The night after, Sonnet headed off to Room 903 in Printemps Hotel at eight o’clock. She was dressed in a red dress with a low v-shaped neckline. She looked extremely gorgeous. Mason was stunned the moment he opened the door. He had never seen Sonnet dress so attractively before!She usually dressed up in plain clothing. She always looked young and fresh like a girl next door. He thought that she probably only suited clothes with that kind of style, and did not expect her to look even more enchanting when she put on make-up and dressed in more feminine clothing! Mason started feeling excited. His heart raced as he stuttered, “Are…you here?” Sonnet smiled and asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you want me to come here?” “Yes, yes.” Mason moved away from the door and tugged on his shirt. In front of her, he felt like a teenager that did not know what to do. He felt helpless in front of a woman that he liked. He enjoyed feeling that way.Sonnet noticed Mason’s actions. She snee
Eastland Street was a lot less busy than Helio Road at night since it was located in the old town area. Sonnet asked the taxi driver to drive slowly along Eastland Street as she searched for Lil Lux Club. However, Sonnet still did not manage to find Lil Lux Club although they were already close to the end of Eastland Street. The driver was slightly impatient. “Miss, what are you looking for?” Sonnet thought that the driver might be familiar with this area. She asked him, “Sir, do you know where Lil Lux Club is?” The driver was stunned. “You’re looking for Lil Lux Club?! It closed down!” Sonnet’s heart sank. “It closed down?” “Yes, I heard that it tried to impersonate Lux Club. Lux Club sued it, and it gradually lost its customers. It then closed down.” The driver turned the car around and parked it somewhere along the road. He pointed at the convenience store opposite them on the street and said, “The club used to be located here. It’s now a convenience store.” Son
Sonnet headed out to purchase some walnut cookies at once. The business at the store was extremely good. There was a long queue of customers purchasing walnut cookies in the store. It was almost Sonnet’s turn. However, the shopkeeper suddenly announced that the person standing just before her in the queue had purchased the last box of cookies. Sonnet grew frantic at once. She tried negotiating with the young man standing in front of her, “Sir, can we negotiate? Can you let me have your box of walnut cookies? My father is receiving chemotherapy. He has a poor appetite. He’s craving these walnut cookies. Can you…”“No! I’d like to have these walnut cookies as well!” A woman suddenly walked over and blocked the path before the man could say anything. Sonnet turned around. It was Jessie Cole! Jessie probably did not get a clear look at her previously. There was an unnatural expression on her face when she walked in front of her and realized who she was. Sonnet took in a deep bre
Sonnet felt a slight sense of comfort as she watched her father finish the few pieces of walnut cookies happily. “Dad, just tell me what you’d like to eat in the future. I’ll buy anything you want!” Myles caressed Sonnet’s hand and said, “You must’ve walked a long way just to buy walnut cookies for me. I was acting like a spoiled child just now.” “You’re allowed to act like a spoiled child right now. When you get better, it’ll be time for you to spoil me. I’ll behave petulantly and let you spoil me!” Sonnet said with a pout. She was acting like a little girl. Although she had been looking after her father for the past few years, her father was actually her daily motivation in life. Regardless of the difficulties that she had experienced over the years, she would always remember what her father had taught her when she was young. He had always taught her to face all her difficulties courageously and come up with a solution to resolve her problems. Therefore, she relied on her
Sonnet frowned and read the letter of guarantee in detail. The letter, which was written in a tone characteristic of her, stated that she would return 15 thousand dollars within a month. Besides, there was a term stating that if she did not manage to return the money in time, she would compensate the Cole family with the Turner family’s property in the village. Sonnet finally understood what the Cole family’s intentions were. It turned out that they were trying to force her to repay her debts to them so that they could get their hands on Myles’ property in the village! It seemed like Jessie Cole was the one behind this! “Did I write this letter of guarantee? How dare you ask me to sign it?!” She threw the pen to the ground. The lawyer said, “You must repay your debts if you owe someone else money. If you can’t repay your debt, you’ll have to use something as collateral. This is a regular procedure. You can choose not to use your old property as collateral, but do you have an
Sonnet lowered her gaze and smiled. “Actually, I borrowed 58 thousand dollars from Lindy.” “Did you think that I’d lose my mind just because I’m disabled? Lindy has just been working for a few years. Could she earn 58 thousand dollars? If she’s that wealthy, she would’ve paid the deposit for an apartment in Harbor City a long time ago.” Sonnet’s smile stiffened. “Of course, I didn’t borrow the money from her alone. There’s Lucas as well.” Lucas, Sonnet, and Lindy were all from the same village. They were best friends. After the National College Entrance Examinations, Sonnet did not attend university and chose to stay in the village to work as a teacher. Lindy attended a multimedia university in Harbor City and worked as an entertainment reporter after her graduation. Meanwhile, Lucas got into an acting academy in North City and became an actor. He worked in different filming crews all year round. “I borrowed most of the money from Lucas. You know that actors earn a lot of mon
“Of course not!”“If that’s the case, why are you so reluctant to collect the money? This money rightfully belongs to you. If you really don’t want to use the money, you can save it up and treat it as a fund for Maxwell. However, if you don’t collect this sum of money, it’ll be transferred to Brooks Corporation and get divided among the members of the Brooks family. Don’t you think that’s a pity?”After hearing what he said, Sonnet immediately asked, “Can’t you just save up the money for Maxwell?”“No, we’re just following the terms listed in the will of Maxwell’s father. If you’d like to save the money, you must collect the money and save it for him.” Sonnet recalled how Welson Brooks had brought his men over to catch her in the act of being unfaithful to Maxwell. She guessed that Welson would not treat Maxwell well. Furthermore, the Brooks family did not need any more money. They would not appreciate it if the money was transferred to them. After having such thoughts, she t
After returning home at night, Sonnet saw Maxwell trying on some clothes while getting Mrs. Wilson’s opinion. He was dressed in a dark-grey-colored tuxedo. The tuxedo had a slight shine to it. The black leather shows that he was wearing shone brightly under the light. “Are you going to attend an important event?” Sonnet asked in surprise. “Yes, it’s an extremely important event,” Maxwell replied with a nod. He took out an invitation and said, “I’m going to accompany you back to your family home, wifey.” Sonnet looked at the invitation. It was an invitation to Martha’s birthday banquet. Her expression darkened as she asked Mrs. Wilson, “Who sent this over?” “A chauffeur from the Cole family. They also told us that Martha has been looking forward to meeting Maxwell!” Mrs. Wilson replied. “Wifey, am I handsome?” Maxwell spread his arms in front of Sonnet and twirled around. There was a radiant smile on Mrs. Wilson’s face as she exclaimed, “Young Master Brooks has alwa