"How is that acceptable? You are the Second Young Miss, how can I—" Gerome panicked."It's okay. I’m from the countryside too, so this is not a big deal. Besides, Mrs. Wilson was like a mother to me. She took great care of Maxwell and I back in the Brooks household. I should help her clean up." Sonnet interrupted Gerome and took the basin from him.Gerome stammered: "Then...then thank you for your troubles, Second Young Miss...I...I'll go out and wait outside the door. Call me when you’re done, Second Young Miss.”"Okay," Sonnet replied with a smile.She took the basin into the bathroom and filled it with hot water. Lindy helped to undress Mrs. Wilson and Sonnet gently wiped down Mrs. Wilson with hot water.When Sonnet wiped under Mrs. Wilson’s chest area, a faint purple mark caught her attention. She could not help but lower her head to observe."What is this?" Lindy asked curiously when she noticed Sonnet's movements."Why does this look like a ligature mark?" Sonnet frowned a
Hayden's heart dropped. ‘Did she find out? So, she came to trick me?‘No, I must tread carefully. I must not let her know that Maxwell played two roles, otherwise Maxwell would tear me apart!’He forced a smile. "Ahem. He’s okay, I guess. Didn’t I first meet him at your house?"Sonnet nodded. She knew this too. This was when Johnson took Hayden's DNA for identification, and they seemed to have met for the first time."Then did you often stay in touch?" she asked.Hayden immediately denied it. "No! I only met him a few times at business events later on, and never in private!"He must make a clear statement, or things will get messy.Sonnet nodded and stopped talking.Hayden looked at her cautiously. "Why...why did you ask?"Sonnet smiled at him. "Oh, nothing. Just a thought."At this time, a doctor came to speak to Hayden. So, Sonnet bid goodbye and left.On the way back, Sonnet looked out the car window in deep thought.‘From Hayden's demeanor, he seemed to not know Johnson
Hayden was taken aback and fell silent. He asked in surprise, "Who?""Sonnet.""She really went to you?""She just left.""What did she ask you?""She asked if I knew Johnson very well.""How did you answer?""I was swift as lightning. I immediately pretended that I didn't know him at all. She left without any doubt." Logan said proudly.Hayden seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Oh thank goodness. Maxwell would kick up an unreasonable fuss again if you let anything out of the bag.""Why do you think she came to ask me about Johnson?""I guess she's starting to doubt the relationship between Johnson and Maxwell. We just have to seal our lips tighter. Even if the secret is revealed, we can't be the ones to reveal it. You should know Maxwell's temper. Only he can make a blunder, but he’ll burn the house down if we do!""I'm fine here, but I think Marcus is the weak link. He and Sonnet's best friend are now stuck together like glue. You should remind him in case he may have le
Maxwell's heart skipped a beat, ‘Why did this scrunchie…’"Oh, uh, I don't really remember..." He laughed, intending to get away with it.Sonnet said coldly. "Let me remind you if you don't remember. Lune found this scrunchie in your bathroom. Her hair tie suddenly broke that day, and she saw one in your bathroom drawer. She used it to tie her hair.""Ah, yes. I don't even remember that I have hair ties at home."Maxwell tapped his forehead and pretended to be confused. However, he secretly regretted that he should have put this scrunchie away!He kept it under his pillow at first, like a precious treasure. Later, when he could openly rendezvous with Sonnet as Maxwell, he was no longer as desperate because he could spend so much time with his wife. As a result, he did not particularly cherish that scrunchie.In addition, Jaybie and Lune often came to his house to play. He was afraid that they might misunderstand when they saw a woman's scrunchie under his pillow. So, he kept the
Suddenly, Sonnet’s tone became heavier. "Where. Exactly. Were you. That night??"Maxwell felt that he was going to collapse. He could not hide anymore.Since Maxwell was silent, Sonnet carried on. "I went to Lux Club to check on the surveillance. You went into my room that night. Did the two of us that night—"Her throat tightened and she could not say it.Maxwell sighed softly. It would be impossible not to come clean. "That night, the two of us had a romantic night."Sonnet felt sour and her eyes turned red."It happened?" Her voice even trembled a little.Although she was mentally prepared, she still had a glimmer of hope that Johnson would just stay in the room that night and nothing would happen.Maxwell felt distressed over Sonnet’s breakdown. He wanted to hug her, but Sonnet took two steps back and avoided him.She turned her face away from him. "I was drunk that night, maybe I did something inappropriate, but are you drunk too? You are a man. Was it that difficult to g
Maxwell sat blankly for a long time before he finally got up to remove his makeup.To avoid suspicion, he planned to stay put and go home the next day as Maxwell. However, wifey must be deeply distressed now, he must go back to comfort her!He transformed into Maxwell again and went home upstairs.The house was quiet. He opened the door and went in. Jaybie came out to greet him."Where's Mom?" He asked Jaybie softly.Jaybie glanced at Sonnet's room and whispered to Maxwell. "Mom is in the room. She seems very upset. I asked Lune to coax her. Mom just came back from downstairs. Dad, is it you? Did you make Mom angry?"Maxwell moved his lips but did not say anything. How could he tell the boy what happened that night?Jaybie rolled his eyes at Maxwell's frustrated expression. "How did you upset her? Let me think of a way I can save the situation?""It's better for me to do it. I must be responsible for what I did."With concern, Jaybie looked at him but said nothing.Maxwell to
After long consideration, Sonnet suddenly said, "Maxwell, will you forgive me if I did something wrong."Maxwell did not even hesitate. "Yes.""You wouldn’t even ask what's the matter?" Sonnet's heart warmed as she looked into his eyes."I will forgive you no matter what!"Maxwell truly meant what he said. Even if his darling wife did sleep with someone else; even if the three children were not his own, he would still accept it!"Darling, you are so kind… Why are you so good to me?" Sonnet snuggled into his arms with moist eyes."I love you, that’s why," Maxwell replied affectionately.After a pause, he looked down at Sonnet. "Darling, if I did something wrong, will you forgive me?"Sonnet nodded. "I may be angry, but I would forgive you."Maxwell bowed his head and kissed her cherry lips. He would not even dare to make her angry!The two of them made out tenderly for a while, but they decided to hold back because the kids were home.Sonnet's mood got better. She wiggled out
Sonnet went to the living room to play with the three children, while Maxwell was in deep thought in the room.‘What does that mean if the marks on Mrs. Wilson's body are ligature marks? It means that she must’ve been tied up before the car accident. It is even possible that the car accident was not an accident at all, but someone deliberately wanted to kill Mrs. Wilson!’He clenched his fists tightly. He will never let the person who hurt Mrs. Wilson go!He called Hayden first. "Can you find a more authoritative forensic doctor?"Hayden said, "It's all from the medical system. Although I don't have anyone on hand right now, it wouldn’t be a problem if I make some calls. Why are you looking for a forensic doctor? Do you want to examine Mrs. Wilson's injuries?""Yes, I suspect there is something wrong with the car accident.""Okay, I'll make some calls right away."After hanging up the phone, Maxwell called Carter next. "Investigate the background of the driver who caused the acc