Lisa had finally persuaded Tristan to bring her to the banquet. She also thought that with so many influential individuals present, the Goldmanns would not make things difficult for her to preserve their reputation.She had come to the Knowles four years ago, thinking she could get into Yaramoor’s upper social class with the power of the Knowles.However, Nollace’s parents did not like her very much.She had assumed that Tristan could persuade them to change their opinion about her, but Tristan told her that Nollace was the one who would make all decisions in the Knowles.She originally thought it was perfunctory. After all, Nollace was the same age as her, so how would he have the authority and guts to order the family’s elders around?But she was really wrong.In the Knowles, even Tristan had to listen to him.Even Nollace’s parents would not dare to force Nollace into doing anything he did not want to do.Nollace was only 14 years old back then. He did not only need to go to
Everyone watched while Daisie and Nollace danced, and they all saw how perfect they were. However, they didn’t see that Daisie kept making mistakes and stepping on his toes.“I’m sorry.”She never made mistakes when she danced with Colton, but now she kept repeating them.Nollace noticed something and chuckled. “Why are you nervous when you’re dancing with me?”“I-I’m not nervous.” She lied. She knew very well that that wasn’t the truth.Nollace’s palm was pressed on the back of her waist, and she suddenly bumped into his chest when he pulled. His voice came from above her head. “I’ve been preparing for a long time so that I could have this dance with you.”Daisie looked at him in surprise. “Why?”He joked, “Because I don’t want you to think less of me because I danced badly.”Daisie chuckled. “Yet, it turns out I’m the one dancing badly.”“No, you’re doing well.”When they twirled, Nollace pulled her back against his chest and leaned down closer. “You look beautiful tonight.
Lisa froze on the spot while listening to the jeering around her and looking more and more troubled. “Daisie, how could you say that? We used to—”“Let’s not bring up the past.”Daisie picked up a glass of champagne and raised her brows. “I’m no longer that silly girl who you could manipulate. Lisa, do you think that I will just let you get away because there are people here?” Daisie then splashed the champagne on herself and gasped loudly. Everyone looked over.Colton rushed out from the crowd and snarled upon seeing that, “Lisa, what did you do this time!?”Lisa shook her head. “No, she—”“Lisa,” Tristan looked stoic, “What did you promise me? I didn’t bring you here to cause a scene.”“It really wasn’t me! She did it to herself. She wants to frame me. Everyone saw that!” She looked at the people around her, hoping that they could speak for her.Unfortunately, even if they saw it, they didn’t want to offend the Goldmanns, so nobody would come forth.Daisie wiped her dress a
His little lamb had grown up. Maisie pinched his waist. “She’s my daughter, so of course she’d be just like me.”Nolan winced before smiling. “Of course.”Maisie smirked. “Daisie has gone through a lot. If she were still naive, I would be worried.”She didn’t think what her daughter had done was wrong. It was an eye for an eye, and Lisa really wasn’t a kind person.Ever since Lisa had betrayed her for the sake of fame, Daisie was no longer that naive little girl.Daisie went into the guest room to change. When she framed Lisa, she almost couldn’t do it.But when she heard that Lisa was trying to trick her again, she couldn’t help it. She no longer wanted to be the silly girl.Like her mother had said, kindness shouldn’t be the reason to let others walk over you.She stood there and saw someone from the mirror behind her. She covered herself and blushed. “Nollace Knowles!”Nollace leaned against the door with his arms crossed and smiled. “You didn’t close the door.”“That do
But that wasn’t the main point. The point was Nollace… had feelings for her!Daisie pressed her lips together. “I… I don’t believe you.”Nollace planted a kiss on her forehead. At that moment, time stopped, but her heart was beating quickly.He stayed there. “Do you believe me now?”Daisie looked around, then slowly up into his eyes. “I…”There was a knock on the door.Daisie pushed him away when Maisie and Nolan walked in. “Are you done chang—”Nolan’s face dropped when he saw Nollace there.Daisie felt awkward. “Dad, Mom.”Maisie cleared her throat. “The party isn’t over yet. Go downstairs if you’re done changing.”“Alright, I’ll do that.” Daisie immediately escaped like a shy bunny.Nollace walked toward the two of them and nodded. “Sir, madam.”Nolan’s eyes were dark. “Don’t call me sir.”Nollace looked straight into his eyes and smiled. “Should I call you father-in-law then?”Maisie laughed but covered her mouth. This kid was pretty clever.Nolan’s veins started pop
“Madam, there’s nothing that I can’t do in this world.”Maisie nodded and smiled after hearing his reply.The next day, at the Victoria Business College…Daisie walked into the campus and remembered what Nollace had said to her yesterday. She didn’t know how she should face him.‘Nollace has feelings for me… Since when?’“Daisie Vanderbilt!”At that moment, a blonde girl ran toward her angrily and shoved her. “Do you think you can bully Lisa because of your family? Lisa is kind, so how could you humiliate her in public like that? Are you proud of yourself?”Daisie brushed her clothes and looked at her. “Anna, are you bothering me because of your friend?”Julianna McKey was Lisa’s new friend and had targeted Daisie several times. It seemed that this was all part of Lisa’s plan.She hadn’t gotten into the college but definitely had help from the inside.At that moment, Lisa suddenly ran over and held Julianna back. “Anna, don’t be angry. It’s not Daisie’s fault. It’s all my fau
Lisa smiled inwardly when Julianna was standing on her side.Julianna’s father was the most famous diplomatic envoy of Yaramoor. Even though she was not from a noble family, her family was of the upper class. Julianna reminded Daisie of her past self, and Daisie couldn’t help but laugh at herself. At that time, she was certain that Leah had been laughing at her for her stupidity as well when she warned her not to bully Lisa anymore.She laughed and asked, “You want me to apologize to Lisa?”“You’ve done something wrong, so don’t you think you should apologize to her?”“She's the one at fault, not me. As for why I hate her so much, why don't you ask her yourself and see if she has the guts to tell you or not?” Daisie approached Julianna and continued. “Ms. Mckey, it’s never wrong to stand up for other people, but you need to know what kind of people are worthy of your help. I'm willing to apologize if it's someone else. But Lisa? I will never apologize to her as she doesn't de
Daisie’s heart was racing so fast that it nearly jumped out of her chest. Nollace chuckled upon seeing how scared she was and stopped teasing her. After all, he couldn’t push her too hard, or she might run away.He raised his hand to rub her hair and said, “Alright. Don't you have classes? You should probably go back to your class now.”Daisie pushed him away and fled.Looking at her figure that was slowly disappearing into the hallway, Nollace wiped over the corner of his lips with his finger. He had been waiting for her for too long, and no matter what happened, there was no way she could escape from him.Daisie couldn’t concentrate at all in her class. Keeping her head low, she looked at her hand that was holding the pen. She could still feel Nollace’s warmth from the tip of her finger.When Nollace was kissing her finger, his eyes looked like he was going to devour her whole, and coupled with his charmingly good-looking face, not only did she not feel scared, but she also fe
“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