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
Maisie choked. “I realized that you’re quite annoying sometimes.”Nolan nodded. “Only toward you.”“Zee.” Madam Nera was dining at the restaurant with a few big names in the fashion scene. Maisie smiled and walked toward her. “Godmother, you’re up early.”“I don’t usually stay in bed,” Madam Nera smiled and introduced Maisie to the people who were there with her. They were all famous in the industry. Maisie greeted them with handshakes while Nolan tidied up his suit and walked toward Maisie.Everyone there knew Nolan and was surprised that he showed up. “Mr. Goldmann is here too.”“Yes, I’m here with my wife,” Nolan replied amiably.One of the ladies smiled and said, “There’s a rumor going around that you spoil your wife. I guess it’s true.”“How could he not spoil such a beautiful wife? And Mrs. Goldmann founded Soul at such a young age. That’s a lot of talent.”“That’s probably thanks to Mr. Goldmann too.”Maisie’s smile slowly faded, but nobody noticed. When that was said
Then Maisie immediately left.Nolan looked at the lonely piece of candy in his hand and couldn’t help but laugh. In the afternoon, Maisie and Kennedy went to the bowling alley, and he told her about the rumors online. She threw the ball out and hit all the pins except one. Maisie picked up the water bottle at her seat and twisted it open. She then asked Kennedy to pass her the phone and started going through Twitter. There were a few negative comments against her, and they seemed to have started something. “Were you able to get the IPs from which these comments were posted?”Kennedy replied, “They’re all in Bassburgh.” He paused for a moment. “They know you.”Maisie slowly took a sip and didn’t reply. Someone who could know about her initial relationship dynamics could only be someone who knew them. ‘She’ didn’t seem to have stayed put.Kennedy could tell something was off. “Has Nolan seen this?”Maisie checked Nolan’s latest update, and it was a photo of him and Colton
“Which gym? I’ll meet you there.”Barbara sent her location, and Maisie took a cab over. When she got there, Barbara was done with her sets and was drenched in sweat. She wiped the sweat from her neck with a towel. “Don’t you have your hands full? Why are you here?”Maisie leaned against the door. “Because I want to.”“I’ll go change,” Barbara walked into the changing room and got out in clean clothes with a jacket. Even though it was winter, November in Bassburgh wasn’t too cold. “What’s up?”Maisie said something into her ear, and Barbara was surprised. “Me?”“I promised that I wouldn’t hurt her.” Maisie shrugged. “But, some people need to learn their lesson, or they will never behave.”Barbara buckled her belt and raised her brows. “Let me handle it.”…In the bar, the music was too loud. The customers played drinking games while the lights blinked, while women in sexy clothing danced around poles. Linda wore a maid’s outfit because she was working there. She walked ar