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.
“That day, I was at the boba tea shop, and two little hooligans came to harass me. I asked them to show some respect and not disturb me while I was serving customers. They started causing trouble for no reason and even laid their hands on me. At that moment, Matteo arrived and started beating them up to chase them away,” Jinny explained.“I never knew Matteo had such good fighting skills!” Lindy exclaimed.“Well, now I know that Matteo and I can never be together,” Jinny sighed. Lindy comforted Jinny by patting her shoulder. “Don’t lose hope. Anything is possible. Look at my best friend. Didn’t she get to become the Second Young Miss of the Brooks family?”Jinny looked up at the sky and said, “Sigh. His mom clearly doesn’t approve of me. Forget it, I won’t expect too much. I’ll just focus on selling my boba tea.”Sonnet thought to herself that the obstacles were indeed quite significant. She was only able to be with Maxwell in the past because Maxwell was a little silly. If Max
“Did he not come to see you?” Lindy asked.Jinny shook her head. “After I was hit, I was afraid he’d be left waiting, so I called him on the way to the hospital. He told me to take good care of myself and that he would come to see me later. But he never came.”“He’s probably just busy.” Sonnet comforted her.Lindy, however, sneered. “Too busy to see her? If he wanted to come, he would’ve found the time.”Although Matteo said that he would come visit Jinny, he never did. Hence, because of this, Lindy frequently complained to Sonnet about Matteo.When Sonnet thought of Matteo’s usual courteous manner, she had a strange feeling in her heart, as if there was some reason behind it.After leaving the hospital, Sonnet stopped by to see Mrs. Wilson.Gerome had to go back to his hometown to work on the farm, so he could not stay here all the time. Maxwell also hired a nurse to take care of Mrs. Wilson, so Sonnet would visit Mrs. Wilson every two or three days, to help her wash up and cha
“What happened later when you arrived in United City?” Maxwell asked.Mrs. Wilson took a breath and continued, “When I got to the designated place, I did see Second Master Brooks... He told me that you might not be dead and asked if I knew anything about it. I said I didn’t know and even asked him where you were... Second Master Brooks didn’t believe that I didn’t know, but I said that I really didn’t …“He also asked me if I knew earlier that you weren’t dead. I said I didn’t know at all. When I first heard that you were in an accident, I was really upset for a long time... He saw that I didn’t seem to be lying, and he didn’t say anything. He just left.”Sonnet asked, “Then how did the car accident happen?”Mrs. Wilson shook her head and replied, “I don’t know what happened either. When I came out of the tea house, a few people suddenly appeared and grabbed me. They took me to a secluded place and tied me to a chair. They asked me what I knew, whether the Young Master’s death was