Quincy was momentarily stunned but quickly came back to his senses. “What are you...”Saydie answered his question solemnly, “I’m fighting.”When the teenage girl saw that someone had come, she took the opportunity to push Saydie away and flee the scene with the others.Saydie was about to catch up to them, but Quincy stopped her. “What are you doing?”Upon seeing that he was blocking her way, Saydie’s expression dimmed. “Get out of my way!”She seemed really angry.Quincy took a deep breath. “No, did they do something to offend you? You’re an adult. How can you follow them—”Before he could even finish the sentence, the male colleague had already walked over cautiously. “Ms. Quinn, forget it. I don’t think they will dare to bully my sister anymore.”The girl behind him was only 16 years old, and her eyes looked bloodshot as if she had just cried. Her cheeks still looked flushed and puffy, and her skirt was dirty as if it had been trampled on.Quincy realized something and sud
Colton was about to reply to the other party when the door was suddenly pushed open. Thus, he closed the lid of his laptop and raised his head. “Mom?”Maisie was in a sweater. She happened to go downstairs to pour herself a glass of water, but she saw that the light in Colton’s room was still on, so she came to take a look. “It’s already so late. Why haven’t you gone to bed?”“I... I was studying the subjects for the next semester in advance.”Maisie felt helpless. It was a good thing that her son liked studying so much, but staying up so late would affect his health. “It’s already one in the morning. You need to rest early.”He nodded. “Yes, Mom.”Meanwhile, on the other end of the black chatbox…The other party had stopped replying to him, so Nollace placed the laptop aside.He got up, walked up to the window, looked at the view outside the window, and got lost in his thoughts.Knowing that the other party was someone who knew him, he might be the main target of the prank, an
Daisie didn’t understand why Colton wanted to tag along. It was probably because he was worried. “Where are we going?”“Let’s go to see a musical.”“Musicals are boring.” Musicals were a personal preference, and Daisie didn’t like them. Leah tapped her shoulder. “Go with me, please?”Daisie didn’t reject her.Colton suddenly took a look at his phone and said, “You go ahead. I’ll meet up with you later.”He hadn’t only left home to follow Daisie around. She would probably be safe with Leah. Daisie wanted to ask something, but Leah held her arm. “Don’t worry, Coleman. I’ll take good care of your sister.”Colton left hurriedly.Daisie turned around to look at him and felt he was rushing to meet someone.He walked to the garage alone until a black car slowly rolled up next to him, and the back window was slowly lowered.The man was surprised that he showed up so quickly, but before Colton could speak, he asked, “You’re the one who wants to meet our young master?”Colton smile
Daisie took a sip. “Well, since Colton isn’t here yet, let’s go.”They both got to the restaurant, and Leah asked the servers for the menu. Daisie sat in her seat with her drink, then Leah turned to her. “Daisie, are you alright with spicy food?”At the same moment, Nollace, who was walking past on the first floor, heard ‘Daisie’, stopped in his tracks, and looked downstairs.Leah walked past Daisie with the menu and blocked her. Nollace stopped there for a while until Edison asked, “What is it, sir?”He looked back with dull eyes and walked away. “Nothing.”Edison stopped the car in front of him and got down to open the door for him.Nollace sat in the car while looking out in deep thought. His instincts told him that he had forgotten someone. Someone who seemed to be important to him. He dreamed of a blurry face, a lady, but he couldn’t remember when he woke up.When Colton found out that Daisie and Leah were at the restaurant, he immediately went back and saw them enjoy
“Colton, you met Nollace today, right?’ Daisie asked again. That was why he had asked her at the restaurant if she had bumped into someone.Colton took a deep breath and crossed his arms, looking annoyed. “I did go see him. He doesn’t remember us anymore.”Daisie paused, then looked down and was quiet.‘Did something happen to Nollace?’She always thought that he…Waylon walked toward her. “Daisie, Nollace no longer remembers you and Colton. We hid it from you because we didn’t want you to be upset.”Daisie kept her head low. “I know.”They were worried that Daisie would react badly after finding out about Nollace, but she was surprisingly calm.“Daisie, what do you think?”She was startled. “What do you mean?”Waylon calmly said, “About Nollace.”What Nollace had told her had affected her deeply, as bad as how Lisa had. Daisie was naive and trusting. They were afraid that she would repeat her mistake after finding out about Nollace.Daisie pressed her lips together and
Even though Nollace was young, he was hard to read, even for his father. After two days, the three teenagers looked shocked when they found out that Nollace and Tristan were visiting together.Colton wasn’t happy about it. “How could that prick be shameless enough to come over?”Waylon quietly looked at Daisie, who had her head hung low, deep in thought.Nicholas placed down his teacup and said, “Colton, the Knowles are our guests. Calling him a prick is impolite.”Colton crossed his arms. “I just don’t like the Knowles.”Nicholas ignored him and looked toward Nolan. “When are they coming?”Nolan checked his watch. “They should be here soon.”Nicholas nodded. “Let’s get ready then.”Colton got up and went upstairs while Waylon stayed there. “Grandpa, I can welcome them with Dad since I haven’t officially met the young heir of the Knowles.”Nicholas smiled. “You’re acting more and more like a big brother.”The teenager had studied overseas for years and had seen the world wh
Meanwhile, when Colton came downstairs, he saw Tristan, his brother, father, and grandfather sitting in the living room. Nollace was nowhere to be seen. He walked to Waylon and whispered, “Where is he?”Waylon knew who he was talking about, “The backyard.”Colton paused. “Daisie’s there!”…Daisie stayed in the backyard for a while and was putting Goldbar back into its kennel when it suddenly broke free and ran away. “Goldbar!” Daisie was startled and immediately ran after it. “Goldbar, come back here!”Goldbar ran around the grass like a wild horse that had been set free. Daisie lost her breath after chasing it to a tree and saw it bark at something in the tree.Daisie looked up and saw a stray cat stuck between the branches, staring down at Goldbar fearfully and meowing quietly.Daisie rolled up her sleeves and climbed up the tree with ease.The stray stared at Daisie warily. When she put out her hand to release the trapped paw, the cat’s sharp claws shot out and clawed
“Wait.” Nollace turned his head around to call her. There was no emotion in his voice as he said, “Since we don't know each other, I don't think I've offended you before.”He had no idea why, but he did not like her attitude either.Daisie turned around sideways and looked at his face. “Go back and think about it yourself. After all…”She paused for a few seconds before the words slowly tumbled out of her lips, “I just don’t like you.”Waylon and Colton were worried about Daisie, so they followed her to the backyard. But upon seeing this scene, they knew their worries were uncalled for.Daisie was naive and prone to trust people, but it was only applied to those who were not in a bad relationship with her.There was one thing about her that was similar to their mother—they would not forget those bad things that other people had done to them.Daisie would never forget those hurtful words Nollace had thrown at her even though he himself did not remember them.She still couldn’t f
“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