“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
Monica sat down and took Sonnet’s hand. “Oh, I’m really sorry to come to you like this, but besides you guys, there’s probably no one else who can help my Mariette.”“Aunt Monica, what happened to Mariette?” Sonnet asked, pretending not to know.“Didn’t Maxwell tell you? Mariette embezzled the company’s money to buy a fund on a whim. She had good intentions. She wanted to make money for the company, but who knew that the market would suddenly change? She lost a lot of money. The shareholders found out, and now, she’s been sued. Now, Mariette has been... detained…”Monica’s eyes were red as she spoke.“Oh my! Why did Mariette do something so foolish?!” Sonnet feigned surprise.Monica nodded. “Indeed, it was foolish. I think it was probably her husband who talked her into it. Now that he sees she’s in trouble, he immediately wants a divorce.”“So why did you come to me, Aunt Monica? How can we help Mariette?” Sonnet asked tentatively.She had no clue what Will and his wife were co
In order to save his daughter, Will agreed to transfer five percent of Brooks Corporation’s shares to Maxwell. In his words, they were like family, and it was better to transfer the shares to him than to anyone else.On the evening of the deal, Sonnet asked Maxwell, “Is Will really not the inside mastermind?”Maxwell pondered and said, “It was surprising that he sold the shares. If he was the mastermind, he wouldn’t have done such a thing!”“Then who is it? It’s not Welson, and Will doesn’t seem like it. The only person left in the Brooks family is your Uncle Winston. He can’t be the one, can he?”Sonnet could not imagine how the kind and amiable Winston could be connected to the person who caused the car accident that killed her own brother.Maxwell did not say anything, and he himself grew uncertain.Was it really Winston? Over the years, his records had been spotless. Although he had not helped him, he had never taken advantage of him either.Matteo was also close to him for
Sonnet decided to take a set of photos for each child. Jaybie and Lune had never taken such artistic photos before.Lindy was extremely excited about it. “Jaybie and Lune are so good-looking. The photos we take of them will make them look just like those of little princesses and princes!”Lune asked, “Mom, can I call Uncle Johnson?”Surprised, Sonnet asked, “Why do you want to call Uncle Johnson?”“I want to take a photo with him!” Lune replied.Sonnet lied to Lune, saying that Uncle Johnson had gone on a business trip. It had been over half a month, and Lune still had not seen him. “Uncle Johnson is still on his business trip, so he’s probably not in Harbor City. And even if he was here, he would be working and wouldn’t have time to take photos with you, don’t you think?”Lune pouted and said nothing, looking unhappy.Sonnet thought that she would have to contact Johnson to meet Lune at an appropriate time, so as to not hurt her feelings.Lindy gave Sonnet a signal and quick
Although Lucas was in full disguise, with only his eyes being visible, Sonnet and the others recognized him instantly.He had just walked into the restaurant and was talking to a waiter. The waiter was very respectful and led him inside.“Is he going to the private room?” Lindy also saw him and asked softly, “I heard that the private rooms in this restaurant are very hard to book. Who’s he having dinner with, and why does he need to go to the private room?”“Well, he’s a big star now, so he probably wants to avoid being photographed by the paparazzi,” Sonnet replied, watching Lucas’ figure.Lindy pouted. “The paparazzi is always around!” She said and patted her chest.“Aunt Lindy, what does ‘paparazzi; mean? You don’t look like a papa!” Lune asked innocently, tilting her head.Lindy laughed, rubbed Lune’s head, and said, “Paparazzi are people who are very well-informed.”“Oh, then I’m the paparazzi of my class!” Lune proudly declared.Sonnet and Lindy were stunned for a moment,
Lindy stared at Jaybie for a while. Suddenly, she reached out to pinch his face. “Hey, Jaybie, since when have you learned to flatter other people? Oh, you’re showering me with so much flattery that I feel like I’m floating in the air! Since you praised me so much today, I’ll definitely treat you to steak tonight!” Jaybie showed her a toothy grin. After ordering the steak sets, the children started eating happily. Lil Three cried because she was hungry. Sonnet then carried her to the baby room to breastfeed her. Sonnet returned to the room after breastfeeding. She passed another room on the way back. The door of the room suddenly opened, and someone walked out in a hurry. The person almost collided with Sonnet. Sonnet exclaimed and held Lil Three tightly in her arms as she took several steps back, almost losing her balance. She was rather agitated. Why was this person walking so quickly?! “Sonnet?” The other person suddenly called out to her. Sonnet raised her head in
Lucas smiled bitterly and said, “I don’t know. It depends on how generous a person she is. If she insists on going against me, I can’t do anything about it either. She’s one of the shareholders of the company that I’m in. She has pretty strong connections within the industry.” Sonnet sensed some implications behind his words. She asked, “What did she do to you?” Lucas smiled bitterly and said, “She didn’t do anything to me. She simply told me that she admires me a lot. She wants me to visit her place after our meal.” Despite how nicely he worded it, Yves’s intentions were obvious. Sonnet did not know what to say to Lucas. She recalled how Claude had spoken to Yves coquettishly during the new product launch. She did not expect Lucas to catch Yves’s attention as well. However, Lucas was on another level compared to Claude. It was not odd that he had caught Yves’s eye. “This is the dark side of the entertainment industry. Although it looks like an extremely flashy job o
“I guess so. I’ll hand it to one of the waiters later,” Lucas said. It was as if the heavens insisted on exposing Lucas’s lies. As soon as he finished speaking, someone pushed open the door. Yves walked into the room. Lucas was still holding onto the scarf in his hands. He instantly froze on the spot. Yves was stunned when she saw the group of people in the room. However, she quickly returned to her senses. She scanned the faces in the room. Finally, her gaze landed on Lucas’s face. She had an ambiguous smile as she took the scarf from Lucas and said, “It turns out that I left it here. Thank you for picking it up for me.” Lucas moved his lips. However, he did not manage to say anything. Yves stopped looking at Lucas. She then turned around to stare at Jaybie and Lune. “Are they your children?” She asked Sonnet. “Yes, Miss Yates. They’re twins.” Yves suddenly looked at Sonnet. “I heard that you’ve been married to Maxwell Brooks for less than two years. How are y