The teenager crossed his legs. “Tsk, tsk, tsk, you just don’t think of me as your brother.”“Evan, since you’re back, eat your dinner. If you don’t plan to eat with us, get out.” Mr. Fraiser’s face dimmed. If he knew that he would give birth to such a spoiled and useless son, he would have strangled him to death back then.Evan smiled. “Father, no matter what, I’m still your son. Is there a need for you to be so heartless?”“You’re actually shameless enough to admit that you’re your father’s son?” Mrs. Fraiser stood behind him. “All you do all day is fool around out there without knowing when to come home, and the only time you come back home is when you need money. You’re no longer a young lad. Can’t you learn how to behave practically, look for a job, and earn some money to pay for your sister’s studies?”Evan laughed out loud. “Why would she need me to pay for her studies? She goes to such a prestigious school, so the classmates she gets to know there should all be filthy rich,
Lisa froze in place, and she could only watch helplessly at the side as Evan took away everything Daisie had given her.Back at the Goldmann mansion…Daisie had just come upstairs when she saw Colton leaning against the wall, his arms crossed, waiting for her.She frowned. “Colton, you’re acting cool again.”“Who’s acting cool?” Colton inserted his hands back into his pockets. “Didn’t you go to Lisa’s house for dinner? Why are you back so soon?”“The dinner is over already.” Daisie walked to the door, thought of something, and stopped. “Colton, I think you’re quite a fine brother.”The corners of Colton’s mouth twitched. “Have you fallen ill?”‘It’s rare to get complimented by Daisie.’“You can let your imagination run wild.” Daisie spread her hands, pushed the door, and got into the room. Colton watched as the door closed, rubbing his chin as if he was deeply absorbed in his thought.The next day, after Maisie sent Daisie and Colton to school, he went to Nolan’s company to de
Maisie pushed open the door and walked into the office.Nolan was behind the desk, supporting his forehead with one hand while reading the documents in front of him. He had heard Maisie's conversation with Quincy outside, lifted his gaze, and chuckled. “Are you trying to become a matchmaker now? You can always arrange a blind date for Quincy.”Maisie put the lunchbox on the desk. “He’s your employee. As his boss, why aren’t you the one arranging it for him?”Nolan smirked as he put down the documents. “It’s not that you don’t know me. I don’t know many women.”Maisie choked on her own words.‘Sure enough, since I got to know him up until now, I’ve never seen any of Nolan’s female friends. All the people around him are basically men.’Maisie propped her arms against the surface of the desk and leaned forward. “Nolan, you should’ve been very popular back in college. Did none of the ladies in college tackle you back then?”Nolan caressed her cheek with his palm. “Yes, I didn’t real
Quincy pushed the door open and quickly walked up to the desk. “Mr. Goldmann, Mr. Xavier of Beyond Tech Corporation wants to see you.”Nolan frowned. “Beyond Tech Corporation hasn’t been in any collaboration with us before this. What do they wish to bring to my attention?”Quincy shook his head. “I’m not sure. The front desk said they had already been waiting for an hour. It’s said that Beyond Tech Corporation is about to be acquired by another company, and its prospects are looking rather grim, so maybe he’s here to seek some sort of collaboration?”Nolan put the documents on the desk and leaned back against the back of the chair. “A tech company that’s about to be acquired comes to me for a collaboration. What do they think Blackgold is? A charity? Tell the front desk to ask them to leave.”Quincy called the front desk and told them exactly what Nolan said.The receptionists then said something to him, and he looked at Nolan immediately. “Mr. Goldmann, was Mr. Xavier’s daughter
Elaine and her father were even more awkward. Nolan didn’t seem to want to hear what happened in college, so he cut straight to the point. “You can be blunt, Mr. Xavier. Even if we were coursemates, we weren’t that close, so there’s no need to pretend to be friends.”His intentions were clear. Trying to use their relationship as acquaintances to help Beyond Tech was pointless because they weren’t close, and Nolan couldn’t care less about that.Edward understood, so he changed his tune. “Beyond Tech is facing some financial issues, and I heard that you took computer science in college and you’re versed in technology, so we’d like to ask for your help.”Nolan crossed his legs and leaned back while crossing his arms. “I don’t waste time on failed ventures. There’s nothing about Beyond Tech that intrigues me.”Edward clenched his jaw because he didn’t know what to say. Elaine stood up. “Mr. Goldmann, I know that Beyond Tech is nothing in your eyes because the IT companies under Bla
Maisie smiled. “We have three big spenders at home. Of course I have to help you out.”Nolan looked toward the father and daughter. “My wife has asked me to think about it, so I will.”Edward was very surprised but smiled, “Thank you, Mrs. Goldmann, and thank you, Mr. Goldmann, for giving us a chance.”After Quincy walked them out, Maisie stood up. “I should leave—”Before she could finish, Nolan pulled her into his arms and buried his face in her hair. “Leave to go where?”She cried, “Back to my office!”Nolan was in heat. “Don’t even think of going back today.”At Morwich…Tanner brought Noah to the zoo. Noah had his arms around his neck while he looked around excitedly. He was curious about all the animals because he had never been to a zoo. He asked question after question, but Tanner answered all of them patiently. Pearl followed behind them. It was the first time she saw her son so happy, so she didn’t want to interrupt them.The zoo was crowded, so she lost sight of T
Tanner slowly spoke. “Noah needs a complete family and me.”Pearl paused—her chest heaving—but pulled her hand out of his grasp. “I don’t want to get married.” She no longer had the courage to go through marriage. Tanner’s eyes lost hope, but he understood she didn’t want to forgive him.He said, “We won’t have to get married if you don’t want to. We’ll do it if or when you want to. Pearl, the decision is in your hands. I won’t force it.” Tanner touched her face, which looked cold because he wanted to warm her up.Pearl looked around and took a deep breath. “I’m not worth the effort.”“I think you are.” Tanner got closer and rubbed his hand on her cheek. “Pearl, you and Noah bring meaning to my life.”Pearl froze before looking into his eyes. “Tanner, if we got married and you had a tainted wife, you would need to hear people talking behind your back. Do you think that’s a marriage you want?”“I don’t care,” Tanner touched her face and stared into her eyes, “I don’t care what o
Nolan hadn’t planned to work with Beyond Tech, especially when they tried to use his relationship with Elaine. He didn’t want another situation like the Hannigans.Nathaniel had tried to introduce Maizie to him under the guise of a partnership when he lost his memories. If there were any underlying motives, he wouldn’t consider a partnership, even if it were with a great company.However, Beyond Tech was open and good at reading people. Since Maisie was interested, he had agreed on behalf of her.Maisie smiled. “I’ll go where my dear brings me.”Nolan smiled and agreed.After the call ended, Lucy slowly turned around. “Ms. Vanderbilt, which Mr. Xavier were you talking about?”Maisie smiled and answered, “From Beyond Tech.”Lucy’s expression slightly changed. Maisie noticed that and squinted. “What’s wrong?”Lucy snapped back to her senses, scratched her head, and smiled. “It’s nothing. I was just curious. I’m going back to work.”The moment she left the office and closed the