At the Topaz mansion…Naomi was sitting in the study room with a jacket draped over her shoulder. She had only left a lamp on. The lamp cast a halo of light around her and made her look ethereally beautiful. She was working on her draft on a piece of paper. The sky was still dark and heavy outside while heavy rain lashed against the windows. The pitter-patter sound was loud, but it did not seem to affect her. At that moment, the phone downstairs rang, snapping Naomi back to reality. She put the pen down and walked out of the study room. She then switched on the light in the corridor and went downstairs.She did not know who would call them in the middle of the night, but she had a feeling that it was her father.When she reached the phone, she answered it with a smile on her face, “Dad…”However, the person from the other side said something, and her smile froze.At the hospital…By the time Naomi and her caretaker, Mrs. Irving, arrived, there were two people outside of the e
Nolan wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace. “I’ll go pay him a visit this afternoon.”“Bring me along,” Maisie said as she put her arms around his neck. Even though she did not put on any makeup, she still looked seductive and alluring.Nolan narrowed his eyes and bumped the back of his teeth with his tongue. Suddenly, he took his tie off, stunning Maisie.Before she could do anything, he had scooped her up from the floor and put her on the table. She placed her palm on his chest and said, “Nolan, you still have to go to the office—”Nolan pressed his lips onto hers as he slowly invaded her inch by inch. He put his hands on her waist and said, “It will only take 30 minutes.”Maisie was rendered speechless.At the hospital…By the time Anthony came around, it was already 10:00 a.m. When he saw his daughter sitting beside him, he offered her a weak smile and said, “Nelly.”Naomi lifted her head, and a smile broke across her face when she saw her fathe
Naomi turned around. She was calm and didn't have any emotions that she should have upon learning the truth. “Dad. I’m going to look for Mrs. Irving.”She left the ward and bumped into Mrs. Irving in the corridor, who came to deliver them their lunch. Mrs. Irving asked, “Did Mr. Topaz wake up already?”She nodded. When Mrs. Irving saw the solemn expression on Naomi’s face, she asked worriedly, “What happened, miss?”Naomi lowered her head. “You know that Mrs. Gosling is my mother, right?”Mrs. Irving was stunned. She looked toward the ward and said, “Has Mr. Topaz told you everything?”Naomi nodded.Mrs. Irving took a deep breath and replied, “Ms. Emerson indeed is your mother. She was also the most famous celebrity in the entertainment industry that year and was known as the "successor" of Natasha. After Natasha married the head of the Goldmanns, she retired from the entertainment industry, and your father was tasked to be Ms. Emerson's agent.“Ms. Emerson is a passionate wom
Patricia pressed her lips thin.“I don’t care what you want from Nelly. It was you who didn’t want her back then, so she’s mine, Anthony Topaz's daughter. She isn't related to you in the slightest, Patricia.” Anthony hissed.“How can you be sure that Nelly doesn't want me as her mother? I’m, after all, her biological mother,” she asked.“I don’t want you to be my mother.” Naomi’s voice rang out behind them.Both of them turned around and saw her standing at the door. She was not going to be polite with Patricia anymore.Patricia was stunned when she heard what Naomi said. She did not expect that she would reject her so straightforwardly.Naomi walked up to her father and turned her head to look at Patricia. “I don’t have a mother. I just have a father. For me, this is a fact that will never change.”“Nelly, how could you—”“It’s because of my father that I’m standing here right now.”Patricia’s expression changed slightly when she heard what Naomi said. She turned her head to
Daisie could still play with Lisa and Colton before they were separated into different classes. Daisie sighed as she suddenly missed the time before their class was divided.“Be careful!”Before Daisie could react, a basketball had already hit her on the back of her head, and she fell to the ground with a groan.A few boys in basketball uniforms ran over to pick up the ball. They looked like students who were two years older than her. “We’re terribly sorry! Are you alright?”Daisie rubbed the back of her head and lifted her head, and her eyes squinted into two crescents as she smiled. “I’m fine!”Those boys froze in place, and all of them had the same expression on their faces.‘Jesus, I think I’ve just met an angel!’At this time, a fair and handsome boy came up to her. At first glance, his skin complexion was so fair that it was glowing under the sun. He stretched out his hand and pulled her up. “I’m sorry, they didn’t mean to hurt you. Do you feel pain in any other part of yo
Naomi stood there, taking deep breaths to relieve her tension.Maisie turned her head and asked Kennedy, “What do you think?”Kennedy rubbed his chin. “Incorporating carvings unique to the baroque design language into the jewelry is a great idea.”The first drawing was that of a necklace, which had the pattern of a flower that was carved from jade. Its main body was made out of roses and lilies, and the middle was inlaid with other flowers and leaves of different sizes. The core of the flower and the base of the petals were formed by arranging rounded beads neatly. In order to make this design into a fine piece of jewelry, a necklace was indeed a very suitable choice.The second draft was a ring that had delicate carvings. The ring's design was mainly based on the fireworks that had gone off in the night sky. The curly patterns found carved on the slender chrysanthemum petals looked clear, and the gemstones embedded in the stamens had to give off a beautiful hue and look extremely
“Ms. Vanderbilt.” Lucy seemed to be looking for her, and she caught up to Maisie. “A woman has come to our lobby. She claims that she’s here for Naomi.”After listening to what Lucy had to say, Maisie could not help but frown. “How old is the woman?”Lucy replied, “I think she’s in her late 30s to her late 40s, has a remarkable and elegant temperament, and everything that she wears is of all sorts of designer brands. In short, she’s definitely not a woman who comes from an ordinary family.”With that description, Maisie could more or less guess who it was.‘That’s Naomi’s biological mother.‘Nolan said that Mr. Topaz quit Royal Crown because of Patricia Emerson. He also mentioned that they had been in a relationship a while back, but it did not go public. Around that time, Patricia gave birth to Naomi for Anthony. However, their relationship ended when Patricia moved on and got married to Alexander Gosling.‘That’s why Mr. Topaz had to raise Naomi alone. He’s Naomi’s father, but
Maisie did not say anything.Patricia waited in the lobby until the late evening when Naomi passed by after getting off work and found out that she was still there. She was a little surprised to hear the staff in the lobby say that her mother had waited for her all afternoon.Seeing Naomi, Patricia got off the couch with a smile. Her legs and feet were probably stiff due to the lack of movement, so the way she walked up to Naomi looked unnatural. “Nelly.”Naomi took two steps back, refusing to let her mother take another step closer to her. “Why are you still here?”“I...” Patricia realized that Naomi was wary of herself, but the matter at hand could not be delayed any longer. Thus, even if she had to do something shameless to get close to her daughter, she had just to bite the bullet and do it.“Nelly, I know that you blame me for everything that’s happened to you.” Patricia took her hand. “I struggled a lot too back then before I decided to do what I did.”Naomi’s gaze landed o