Zephir had already guessed it. “I know.”Daisie was dumbfounded for a few seconds. “You actually knew?”Zephir laughed. “I can still tell the difference.”Waylon lifted his eyelids. He had heard from Colton when he was abroad that this fellow was interested in their sister. “Nice to meet you, Young Master Gosling.”There was no expression on his face. He looked indifferent and cold.Zephir nodded out of basic courtesy. “I’ve heard about you since long ago, Young Master Goldmann, but this is my first time meeting you too. It’s my pleasure to meet you.”Daisie looked at them inexplicably as something just did not feel right between the two of them.Meanwhile, in the private room…“Jackie Clifford, what are you doing in my private room?”Jackie sat across from her with his legs crossed and stared at her expressionlessly. “You didn’t return to the Lovegoods but came to Bassburgh instead. Are you still planning to embarrass the Cliffords?”Violet laughed abruptly and leaned backwa
The waiter came into the room with the dishes, and Zephir glanced through the ajar door and looked at the people sitting at the table outside the private room.‘Daisie smiles brightly and warmly when she’s beside her brother. It’s quite rare to see two brothers who would protect their younger sister as these two do. Perhaps that’s the reason behind her innocent smile.’Daisie and Waylon left the restaurant after dinner. The two of them could sense that Jackie was in a bad mood, so they bid him goodbye first.Back in the car, Waylon raised his hand to rub her hair. “Daisie, are you very close with Zephir?”Daisie nodded. “Yeah.”She then paused for a few seconds and asked again, “Waylon, why are you asking me this too?”‘It’s a known fact that Colton doesn’t like Zephir, but does Waylon not like him either?’“After all, it’s someone that you know. So, as your eldest brother, of course, I have to know a few things about him.” Although Waylon was protecting his younger sister too,
Elaine looked at Ian.‘It seems that he’s not someone to be trifled with.’The two entered the house. The house had a duplex floor plan, there were two bedrooms on the upper floor, a living room and a kitchen downstairs, and two independent balconies upstairs and downstairs.The decoration was simple and elegant, the interior design looked high-end, and most importantly, it was the style that she liked!‘I didn’t expect us to move in together just like this.’“I’ll take you upstairs to have a look.” Ian walked in front of her.Elaine followed, and the two came to the bedroom.The bedroom looked quite large, with a series of huge French windows, a built-in cloakroom and bathroom, and a balcony with a view.She walked up to the window and glanced at the brightly lit buildings across the shore and the cruise ships that were passing by at sea. This dazzling night scene looked phenomenal.Ian approached her and stood behind her secretly. “Do you like it?”Elaine chuckled inadverte
After taking a shower, Elaine walked out of the bathroom.She had prepared a few sets of lingerie, but she didn’t dare put them on after tonight and just chose a loose T-shirt that covered her thighs.She walked down and saw Ian going through some documents on the couch.“You’re still awake.” She walked over.Ian looked up at her and placed the documents on the table. “Can you sign here, please?”She sat down on the couch and took the documents. It was the agreement to receive 5% of shares from Synergy.“This is what I’ve promised you.” With the 5% of shares from Synergy, it meant that she was a shareholder of Synergy, and that was something he had promised her.Elaine didn’t really care about the shares, but she felt complicated when Ian actually gave them to her because this was part of the agreement for their marriage. She didn’t sign. Ian looked at her. “Is everything alright?”Elaine slowly said, “You wanted to give me shares because it was a term of our marriage of
Ian laughed, walked toward her, and hugged her from behind.Elaine jumped and turned around. “You’re such a quiet walker.”“Why are you up so early?”“To make breakfast for you.” She thought that he shouldn’t be the one who always made it. Ian lowered his head to kiss her ear. “There’s no need for that.”“No, I want to.”Seeing how resolute she was, he smiled. “Alright.”Elaine never cooked, so even after watching the tutorial, it still turned out disastrous. She lost her appetite when she saw it, but Ian finished all of it. Even though he didn’t say that it tasted bad, she still felt discouraged.Elaine would go to the Lakeview Apartment for the next few days to ask Lucy to teach her how to cook after work.Lucy was surprised. “Don’t you hate cooking?”Elaine had been served all her life and disliked the kitchen because it was too oily. Yet, she started to learn how to cook after her engagement to Ian?Elaine turned away. “I just want to learn from you.”Lucy couldn’t say
Coton was outstanding in a private school, and some universities had already given him admission letters even when he was just 13.Maisie hugged Nolan’s waist. “Yes, our son is a genius. I’ll let you make the arrangements then.”Nolan called the school's principal personally and arranged for Waylon’s transfer, and it was done. Waylon would be in the top class, the same as Zephir.The students in that class started chattering once they found out that there would be a new student.Zephir was reading on his desk, and even though he wasn’t particularly paying attention to the new transfer, he was curious.The teacher walked over with the transfer student, and everyone looked toward the window. Zephir looked too and felt that the person looked familiar.The teacher walked into the classroom with a smile and stood at the front of the class, “Please quiet down. We have a student who transferred in from a school overseas. I hope that you’ll be able to show him around. Let’s welcome him
Daisie stood the book on the desk and covered half her face, only her eyes peering through. “I’m just coming to the library. Do you have to do this?”Colton stared at her. “You read yours, and we’ll read ours.”She pouted and didn’t reply. Waylon helped her take notes and gave them to her. “Colton says that your results could be improved. Let’s learn some problem-solving.”Leah took out the notebook she had when she was in middle school and handed it to her while speaking to Waylon. “Do you think she can understand your notes? It’s best to use mine.”Colton took their notebooks. “She won’t understand. I’ll teach her.”Zephir smiled. “Let me do it.”Leah was annoyed. “Enough all of you. Do you think a middle-schooler like her would understand what you tell her?”Daisie was offended.Colton was quiet. “I’m in middle school too.”Leah was rendered speechless. They would all make Daisie study before the finals.It helped because Daisie went from 15th place in class to the top
Edward put on his indoor slippers and stood there. “Did the doctor say something?”“They said that if I continue the pregnancy, it’ll be a high-risk one.” Jenna didn’t dare look into his eyes while she said that.Edward remained quiet for a few seconds. “We’ll see what happens. It’s fine if it doesn’t work. We have a daughter, and it’s enough.”Jenna looked at him in surprise.After decades of being married, she thought he wouldn’t understand her.Other than the situation with Lucy, which surprised her, she didn’t expect that he would change so much. On Lucy’s side, there was a piece of good news too—she was pregnant! Maisie caught wind of that and visited them after Hector told her.It was Lucy’s first pregnancy and not an easy one. She threw up everything she ate and took a few days off.Maisie brought some sour plums over when she visited.Lucy popped one in her mouth to help relieve the discomfort. “Thank you so much, Ms. Vanderbilt.”“Don’t mention it,” Maisie sat nex