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
The manager was stunned. He looked toward Mr. Olson and Linda sitting at booth #29. Mr. Olson also sensed something was not right. Just when he was about to sneak out of the booth and run away while the police were not looking at him, a police officer pointed at him and shouted, “Hey, stay it right there!”Two police officers rushed forward and pinned Mr. Olson on the floor.Mr. Olson snarled, “No! It isn’t me! I’m innocent! I didn’t do the deed!”Linda sat on the chair, her blood running cold.The police officers watched the video again. The man in the video had the same body size and wore the same clothes as the man in front of them. “The man in the video is obviously you, and you still have the nerve to say you're innocent? Cuff him up!”One of the police officers cuffed him up.He shouted, “It was that woman! She seduced me! It was that woman who seduced me! She was the one who approached me first, not me!”Linda’s face was bloodless right now.At that moment, someone cam
Maisie mumbled, “I’m sure that’s what you’re thinking.”Nolan buried his head onto her shoulder and chuckled. “So, I’m that kind of person to you, Zee.”Before Maisie could come around to her senses, Nolan scooped her up from the floor, and the smile in his eyes deepened. “I’ve decided. Starting from tomorrow, I’ll be the kind of person you want me to be.”Maisie’s voice erupted from upstairs. “Nolan! How could you set me up again!?”The next day, at Soul…“Sigh, did Ms. Vanderbilt not come to the office again today?”“Well, Ms. Vanderbilt has been rather busy for the past six months since she returned from the branch in Stoslo. She has to rest.”Naomi was having her lunch in the staff restaurant when she overheard the conversation of the three female staff members across the table. Most of the people were eating in a group of two or more. They were all chatting and laughing, but she was alone.When the few female employees who used to take the initiative to ask her out saw her
Naomi parted her lips open and lowered her head. “I… I don’t have their contact numbers.”Other than Ryleigh, she did not have the contact numbers of her other friends.Lucy gave her a puzzled look. “What? No way. That’s too nerdy. You need to have your own friends.”Just when Naomi was about to say something, she suddenly shouted, “Watch out!”It was already too late by the time Lucy reacted. At the same time as she stomped on the brake, the front of the car hit a vehicle that was stopped in front of her waiting for a red light.Lucy forced herself to calm down, and she was slightly stunned. “Oh my gosh, I just rear-ended someone… Can you see what kind of car it is?”Lucy did not know what kind of car it was, but judging from the logo, it seemed to her that it was an expensive car, and she was worried that she couldn’t afford to pay.Naomi looked at the logo and said, “It’s a Land Rover. Looking at the model, it should be the 3.0 L6 series. It's worth at least a few hundred tho
“Either you pay the money, or none of you will leave today!” The man hissed. More and more cars began to gather around them, disrupting the traffic flow. The sound of the horn resounded continuously, and there were passersby on both sides. “How could you do that?” Lucy shouted nervously, “We already said we'd pay you, but $15,000 is too much for us. Can't we work something else out?”The man spat at the ground and said, “Work something else out? I just want money. Don't think that just because you two are women, I won't dare to do anything.”Naomi looked at him calmly and said, “The manufacturer's price for the model of your car is about $270,000, and it's the cheapest model. The annual full coverage insurance cost is $4,200, and even if you've included the gas fee, parking fee, and road toll for a year, it only takes you about $15,000 to keep a car, but you're asking for $15,000 just because of a little scratch? Go ask the insurance company yourself and see if they'll give you
Naomi looked at Francisco.‘So, he’s a prosecutor?’He was the one who had helped her last time, and then he helped her again this time.Francisco looked at Naomi and squinted. He had not recognized her until now. He had come to help them because it seemed to him that they were in trouble, and now, upon closer inspection, he felt that the woman in front of him was familiar.Naomi suddenly remembered something and pulled out $4 out of her purse. “Sir, this is the money for the coffee last time. Thank you very much.”Francisco was stunned. His memories were slowly coming back to him as he said, “Are you the woman from that day?”Naomi nodded with a smile on her face.Francisco laughed and rubbed his temples helplessly. He pushed the money back to her and said, “I think I’ve already told you that you don’t need to give me back the money. Consider it a treat from me.”“No, you have to take money. I can’t let you treat me for nothing.” Naomi pushed the money back to Francisco. “Besi