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
Daisie was a little bit uncomfortable with her enthusiasm. She caressed the Alaskan Malamute in her arms and replied, “It’s called Goldbar.”“G-Goldbar?”Violet’s smile froze. She couldn't understand why Daisie would give such a lame name to such a cute and beautiful little angel. Colton and Waylon placed their hands on their foreheads. They really wanted to tell her that their sister was bad at giving names. Resting his chin on his palm, Waylon squinted and studied Violet. He felt that he had seen her somewhere.Suddenly, an image flitted across his head. She was the woman that had appeared with Zephir in the restaurant that day. “You are our aunt, right?”“Aunt?” Both Daisie and Colton were stunned.‘So does this mean that she’s our uncle’s wife?’Violet took a deep breath and forced a smile on her face. “You guys would be even more adorable if you could stop calling me aunt.”Violet left her pet at the shop and treated them to a meal in a restaurant. Since she was their a
“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