Daisie walked over and sat down next to Lisa. “Lisa, are you alright?”She didn’t reply.Daisie was worried about her, so she placed a hand on her shoulder, but at that moment, Lisa moved it away. “Daisie, let’s not be friends.”Daisie was startled and curious. “Why?” Something came to her mind, “Did Leah say something to you?”Lisa lowered her head and wiped her tears away. “I know that I’m not from a rich family. My parents can’t give me anything more than the fees for this school. I just wanted friends. Why… Why did they have to say that about me?”Daisie slowly walked in front of her and knelt down. “Lisa, ignore what they say and think. You know that Leah loves to manipulate people. I only see you as my friend.”Seeing that Lisa was still crying, Daisie got up because she was angry. “I’m going to speak to Leah!”“Don’t—”Lisa held her back, “Please, Daisie, there’s no point. Do you think she will stop targeting me if you speak to her?”Daisie paused because she made sense
Daisie was too well protected and didn’t understand how the world worked. She wanted to give Lisa the best gifts because she wanted her to be confident, but confidence couldn’t be boosted with material goods.People weren’t born greedy. If they got things they wanted without putting in any effort too often, that was when greed started growing. Thus, Daisie was naive.“What should I do then?” Daisie suddenly realized that she had given Lisa a terrible burden.Maisie smiled and stood up. “Change before it’s too late.”On the other side, in the suburbs…Lisa wandered around and only got home when it was late. The door opened when she was putting her keys on the door lock. She curiously pushed the door open and went in. “Dad, Mom, I’m home.”She took off her shoes and shouted, but there was no reply. She walked in and placed her bag on the couch. She suddenly heard a noise from the kitchen, so she walked over, but when she stood at the door, she saw her mother lying in a pool o
Daisie was surprised. She quietly thanked the teacher and left. In the suburbs…Lisa’s father collected his wife’s items and started balling when he saw their family photo.Lisa, who saw everything, held her fists, turned around, and walked to her room with no expression. She took out everything Daisie had given her, put them in her backpack, and walked out with it. There was a cyber cafe at the end of the street, and she knew that her brother Evan and his gang would hang out there. She also knew that Evan had a ‘boss’ there who the boys called ‘Ivanka’.Ivanka was the owner of the cybercafe, but she looked like she had a lot of money. The red sports car that was always parked outside belonged to her.Lisa walked into the shop and to the cashier. The keeper had a sandwich while gaming and didn’t notice her.Lisa hesitated before speaking. “Is Ivanka here?”“She’s—” The man looked up and saw that she was just a girl who looked underage, so he put down his sandwich. “You know o
“It was them! Our neighbors saw it with their own eyes!” Lisa shouted while tears fell from her eyes. “He asked for money from Mom. She refused to give it to him, so he did that to her!”Mr. Fraiser looked at her silently. He stood there for a while before heading out to the hospital. While looking at the door as it slowly closed, Lisa’s mind was filled with her father’s expression. ‘He doesn’t believe me.’When the thought surfaced in her head, she flung the cup on the table to the floor.…The next day, Daisie and Colton came to look for Lisa. She knocked on the door for a long while, but no one opened the door.She turned her head around to look at Colton and asked, “Brother, is Lisa not home?”“No idea. I guess so.” Colton turned around. “Let’s go then.”Daisie nodded. Initially, she wanted to check on Lisa. However, it seemed to her that Lisa was not at home, so she decided to look for her when she came to school.When Daisie and Colton arrived at the district, they ra
Tanner smiled at him and said, “They will.”Soon, they arrived at the Hannigan manor. Tanner had informed them about their arrival, so Nathaniel and Mrs. Hannigan had been waiting for them in the living room. When they saw a woman and a kid walking into the living room with Tanner, both of them found it hard to believe it.Holding Noah’s hand, Tanner led Pearl up to them. “Dad, I’ve brought your grandson and Pearl back to you.”Noah subconsciously hid behind Tanner’s leg and poked half of his head out to look at the two people in front of him.Mrs. Hannigan’s heart melted upon seeing how adorable Noah was. “Kid, come over here and let me take a look.”Pearl squatted down and said something to Noah before he walked toward Mrs. Hannigan hesitantly.Mrs. Hannigan ran her hand over his head and said with a smile, “What a good kid.”She then lifted her head to look at Pearl and said, “Pearl, it must have been hard on you.”Pearl was momentarily stunned before shaking her head.Stan
Edward kept his head low and fell silent.When he came out of the reception room, he ran into Lucy and was stunned. “What are you doing here?”Lucy did not expect to run into her stepfather here at all.At the same time, Maisie emerged from the reception room. When she saw Edward talking to Lucy, she felt strange. “Mr. Xavier, do you know Lucy?”Before Edward could reply, Lucy said, “Uncle Edward, I… I’m working at Soul right now.”Edward nodded. “I see. So, you’ve been working at Soul the whole time?”“Yeah…” Lucy replied.Maisie walked up to Edward and looked at Lucy, “Are you Lucy’s relative, Mr. Xavier?”Now that Maisie thought of it, Lucy’s surname was Xavier as well.Edward did not reply instantly. After a short while, he smiled and said, “She’s my wife’s daughter.”A hint of surprise flitted across Lucy’s eyes. This was the first time he introduced her in front of other people. Everyone knew that he had married a second time, and wasn't the daughter of his second wife
Maisie couldn’t help herself and chuckled. “You've even considered your stepfather's actions. It seems like you really want to help her.”Honestly, Maisie was kind of envious that Lucy was willing to help Elaine even though they were not related by blood, and she couldn't help but think of Willow. Willow wasn’t born a bad person. They were related by blood, and Maisie still remembered the day Willow came to her house with Leila for the first time.…Willow was slightly taller than Maisie, and she combed her hair into two braids. She looked shy and bashful.Stephen pushed her forward and introduced her to Maisie, “Zee, Willow will be your older sister from now onward.”Maisie looked at Willow with a slight hostility. After all, her mother had only passed away for less than a year, and her father had found her a stepmother. What's more, this stepmother had brought back an "older sister" for her too. She did not like them at all, so she turned around and ran upstairs. Since then,
No one knew his sister more than he did, so after a short while of contemplation, he decided not to tell her anything.Meanwhile, Evan was discharged from the hospital, and Mr. Fraiser went to pick him up.After returning home, Mr. Fraiser told him to stop causing trouble outside. Evan replied half-heartedly. He had been beaten up for no reason, so it went without saying that he wouldn’t stomach an insult like that.When Lisa returned from school, her expression changed upon seeing her brother playing games on the couch. She did not greet him and went into her room without saying anything. She slammed the door shut, and Mr. Fraiser, preparing food in the kitchen, turned his head around. He knew her mother’s death had left a big impact on her. However, he had asked the police about the incident, and it had nothing to do with Evan at all. Evan owed a group of people some money, and they had a fight with Mrs. Fraiser when they came to their house to look for him. An accident had ha
“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