Nolan held her in his arms and sat down on the chair. “Now tell me.”Maisie no longer had the strength to struggle and could not resist this man’s various tricks.‘He actually did something so childish to force me to talk!’She took a break to catch her breath and grabbed his hand for fear that he would tickle her again all of a sudden. “I’ve known him since a long time ago, but I don’t know the relationship between my mother and him.”‘After all, how would I already know the one thing that I want to find out too?’Nolan saw that she did not seem to be lying anymore, so his tightly pressed lips were slowly opened as he said, “Don’t you know his identity?”“I don’t care what Uncle Erwin’s identity is. Anyway, he’s the best relative that I could ask for besides my mother.”Although they were not related by blood, she had already regarded Uncle Erwin as her relative, perhaps because he was the only person who could remember that her mother existed.Nolan’s eyes drooped. Maisie did
Everyone believed that Pearl’s offense was the beginning of Maisie’s public revenge.The corners of Maisie’s mouth twitched as she picked up the phone to call Mrs. Santiago.At about 10:00 a.m., Mrs. Santiago posted a video using Pearl’s social media accounts.Pearl’s condition looked very poor in the video, and her gaze was stupefied. She looked as if she had lost a lot of weight overnight, and there seemed to be a huge difference between her current self and the gorgeous selfies and photos that she usually uploaded onto her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.The video was obviously her first online appearance after the incident.“I was in a conflict with Ms. Vanderbilt, but it was not Ms. Vanderbilt who put me in harm’s way. I was taken advantage of that night, which had caused me to believe in others’ words too easily. I don’t want to cover anything anymore, so I’m posting this video to apologize to everyone.”#Bruised Cheeks#: The actual victim has posted a video to c
To Madam Vanderbilt, benefits always came first. The men would inherit the family business, and the women would marry someone with power and status to help the family. That was why she would protect Willow—because she had ‘usage’.Stephen held his fist. “Mom, isn’t Maisie your granddaughter too?”“Maisie?” Madam Vanderbilt’s temper rose. “She’s exactly like her mother, always the outsider of the family. Why should I rely on her?“Didn’t you marry Marina because of how capable she was? Your place in Bassburgh was sealed because of her, but did she respect me? She was immoral for thinking about another man when she was already married to you. The apple definitely doesn’t fall far from the tree.”“Enough!”Stephen’s sudden outburst stunned everyone. Even Madam Vanderbilt looked at him like he was out of his mind. Her son had never yelled at her. “You have no right to talk about Marina like that.” Stephen stomped upstairs right after he said that. Leila, who still had her hand t
Maisie laid the phone down on the desk and turned on the speaker. Leila’s voice floated out. “Maisie, your grandma wants to see you…”When the call ended, Kennedy was worried. “Do you think Madam Vanderbilt wants to see you because they have some plan? Do you want me to go with you?”Maisie smiled. “No, Uncle Kennedy. There’s a lot to be done at the studio. Madam Vanderbilt and Leila wouldn’t be too much of a problem.”Maisie arrived at Sunrise Restaurant. It was odd that Madam Vanderbilt and Leila hadn’t asked her to return to the Vanderbilt manor but wanted to meet her here instead. What could be the reason?She saw Madam Vanderbilt and Leila sitting behind the table when she got into the room.“Grandma, you asked to see me?”Madam Vanderbilt wasn’t happy at all, seeing that Maisie wasn’t showing her respect and had a cold attitude. “I heard that your father has transferred the ownership of Vaenna to you?”Maisie paused, curious. “Why didn’t I know about that? Doesn’t Vaenna b
“I’ll treat my elders how they treat me. You’ve never treated me as your granddaughter since I was a child anyway. Why do you think I should be nice?”Madam Vanderbilt had never seen nor carried her since her birth just because she was a girl. She had still been young and didn’t understand much then. She would still return home for Thanksgiving with her parents. However, she had seen and remembered how Madam Vanderbilt treated her mother. Marina would be calm and not care much about Madam Vanderbilt. Maybe that was the reason Madam Vanderbilt thought that she was a lot like her mother.Maisie had been under the impression that her mother’s coldness to the Vanderbilts was mainly due to her father’s infidelity with Leila.“Zee, how could you argue with your grandmother?” Leila was still trying to stay in Madam Vanderbilt’s good books and acted as the good daughter-in-law. “I’m just being honest.” Maisie crossed her arms and said bluntly, “It’s impossible for me to give Vaenna aw
Nolan narrowed his eyes. “What are you afraid of? Everyone knows that you belong to me.”He had made it public, so it wasn’t possible they didn’t know. Maisie pushed his hand away and said proudly, “Can you show me a little respect, please?”She didn’t want to walk around as ‘Mr. Goldmann’s woman’. Nolan’s eyes turned dark. She didn’t really mind how people thought. It was more like she didn’t want to show affection in front of everyone. Why was she ashamed of him?Maisie noticed the weight of the arm and the possessiveness coming from his eyes, so her heart started pounding. Who knew if this man would kiss her in front of the crowd just to show them that she was his? That wouldn’t be ideal.She changed her attitude from being proud to being shy, even a little demure, and whispered, “We’re in public. Could you at least let me look respectable?”Nolan paused. He thought she didn’t want to get close to him in public, but it turned out that she just wanted to look respectab
Maisie took a good look at the picture and realized that Erwin and her mother were walking in a row, or rather, he was standing at the side behind her. However, it looked as though they were standing in a row because of the angle. If they were lovers, they would be more intimate, but Erwin and her mother didn’t show any signs of intimacy. It even looked as though Erwin was respectful toward her. Who was her mother to Erwin?The laptop was suddenly pushed shut. Maisie turned to look at the man beside her, a little surprised. “That was all you found?”That was it?Nolan’s long arm was resting on the back of the couch, behind where she sat. He leaned in. “Kiss me, and I’ll tell you.”“Never mind. I’ll find out myself.”Maisie was getting up to leave when Nolan pulled her into his arms. She sat down on his lap. That wasn’t a good position to be in. “Nolan, just because this is your office doesn’t mean you can—” Maisie pushed him lightly, but he was holding her tight against
“You’re talking about the de Armas, right?”Seeing that Maisie already knew about it, Erwin nodded and continued without hesitation. “I want to wait until you’ve attained certain achievements in life before I tell you more about her.“Zee, even if you were to know something about her in the future, don’t blame your mother. In fact, your mother loved you very much. She knew that the Vanderbilts would mistreat you after her death, so that’s why I showed up.” Erwin sent Maisie to the door.Maisie got in the car and left after bidding goodbye.Not far away, Willow, who had been following Maisie around the city, was sitting in the car at the moment. She was grasping the steering wheel tightly with both hands and took out her cell phone as soon as she saw Maisie coming out of the strange man’s house.Looking at the photos on her phone, she gave off a wicked expression and smirked.‘B*tch, I finally have something on you!’At the Vanderbilt manor…Leila walked out of the bathroom wear