“Hector, do you really think that Maisie appreciates you? If she really appreciated you, why didn’t she let you manage the company and instead just let you work there?”Linda noticed Hector’s expression change and laughed even louder. “You’re just as dumb as Grandma. That’s why you’re only good enough to be her lapdog—”Linda fell to the floor. When she snapped out of it, she put her hand to her cheek and looked at Hector with a shocked expression, “You slapped me!?”Hector looked at his palm that still stung a little, then closed it and held it at his side. He took a deep breath. “Linda, Maisie never did anything wrong. We were the ones who were at fault.”Linda laughed again. “Have you been brainwashed by Maisie?” Her expression dropped. “If it weren’t because of that b*tch, Grandma wouldn’t have forced me to marry an *sshole like Jimmy Zimmerman! You saw how he treated me!”Memories from a year ago flashed across his eyes.Jimmy had kicked his sister out of their family home,
“It was Grandma and Mom’s fault, but are you really innocent?” Hector’s question made Linda’s pupils shrink, and she held her breath. He continued. “You knew what Grandma and Mom were planning, but you got involved, so you were an accomplice.”Linda took a few steps backward, “I… I’m not.”“No one is absolutely faultless or evil, but there aren’t people who are absolutely innocent either. You chose to join Grandma and Mom in framing Maisie, so don’t make it sound like she was the one who framed you back or like she did you wrong. You reap what you sow.”Hector turned around. “Grandma treated Maisie terribly, yet she let her live in the old mansion, and that’s very generous. We have no right to ask for compensation.”“If you have nowhere else to go, I can help you find a place.” Hector left after he said that. Linda leaned against the wall with her head hung low. She was still unhappy about the outcome. What was the point of feeling sorry for her now? Did they think she was a
Hector suddenly felt shy, but he remembered something. “By the way, the middle-aged woman who was with my sister was the wife of our editor-in-chief.”Maisie frowned, “The one who cheated on with Mr. Lowe?”Hector nodded. She pondered, ‘That means that when Linda and the wife of Hector’s boss were fighting, the man in the room was Mr. Lowe? What kind of relationship does Linda have with him?’Hector looked down, looking upset. “I really wanted to advise my sister, but she wouldn't listen.”Maisie smiled. “It’s fine as long as you advised her. It’s up to her to listen or not. It’s not your fault if she chooses to ignore it because you’ve done your part.”He nodded.When Hector was walking into his apartment, Maisie called out to him, and he turned around. “Is there anything else?”Maisie looked at him. “It’s best to be careful around Mr. Lowe.”Hector paused for a moment, but seeing how serious Maisie looked, he nodded. Two days later, at Soul…Maisie hadn’t been back to th
Maisie’s eyes turned cold. It must have been Linda!…When everyone from the magazine company saw this breaking piece of news, they were all shocked.“Could it be true? Hector went to prison before?”“He sold drugs and got into fights. He was a thug!”“Don’t judge a book by its cover. Did we really wrongly accuse Mr. Lowe about the watch incident?”“It’s possible. He went to prison before, so it wouldn’t be too weird if he really did that.”The colleagues were discussing when Hector showed up at the door, and then they suddenly went quiet. Hector walked to his desk and ignored everything. He left after taking some documents and saw Liam happily walking toward him when he got to the corridor. “Little thug, how could you still show up here?”Hector ignored him and walked past him, but Liam put out his arm to block him. “Weren’t you so arrogant before this? Why are you trying to run away?”“What do you want?” Hector asked in a low voice. Liam touched his nose, smiled, and put
The editor-in-chief was stunned. “What is it?”Hector looked at him and said, “Watch out for Mr. Lowe.”“Liam?” The editor-in-chief was dumbfounded. He seemed rather surprised at Hector's reminder and wondered why he had mentioned that he should be wary of Liam.“What’s wrong with him?” he asked.“Mr. Lowe has his own hidden agenda for working under you. In any case, just keep an eye on him. You'll understand it in the future.”After Hector left the office, the editor-in-chief looked at the resignation letter on his desk and fell silent.He knew the “feud” between Liam and Hector. Liam had been working under him for 10 years, and he was very familiar with his personality.Liam was flighty and impetuous, which was why he had not been promoted for so many years. Hector indeed was better than him, and he had a knack in fashion. He also knew that it was Liam who had framed Hector for stealing the watch out of his jealousy. ‘Hector is not someone who would make something up on purp
Nolan asked him to take his seat. After the editor-in-chief had taken his seat, he parted his mouth and said slowly, “My wife loves the recent beauty magazine published by your company, so she asked me to come and ask who is the editor for the recent issues.”The editor-in-chief froze.The staff beside him replied, “Isn't the editor for the recent issues of the beauty magazine Hec—”Before he could finish his sentence, he realized something and fell silent.Nolan took over the cup of tea that was handed to him and asked. “Were you trying to say Hector?”The editor-in-chief let out an embarrassed smile. “Yeah. The editor for the recent issues of beauty magazines is indeed Hector, but he resigned yesterday…”“Resigned? What happened?” Nolan asked as he sipped on his tea.The editor-in-chief sighed and answered, “Honestly, Hector is good. He's serious in his work, and he's a self-motivated person. Unfortunately, he has been in prison before, and this is a big no. Most of the people
“If you don’t believe me, feel free to check Zen Garden’s surveillance recording. After all, I'm sure you want to know the thing that Hector would rather resign than tell you, right?”After saying everything he wanted to say, Nolan rose to his feet and left.The editor-in-chief was not stupid. He knew that Nolan was there for Hector. Initially, he had just felt it weird when Hector said something like that to him before he left. However, after what Nolan revealed, he shuddered and even felt vaguely that his wife must be hiding something from him.Nolan came out of the fashion magazine company, and Quincy was waiting for him in the car. When he entered the car, Maisie came closer from the back seat and asked, “Do you think the editor-in-chief will go look into it?”Nolan chuckled. “I've already made things very clear for him. If he still didn't get it, then there's nothing I could do about it. He deserves to get cheated on by his wife.”Maisie laughed.It was better to let Nolan i
What's more, Liam would play hard to get with those ladies. He would reject their kindness, making them look at him in a different light and trust him even more. Not only that, but Liam knew how to keep a comfortable distance from them. He portrayed himself as a kind and considerate gentleman, making those rich wives whose husbands were always busy with their careers and couldn't be with them fall even harder for him.When the time came, Liam would accept the goodwill of the rich wives, taking their money for investment to approach those gold-diggers. It was also thanks to the rich wives’ "investment" that he had the ability to rent luxury cars, villas, and apartments easily.After reading through the information, Maisie couldn’t help but exclaim at Liam’s talent in acting. She was confident that he would have been successful if he could put his talent into good use, and it was only now she saw the reason the editor-in-chief’s wife would fall so hard for Liam.She collected all the
“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