‘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
“Grandma, you can relax now that Vaenna is getting back on track.”“How could I not relax? Vaenna is in your hands now.” Madam Vanderbilt happily smiled while holding her hand. Leila took the chance to say something. “Of course. Willie is the lucky star of our family. When she becomes well known, you will be able to enjoy the rest of your life peacefully.”Madam Vanderbilt was enjoying it all. Who wouldn’t wish that their family would one day become successful so that they could enjoy life?”The business wasn’t doing well, so she had to rely on her grandson, but the latter was a disappointment. Hadn’t she come to Bassburgh because of Vaenna?She wasn’t disappointed after coming to Bassburgh. Even if it was because of her granddaughter instead of her grandson, it was worth it. “It would be great if Lynn was half as capable as Willie.” Madam Vanderbilt moved the topic to Linda, who was sitting on the couch. Linda had been staying in the city for a while now, but Willow never br
Three days later…The Summerton Auction started at 7:00 p.m. The buyers entered the auction hall with masquerade masks given out by the ushers. On top of high-valued jewelry, the Summerton Auction also auctioned antiques, and all the transactions were legal. The auction hall was shaped like a circle with traditional wooden structures. It was vintage and classy and made up of the grand hall and the VIP rooms on the first floor. There were eight VIP rooms on the first floor with ceiling-high windows. The people and auction stage in the grand hall were fully visible from the rooms. To get into the VIP rooms, one had to have outstanding social status and a net worth of at least $150,000,000. Anyone who would be a patron of Summerton Auction would need to have deep pockets. Maisie and Kennedy put on the masquerade masks and entered the hall. She was wearing a high-collared white dress with her hair up in a bun for a sleek look. Tassel earrings made of sequins went well with h
Maisie and Kennedy stood up and left with the hostess. Willow’s face dropped when she saw them going to the first floor. She heard that the first floor of the auction hall was only for people with a great social standing. Was it… Nolan?Willow bit her lip when she came to that realization. She was going to tear Maisie into shreds in front of Nolan that night!The hostess brought them to the Stork Room and saw four bodyguards standing behind the door. Maisie was thinking if it was Nolan who was there, but the silhouette didn’t match. Maisie was surprised when the man slowly turned around.The man wasn’t wearing a mask. His warm smile narrowed his pretty eyes. “Looks like I have a good enough eyesight to recognize you.”Maisie smiled. It was Helios Boucher!Maisie walked to the window and looked at the crowd below, curious. “Why are you here? Are you interested in jewelry auctions too?”This bigshot rarely appeared in public except for that one time at the party. He wouldn’
Applause erupted. The next item to go on auction was still from Taylor Jewelry. After a few items, the highest price for jewelry from Taylor was $263,000,000, far more than any other item. The screen showed a peacock blue necklace next. When Kennedy saw it, he nervously looked toward Maisie. Helios, who seemed to have noticed his gaze, looked toward Maisie through the corner of his eyes too. Seller: Willow VanderbiltThe crowd booed and whispered among themselves. The sellers here were either well-known companies or famous jewelry designers. Willow was a name that many did not recognize. Only a few people had followed the ‘drama’ on Twitter and learned about her fiasco with Ms. Santiago.However, the item on the screen was pretty unique.The peacock blue necklace had a brilliant teardrop-shaped sapphire. The melee blue diamonds on the tail of the peacock were a beautiful addition. This item was ‘Peacock’s Pride’ that Maisie had designed. Too bad Willow just copied the
That meant that there were two ‘Peacock’s Pride’.That was the first time a situation like this had occurred at Summerton. “Would the international designer copy someone’s work?”“They’re a world-renowned designer. Why would they plagiarize? It was probably the new designer Willow who plagiarized.”The discussion grew louder and louder. Larissa waved for one of the bodyguards to approach, whispered something to him, and he left. The bodyguard said something to the crew, and the crew made an announcement. “I’m sorry, we are facing some technical issues. I’m afraid we need to put the auction on hold. We suspect that one of the items has been plagiarized, so we’ll launch an investigation immediately.”“So it really was plagiarism?”“It’s so rare for plagiarized items to show up at an auction,” someone said out loud. The two items were placed on stage, and an appraiser was asked to do an appraisal. If there really was plagiarizing, it would be a huge problem. Helios looked
‘Maybe it’s because of the incident at the Michelin restaurant?’Louis’ words changed Willow’s expression.Fortunately, Larissa did not say anything, which made her calm down a little.The price on the screen stopped at $266,000,000!And the last person to tender a bid was Madam Nera from the Peach Room.Maisie was surprised and curiously looked at the distinguished guest of the Peach Room. The person who was sitting at the window turned out to be Madam Nera!The price that had stopped rose again to $282,000,000 abruptly!The audience was astounded.The auctioneer was stunned for a moment and then slowly said, “Congratulations to the distinguished guests from the Stork Room located on the second floor…”Maisie turned her head and looked at Helios. “Mr. Boucher, you...”Helios gave off a faint smile. “A brilliant masterpiece is worth the price.”Madam Nera frowned when she looked at the person who was sitting in the Stork Room.‘It turns out to be that kiddo from the Boucher
“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