“Was I wrong?” Colton was annoyed. “You’re going to watch a movie during the weekend. I hope you don’t complain about him not treating you like a friend.”When Nollace had left her, she had cried to him and said that he never treated her like a friend.“You—” Daisie was so angry she could no longer eat, so she got up and stomped upstairs.Colton continued sitting there and finished his food.Maisie looked helpless, so she threw a rib into his bowl. “You should stop teasing her.”“I will,” Colton lazily replied. “I don’t want her not to learn from her past. She can’t just keep getting attached to every boy she meets. We don’t know if the men have bad intentions.”He didn’t like Zephir because he could see there was something off about him. His sister couldn’t see it.Maisie was surprised.Nolan, who was quiet, couldn't help but laugh. “It’s great that Colton is trying to protect his sister.”Maisie suddenly asked, “Daisie is going to the movies with Zephir?”“Yes, she tried to
That was why she didn’t tell Colton that she was going to the movies. Since she had promised Zephir, she couldn't just cancel it.Maisie smiled and rubbed her head. “I understand. You just don’t want your friends to feel bad, right?”Daisie nodded, and Maisie smiled warmly. “All you need to do is to speak to Colton. Look, if you don’t tell him how you feel, you’ll be protecting your friends but hurting your family because he did it out of care. He was upset when you talked back.”Daisie thought about it for a long time, and the anger in her heart soon disappeared. She stood up. “Mom, I’ll go talk to him now.’She ran out of the room. Maisie walked out and was startled by Nolan, who was leaning on the wall with his arms crossed. “How long have you been there?”“Not long.” He smiled and looked at her. “You managed to convince Daisie so quickly.”“Well, it’s because I gave birth to her.” Maisie raised her brows. Nolan took a step forward and leaned down to give her a warm kiss o
Maisie frowned. “What kind of a woman?”“I… I’m not sure about it. I was taking care of the kid at that time, so I wasn’t looking. I just heard her voice. She said that she’s Linda’s friend and that she’s here to help Linda get her stuff.”The wife of the deceased thought for a moment and continued. “My mother-in-law received $300 when she came back. She told me that that woman gave her a tip, and my mother-in-law was delighted.”Inside the car…Maisie leaned against the back of the seat with her arms crossed in front of her chest and fell in deep thought.‘Is the woman who came to Linda’s house Maxine? If it's her, why did she come to Linda's place? To find or to destroy any evidence?’The landlady had been killed today, and Maisie felt that it was too coincidental. It seemed to her that an invisible hand was manipulating everything from the dark.It was as if the mysterious woman named Maxine was trying to destroy all the evidence against her. The SIM, the things in the reside
Nolan stared at the profile as a glint flashed across his eyes. “Maybe the Sue who got burned to death wasn't Adrian's student.”Maisie nodded in a trance. Nolan was right. Sue was a bit shorter than Rowena was, so there was no way Adrian wouldn't suspect her when Rowena pretended to be Sue.Even though there was a possibility that Rowena might come up with many excuses and lies, it all made sense now. After all, on the profile, Maxine's height was 5’4’’, about the same as Rowena’s.Perhaps even Rowena did not know about this “coincidence.” She would have never targeted Sue if she had known that Sue had a twin sister.Quincy scratched his head and said, “This is strange. She knew that Rowena was pretending to be Sue, but instead of exposing her, she allowed her to stay around Adrian as Sue. Why would she do that?”Maisie did not say anything in return.Nolan suddenly closed the computer and said, “We will know the reason when we find her.”“What are you doing in front of the doo
“Shadow?”“Yeap.” Cecile rested her chin on her palm. “I’m sure you know what shadow means, right, Mrs. Goldmann? It means she can only live under the light of other people. She will forever be that person's accessory. Everyone knows about Sue, but no one knows that Sue has a sister named Maxine.”Maxine and Sue were twins. However, her mother preferred Sue over Maxine from childhood. This was because Sue had been the most outstanding child in her mother's eyes.Sue had good grades since she was a kid, but her sister, Maxine, was totally opposite of her. Their mother had kept comparing Maxine to her sister. Whenever their relatives or other guests visited them, their mother would only let Sue come out to receive the guests, and she would lock Maxine up in the room.After all, in her mother’s opinion, Maxine was an extra. She was a disgrace to their family. After graduating high school, Maxine had not been accepted into the Turner Institute of Art. Instead, Sue had been accepted i
Maisie asked, “Where was it abandoned?”The police officer put the photo on the table and replied, “It’s somewhere in the middle of the wilderness. There is nothing left but the metal frame of the car. There was no one in the car, so we do suspect that the accident was an intentional murder. After hitting the victim, the culprit burned the car down to erase the evidence.”Maisie pressed her lips thin. “What about the recording in the car?”“Someone took it away,” the police officer replied.Maisie fell silent. Without a doubt, it was an intentional murder. Otherwise, they would not need to go through all the effort of destroying the evidence. “This has nothing to do with Mr. Donovan and his men, right?”“We’ve interrogated them several times. They admitted that they had beaten and threatened the victim before, but they didn’t kill her.”After Maisie left the office, she stood in the corridor and frowned deeply. ‘If it's intentional murder, then Maxine indeed is the greatest sus
Tanner looked at the crumpled photo and set his jaw tightly.…At night, Maisie was doing the financial report in her notebook on the bed. When Nolan came out of the bathroom, he put the towel he used to wipe his hair aside and walked up to her. The bed sank, and a warm body approached her from behind. Before she could do anything, she was enveloped by the fragrance of the body shampoo.“Are you still working, Zee?” he asked.She turned over and placed her palm on his chest. “Of course, I’m busy. I have to bring work home.”Nolan kissed the center of her eyebrows before moving on to her lips. She groaned and reached out to hug him. “Nolan.”“I’m here,” he replied as he deepened the kiss.Maisie opened her lips with difficulty and said, “I don't feel comfortable if we can't find out the relationship between Cecile and Maxine. It seems to me that Maxine is coming for me.”He stopped and glanced at her face. Maisie’s eyelashes trembled, and she continued, “Linda’s death might be
‘She was clearly the party involved, but she was able to make herself sound like an outsider calmly, making it impossible for others to doubt her.’Maisie took a glance at the rearview mirror and frowned slightly.‘Isn’t the car behind the one parked outside the police station?’The other party suddenly accelerated, overtook her car, and was now driving right in front of her car.At that moment, Maisie’s front wheels broke abruptly, and the front of the car got out of control. When it was about to hit, Maisie had to turn the steering wheel quickly, and the body of the car skidded into a sign by the roadside.The sudden impact left a high-pitch hum echoing within her head, and her vision turned blurry as she stared at the vehicle that stopped right next to her car for a few minutes and then drove away.Meanwhile, at Blackgold…Nolan and Quincy came out of the conference room. After Quincy answered a phone call, he caught up to Nolan immediately. “Mr. Goldmann, Mrs. Goldmann has r
“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