“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
Nollace was standing in front of the wall, gazing at a painting. The painting was called "Fallen Angels,” and it was a gift Violet had given Daisie when she returned from Octavia. She did not know why he was looking at the painting.She did not know what he was doing in front of the painting, but she was not interested to know about it. She pretended she did not see him and walked past him. Suddenly, Nollace opened his mouth and said, “What an interesting painting.”She stopped in her tracks and looked at him in astonishment. She turned to look at the painting again, and honestly, she did not care so much about the symbolism of the painting.She just felt that it was a good painting. However, his words had successfully piqued her curiosity. “What else did you see from the painting?”Nollace fixed his gaze on the painting and said indifferently, “At first glance, we only see the world saving the angels who have fallen to earth and lost their wings, but after taking a longer lo
Nollace pulled Colton’s hand away from him slowly and said, “What kind of funny tricks am I going to pull on her?”Colton wanted to say something but stopped himself in the end. He said, “Just stay away from her.”After that, he turned around and left.…The next day, by the time Daisie and her brothers went downstairs, Nollace and Tristan were having breakfast with Nicholas.Nicholas shook his head and said, “It's not good to get up so late and keep the guests waiting.”Tristan smiled. “It’s fine. It's the holiday season right now, so it's understandable that they want to sleep a little bit longer.”Daisie pulled the chair and sat down. Just when she was going to pick up the piece of sandwich in front of her, Nollace reached out for it as well.Both of them lifted their heads at the same time.Nicholas and Tristan looked at them as well.Seeing that Nollace was not going to back down, Daisie did not back down either. "Hey, I picked up this piece first."“You didn’t write yo
Meanwhile, Daisie went to the backyard to play with Goldbar.Goldbar was rolling and running here and there in the grass energetically. When she saw it running toward her, Daisie smiled and held out her hand to grab it.Little did she expect that Goldbar would run past her and head straight toward the person behind her back.She turned her head around to see Goldbar stopping beside Nollace and sniffing him.“Goldbar!” she shouted exasperatedly.She stormed toward it and grabbed it up from the ground. “I’m your owner. Why didn't you listen to me?”Goldbar looked at her with its innocent puppy eyes.She glanced at Nollace and asked, “What are you doing here?” Nollace replied calmly, “I’m here for a walk.” He glanced at the puppy in her arms and continued. ”Is its name Goldbar?”Daisie carried Goldbar back to its kennel. “Do you have a problem with that?”Following behind her, Nollace fell silent for a while before commenting, “What a lousy name.”She harrumphed. “Hmph! Yo
The breeze was cold as it blew through the walkway, coiling the girl's hair with the boy's collar together, just like the invisible treat of fate that had long bound the two to each other.Daisie suddenly went closer to him and said, “Go and figure it out yourself. Blergh!”She made a funny face at him and ran away.Nollace couldn’t help but chuckle.In fact, even he himself did not know why he wanted to be close to her. Perhaps it was because he felt relaxed when she was with him.…In the evening, Tristan was having dinner at a club with a friend of his who was doing business in Bassburgh. His friend filled his glass and asked with a smile, "Did you come to Bassburgh with Young Mr. Knowles?"Tristan nodded. He lifted the glass and replied, “I brought him back so he can learn more about things that happen in another country.”In fact, he did not want to say that he had brought him to help him get his memory back.His friend chucked. “I'm sure Young Mr. Knowles can learn about