Nicholas did not even bother to care about Nolan’s prestige as the father of the two rugrats present. “Your mother actually threatened to beat you up every single time. ould you have the guts not to do as told?”Nolan glanced at Nicholas.“Dad, Γrandma actually hit you when you were a kid?” Colton got the main point of the whole story.Nolan turned his head and glared at Colton. “Do you want to try it out?”Colton shut up immediately.Maisie leaned toward him. “Wow, you’ve learned to threaten your son now.”Nolan responded seriously, “We can’t spoil our son too much. We must beat him when he deserves it.”Colton refuted aggrievedly, “Why would you only beat your son? What about Daisie?”Daisie blinked. “I won’t get beaten because I’m a good girl!”Colton sighed as if he was an adult. “Being a son has so many cons. Mommy, why didn’t you make me a girl?”Maisie fetched herself a bowl of soup. “If you’re a girl, you’ll have to get married to someone else and give birth to babies
Daisie wondered again. “What are the things that would make me feel uncomfortable?”Colton, who was standing on the side, said helplessly, “Gosh, something like cuddling and kissing, you nitwit. Dad said that we boys can’t touch girls so casually as it’s very impolite for us to do so. After all, it’s rather improper for men and women to get into too much contact. Dad also claimed that I can’t hug you so casually in the future when we’ve grown up.”Maisie almost choked on her own words.‘Nolan has taught this boy well!’Daisie finally understood.‘It’s no wonder I could sleep with Colton and Waylon before this, but I have to sleep by myself now. And that’s why Colton doesn’t hug me anymore!’Daisie thought of something all of a sudden. “Mom, does it count when he rubs my head?”Maisie cleared her throat. “Rubbing your head is still acceptable.”“So is it fine as long as we don’t hug or kiss?” she asked again.Maisie nodded, then flicked her forehead. “You’re still young. It’ll
‘I would say that she’s not a good mother. She ruthlessly abandoned her daughter back then and never came back to visit her ever since, not even once. Yet, she’s now disregarding her dignity by kneeling in front of me for that son of hers.’“Dad.” Naomi’s voice interrupted the awkward silence in the courtyard, and Patricia stopped crying and stared at her in a daze.Anthony glanced at her. “Nelly, did you...”“I heard everything.” Naomi looked calm, and her eyes looked out of focus as she stared at Patricia, but it also seemed like she was actually staring at the background behind her. “I’ll do it.”Not only Anthony but even Patricia was surprised. “Nelly, you...”“Firstly, I’m helping you only because of my dad,” Naomi said softly. “Secondly, the child is innocent, so I’ll take this as a good deed that I can help with. And in return, I hope that you can leave both of us alone after the transplantation is completed.”Patricia froze on the spot and could only agree to Naomi’s term
Maisie laughed. “As a boy matures, he’ll become very determined and will fight for the things that he wants.”The two doors of the elevator opened slowly, and Maisie walked out of the elevator with Samantha. Both of them were laughing and chatting with each other while they just so happened to run into Kennedy, who was assigning some tasks to an employee.The staff member nodded and left, and he nodded and greeted Maisie when he walked past her. “Ms. Vanderbilt.”Kennedy looked in Maisie and Samantha’s direction and was astonished. He then walked toward them and smiled at Samantha. “Why have you come here on purpose?”Maisie raised her eyebrows. “Aunt Samantha is worried that you’d be hungry, so she especially brought you a loving lunch.”Samantha handed the lunchbox in her hand to him and pretended to complain. “I won’t send another one to you in the future.”Kennedy laughed. “Okay, I’ll bring a lunch box whenever I leave the house.”Maisie glanced at them and felt quite happy
“Yeah, my teachers told me that reading a lot of books will increase my knowledge,” Zephir explained with a smile.Naomi stared at him and felt a little sad for him.‘He’s an 11-year-old boy who’s still thinking about reading and studying even when he’s hospitalized.’Anthony pushed open the door of the ward but stood at the door and did not come in. Thus, Naomi put down the book, got up, and exited the ward. “Dad.”Anthony lowered his gaze. “What did the doctor say?”“The doctor asked me to try again, but they’ll be performing a bone marrow aspiration this time around,” Naomi replied.Anthony’s expression looked profound. “But this method will be very harsh on you. Nelly, you can always give up the idea if you don’t want to do it. I don’t want to see you suffer.”Naomi took a glance into the ward, and the boy in the ward exchanged gazes with her.Two days later…Daisie stood under a huge tree beside the school’s field. She wanted to return the toy to Zephir, but she did not s
“Nelly, I’m sorry…” Patricia could not help but feel sad.“You don’t have to say sorry. We’re even now.” She still had a smile hanging on her face, and it looked extremely calm.Naomi was discharged from the hospital two days later, and Anthony came to pick up his daughter. After returning home, Naomi initially wanted to go to work, but her father would not let her.Naomi only took a day off and went back to Soul the next day. She passed by a café while she was on her way to the company, so she went in to buy herself a cup of coffee to give herself a lift.When it was time to check out, she unexpectedly found that she did not have any cash on her, which made her feel a little embarrassed. “Sorry, I forgot to bring my purse with me. Please leave the coffee here first. I’ll go back and grab my purse now.”The cashier replied with a smile, “Our café accepts online payments too.”“Online payment?” Naomi was momentarily stunned, and she suddenly thought of her previous experience wh
“Other than engravings, there are silver and gold molding techniques, gem cutting, jewelry inlay, polishing, and so on. Of course, you must also be familiar with 3D and JCAD software technology.”Maisie put her gloves on, “You’re talented in jewelry design, so learning these shouldn’t be hard.”If Naomi hadn’t been hurt all those years ago and given up her admission to the music academy, she probably would have gone into jewelry designing, and these would be part of the jewelry design curriculum.Naomi looked at the rolls on the desk. “Are you going to guide me personally?”“I need to train you well first so that when you’ve mastered the skills, I’ll hire a few more designers, and you’ll be able to work by yourself.”Naomi made a decision, “I’ll learn as much as I can.”After a month, in winter…Maisie was invited to a fashion week event in a different district. On top of the many familiar faces in the fashion industry, there were a lot of celebrities too.Kennedy and Madam Ner
“How could I recognize you when you’re dressed like that?” Maisie mumbled. He had his face almost fully covered and wore a cap and black casual clothes. No one would relate that with Nolan. Nolan pinched her chin and looked at her delicate face. “You almost kicked me.”Maisie turned her face away.He kissed her cheek and neck, which made her shudder, and put her hand on his chest. “It’s a walkway, and someone’s going to see us.”He smiled. “Let’s get into the room then.”When they were in the room, Nolan carried her into the bedroom, and they both leaned back into the bed. He looked at her from head to toe as if he was appreciating a beautiful vase.Maisie felt awkward being stared at, so she pushed his face away. “Why are you staring?”He chuckled, grabbed her wrist, and kissed the back of her hand and fingers. “You’re so beautiful tonight.”She laughed and switched places with him. She was now on top of him with a finger on his lips, “You mean the jewelry?”He calmly said t
“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