Nolan's POV.“Nolan, I finally found you.” A petite figure just walked up and hugged my hand.I glanced at her, quickly ended the call, and put the phone in my pocket, "Why are you out here? Is the concert over?”“Not yet, but I've seen enough. Should we go somewhere to talk? It's been a long time since we've met.”"Sure." I nodded slightly, "Where do you want to have dinner?"“Nolan! Can you smile so I can feel a little warmth from you? You make me feel cold even though summer is approaching.” She pouted and shook her arms, lips pursing in a hint of annoyance.I shrugged my shoulders and walked straight ahead without answering. As expected, this naughty girl immediately chased after me and glared menacingly, "Nolan Kingston, after treating your employees harshly, can't you be a little gentle and comforting to me?"“Okay, Kristen. Now I will be your driver to take you everywhere in this city. Are you satisfied?” I laughed, holding her shoulder.“Temporarily accepted.”Not talking about
Rosalynn’s POV.It hurt too much. The musty scent of damp wood surrounding me pierced my nose as I slowly opened my eyes. The first thing I noticed was the numbness in my entire body and the intense throbbing pain in my head. I gently moved and realized my body had been tightly bound to a wooden chair in the middle of a strange warehouse.I turned my eyes toward the distant light shining in, my lips trembling as I whispered, "Is anyone here?"In a split second of realizing my current situation, my face paled, devoid of color. I struggled to break free from the ropes binding me, but all my efforts were futile. Recalling the moment I lost consciousness, a woman had called my name. I hadn't even had a chance to see her face before I was knocked out and brought here; I couldn't even remember clearly what her voice sounded like.Ah, yes, I did see Nolan and another woman nearby... Just before I could utter a plea for help to him, I lost consciousness. But who kidnapped me here? I never lik
Rosalynn's POV.The sound of the phone ringing woke me up. As usual, I reached for my phone on the nightstand to the right of the bed and answered, "Hello?"“Rosalynn Carter!” Katherine sounded like she was screaming in annoyance on the other end of the line.My dreamy state was immediately completely awakened by her voice. I suddenly sat up, and looked at the familiar bedroom space and his sandalwood scent lingering around me. Running my hand over the empty space beside me, I could no longer feel the warmth, proving that he had left for quite some time.I responded in bewilderment while Katherine kept calling my name, "Kath, what's wrong?"“You've been gone for 3 days now? Finally, where are you? I was very worried because I couldn't contact you. You even dropped out of school, which surprised me."“3 days already, really?” I was startled and checked today's calendar. Unexpectedly, I slept for two days straight, possibly due to the side effects of the sleeping pills that woman gave h
Rosalynn’s POV.Two days had passed, and I still felt like I was floating in a beautiful dream. I never expected to accidentally stumble upon such a great opportunity, becoming the assistant to the goddess of beauty. Well, Kristen had a warm smile that made me feel like my heart was being hot.I gave an email of job acceptance to the girl at the reception desk, "Hello. I'm Rosalynn, the new employee. I haven't received my employee ID card yet.""Oh, hello there. Director Watson has informed me about this matter. Let me help you get inside." The receptionist smiled warmly at me.As we walked and chatted happily, we were suddenly interrupted by a woman's voice, "Oh hey, who's there? You look familiar."I turned my gaze towards her, immediately feeling my heart skip a beat and my body unconsciously took a step back.Seeing my confusion, the receptionist leaned in close to my ear, "This is Lexi, the former secretary of Mr. Nolan Kingston. I'm sure you know Mr. Nolan, right? He's the curre
Rosalynn’s POV.Nolan steadied me before approaching to shake hands with Mr. Froster. Since he entered this room, the atmosphere seemed to grow heavier with the aura of authority emanating from him. His gaze never once flickered down to meet mine."Martin, inform the contract to be amended. Our company will transfer 5% of the profit to Mr. Froster," Nolan's deep voice slowly rang out with power."What?" Kristen exclaimed briefly, and I also raised my head in surprise. 5% of the profit in a major business project certainly wasn't a small amount.Nolan leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table as he awaited Mr. Froster's response. His relaxed demeanor conveyed confidence in securing the deal, "Is this enough to ease your anger, Mr. Froster?"Mr. Froster's displeased furrowed brows immediately relaxed. He smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly, "Of course, Mr. Nolan. I look forward to our collaboration.""A pleasant collaboration indeed." His lips curved upward
Nolan’s POV.I used my body to shield Rosalynn and faced my 'beloved' uncle, Richard Kingston.Richard still looked sharp and cool as time passed him by, especially his face increasingly resembling my father's. However, his leg seemed unable to fully recover after the accident that almost took his life five years ago. He limped forward with his cane, heading towards me."It's been a while, my dear nephew. Looks like you've grown up and become much more talented than five years ago." He said.Immediately, two bodyguards stood in front of me. I sensed my little doll trembling as she clung to my vest, narrowing my eyes at Richard and commanding, "That's enough, back off. My uncle and I have much to talk about after many years apart."Richard smiled, patting my shoulder, then tilted his head slightly to look behind me, "Oh, there's someone else in the house, isn't there? Who's this?"I shot a cold gaze at him and warned sternly, "You are in my domain, don't pry."He shrugged and headed to
Rosalynn's POV.My fingers were shaking and I seemed to have forgotten how to breathe because fear was squeezing my heart. I stared blankly at the mark of the slap on Nolan's face, my mind froze instead of thinking about what to do next.“Nolan, I… I…” My lips moved, “I'm sorry.”While Nolan was still motionless, I jumped off his body to run away.But Nolan immediately pulled my arm back. My heart skipped a beat and I didn't dare turn around to look at him, “Sorry, Nolan. I saw you were drunk, so I went down to the kitchen to cook some hangover soup for you."I shook his hand away and was about to continue running, but his cold voice rang out, “Stop. Is your courage growing, Rosalynn?”I also felt like I was getting bolder because the person who just received my strong slap was Nolan Kingston. When he truly got angry, would he point a gun at my head and shoot me? If punishment was inevitable, I would rather die in an instant than let the demon within him rise and slowly torment me as
Rosalynn’s POV."Who are you?""Rosalynn. I'm Rosalynn, Liam."As I wiped away my tears, a radiant smile spread across my face. I gazed earnestly at Liam, hands clasped over my chest, anxiously awaiting his next reaction. Though his familiar face seemed somewhat unfamiliar, I felt like crying again when I realized it wasn't a dream. The overwhelming joy that had come to me throughout the day left me no time to adapt."Don't you remember me?" Time seemed to stretch in silence, making me increasingly anxious."Rosalynn from the orphanage in Northwest Las Vegas?" Liam still appeared bewildered. He observed my face before carefully speaking.I nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, that's me. It's good to see you, Liam.""Where have you been all these 10 years? I've searched for you all over the city. The director said you were adopted, but you seemed to vanish from the world in an instant." Liam smiled in a choked voice, filled with regret.Suddenly, he embraced me tightly, which surprised me a
One year later.In London.“Hailey, Ryan, stop running around!”“It’s raining. Hurry up and get inside!”I sipped on my hot tea and watched Marie trying to keep the two kids in line. As I saw the rain splashing against the clear glass window, I thought about getting up to fetch an umbrella for them, but Nolan stopped me.“Just relax, I already gave them one. Hailey will come inside soon—she hates getting wet in the rain.” He set a plate of pastries in front of me and sat down beside me.Then, he rested his head against my large, round belly and playfully asked, “Son, have you been making mommy tired today?”That’s right, I was nine months pregnant, and the little one inside me was a boy. Every night, I eagerly awaited his arrival, imagining his face and thinking he would probably look just like his dad, Nolan. The doctor said my due date was approaching soon, so I had to be careful with every move I made.I ran my fingers through Nolan’s soft, short hair, teasingly saying, “I think yo
Rosalynn’s POV.A musty smell enveloped me as I slowly opened my eyes, realizing I was tied up. My heart skipped a beat when I remembered my daughter.Just then, something soft brushed against me. I looked down and saw Hailey lying next to me, fast asleep. Relief washed over me, but my head still throbbed, likely from the lingering effects of the sedative.I sat up and scanned the room. It was clear—we’d been kidnapped.But who would dare pull this off so close to Nolan’s estate? And how did they slip past Alex’s guard?“You’re awake, huh?” A woman’s voice echoed through the room as the door to this dingy warehouse creaked open.Being a pianist, I was more sensitive to sounds than most, and my memory of voices was sharp. I recognized her immediately without needing to look, “Christine Watson. You should be locked up in the police station awaiting trial. How did you escape?”Christine let out a loud, deranged laugh, “If I told you Nolan had mercy on me and didn’t hand me over to the po
At the Watson family mansion.Nolan's POV.“What the hell are you doing? Let my father go. Do you have an arrest warrant, or are you just barging into our home?”As I stepped into the Watson family's grand hall, Christine’s screams echoed loudly. She showed her sharp and aggressive side in front of the officers arresting Kyle. That sweet, gentle expression of hers, it seemed, only ever appeared when she was with me.The moment she saw me, Christine’s eyes lit up as if she had found a savior. She rushed over to me and pleaded, “Nolan, please! There must be some mistake. Tell them to release my father.”I pulled my hand away, not hiding the annoyance on my face, “Enough, Christine.”“What?” She froze, looking at me with confusion in her eyes, “What do you mean?”The officer beside me presented the arrest warrant and said firmly, “Mr. Kyle Watson is suspected of orchestrating the fire at the Kingston mansion 27 years ago. And Miss Christine Watson, you are believed to be an accomplice fo
Rosalynn's POV.Early afternoon on Saturday, I impatiently sat in the living room of Nolan's mansion and waited for the team to decrypt the USB I had just found. Looking at the clock as the minutes ticked by, I kept walking back and forth so continuously that Hailey got dizzy and she frowned at me.“Rosa, can you stop walking? You're influencing me to study!” She pouted at me, holding a crayon on her hip, looking very adorable.Today I braided Hailey's hair into pigtails. Every time she bent down to study, the ends of her hair will wiggle with each movement of her pen.I sat down and hugged Hailey and kissed her head affectionately, “I'm sorry, sweetie. So now I'll sit quietly and watch you study, is that okay?"Hailey nodded and then held up the painting she had just completed for me to see with bright eyes. It seems that since childhood, she has loved painting. She is very sensitive to mixing colors, more interested in pictures than numbers. One day when I went to school to pick her
Rosalynn's POV.Mark seemed scared by Nolan's appearance as his face turned pale and all of his aggressive appearance was gone. He glared at his wife and then grabbed his suitcase to leave the house, but Nolan's large body was blocking the door.He didn't dare to speak to Nolan, so he turned and walked back to his room, then slammed the door hard.Mark's wife, her name was Rachael, immediately collapsed to the floor and covered her face, crying helplessly. I moved closer to comfort her, and at the same time, Riley's room door also opened.The little girl, her face filled with tears, ran out and hugged me and her mother. Perhaps I always deeply sympathize with Riley because her eyes are exactly the same as when I was adopted by the Carter family. Every day there would often be thugs coming to collect debt, they would destroy things and my adoptive parents would have to kneel down to beg them. I once desperately begged everyone to spare our family, but at that time I did not understand
Rosalynn's POV.In the middle of the large living room, I sat next to Anne and leaned my head on her shoulder like we were once so close. My eyes looked toward the closed piano box, and a ray of pain gently passed through my heart, making the bridge of my nose sting.Anne patted my shoulder and her warm voice rang out, “Mr. Nolan always cleaned this piano himself without anyone touching it, not even Hailey.”“I know that. A few days ago, Hailey revealed it to me.” I chuckled and sat up straight, holding Anne's hand tightly.When she looked at my face again, tears welled up in her eyes and she pursed her lips to control her choking, “Luckily you're alive and well, Rosa. Where have you been lately? It is said that you have found your family, they are very rich and also love you. I was very worried when I heard you left with nothing."I felt the back of Anne's hand. Because of regular housework, combined with her growing age, her skin has shown signs of aging. Listening to her ask a seri
Rosalynn's POV.I clearly understood what Nolan was about to say, as well as being fully aware of the meaning of today's dinner with our little daughter. But making this sudden decision was very difficult for me.When I saw Mark and the man with freckles on his face walking out of the restaurant together, the first thought that popped into my head was to chase them. They were the most important clues in this case that I was quietly working on, and it seemed like my intuition was right.When I arrived at the parking lot, I hid behind a car parked closest to them and kept quiet about their next movements.“Sir, when will I receive the money you said? We are gradually transferring our convenience store. Before the next term starts, I have to transfer my daughter's school. So please hurry up a bit..." The other Mark's voice was filled with flattery.Right after that, another male voice rang out, that of the man with freckles, "Wait a minute. I will arrange your accommodation when you go t
Nolan's POV.The strong scent of perfume entered my nostrils, making me frown in discomfort. Immediately after, I grabbed Christine's arms and pushed her body, “What the hell are you doing?” I huffed.She was crying with tears streaming down her eyes and her eyes were completely red, but I had been feeling this annoying for a long time.Christine tried to grab my arm even though I pushed her out of the room, “Nolan, do you know what you're doing? We made an appointment last night, but you went to sleep with another woman. She finally…”While scolding me, she pointed at Rosalynn who was sitting up on the bed. Only when her eyes clearly saw Rosalynn did she shut her mouth and her expression revealed an unacceptable look.“That bitch Rosalynn!” She stomped her feet and tried to rush towards the bed, but I quickly grabbed her.Not only was she trembling, but even I felt confused when I saw Christine's presence here. I knew what I was afraid of, what Rosalynn would think about Christine's
[WARNING R-18] THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG READERS.Rosalynn’s POV.After over ten minutes of struggling, I finally managed to get this large man into the elevator. I knew Nolan had a presidential suite on the top floor of the JW Kingston hotel; I just needed him to give me the password to get inside.As we exited the elevator, he started kissing along the side of my face and held me tightly. His hot breath on my skin made me feel flushed.“Nolan, stop messing around.” I pushed his head away after he nibbled on my earlobe.Reaching Nolan's room, I shook him gently and asked, "Hey, what's the room password?"This damned man didn’t answer my question. Instead, he leaned down to bite my lower lip, attempting to kiss me again. Earlier, I had barely managed to push him away to catch my breath, but the drug was taking stronger effect as he clung to my waist.“Damn it!” I lightly tapped his head as he hugged me from behind. Glancing at his face resting on my s