Jackie’s lips were pressed against the side of her neck, and his breath was labored. “Trying to get me drunk.”Violet did not know how to react to his statement. “It’s obvious that you’re the one who wanted to take all those shots head-on.”‘I’ve overestimated his drinking capacity. He’s this lousy, yet he wanted to keep up his appearance.’“Violet,” he whispered her name in her ear.She felt itchy on her neck from his breathing, so she tried to dodge his face a little and replied in a daze, “Huh?”His slightly deep voice was rubbing against the wall of her cochlea, especially in this extremely intimate atmosphere, which would escalate things very easily and quickly.It was not that Violet was still a virgin and had zero experience in that department, but she had only been with Jacob before this.She loved Jacob very much and was willing to give him everything. That night, the euphoria that she had experienced was because of his gentle interpretation.She could not forget not o
Soon, Violet heard the sound of rushing water coming from the bathroom, and a blurry figure appeared on the frosted glass.The process of him taking off his clothes and taking a shower was on the brink of being completely visible.‘He’s straight up ignoring my presence!’Violet looked away in embarrassment, quickly sorted out her clothes, and walked up to the door with her handbag.Seeing that there was no one in the corridor through the crack of the door, she left the room.She came downstairs and ran into Nolan, Maisie, and Daisie, who were all having breakfast in the living room.Daisie came to a realization instantly. “It turns out to be Auntie Violet.”‘It turns out that Auntie Violet and Uncle Jackie slept together last night, so it seems that there’s no need for me to try to make a match out of them now.’Maisie cleared her throat and looked at Violet. “Do you want to have breakfast together?”“No... There’s no need for that. I’ll eat at home.”Violet was so embarrasse
A week later…Nolan and Maisie returned to Bassburgh first, while Waylon and Colton stayed back in Octavia to accompany their sister, spending the winter break together.Daisie brought a small cake to the gallery to look for Violet. She walked up to the door of the studio and saw Violet sitting in front of a drawing board, drawing a portrait with a pencil.She tiptoed into the gallery, stood behind her, and looked at each of the outlines drawn onto the canvas, forming a simple draft of the person she was drawing. And as she continued, the person's outlines became clearer.Daisie laughed out loud. “Aunt Violet, are you drawing Uncle Jackie?”Violet’s hand shook, and she looked back at Daisie and was surprised by her. “Who told you that I’m painting your Uncle Jackie?”Daisie blinked. “But it looks quite like him.”“Nonsense, I’m not drawing him...” Violet’s gaze shifted back onto the drawing canvas, but her hand that was holding the pencil froze.As Daisie said, the outline of t
Violet choked on her words and met his gaze. “What did you hear?”Jackie approached her, and the distance between them narrowed gradually. The shadow on the wall made it seem like they were sticking together. “I heard Daisie say that you’re drawing me.”She denied it, “I didn’t.”He squinted slightly and did not utter a single word.Violet turned around. “I’m going back to work already.”She was about to leave, but Jackie grabbed her by her arm, and she was caught off guard and fell into his arms.Jackie pressed her against the wall, lowered his head, and his lips were only inches away from her temple. “I want to hear the truth.”Violet did not look straight at him. “What are you talking about?”His breath brushed across her cheek, and it became more and more intense. “Do you have feelings for me?”Her breathing stopped for a moment. “W-What are the feelings that you’re referring to?”Jackie lifted her face, and her whole face was sitting in his palm. “How did you feel about
‘It’s just a matter of time. I’m confident that I can change her mind.’Violet was startled. “Have you lost your mind?”Jackie smiled. “You can take it as a yes.”Violet got out of his sight. “But what if I were to keep on rejecting you?”“Do you want to place a bet?”“What do you want to bet on?”Jackie approached her with a deep voice. “I bet that you’ll fall in love with me.”Violet laughed out loud abruptly and looked at him. “Are you that confident?”He narrowed his eyes. “Do you want to bet on it?”Violet pushed him away gently. “No, this is boring.”He laughed out loud and wrapped her in his arms again. “Are you afraid?”She lowered her head and stared at her shoes. “It just doesn’t make sense.”Jackie squeezed her palm. She wanted to withdraw her hand, but it was clutched even tighter. “You’re afraid of falling in love with me.”Violet did not look up, but she could hear his breathing, so close that it was brushing against her forehead. It felt warm and itchy, and
Violet snapped back to her senses and turned to face Rose. “Mom, could you go home first? I… have something going on.”She didn’t dare look over because she didn’t want her to notice anything.Rose didn’t notice anything unusual and just thought that she was in a mood, so she nodded. “Alright, I’ll be heading home then. Take care.”After Rose left, she turned around and saw Jackie and the short-haired woman leaving.Violet bit her lip and followed along. She hid from them the entire journey until they got to a cafe, and the woman walked in with him. Violet realized that what she was doing was outrageous. She didn’t need to know who Jackie was with, so she turned and was ready to leave.Daisie suddenly appeared out of nowhere. “Aunt Violet!”That made her jump. She was surprised. “Daisie?”She looked around and asked, “Why are you here?”She was holding a teacup while giggling. “I came shopping with Colton and Uncle Jackie. Uncle Jackie said he was going to meet a friend, so
Violet’s face dropped. “I’m not jealous!”“Who’s jealous?”Jackie’s voice came from behind her. Daisie beamed and greeted him, “Are you done, Uncle Jackie?”Jackie nodded as his eyes fixed on Violet’s face.The short-haired woman walked out of the cafe with her bag in hand, stopped next to him, and called out, “Jackie.”Violet saw they were close, and her expression froze, but it wasn’t obvious. She smiled. “What are the odds that we’d bump into each other while shopping?”Jackie didn’t reply. Daisie turned to look at her, “Weren’t you following Uncle Jackie?”Violet was flustered because she was exposed and denied it, “I’m not following him. Octavia is such a small area. It’s not hard to bump into each other.”She left after saying that. Daisie realized that she was angry, so she looked toward Jackie. “I think we’ve gone too far.”Jackie smiled. “It’s fine. I’ll speak to her.”He left the woman and went after Violet. The woman was anxious. She knew that she was jus
Violet thought that no matter who she fell for, it would never be Jackie, but that didn’t feel right.She took a deep breath. “I’m going back.”Jackie pushed her hair behind her ear. “Are you avoiding me again?”He understood what she was doing. All that acting was just to see how she would react because he already knew she was at the mall, but he didn’t expect her to react that way.She was very sensitive. She had Jacob in her heart and was afraid she would fall for him and ‘betray’ Jacob. She could never admit it, so cornering her into admitting it had backfired.He was too anxious to force her to admit it. He held her hand and said in a low voice, “I’m not going to force you.”Violet paused. “Violet Lovegood, I’m sincere about this even if you don’t believe me. I don’t want to replace him, but I just want you to admit that you have feelings for me, and that will be good enough.”Violet turned away and said in an annoyed tone, “So what if I had feelings for you. I don’t
“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