Maisie walked toward Maxine.Maxine laughed and raised the remote control in her hand with a frantic look. “I dare you to take another step closer. That’s if you want to go down in pieces.”Maisie stopped, and her face darkened while looking at the remote control in Maxine’s hand.“Did you think I didn’t come prepared? Why would I allow you to come to me in the first place? I’m not really worried about whether you’ll bring help here. Even if you were to get Nolan or the police here, I wouldn’t let any of you escape this unscathed.” She laughed smugly.Maisie took a deep breath and remained silent for a while. “Did you plan to go down together with us?”After saying that, she pointed to the two injured men behind her. “Those two almost died and another even went to prison for you. These people's lives don’t matter at all to you, do they?”Maxine looked indifferent. “What do their lives have to do with me? They work for me only because of the cash. Hence, it goes without saying tha
After saying something to the police, Nolan walked toward Maisie, pulled her into his arms, and tightened his hug.Maisie sniffed the soothing fragrance on his body and chuckled softly. “I knew you would get here in time.”He kissed the top of her head vigorously and sneered from the bottom of his throat. However, his tone sounded reproachful. “You always take the liberty to act by yourself. You would’ve been blown to pieces if I couldn’t get here in time.”Maisie looked up at him. “It’s because I believe in you and Colton.”While she was on her way to meet Maxine, Maisie received a call from Nolan, and Colton was next to him.They had managed to locate Maxine, so they had pinpointed the area where Maxine was at. As long as the area had network coverage, they could find out her exact location and the route she could use to escape.Since the place Maxine had not chosen a suitable escape route, she must have never planned to escape from the beginning and might have chosen to end th
When thinking about it, the statement made Maisie shudder.The next day…Quincy went to the Goldmann mansion to report to Nolan, saying that Maxine had been diagnosed with mental illness at the Bureau of Justice and was currently being held in custody.Maisie was astounded when she heard these words. “Mental illness?”Quincy nodded. “It’s said to be intermittent personality cognitive impairment, which is a symptom of schizophrenia.”Maisie pursed her lips and said nothing.Nolan held the back of her hand and looked at Quincy. “If mentally ill people intermittently commit crimes when they’re mentally normal, they should bear criminal responsibility just like any other normal people. This is inevitable. If Maxine wants to use her mental illness to find a reason to defend herself in this lawsuit, I’ll play along with her till the end of it.”Quincy replied, “I‘ve informed the lawyer and will hand the evidence and judgment.”After Quincy left, Maisie sat on the couch and did not sa
The plaintiff’s lawyer chuckled. “The suspect who caused the death in the hit-and-run pleaded guilty only because he’s the defendant’s scapegoat. Since he would take the blame for her, the confession that he gave can also be false.”The plaintiff’s lawyer slowly stood up and handed in the documents.The documents were presented to the judge, who skimmed through them and frowned.“This is the evidence of all the crimes committed by the defendant. How can a mentally ill person draw out each step of the plan so purposefully when she wasn’t in her right mind and couldn’t control her own behavior? So, no matter who the defendant is, they can’t be spared, and the premeditated actions don’t constitute out-of-control behaviors.”The judge looked at the defendant. “Do you have any other evidence?”The defendant’s lawyer submitted two more pieces of evidence. “All the premeditated behaviors that my client showed were due to multiple personality disorder, better known as dissociative identity dis
After Nolan said that, the people in the courtroom started chattering. The judge pounded his gravel. “Silence in court.”After that, he looked questionably toward the plaintiff. “Pretending to have multiple personalities?”Nolan looked toward the lawyer, who nodded, then opened the folder they received just now. “Judging from this case, if the second personality committed the crime, which she could not control, then in principle, she could indeed be exempted from criminal responsibility.“However, in essence, the exemption is only applicable when the person has totally lost consciousness and had been taken over by the second personality because the second personality had taken full control and she could no longer control her actions.”The plaintiff's lawyer looked toward Maxine. “However, the defendant was clearly aware that her second personality exists and was even using the identity of Cecile Wolfsbane, so there is only one possibility. That’s that she acted out the disorder's
When the judge spoke to the defendant’s lawyer, the lawyer gave up on the defense. The moment Maxine heard the sentencing, she looked as if her soul had left her body, and when she was taken away, she couldn’t walk by herself. Maisie and Nolan left the court. “How did you find the evidence?” She was surprised. Nolan touched her nose. “It’s all thanks to your son.”Waylon had found evidence in Maxine’s home, a pocket watch. There was a picture of Tyson Reynolds and a woman who was the mother of the twins. It showed the reason that Tyson had left the family for a few years.On the way back, Maisie guessed that Tyson had met Sue and Maxine’s mother and had fallen in love. However, they could not be together even when they loved each other because Tyson was married, and even if he didn’t love his wife, he felt sorry for her. The traditional ideology of marriage just tied them down. Since Lorraine Wolfsbane was Tyson’s cousin, he hadn’t been very keen on marrying her but was for
After a few days, Maxine was given a life sentence. Maisie went to see her one last time. When the warden brought her to the visitation room, she still looked calm as ever, not showing signs that she was a person on death row.She sat down and put the receiver to her ear, then smiled. “It’s ironic that you’re the last person I see.”Maisie looked at her. “Do you not regret your actions?”“Regret?” She laughed, but her eyes were cold. “There’s nothing to regret about. I’m not the one at fault. The world is at fault for not being fair to me.”Maisie’s eyes darted. “I sympathize with you, but this isn’t a good reason to kill someone for revenge.”“What do you know? Have you gone through what I have?”Maxine’s expression was dark. “I was six when I had to go through such an ugly experience, but the man who assaulted me was perceived as a good man because he was enthusiastic and had so-called good behavior. He easily convinced the police and neighbors, and even my mother. What I sai
Maisie got in the car. “I’m done.”Nolan put his hand across her back and leaned in. “What’s wrong?”She frowned. “I didn’t know that she was so far gone.”Nolan hugged her. “She got what she deserved.”Maisie looked down, holding back what she wanted to say.Nolan noticed that and then held her face up. “Did you want to say something?”“I still have a question. How did Maxine find out about us?” Maisie looked at him.Maxine didn’t know them, but how could she know so much about Pearl and Linda?Nolan rested his chin on the top of her head. “Imitating someone, playing a character, then getting too far into character. That’s why she looked into our past. That’s not unusual.”Maisie didn’t reply. Even if she had a troubled life, and what happened to her was terrible, she lost all sympathy when choosing such an extreme path. Lisa had to go through life with trauma because of her madness. At the hospital…Lisa’s legs were bandaged after two rounds of surgery. Her bones had
“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