“That’s not what I meant.”Daisie didn’t understand. Nollace approached her. “You knew who she was but didn’t call her out. Daisie, even if you lied and denied that she was a schoolmate, my uncle would be careful of her too.”Had Lisa saved Tristan’s life by coincidence, or was it planned? Tristan trusted her now.Daisie’s lips parted. “But she saved him—”“Do you think it was a coincidence?”“What else could it be?”Nollace took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose after a long pause. “I finally know why your two brothers are so worried about you.”She looked at him, not understanding. “There’s a difference between being kind and being dumb.” Nollace walked past her. “Especially for a protected girl like you, it’s normal that you’ve never seen how cruel people can be.”Daisie turned and yelled, “Nollace Knowles, you just called me dumb!”Nollace walked into the elevator without looking back.Daisie walked out of the hospital’s main doors and was angry yet sad
Lisa could only hold her back.Daisie nodded. “Alright, I’m going home then.”She turned and got into the car.Lisa watched the car drive away and bit her lip. Did she have to hope that her father would fall sick to avoid getting exposed?…The car was parked in the suburbs. Daisie lowered the window, looked at a building not far away, and pondered for a long time.The driver turned to ask, “Miss, are you looking for someone?”Daisie said, “I’ll be right back.”She got out of the car and went upstairs to Lisa’s home. It had been three years, so she didn’t know if Lisa still lived there.She knocked, but there was no reply after a long wait. The neighbor was leaving when she turned and saw Daisie. “Who are you looking for?”“Hello ma’am, does Lisa and her father still stay here?”“You’re here to see Lisa?” The neighbor showed disdain. “Yes, they do, but how could girls your age not study? That’s terrible.”Daisie was startled and frowned. “Lisa… dropped out?”She had assu
However, Lisa had not rejected the things Daisie gave her. Instead, she had accepted all her gifts again and again. She enjoyed them as if they were hers, and this could only mean one thing—Lisa herself was a born peacock.Nollace entered the private room and said, “I’m sorry. I was late.” Tristan said, “Nope. You’re right on time. The food hasn’t been served yet.”Nollace pulled the chair and sat down. He lifted his head and met Daisie’s gaze. Diaise hastily averted her gaze.The adults were talking after the food was served, while Daisie buried herself in the food without saying a word.Colton thought Daisie was not happy because of Lisa. He turned to her and said, “Lift your head up, Daisie. Don’t let some unknown person spoil your mood.”Everyone knew who Colton was talking about, and Lisa’s face sank. Nollace looked at her and teased. “Maybe we should order salmon for her. She could use the Omega-3 in it to improve her brain function.”When Daisie heard what Nollace sa
Lisa nodded as she clenched her cloth's hem tightly.‘It’s your family who ordered all the schools in Bassburgh to reject my applications, and now you act like you care? Hah! What a hypocrite!’Daisie grabbed her hand and continued. “In this case, I need to see your dad and explain to him.”Lisa’s expression changed, and she said nervously, “I… I don’t think there’s a need for that.”She averted her gaze and added, “You don’t need to explain to my dad, Daisie.”“Why?” Daisie looked at her intently and asked, “Do you want your dad to keep having a misunderstanding about me?”Lisa bit her lips and did not say anything.“Lisa, you haven’t changed a bit. Even until now, you’re still lying to me.” Daisie could not understand at all. If Lisa had admitted that her father was not sick and she was lying, she might have given her another chance.After all, everyone deserved a second chance. However, Lisa chose to keep lying to her. Lisa’s expression changed. “Daisie, what are you tal
Everyone knew that Daisie was spoiled by her family, while she was a sensible and well-behaved girl. Besides, everyone would only believe the thing that they saw with their own eyes.Nobody cared about the truth at all.Nicholas’s face sank, and just when he was about to say something, Tristan chimed in. “Maybe they’re just playing with each other, and she fell down accidentally.”“You don’t have to say anything. Daisie has been a willful kid, and we've spoiled her too much. It's time to teach her a lesson.”Nicholas looked at Daisie and said, “Hurry up and apologize to Lisa.”Daisie did not expect that her grandfather wouldn’t believe her. She did not know how to respond, so she shouted, “I said it wasn’t me!”She turned her head around and ran away.“Daisie!” Nicholas called out to her, but she did not listen.Maisie and the three kids came out when they heard the commotion. Then, Daisie pushed them away and rushed outside with tears in her eyes.Maisie wanted to stop her bu
If he really had misunderstood his granddaughter, he would apologize to her.Maisie knocked on the door. When she pushed the door and went into the room, Daisie was lying on the bed dejectedly.She sat down at the side of the bed and said, “Daisie, I believe you.”Daisie got up and said, “But Grandpa doesn’t believe me.”“Your grandfather doesn’t know the whole story, so how can you expect him to believe you?” Maisie caressed her cheek and said, “There are many things in this world that you wouldn't know, especially human nature. You shouldn’t harbor ill intentions against others, but you must know how to protect yourself. There is a bottom line for kindness and mercy.“Starting from the moment someone bares their fangs at you, you should know that it's the moment you need to fight back and not foolishly expect them to change, understand?”Daisie lowered her head.It was true that she had gone soft on Lisa and hadn't told anyone about it when Lisa lied about her father's illness
It was true that Lisa had saved Tristan’s life, but if everything that Daisie had said was true and that she had lied about her father’s illness in order to gain his trust, then he would look at this girl in a new light and begin to suspect whether this girl had an ulterior motive for approaching him.He never thought there were kids who were as good as Nollace or the Goldmanns in manipulating other people.However, it seemed to him that he had underestimated Lisa. With those thoughts in mind, Tristan asked, “Is it true that your father fell sick, or is it not?”The shame and embarrassment that Lisa had never felt before filled her entire being. She admitted that she had lied but was unwilling to lose the Knowles’ trust. After all, they were the only ones who could support her right now.Upon seeing that she was going to lose Tristan’s trust, Lisa’s eyes turned red around the rims, and she cried, “No… I didn’t think about lying before. My father’s health has indeed deteriorated.”
“Father, I’m sorry. But you can blame this on yourself for not being able to provide me with the life that I want.” Lisa turned around and left.Soon, the news that shocked Daisie and the others was that Lisa, who had become an orphan, was adopted by Tristan as his goddaughter.In the suite…Nollace walked behind Tristan. “Uncle Tristan, are you sure that you want to take her in as your goddaughter?”Tristan lowered his gaze. “She no longer has parents, plus... That child is rather pitiful.”Lisa confessed to him that she had indeed concealed something about her father’s health from him, but her father had been working extremely hard to maintain the whole family since her mother’s death three years ago. Thus, it was normal for him to face some health issues.And the murder of her father must have hit her hard.Apart from that, he had no children, and the child had saved his life, so raising her as his goddaughter sounded fine to him.Nollace sneered. “You have too much trust in