Nolan lowered his head and laughed, “Well, we should let them handle their own stuff.”…One week after Xyla returned to Zlokovia, she received an invitation to a talk show. Everyone knew that the host of the show was a bold one to ask anything. She even asked about her scandal with Yorrick in front of the audience. When the camera focused on Xyla, she fell silent for a few seconds before answering with a smile, “The scandal is real.”The host was stunned. “Really?”Xyla maintained the smile on her face. “Yes. It's just that the relationship between Mr. Hathaway and me is rather complicated, so I decided not to tell anyone about it. The host chuckled and continued. “You really are very honest, Xyla.”Then, she followed up with a question. “So, can you tell us what kind of relationship you and Mr. Hathaway are in right now?”Xyla played with her tassel earrings. She had put on light makeup and was wearing a frost green halter dress. She looked pretty and gave off an elegant au
Xyla picked up the laptop. She looked at the screen and a message popped into her vision.[I’ll be waiting for you.]One month later, Xyla was invited to attend an event by a high luxury brand in Yaramoor. She wore a custom-made dress by Somnus Star. It was a dress spotted with star rhinestones that would phase from light blue to dark blue. There was a silk scarf falling from her shoulders that swayed with her movements.She stood on the red carpet with a smile on her face and waved at the media reporters. After that, she walked with the staff to the autograph wall to put on her autograph. Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the crowd. Xyla turned her head and saw Yorrick walking in her direction with the people from the brand maker.The man with broad shoulders and narrow waist who walked in an upright position at the center was the one whom she had not seen for a whole month.Under the flashes, his features were carved to perfection, and the people beside him were pale in compa
Xyla exchanged gazes with Maisie and smiled. “Maybe it’s just fate.”Maisie supported her chin in one hand. “Noles and I were still concerned that Yorrick was going to be a bachelor for the rest of his life some time ago. I really didn’t expect this.”Nolan scoffed. “After all, he’s a middle-aged man who’s about to turn 37 years old this year, so there’s not much time left.”Yorrick glared at him. “You’re only three years younger than me.”“Okay, just how old do the both of you think you are now? And yet, you’re still quarreling with each other as if you’re still kids. Zee and Xyla are still here, so can you two not embarrass yourselves when they’re around?” Madam Hathaway might seem to be reprimanding those two men, but she had a wide grin on her face throughout the whole time.Xyla and Maisie both tried their best to hold back their laughter.“Xyla.” Madam Hathaway looked at her and picked up her wine glass from the table. “I would like to apologize for what Yorrick’s mother di
A few days later, at Stoslo…Ryleigh saw in a news article of the magazine she was reading that Yorrick had admitted to dating Xyla. The article also had the picture a reporter had taken for the couple.“I didn’t expect that they would become a couple!”Louis, who was sitting on the side drinking his coffee, raised his eyebrows slightly. “Isn’t this good news?”“Of course, it’s good news. Xyla has finally found the happiness she deserves, and she won’t think about you anymore.” Ryleigh supported her chin in her hand and held her smile back.Louis almost choked on his coffee, and he put down the cup. “So, this is the thing that you’re worried about?”She chuckled. “I’m only joking with you. I’m not worried about this. I was just thinking about...”Ryleigh lowered her gaze. “She loved you so much back then and even spent six years of her adult life on you. She must have been very sad when the two of you broke up. And now that she found the happiness she’s been looking for, she can
Ryleigh walked out of the ultrasound room while rubbing her abdomen. She was not at all prepared for the sudden addition to the family member that was living in her womb at the moment.‘I got pregnant before I even got ready to become a mother.‘But looking back on Louis’ various actions in the past few weeks now, he’s been telling me that I’m getting fat, but he hasn’t been restricting me from eating anything at all. I’ve not been allowed to stay up late, eat junk food, wear high heels, and even jump around. Don’t all these mean that he’s noticed this since weeks ago?’Louis stood and waited in the corridor. He was about to speak when he saw Ryleigh coming out of the room. Ryleigh stopped him by shoving the smacking his chest with the result. “Why didn’t you tell me about this earlier?”He took the report and looked down at her aggrieved face. “Do you... Do you not want to have kids?”“Of course not,” Ryleigh replied anxiously. “If you had told me about this earlier, I would have
Yorrick frowned. “You shameless ba*stard!”‘Is he planning to prolong his stay here and continue to bring more chaos into my life?’Nolan put down the teacup, and his expression remained unchanged. “Why should I act tactfully when I’m with you?”Yorrick laughed out of wrath, propped his arms against the edge of the table, and glared at Nolan. “Did Maisie take a fancy to you because of your brazenness?”Nolan rolled up his sleeves casually. “Then do enlighten me. How many shameless crappy things have you done when you were trying to grab yourself a wife?”Yorrick was rendered speechless.Standing upstairs, Maisie and Xyla turned around together, and Xyla bumped her arm with her elbow. “Are the both of them always like this?”Maisie turned to look at Xyla. “You’re just getting to know them. They’re both already in their 30s, and yet they act so childishly.”Xyla had gotten her horizon widened.‘Mr. Goldmann has always been a regal and prominent man in front of the public, he’s n
Nolan chuckled faintly. “You’ve already given them rings.”“Why should I wait?” Maisie approached him and blinked. “Rather than allowing them to order their rings from another jewelry company, why shouldn’t I make the first move?”Nolan rubbed the top of her head, and his eyes were filled with affection. “Yes, my wife is always right.”At this time, Maisie received a text message on her cell phone. It was from Ryleigh.“Nolan!” She called out his name immediately after reading the message and said with a grin, “You’re going to be an uncle soon!”Nolan hugged her and rested his chin on her forehead. “Nice, and I have another good piece of news for you. Helios has a daughter now.”“The baby is born already?” Maisie was surprised and looked up at him.He responded softly as he fiddled with the tips of her hair with his fingertips. “I just received the news.”Half a year later, in the late autumn…Nolan and Maisie returned to Bassburgh after Soul Jewelry’s branch in Stoslo had sta
Maisie smiled. “That’s great. You're who you are, yet you chose not to use your connections. Instead, you try to get in by yourself. I admire you for that.”There were plenty of people his uncle knew. It would be easily arranged if Francisco wanted to get in with his strong connections, but he didn’t use that advantage and instead got in through his hard work. That proved he wasn’t the useless person people thought him to be.“B*tch, why are you seducing my man?” There was a commotion in the rooms, and many customers from the main hall looked over. Maisie was one of them. A woman in her 40s dragged a young woman out of a room and started beating her up. The young woman had her back toward her, so Maisie couldn’t see her face, only that the older woman was slapping her and kicking her to the floor.A server tried to stop her, but the woman pushed him away, “Mind your own business. This woman booked a room so that she could seduce my man. What’s wrong with me slapping her if she’s
“Daisie.” Leah and Morrison walked up to her with wine glasses. “You look so pretty today.”“Thank you,” Daisie said with a smile.Leah lifted her wine glass. “I propose a toast. Morrison and I wish you a happy marriage.”Daisie clinked glasses with her. “Same goes for you and Morrison.”After the toast, Cameron walked up to Daisie with Waylon. Behind them were Freyja, Colton, Maisie, and Nolan.Maisie raised her hand and caressed her on the cheek. “You were great earlier today.”She giggled. “Really?”Nolan added, “You’ll forever be our dazzling pride, so yes.”Daisie grinned as if she was still the little princess of the family.Nollace came over. “Dad, Mom, a toast to the both of you. Thank you for letting me have Daisie’s hand.”“Consider yourself lucky.” Nolan snorted softly, picked up his wine glass, and clinked glasses with him. “You’d better treat my daughter well from now on.”Nollace glanced at Daisie. “Don’t worry. She’ll forever be my one and only.”Maisie chuck
In order to make way for the wedding carriage, other vehicles had been forbidden from accessing the route from the palace to the cathedral.Daisie looked out of the carriage—the streets were crowded with citizens, and they were all there to witness this grand scene.Nollace, sitting on the side, was wearing a double-breasted dark blue military jacket. He looked tall and broad, and there were two St. Patrick’s Stars on his epaulets, one on each side, a full set of medals on his chest, and other complicated decorations.He held the back of Daisie’s hand and smiled suddenly. “You have sweaty palms.”Daisie looked back at him and responded with a trembling voice, “I’m nervous.”He lifted her hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I’m here, so don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.”Daisie’s gaze landed on his wedding jacket. “You look nice in this uniform.”Nollace chuckled. “And my bride looks stunning too.”Arriving at the cathedral, Nollace was separated from Daisie. Accompanied b
“By the way, where’s Cameron?” asked Morrison.Waylon replied, “She’s accompanying her father on a stroll. I’m going to go meet them already, so I’ll leave you to yourselves for now. You can do whatever you want with your free time.”After saying that, he got up and left the couple.Morrison shook his head. “He’s changed now that he has a wife.”“You’re speaking as if you haven’t changed.” Leah got up instantly and left the restaurant.Morrison put his cup down and caught up to her immediately. “Hey, why would you leave me behind? Wait for me.”Maisie and Saydie came out of the private room and ran into Nolan and Quincy in the corridor.Quincy nodded. “Mrs. Goldmann.”Maisie stopped in front of Nolan, and Nolan grabbed her by her hand. “Have you finished catching up?”“Of course. Didn’t you want to go to the Hathaways’ villa with Dad in the afternoon?”Nolan smiled. “I was waiting for you. We’re just going over to have a meal together.”Quincy walked up to Saydie’s side and
Daisie grinned from ear to ear. “Then I’ll wear this crown on my wedding day, which can be considered an endorsement for my mom’s jewelry company and design.”Nollace hugged her from behind. “You can do anything as long as you like it.”…The members of the Goldmanns arrived in Yaramoor two days before the wedding and stayed in the hotel arranged by Nollace. The royal family had reserved the entire hotel for receiving distinguished guests from Zlokova who came to attend the wedding.Members from the Bouchers and the Lucases showed up, and Sunny was also present.There were also some familiar faces from the Zlokovian entertainment industry. Hannah, Amy, James, and Charlie, who were close friends with Daisie, all came.Leah and Morrison were also on the invitation list.When Maisie came to the restaurant, the waiter led her into a private room.As soon as she saw the man sitting inside, she smiled and exclaimed, “Godfather!”Strix slowly turned around.She had not seen him for
The rest of the people laughed.The night came, and the entire city was shrouded in a mist of neon light. Daisie and Nollace returned to Taylorton after having their dinner.Her hair was wet as she got out of the shower. Nollace took over her towel and helped her to dry her hair.She sat in front of her dresser and looked at the person behind her through the mirror. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she said, “Nolly, I’m really looking forward to our wedding.”“Really?” Nollace gently dried the soft tips of her hair. “I’m looking forward to it too.”“I can say that my life is perfect now, right? Since I can marry and walk down the aisle with the man I love the most.”He laughed out loud and leaned down to her ear. “You know what? All the wishes in my life have come true as well.”Daisie turned her head around. “What are your wishes?”“Marry you, give you a wedding, and have our own kids.”She was stunned. Slowly, her face turned red due to her embarrassme
“Yeah, it’s true,” replied Zephir.“It seems like you’ve finally become more mature after coming back from your vacation.” Naomi patted his shoulder. “I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.” He smiled at her but did not say anything.…Soon, it was the end of the month. Their vacation had come to an end, and they returned to Bassburgh.Maisie and Nolan were waiting for them in the courtyard. After getting out of the car, Daisie ran up to them. “Mommy! Daddy!”She hugged both of them.Nolan petted her head and smiled helplessly. “You’re an adult now. You should stop acting like a kid.”She smiled back at them and said, “But I know I’ll always be your kid in your eyes.”Maisie chuckled and looked at the other people. “It seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Anyway, come in first. We should eat together tonight.”Freyja and Cameron went to look for their kids after they went into the house. Charm and her two cousins were staying in the same room. All of them were sl
Nollace looked at them. “What a coincidence.”“Morrison and I were here earlier than you guys,” said Leah. “We only found out that you guys were here when Daisie posted a photo on her Facebook page.”Daisie pulled Leah to the seat and said, “Then you should stay a few more days with us.”After Morrison took his seat, Waylon introduced him to Freyja and Daisie. “She’s my sister-in-law, Freyja, and she’s my sister. Her name is Daisie.”“I’ve seen them before at your wedding,” said Morrison. “Your sister is my wife’s classmate. She has told me before.”“Since when did I become your wife? There’s a chance I may not marry you in the future,” said Leah.“We’re already engaged. If you don’t want to marry me, who else are you going to marry?” Morrison frowned, causing the crowd to break out in a burst of laughter, save for Daisie.She looked at Leah in disbelief and asked, “Engaged? When did you get engaged, Leah?” Leah cleared her throat and replied, “Well, I forgot to inform you abo
The stall owner said, “$10 for three chances.”“$10 for three chances only? That’s expensive,” commented Freyja.The stall owner raised his head and said, “I’m the cheapest around here. Other stalls offer $15 for three chances.” Daisie tugged at Freyja and said, “Let's just give him the money. It isn't easy for them to set up a stall here anyway, so let's have some fun.”After that, she gave $20 to the stall owner and said, “Please give us six hoops.”The stall owner gave her six hoops. She had her eyes set on a bracelet. Although she knew it was fake, it was rather beautiful. She held a hoop and threw it toward the bracelet.However, she did not get it.She threw another two hoops at the bracelet, but her attempts failed, much to her chagrin. She had only three hoops left.Seeing that Daisie was prepared to give up, Cameron took over the rest of the hoops in her hand and said, “Leave it to me.”She squinted and aimed at the bracelet. After that, she threw the hoop at it an
The night of the old town was silent. The air was filled with nothing but the humming of insects. There was a lamp hanging outside of the tent on the grass. The atmosphere was quiet. Daisie was tossing and turning in the sleeping bag as sleep just wouldn't come to her. Suddenly, an arm appeared across her waist as she was brought into a chest. “What’s the matter? You can’t sleep?”“Yeah…” She buried her head in his chest and said, “I want to go to take a leak, but I’m a little bit scared.”Nollace kissed her forehead and said, “I’ll go with you then.”Both of them came out of the tent. Nollace took a flashlight and led Daisie to a row of trees in the distance. Daisie turned her head and said, “You wait for me here.”Nollace nodded. “Just shout my name if you need anything.”She walked into the forest and stopped in front of a tree not far away from Nollace.After she had done her business, she hastily got out of the forest and held tightly to Nollace’s arm. “Alright, let’s go