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
Willow did not forget to add a sentence. “Don’t be captivated by her lies anymore!” Captivated?Indeed, in her opinion, Nolan had been captivated by Maisie. And Maisie was the seductive vixen who had hooked up with her man and stolen his heart.Maisie crossed her arms, her expression looking indifferent as if the person Willow was talking about was not her.Nolan raised his hand and lifted Maisie’s chin as the corners of his lips twitched slightly. “Is that real?”Maisie did not respond.But in the eyes of all the bystanders, Mr. Goldmann was nowhere near being angry!Maisie sighed. “Yes, I stayed at that man’s place for an hour last night.”Willow did not expect that she would admit it, so she tried to add fuel to the fire. “Nolan, did you hear that? I didn’t lie to you. She’s—”“What did you do in that hour?”“I did everything that was supposed to be done.” Maisie smiled.Everyone present gasped.‘Is she asking for an ugly death!?’Nolan pressed his thin lips together t
…‘I’ve actually fallen to this point!’Maisie returned to her office calmly.‘Thank God, the dbag has left.’“Zee!” As soon as Maisie turned around, she was sturdily bear-hugged by Ryleigh. “Hey, how can you not tell me that you’re no longer working in Vaenna?!”Ryleigh was dumbfounded for a split second, let go of Maisie abruptly, and sniffed her body. “Why do you smell of men’s perfume?”Maisie’s heart trembled, and she looked away calmly. “Really?”“Yes!” Ryleigh sniffed again and frowned slightly. “It’s one of the Gucci colognes, and this fragrance is rather familiar. Ah, isn’t it from Mr. Goldmann—”Maisie pushed her head away. “Are you a dog? Why are you looking for me?”“We haven’t seen each other in quite a while, and you don’t even miss me? Hmph, you really are the type of woman who places her boyfriend before her best friend.” Ryleigh snorted with her arms crossed in front of her chest.Maisie walked to her desk and sat down. “Hehe, aren’t you dating a man too?”“
“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