Maxwell aimed to bring further improvements to Brooks Corporation. It was reasonable to elect him as the company’s chairman. Maxwell smiled and shook his head. “Even if I wanted to take on the position, I must have enough resources to make such a claim. Not only is Matteo extremely capable, but he and his father own 15 percent of Brooks Corporation. I only own 10 percent of the company’s shares. How can I compare to Matteo?” Sonnet nodded and said, “You’re right. Previously, you only owned 5 percent. After that, you bought another 5 percent from Will and now own 10 percent. However, don’t worry. We’ll think of a way to get our hands on more shares and purchase them.” Maxwell nodded obediently. He did not dare to say anything. He still did not dare to tell Sonnet that he also owned 30 percent of the company’s shares right now. While they were chatting, Maxwell suddenly received a call. “Matteo? It’s late now. I won’t be going out. If it’s convenient for you, you can come
Maxwell shook his head to say that he was not sure. Matteo thought about it and said, “Let’s pay Uncle Will a visit in a couple of days.” “Alright,” Maxwell agreed at once. Both chatted for a while. Matteo then bid Maxwell and Sonnet farewell after he noticed it was getting late. Sonnet and Maxwell sent him to the door. After that, Sonnet brought up Will’s stoke with Maxwell. “Will suddenly suffered a stroke. If he’s the person behind everything, does that mean everything’s about to come to an end?” She asked Maxwell. Maxwell frowned and said, “Do you think someone so used to scheming against others will suffer a stroke so easily? People like that are the most afraid of being punished by a higher power. Besides, what Matteo said made sense as well. Will looks after himself extremely well. How can he suddenly suffer a stroke?”“Do you think there’s someone behind it?” Sonnet asked with a slightly shocked look on her face.Maxwell pondered it before saying, “It seems we
“Argh…” Will roared out loud at Malcolm with a furious expression on his face. Sonnet watched this scene in shock. Initially, she assumed that Will was feeling emotional after seeing his son. However, it now seemed like he did not wish to see his son at all. Malcolm was visibly hurt by Will’s outburst. He slowly put his father down and took a couple of steps back silently. Monica glanced at her son and spoke to him softly, “Go out first. Don’t make your father angry.” Malcolm nodded, turned, and left the ward. Monica looked at Sonnet and showed her an uncomfortable smile. “Sigh, look at how his mind is all muddled up because of his illness. He can’t even recognize his own son now!” Sonnet smiled and said, “Uncle Will just fell sick. He must be extremely upset. He’ll feel better after recovering more in time.” “I hope so,” Monica said as she smiled at her bitterly. After a while, Maxwell returned to the ward. He told Monica, “I asked the doctors about Uncle Will’s c
Maxwel nodded and said, “Someone that has their heart set on scheming against others will make sure that they never end up with nothing.” “Who can it be?” Sonnet frowned. Maxwell said in a heavy tone, “Regardless of who that person is, he or she must be planning to take over Brooks Corporation.” “If that’s the case, it seems your fourth uncle and his family benefited the most from this incident. Winston Brooks now owns 20 percent of the company’s shares. Matteo has taken the position of the company’s president as well.” Sonnet tilted her head and said, “However, no matter how much I think about it, Winston and Matteo don’t seem like such people…”“We can’t come to a conclusion so easily. Let’s keep observing what happens,” Maxwell told her. Previously, he had been in too much of a hurry to seek the culprit. However, he was no longer rushed to do so since he had exposed himself in front of the culprit behind everything. “That person’s as sly as a fox. They’ll show their tail
After hanging up on the call, Sonnet asked, “Who called you?”There was a confused expression on Jinny’s face. “It was the man that hit me with his bike.” “Why did he call you?”“He only paid me half the compensation. When I asked him for the other half of the compensation, he kept telling me that he didn’t have enough money to pay me for the time being. He delayed the payment a long time and suddenly called to say he’d like to pay me back.” “Isn’t that a good thing?” Sonnet asked with a smile on her face. “Why don’t you seem too happy about it?” “That’s not it. I just find it rather odd. Previously, he dragged it out for such a long time. I assumed that I wouldn’t be able to get back my money. Why would he call me and tell me he’d like to pay me back?”“It’s a good thing that he called you. Why are you overthinking?” Sonnet asked. “Where did he ask you to meet him?” Jinny gave her an address. Sonnet told Alex, “Come on, let’s accompany Jinny to receive her compensation.”
Sonnet nodded and said, “He should be referring to Matteo.” Jinny was touched. She said softly, “He asked me about the compensation when he sent me home yesterday. I told him that the driver keeps claiming that he doesn’t have enough money to pay me back and dragged things out when I told him to pay the remaining half of the compensation. However, I didn’t mean to ask him to help him out at all…” “It seems he cares a lot about you!” Sonnet said softly. Jinny’s expression darkened. She muttered to herself softly, “We can never end up together. Why would he even bother to do this?” “Why do you think it’s impossible that you two end up together? Anything’s possible. You shouldn’t put yourself down like that.” Sonnet encouraged her. Jinny laughed in a self-deprecating manner and said, “His mom called him the night he sent me home. She was terrified that he was dating a girl whose background didn’t match his…” She then raised her eyes to look at Sonnet. “Sonnet, do you thi
Maxwell shook his head and said, “If I were him, I would make sure that the person I love stays by my side no matter what.” Sonnet was amused by what Maxwell said. She bit the tip of his nose lightly and said, “It’s easy for you to say that, but what if your parents were still alive and thought that you shouldn’t marry a woman below your social class? At times, the social pressure from one’s family can be pretty immense.” “We’re a good match for each other as long as we love each other,” Maxwell said in a childish voice as he kissed her on the lips. Sonnet’s mind stopped functioning for a while. After some time, she moved away from Maxwell’s arms while panting heavily. “I need your help on something.” “What do you need my help with?” Maxwell asked in a languid voice as he brushed his face against the crook of her neck. “Help me look into Jinny’s case.”Maxwell raised his eyes to look at her. Sonnet licked her lips and said, “I don’t know why I keep having the feeling
“Lucas Mack is well taken care of by a big shot right now!” Howard said.“Well taken care of?” Logan was not interested in their discussion. However, he instantly sat up straight after hearing what Howard said. A glint of interest appeared in his eyes. “Is he being taken care of by a man or woman?” Howard burst into laughter and said, “Logan, it turns out that you can be a busybody as well. Since you brought that up, it seems like you know quite a lot about it!” Logan pouted and said, “Given my experience in the industry, I know quite a lot about such things. Even the few people under my name that managed to rise to fame took in boy toys as well!” “You can do it too, Logan,” Hayden said as he waggled his finger at him. Logan showed him a repulsive expression and said, “I’m not interested in such things. I’ll hit any man that tries to approach me!” “I’ve never seen you showing interest in any woman either. You’ve hugged plenty of women, but all you do is hug them. You neve