Sensing the jealousy in Sonnet’s words, Maxwell finally came back to his senses and smiled as he pinched her hand. “In this world, there’s no woman who can compare to my wife in terms of beauty!”Sonnet snorted. “What a load of nonsense. I see that you’re more fascinated by her than by me.” The small woman pouted.Maxwell was extremely pleased. He loved hearing his wife’s sweet and jealous voice and could not help but feel a flutter in his heart.Playing with Sonnet's fingers, he leaned down and deliberately breathed into her ear, causing her body to stiffen before he said, “I wasn’t fascinated by her, I just thought she looked a bit like someone at first glance, so I took a closer look.”“Hmm? Who do you think she looks like?” Sonnet became curious.Maxwell lowered his eyelashes and fell silent before answering, “My mother.”“Huh?” Sonnet was greatly surprised.After being married to Maxwell for so long, she had never heard him mention his mother on his own initiative.“It’s n
Sonnet came back to her senses and turned her head to look at Maxwell with puffy cheeks as he said that Lucas must be better than him. It was clear that he was unhappy.Her heart softened up and she chuckled lightly. “What are you laughing at? Do you also think that he has a better temperament than me?” Maxwell became more offended seeing her chuckling.She replied, “Yeah, he does have a better temperament than you.”Seeing Maxwell’s face starting to change, she quickly added, “But even if his temperament is a hundred times better than yours, he’s just my childhood friend. You’re still the person I love the most!”“Hmph, childhood friends can become lovers too.”“If that was happening, it would’ve happened a long time ago. It wouldn’t have waited until today,” Sonnet said softly.Sonnet never told Maxwell about Lucas confessing his feelings to her. She was sure of who she loved and did not want to upset him unnecessarily. Hearing her words, Maxwell’s mood improved immediately,
Seeing Maxwell and Sonnet approaching, the crowd automatically made way for them. There was no doubt that this couple had become the focus of everyone’s attention today.Yves was holding a wine glass and smiled slightly at Maxwell, “Mr. Brooks, I didn’t expect you to choose such an occasion to meet me.”Maxwell replied with a smile, “It seems that you know that it was me who tried to get in touch with you, Miss Yates.”Instead of answering immediately, Yves suggested, “Shall we find a place to talk alone?”Maxwell looked at Sonnet, and she immediately replied, “I saw a few of my friends. I’ll go have a chat with them.”She let go of Maxwell’s hand and he said, “I’ll be back soon,” and then walked forward with Yves.Sonnet watched them leave and looked around. She did not have any friends here, but it was just an excuse anyway.She was about to find a place with fewer people around to wait for a while when someone tapped her shoulder.She turned around in surprise and saw Lucas.
Lucas’ phone rang, and he looked at it before saying to Sonnet, “I have something to do—”“Go ahead and take care of it. We’ll talk later,” Sonnet replied sensibly.He nodded and left. Sonnet tilted her head back and drank her kiwi juice while scanning the venue leisurely.Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.She frowned and thought for a moment before realizing that it was Mariette’s husband—Claude Wolfe.The last time she went to the film city to meet with Lucas with Lindy, she saw Claude kissing a starlet named Runa in the women’s restroom. At that time, he even got into an argument with them.Claude had a very arrogant attitude and was very full of himself, but then Mariette rushed into the women’s restroom and caught them red-handed.The starlet named Runa was beaten badly by Mariette, and the haughty Claude was so scared that he could not even say a word after seeing Mariette. He merely watched as his lover turned into a punching bag.She looked arou
Maxwell’s smile slightly faded as he shook his head.“What? It didn’t work out?” Sonnet was surprised. She knew the price Maxwell was prepared to offer, and it was very generous.“She’s a sly old fox. She was beating around the bush and basically said she wouldn’t sell her shares.”“So what do we do now?” Sonnet asked.“We give up. She’s an outsider, and even with 14% of the shares, she can’t make much of a fuss.”“But you only have 5% of the shares, which is even less than her.” Sonnet was worried.Maxwell did not say anything. For now, he could not tell his wife that he had secretly acquired 30% of the shares from the three Brooks families because as the current Maxwell, she did not see him as having such great financial strength.“Let’s think of another way. This kind of thing can’t be done overnight. Take it slow,” he comforted her.Sonnet agreed. “Yeah, you just returned to Brooks Corporation. It’s not possible to achieve everything so quickly. The focus now is to identify
Various grocery trips and learning new dishes kept them busy for two days. Finally, it was Saturday.Early in the morning, Sonnet got up and prepared the meal for Winston’s family, who planned to visit around noon.“Will they really like it here in our small place?” Sophia was a little worried.“Of course they will. They’re all very easy-going, and they’re used to eating restaurant food, so they might like home-cooked food even more!”Sonnet reassured Sophia, who finally felt a little relieved. “That’s true.”Around evelen o’clock, Winston’s family arrived with all three children, carrying big and small.Lune was an outgoing person and a fan of handsome guys, so when she saw Matteo, she went up to him and said, “Hello, Uncle!”Matteo was surprised “Wow, how cute. She’s like a doll!”He squatted down, reached out his hand to Lune, and asked, “Will you let me give you a hug?”Lune smiled. She truly looked like a doll. “Sure! I like to be hugged by handsome uncles!” Everyone la
Upon hearing this, Matteo turned to Jinny with a slight smile. “Miss Thorne, what brings you here?”“I came back with Lindy to hang out at her house and unexpectedly ran into you!” Jinny walked over excitedly and smiled at Matteo.Jinny already had a sweet and cute appearance, and with that smile, her eyes and eyebrows curved up, making her look very likable. Even Sonnet became fond of her when she saw her.“You girls haven’t eaten yet, have you? Come, sit down, and eat with us!” Sophia stood up and offered Lindy and Jinny her seat.Jinny did not hesitate and sat down immediately, chatting with Matteo. “Matteo, what brings you here?”“This is my cousin’s place. I came to see him.” Matteo smiled and pointed at Maxwell.Jinny froze and suddenly realized something. She became a little stiffer as she nodded to Maxwell. “Hello, Maxwell.”Seeing her expression, it seemed like she was not aware of Matteo’s family background, so Sonnet kindly reminded her, “And these two are Matteo’s pa
The effect was evident as Jinny was no longer as enthusiastic as before.Sonnet thought Yvonne was being a bit too much. Although Jinny looked very friendly when greeting Matteo, it did not mean that there was something between them.Before their relationship status was confirmed, Yvonne had intervened, which was a bit too much. In any case, it was Matteo’s business.She remembered that when she attended the Brooks family banquet, Matteo joked with her and asked her to introduce a potential girlfriend to him. Yvonne quickly interrupted back then too. It seemed she cared way too much about her son’s love life!Sonnet could not help but sigh inwardly. The gap between social classes was really hard to bridge.Even Winston and his wife, who seemed kind, approachable, and without airs, looked down on girls from ordinary family backgrounds!Lindy also noticed Jinny’s gloominess and deliberately looked for other topics to talk to her about, gradually dissipating the awkward atmosphere.