Maisie paused, her eyes looking down. “Why did you suddenly decide to tell me now?”Stephen never wanted to talk about her mother, and Maisie always thought that he had forgotten about her. She would feel sad whenever she saw Willow and Leila. Stephen saw the dismay in her eyes, and his heart was heavy. “I didn’t talk about it because I didn’t want to get into it.”“I always wanted to know, did you really hate my mother that much?”She had given him a daughter but wasn’t better than Leila?Stephen gnashed his teeth. “You don’t know what happened between your mother and me, and you think that I hate her?”Maisie looked away without saying a word. “Zee, you probably didn’t know that when your mother married me, she came to me. We didn’t get married for love at first.”Not for love? Maisie was stumped with surprise. Stephen looked sad. “I was young and ambitious, wanting to build a career in Bassburgh after leaving Coralia. But I kept getting stonewalled until I met your m
Stephen had spent two years in hopes that he would move her one day, but other than giving him a child, she never showed any love for him. When Maisie had started growing up, and Marina’s health started deteriorating, he realized that she had chosen to have a child because she knew that she wasn’t going to live for much longer. This was her way of making up to him—such an absurd way. She had tricked him and made him fall head over heels. He resented her even after her death!She never said anything until her death. All these years, his pain would worsen as Maisie grew up, resembling Marina more and more.Although Stephen had brought Leila and Willow back and started focusing on Willow, he still cared about Maisie. He just didn’t want to be reminded of Marina. Maisie buried her face in her hands while seated on the couch. Her face was pale as paper. All these years, she had been under the impression that her father cheated on their marriage. Since her mother had been treatin
Daisie laughed. “You little rascal! What are you laughing about!?” Willow’s face turned green after hearing her laughter. She hadn’t even started with them yet. Ryleigh stood in front of Willow. “What are you trying to do, Willow? This is a restaurant. If you want to go crazy, please do that in the streets, don’t disturb the patrons here.”A man with headphones sitting at the front just wanted to have some lunch but frowned when he heard the commotion. This had nothing to do with him, so he wasn’t going to step in. The other patrons looked toward them, seemingly unhappy. The server went up to try and stop them but was chewed up by Willow. No one could have predicted that Willow was going to throw a cup of coffee at Ryleigh.Everyone around them stood up, startled. “Godmother!” Waylon stood up, took off his sunglasses, and threw a glass of water at Willow. Willow’s makeup started melting because of the water. “You horrible rascals, how dare you—”Willow angrily raised h
‘What’s more, who in Zlokova doesn’t know that my mother is the distinguished daughter of the nobility of Stoslo?’Louis had no feelings for this woman and did not want to pay any attention to her.Willow stopped him. “I’m sorry, I was too impulsive just now. I still have to thank you. You’re the one who caught me in time…”“You let go of—” Louis’s gaze landed on the bracelet on Willow’s right hand, and his expression changed to one of shock. He grabbed her hand abruptly and asked, “Where did this bracelet come from?”Willow was flustered.‘Why would he ask me about this bracelet?’“Answer me!”“This… This is…” Willow felt that he cared a lot about this bracelet.‘Could it be that the bracelet left by that wh*re’s mother has any connection with him? If that’s the case, then I…’She bit her lip and answered, “It’s a gift from my mother.”Louis stared at her closely and asked word by word, “Is your mother Marina?”Willow felt a little guilty.‘How could Marina be my mother? B
‘This bracelet belongs to Maisie’s mother, but how could I know that Maisie’s mother was a noblewoman? If I were to return the bracelet to Maisie, wouldn’t I be creating an opportunity for them to recognize her?‘How could I allow Maisie to regain this identity of hers so that she could step on us for the rest of our lives?’“But, as for Dad’s…” Willow still had concerns.Leila thought about it calmly for a moment. “Your dad probably doesn’t know about this, so don’t let him or your grandma know about it.“Willie, take the bracelet and go to meet Madam Lucas, then find a way to hide your past until you get the chance to approach the de Armas. You’ll definitely get everything that you desire when you take that b*tch’s place in the family!”Leila had gotten used to difficult times since she was a child. If she had not met Stephen, she would still be living frugally in a small hut somewhere around the city.She naturally did not want Willow to be like her. Although she knew that the
Colton responded, “Oh, okay.”He then scampered out of the room again.Louis picked up the information on his desk and took a glance at it.‘Colton… This boy’s last name is Vanderbilt too?’…Nolan had heard that Stephen had come to see Maisie. Nobody knew what he had told her, but it was obvious that Maisie had been a little depressed and had been staying in her office since then.‘Did Stephen come to make things difficult for her again?’He went directly to the 16th floor upon thinking of this.Nolan walked up to her office door and opened it, only to see her curled up on the couch. Her expression looked a little depressed.She did not even give off her usual reaction when she saw Nolan.The woman who would swing her claws like a tiny wild cat whenever she met him was sitting quietly as if she was a poor cat that had been abandoned, making Nolan feel a little at a loss.He walked up to her, looked down at her, and stretched out his hand to rub the top of her head after a l
‘This b*stard only knows how to ruin the atmosphere!’Quincy did not care if Nolan was about to kill him and reported, “Mr. Goldmann, Mr. Goldmann Sr. has called you via a video call, saying there’s something important!”Nolan returned to his office. Mr. Goldmann Sr., who was on the screen, seemed to have been waiting for him since long ago. Seeing that Nolan had sat down at his desk, Mr. Goldmann Sr. asked, “Zee’s mother is from the de Armas?”Nolan’s gaze looked indifferent. “Did Hans tell you that?”‘I’ve only asked Hans to investigate this matter and didn’t even tell Quincy about it.’Mr. Goldmann Sr.’s expression dimmed. “Your grandfather will return to Zlokova in mid-June.”“Grandfather is coming back?”“Hmph, isn’t it obvious that he’s coming back because he learned that you have kids now? What makes you think he can resist the urge to come back to take a look at those kids? Above all, what makes you think you can hide the news from him?”Nolan did not say anything.He
‘Vaenna Jewelry was frequently in the limelight some time ago, not to mention that this young lady named Willow Vanderbilt was deeply involved in the scandal that framed Ms. Santiago.‘If it wasn’t because she had Marina’s bracelet…’“The incident with Ms. Santiago, is it really your doing?”“That isn’t my doing.” Willow pretended to be aggrieved. “I got framed. I don’t even know Ms. Santiago, and I don’t know why she would frame me.”Larissa put the coffee cup down. “How come you and your mother Marina are so different in character?”The sentence almost choked Willow as her heart skipped a beat.‘Is she suspecting something?’Willow’s forehead was perspiring imperceptibly, and her expression looked embarrassed. “My… My mother passed away when I was very young. A nanny brought me up.”“Is it?” Larissa scrutinized the young lady in front of her‘She’s very obsequious and extra careful. She’s indeed very different from Marina.‘Marina ran away from home decades ago, and there w