she couldn't help but laugh. "Why? Hayden hasn't successfully won over Suki yet?"Sonnet smiled and replied, "That's right. It's said that every time Suki agreed to register their marriage the next day, someone would die the next day. Later on, Suki didn't let him talk about registering their marriage.""Young Master Gunn is really infatuated!" Zyra sighed.Lindy rolled her eyes at her. "He's not infatuated at all. Among those men, he's the most flirtatious. Zyra, you don't know what Hayden was like in the past. He went to the nightclub almost every night and changed his girlfriend every week! He boas
Sonnet never expected her father to be the son of a wealthy family in North City!More than twenty years ago, he met her mother, Leah Turner, and they fell in love. Leah was a female university student from a rural area. There was a huge disparity in family status, and the Turner family did not agree to this marriage.Myles’ mother had passed away early, and his stepmother did not treat him well. Therefore, when Myles was angry with his father because of Leah, she added fuel to the fire, causing father and son to fall out.Myles severed his ties with the Turner family and returned to his hometown with Leah, becoming a language teacher in the village.Not only that, but Sonnet also knew that Myles had studied under Mr. Oddie when he was in North City. Back then, his pen name was Mr. Edelweiss. In other words, the Everglow that Sonnet gave Will Brooks was painted by him!Some time ago, Will needed money so he sold the Everglow painting on the market. Coincidentally, a collector from
"What's going on?" Sonnet asked.Zyra held Sonnet's hand. "Actually, we're family."Sonnet was puzzled, but Logan smiled and said, "Zyra is Shay's biological aunt. The test results are out today, proving that she is indeed related to Little Shay!""Ah… What's going on?" Sonnet was very surprised.Zyra held her hand and explained, "Before my mother passed away, she told me something. She said that I had a biological sister. Three days after she was born, she was secretly carried away and sold by my patriarchal grandmother. Later, my mother was pregnant with me and never said anything for so many years. She only told me this before she passed away."She said that she asked around later and said that my biological sister was sold to Harbor City. This was also why I chose to accept the designer position at Eternal Jewelry back then. I always wanted to fulfill my mother's dream before she passed away and find my sister in my lifetime.Back then, when I saw Yasmin Finch's photo, I susp
Hayden immediately became alert. "You're too tired. Rest first. I'll pick you up for supper."Suki didn't refuse. He immediately drove off.There were no cars in the middle of the night, so he arrived in ten minutes. After calling Suki, she came out in less than two minutes. She looked very tired as if she couldn't even walk.Hayden immediately went out to open the door for her. As soon as she got in, she leaned against the back of the seat and sighed."Are you tired?" Hayden asked."That's right. We went to the scene first and then dissected it without stopping. The corpse this time was a little complicated. We didn't even have time to eat."Hayden's heart ached when he heard her words. He quickly handed her the supper. "Hurry up and eat some."Suki didn't take it. "I don't have much of an appetite now. Let's eat later. I'll rest for a while."Hayden started the car. "Take a few bites first. Don't starve yourself.""It’s already ruined." Suki smiled bitterly. "When I first st
"If you have something to say, just say it." Suki looked ahead."Well, when we were eating just now, what did you think when you saw that they were getting married?""I don't think anything of it. Everyone's life is different," Suki said calmly.Hayden stole a glance at her. "Haven't you ever thought—"When he saw Suki turn to look at him, he choked on the second half of his sentence."What are you thinking about? Marriage?" Suki chuckled. "What's so good about marriage? Once you get married, you're trapped. You can't even change to another man."Hayden immediately felt stifled. This woman still wanted to change men…No, how could his woman think of changing men? He had to work harder so she didn't have the time or energy to think of changing men.Or rather, he should trap her. Once she was tied up, she would not be able to escape."Besides, I'm very busy with work and my profession is scary. I don't think anyone can accept me even if I wanted to," Suki continued."That won't
Amidst the laughter, Marcus clapped his hands and said, "Lindy and I have already set a time for our wedding. You have to help!"Logan waved his hand. "Count the two of us in!"Everyone was stunned.Hayden spat at Logan. "What are you doing here?""What’s wrong with joining in the fun?" Logan rolled his eyes at him and threw down his red booklet. "I just registered my marriage!"Everyone was in an uproar and started talking at once.Zyra blushed and lowered her head. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. "Congratulations!"She looked up and saw Sonnet.Sonnet smiled gently. "Congratulations on finding a good man."Zyra stammered, "Madam Brooks, don't you think it's too fast?""To be honest, the first time I saw you, I felt that you and CEO Scott are too compatible. It doesn't matter if someone is fated or not. It's fine as long as their hearts are connected," Sonnet replied with a smile.Zyra also smiled.As they chatted and laughed, they came to an agreement. Maxwell and S
Sara nodded mechanically. When the two of them got into the car, she remembered to shout, "CEO Scott, lunch today is already very good. There's no need to treat us anymore!"Logan smiled and said to Zyra, "Your colleague is an honest girl."The car started, but it was not in the direction of Zyra's house."Where are we going?""I'm taking you to see someone.""Who?"Logan smiled but did not answer. "You'll know when you get there."Half an hour later, when she saw the cemetery, Zyra knew who Logan had brought her to meet.She followed Logan silently to Yasmin's tombstone. She actually felt a little guilty, as if she had stolen someone else's position.Logan placed the white rose in his hand in front of the tombstone and said softly, "Yasmin, I'm going to marry a wife. You won't be angry, right?"Zyra looked at Logan in surprise. Marry a wife…She had only slept with him twice, and he was already going to marry her?The surroundings were silent except for the sound of the br
"Isn't your man handsome?" Logan closed his eyes and suddenly spoke.Zyra was stunned for a moment before her face turned red. She turned around shyly."He's just like a bandit. What's so handsome about him…" she said contentiously."Bandit?" Logan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zyra's smooth shoulders.He recalled the taste of last night and his heart began to stir again."I was a gentleman last night. You haven't yet seen your man acting like a bandit!"As soon as he finished speaking, he pounced…Zyra regretted saying those words and inciting a new round of "war". She did not expect that fellow's words to be true. It turned out that he could still be a little more "bandit"!As they left, she hugged him and asked, "Who am I?""You're my Little Zyra, Little Zyra."Zyra was completely relieved.That morning, Logan drove her to the office.In the afternoon, Zyra was about to go for lunch with her colleagues when she suddenly heard a commotion outside. Then, Sara brought a
There was an indescribable melancholy in her heart, sour and bitter."The investigation might be because of my wife, but it’s not about helping you," Logan replied as he looked at her face.At this moment, he was very clear that the face in front of him was not Yasmin's face at all. Other than the fact that she looked similar to Yasmin, the rest of her features did not look alike at all.She looked weak, but she was very strong on the inside. She looked heartless, but her emotions were very fragile. She was like a blade of grass in the wilderness, growing tenaciously, growing the toughness that belonged to grass and the beauty of grass.She and Yasmin were two completely different women!"Then you're helping me…" Zyra asked softly. When she asked this, her heart was beating wildly."Don't I have a favor to ask of you?" Logan smiled. "I wanted you to see my son once a week."Wasn't it because he wanted her to pretend to be his son's mother?Zyra was a little disappointed, but Lo