Nolan put out his arm and pulled her in. “Because I want to hug you.”She laughed and flattened his collar with her hand. “It’s still early. I’d like to go somewhere before we go home.”Nolan nodded and held her hand. “I’ll go with you.”Maisie bought two bouquets of white roses from the florist and slowly drove into the graveyard. She walked to her parents' graves with the bouquets. “Dad, Mom, another year has passed. I used to hate New Year’s because I didn’t belong in that family, but not anymore. I’m a mother now, and I have a husband who loves me, so you don’t need to worry about me anymore.”Maisie looked down, took a deep breath to keep her tears back, and smiled at the photos. On the way back, Maisie leaned on Nolan’s shoulder while he put his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.The car parked in front of the mansion, and Daisie's voice could be heard right after Maisie got out of the vehicle. “Mommy, Waylon and Grandpa are back!”She trotted over, jumped in
Nolan calmly added, “There really isn’t a reason to be anxious for an old man who runs around a lot.”Yorrick smiled amicably while everyone laughed. When they heard the sound of fireworks, Daisie put down her cutlery. “Waylon, Colton, hurry up. It’s time for fireworks!”The children moved the fireworks to the door, and Quincy helped them set them on fire. The moment the fireworks shot upward, the children laughed happily. Maisie stood in the yard and watched the fireworks go off, then looked back at Nolan, who was looking at her.…There were no lights in the home. Tanner looked out the window. The busy city streets looked lonely, just like his heart. He took out his phone, and he had no idea when he had set Pearl’s photo as the lock screen wallpaper.It had been two months since she left him.When he heard the doorbell, Tanner slowly walked to the door and saw that Mrs. Hannigan was outside. “Tan, come home. Your father is waiting for you.”After a long time, Tanner looked a
If only Tanner could have a do-over, but unfortunately, he couldn’t.Meanwhile, ar Morwich…Pearl sat in her hospital room while the doctor removed the gauze wrapped around her face, and the nurse placed a mirror in front of her.She looked at the unfamiliar face that had undergone two surgeries and was badly swollen. The doctor told her, “Ms. Santiago, avoid rubbing your face within the next half a year for optimum recovery.”Pearl smiled. “Thank you.”After the doctor walked out, Pearl looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She would be able to leave her past behind from now on. Three years later…The media congratulated Soul for getting into the top six listed companies of the country. They were only second to the big Taylor Jewelry, becoming the second-biggest international jewelry brand.The jewelry industry was closely related to the fashion industry. Soul had started off by creating custom-made jewelry and had moved onto high-end custom-made, a great improvement.
The car stopped outside of the hotel. After that, Nolan and Maisie got to the restaurant. The fact that there was no one in the restaurant other than the waiters meant that someone had booked the entire restaurant.The waiters stood uniformly in one line and greeted, “Welcome!”Maisie walked to a white table prepared with a large bouquet of black roses on it. She couldn’t help herself and chuckled. After that, he turned around to look at Nolan. “This is the surprise you prepared for me?”Nolan pulled the chair for her. When she sat down, he leaned closer and said, “It's to celebrate that your dream has finally come true, Zee.”He walked away and sat opposite Maisie. He told the waiter to get them a bottle of red wine. Resting her chin on her palm, Maisie looked at him and smiled. “It’s to catch up to you. But I still have a long way to go.”He took over the red wine and poured it into the decanter.“You can consider yourself very good if you can get into the top ten.”Maisie lif
“Huh?” Barbara looked at Maisie.Maisie smiled and shook her head. “Nothing.”If she had not had a miscarriage that year, she would have four kids by now.Maybe this was her fate. Until now, she did not intend to have a fourth kid.In the meantime, in the interview room of the Blackgold Group…The female interviewee accurately analyzed the industry data of the Blackgold Group, and her confidence made the three interviewers nod with satisfaction.They flipped across her profile.Cecil Wolfsbane, 29 years old, graduated from a prestigious university in Stoslo with a master's degree in architecture. Her academic background was perfect.An interviewer rose to his feet and said, “That’s all for today, Ms. Wolfsbane. We’ll be in touch with you if you’re shortlisted.”Cecil smiled and stood up. She nodded and said, “Thank you.”After that, she took her purse and left the interview room without turning her head back.At that moment, Quincy came over. He subconsciously took a glanc
Linda trembled and lifted her head. She hugged his leg and pleaded, “Mr. Donovan, I… I didn’t want to run. It’s… It’s just that that person is too scary. I don’t want to serve him. He… He’ll kill me!”Mr. Donovan grabbed her hair and said, “This is the path you’ve chosen, and now you’re telling me that you don’t want to serve him?”He gave her a slap, causing her face to swell up.Mr. Donovan then spat on the ground and continued. “You have two choices now. Either you give me $150,000, or you go back and apologize to the customer. If not, I’ll kill you. Right here, right now.”Linda scrambled up from the ground and got on her knees. “I… I’ll pay you! I’ll pay you!” She did not want to go back to face that mad customer anymore. She would die!“Three days.” Mr. Donovan grabbed her hair and forced her to look him in the eyes. “If I don’t receive money from you in three days, I’ll shred you to pieces and throw you into the river to feed the fish.”After that, he left with his men,
“Maisie, do… Do you think I’m lying to you? I’m not lying!” Linda said flusteredly. It went without saying that she couldn’t tell Maisie that she knew about it. She was worried Maisie wouldn’t lend her the money if she told her.“Linda, you should be well aware that I don’t like it when other people lie to me. People who have lied once will need even more lies to cover up their previous lies. If you knew the nature of the work when you signed the contract, then you deserve what happened to you today. If you were cheated, I will help you lawfully pay the compensation,” Maisie said calmly.Linda was devastated when she heard what Maisie said. “Maisie, are you really not going to lend me $150,000? I'm your cousin! What do you care about $150,000 with your current status?”“$150,000 are money too.” Maisie’s face turned stern. “Money doesn’t grow on trees. You indeed are my cousin, but I don’t have an obligation to help you. You should be grateful that I’m willing to lend the money to yo
Cecile rolled the window up and drove away, leaving Linda standing frozen stiff on the spot. She looked at the name card in her hand and pressed her lips thin.In the evening, at the Blue Bay villa…After Maisie finished her bath, she wrapped herself and her wet hair with a towel. She stood in front of her dressing table and pulled out her face cream.When Nolan came into the room, he threw the jacket on his arm to the bed and hugged her from the back. He leaned closer and whispered into her ear, “What a surprise. The first thing I see after I come back is such a beautiful scene. She looked at him back through the mirror and asked, “Sometimes I really wonder what’s in your head.”He chuckled deeply. “What’s in my head? It’s all about you, Zee.”She was applying cream on her face right now. She turned her head around, and just when she attempted to wipe the remaining cream on her hand to his face, he avoided her and grabbed her wrist. He giggled and said, "You're so naughty, Zee.