Maisie changed into the evening gown and walked out of the restroom to the banquet with Nolan.The two of them were dazzlingly captivating when they appeared at the banquet. Nolan was still as indifferent and expressionless as usual, and Maisie did not dare to look at him anymore after witnessing the “spectacular” scene.‘I’ve done nothing. Aaah, can I suffer from amnesia starting from what happened just now!?’“Zee.” Kennedy walked toward her, looking all worried. “Is your injury okay?”“It’s okay. It’s a puny injury, and it’s been dealt with.” Maisie smiled.Nolan wrapped his arms around Maisie’s waist and smiled faintly at Kennedy. “Don’t worry, Mr. Fannon, I’ll take care of her now that I’m here.”Standing in the crowd, Willow tightened the grip of her hand that was holding a wine glass.‘Everyone’s attention is on Maisie and Nolan.’She gnashed her teeth bitterly while listening to the enviable remarks of those around her.‘I should be the one who’s standing next to him.
After making the arrangements, Pearl deliberately went to tell Nolan about the incident. She then took a group of people out in search of Maisie.‘I bet Maisie should’ve become the plaything of those people when we manage to locate her.’Willow really could not wait to witness that scene now.‘Maisie Vanderbilt will definitely be ruined tonight! So what if her kids are Nolan’s? The Goldmanns will never take in such a filthy woman!’Maisie followed the bartender to the lounge, and Pearl was there in the lounge, waiting for her.After the bartender left, Pearl got up and walked toward her. “Ms. Vanderbilt, I’m sorry, the incident from before is all my fault. I wanted to meet you alone just to apologize to you. Can you forgive me?”Pearl grabbed her hand with a solemn expression, seeking her forgiveness.‘Her acting skills are so believable that I might really think she’s learned her lesson if I didn’t already know about their plan.’She pulled her hand out slowly and smiled. “Ms.
Maisie walked to the man in black, grabbed a cell phone out of the unconscious woman’s body, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and sent a message to Willow.‘Let’s get her to come here in another 20 minutes.’After sending the message, she put the phone back into her pocket and stood up. “Mr. Khan, I’ll leave this to you.”The man in black nodded.Maisie left the lounge and walked toward the balcony.The middle-aged man standing on the balcony had his long blonde hair tied behind him. He turned around slowly, revealing the retro silver-rimmed thin-frame glasses that had a chain embellishment and a dark black suit, which made him look extremely exquisite.“Uncle Erwin, what a coincidence.” Maisie leaned forward with a playful expression.The gentle middle-aged man in front of her was Erwin. From the outside, it was hard to believe that the owner of this astoundingly attractive half-blood appearance was actually 45 years old.If it weren’t because Maisie had known him since long
“Mr. Goldmann,” Kennedy came over all of a sudden, “Have you seen Zee? I couldn’t get through when I called her.”Willow pretended to be surprised as soon as Kennedy said so. “What? You couldn’t get through? Could something have happened to Zee?”Kennedy stared at Willow suspiciously. ‘Why would she care about Zee?’“No way, is someone really doing such things in the lounge?”“Why would I lie to you? We wanted to go to the lounge just now, but we heard voices coming from inside. Those people aren’t even afraid of being discovered.”The conversation between a few women who walked by caught Nolan’s attention.Willow was secretly complacent when she saw Nolan’s gloomy expression. She then said deliberately, “The lounge..? No way, when I asked the waiter about Zee’s whereabouts just now, the waiter told me that Zee seemed to have gone to the lounge…”Nolan’s eyes were cold and dim as he walked toward the lounge.Willow looked at Nolan’s back while he departed and sneered inwardly.
‘How so! Why is it her!?’“What happened?” Maisie slowly appeared behind the crowd as if nothing had happened before, pretending that she did not know anything.Kennedy stepped forward hurriedly. “Zee, where have you been? Why would they say that you’re—”“I answered a call and went out. What’s the matter?” Maisie pretended to be puzzled.Nolan stared at her. In fact, he already knew that it was not her when he heard the woman’s voice from outside the room just now.As for Willow, her hands that were resting on both sides clenched tightly into fists and trembled slightly when she saw Maisie appear from behind the crowd.‘F*ck! It should’ve been this b*tch! How did it become Ms. Santiago? This is bad!’After Pearl saw Maisie, her expression became distorted instantly. “It’s you! You’re the one who did this to me!”She got up to pounce at Maisie immediately but was stopped by the security guard who had just gotten summoned to the scene by the staff members.“You b*tch! You’re th
‘It’s a pity that she cannot escape the discord that she has sewed with Pearl.’Inside the car…Nolan drove the car back to the Goldmann mansion. Maisie, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, kept looking out the window of the car.‘This man hasn’t spoken a word. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?’When he stopped the car at the red light intersection, Nolan turned to look at her, his eyes scorching.Maisie felt it all. She turned her head and met his gaze. “Mr. Goldmann, may I know why you are looking at me like that?”He raised his eyebrows slightly. “Do I need a reason to look at my woman?”Maisie gave off a smirk. “Being your woman is quite a risky job. I don’t think you would say so if I were to be the woman in the lounge tonight.”Nolan’s eyes turned indifferent and gloomy.‘What would I do if the woman in the lounge was really her? I’m afraid that I’d kill the men who touched her.’He looked away and smiled faintly. “It seems that I’ve underestimated you.”‘I
Looking at Pearl crying so heartbreakingly, Mrs. Santiago hugged her. “Isn’t it just the Vanderbilts? Don’t worry, your father won’t let the Vanderbilts go now. So listen to me and eat something first.”After finally calming Pearl’s emotions, the butler appeared outside the door of the room. “Madam, there’s a woman named Maisie Vanderbilt who wants to see the young lady.”Pearl wanted to tear her apart badly upon hearing the name “Maisie Vanderbilt”. “I don’t want to see that b*tch, I don’t want to! It’s because of her, it’s all because of her!”Mrs. Santiago calmed her emotions and asked with a stern expression, “She’s ruined my daughter’s future and is shameless enough to pay her a visit?”The butler lowered his head. “This Ms. Vanderbilt is Mr. Goldmann’s girlfriend. She said that she wants to talk to the young lady.”‘Mr. Goldmann’s girlfriend? Could it be the one that Mr. Goldmann announced last night?’Mrs. Santiago’s brows creased.‘The Santiagos can’t afford to offend an
“She’s one of the Vanderbilts too. She’s my half-sister, and she’s my stepmother’s daughter.”Mrs. Santiago looked up at her. “What do you plan to achieve by coming here to see my daughter?”“I can provide your daughter with a chance for redemption, provided that your daughter is willing to repent. Judging from the popularity of this news, it is estimated that it’ll continue to trend for quite a while. Everyone thinks that your daughter has fallen out of her own will, but I believe that you want everyone to think that your daughter was wronged, am I right?”The idea obviously moved Mrs. Santiago.‘Yes, Pearl is in the limelight now. How can she meet anyone in the future if she can’t get past any of these limelights?‘Instead of allowing the public to think that Pearl is a problematic lady, it’s better to make everyone believe that Pearl had been framed. The sympathy that originates from the public’s empathy could at least save Pearl’s innocence and chastity.‘Being framed is a to