“Not friends, or do you just don’t think that way?” Ken walked closer. “Nollace asked you to stay by her side so that he can keep an eye on Daisie. I know you informed Nollace when he went to the restaurant the other day.”Freyja bit her lip and didn’t answer. Ken loosened his tie and turned around. “You have two options, get close to the Goldmanns or let me arrange for your marriage. Ryan Matthews is ready to remarry.”Ken ignored Freyja’s shocked expression. “Even though the Matthews aren’t as great as the Reeses, his grandfather was a duke, so you should think about it.”Ken left the study, leaving Freyja still in shock. This family felt foreign to her. She was afraid and stressed out, so she wanted to run away.At the Hilton Villas…The housekeeper prepared breakfast in the morning. Daisie chatted with her while having breakfast. The housekeeper lived nearby, and her husband was from Yaramoor. She was a housewife, so other than sending her children to school and picking them up
Lara hugged Ken. “Ken, I knew you wouldn’t abandon me. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have yelled at you. I have nothing now except you.”Ken listened to her patiently and cupped her face after a moment. “I brought your favorite lilies.”Lara smiled with tears in her eyes. “You remember.”He looked down with no joy in his eyes. “I used to be a son-in-law of the Reese’s, of course, I would remember.”Lara suddenly understood what he meant.His hand rested on her chin. “If you had listened to me, this wouldn’t have happened.”Lara shuddered and grabbed his arm. “I’ve learned my lesson, Ken. Please help me.”She begged. “If you save me, my dad will give you anything you want when we’re married.”Ken held her hand and pushed her away. “The Reeses have lost their power. You’re no longer useful to me.”She couldn't believe it. “What!?”Ken loosened his tie and placed the bouquet on the table. “I guess I didn’t make it clear enough. I never loved you. All I wanted were the benefits your f
Donald wanted to ‘help’ the Reeses now that they had lost their power so that he could get the woman he wanted. He knew that old man Reese would rather be poor than be connected with the Matthews.Unfortunately, Lara was disfigured. Edison remembered something. “By the way, Ken went to visit her at the hospital today.”Nollace’s finger paused and looked up. “Ken would have distanced himself from the Reeses after their downfall. He doesn’t seem like someone who cares about being kind.”His relationship with Lara was all about power, and now that that was no longer on the table, Lara was useless to him.Unless he had other plans. …Daisie waited for Freyja after class downstairs. Freyja walked to the door and saw her standing at the button of the stairs, waving at her. Daisie walked along with her. “Freyja, did something happen to you?”She stopped walking and looked down in silence. Daisie looked at her. “Freyja?”“Daisie Vanderbilt, we should keep our distance. You no
Daisie suddenly felt that she wasn’t strong enough because it was so easy for him to get to her.“Do you want to see me?”“I don’t live in the dormitory anymore.”“I know.”Daisie chuckled. “How did you know?”Nollace laughed. “Because I’m downstairs.”Daisie looked out her window, and a car was parked nearby with the window rolled halfway down. She immediately recognized a familiar face.The evening sun shone from the horizon and splashed across the western sky. Daisie went outside in a loose dress and a thin jacket.Nollace stood next to his car. He had a tall frame with perfect proportions, which was in a shirt that looked extra nice under the evening sun. He looked mature, handsome, and charming. Daisie was a little too mesmerized by that and fell into his arms because she tripped. Nollace held her by her waist and ran his hand over her dark, smooth hair. “There’s no need to rush. I’m not leaving.”He couldn’t help but chuckle. Daisie buried her face in his chest
Nollace let out a cold smirk and said, “It seems like you learned something as well when you were in the black market.” He walked past her and left. Lisa’s smile froze when she heard his sarcastic remark, and she bit her lower lip.Even though she had not done it out of her own volition when she was in the black market, she felt it was not entirely unacceptable after trying it. It was painful at first, but once the pain subsided, it was a completely different feeling.She was certain that no man in this world would be able to resist this. The reason Nollace refused to accept her was that he hadn’t tried it before. If she got him, maybe he would fall in love with the feeling as well.Nollace returned to his bedroom, and just after changing into his pajamas, he heard someone opening the door to his room. He turned around and frowned. His gaze turned cold as he growled, “Get out of my room.” Lisa pretended that she did not hear what he said and closed the door. Her face turned re
Lisa trembled when she heard what Nollace said. Her teeth chattered so much that she couldn’t finish her sentence. “I admit that it's quite realistic when you put on that suicide act, but if you really wanted to die, you should've cut deeper.”Nollace pulled the pen drive out of his computer and continued. “Honestly, I should thank you. If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have such a fabulous video to show to my uncle. The adopted daughter of the Knowles is trying to seduce the descendant of the Knowles. I can't wait to see my uncle's reaction when he sees this recording.”“No…” Lisa was filled with fear. Her voice was thick with a sob as she pleaded, “I’m sorry, Nollace. My emotions just got the best of me, and I promise I won't do it again!”“Peter.”No sooner had Nollace’s voice died away, Peter pushed the door open and came inside. Lisa’s face sank when she saw Peter. She did not expect him to be here the entire time. Nollace handed the flash drive to Peter and said, “G
Lisa only needed to make it look like she did so because she loved Nollace too much. She was certain that her godfather would understand her.“Have you gone out of your mind?” Tristan growled, his voice thick with anger.Lisa froze on the spot when she realized that Tristan was shouting at her.“I took you under my wing because I pitied you, and you saved my life. However, I didn't ask you to do such a shameless thing in the Knowles mansion. It seems like Nollace is right about you. Letting you live here is the worst decision I've made.”Lisa’s pupils constricted. “But I saved your life—”“Talking about that.” Tristan paused for a few seconds, and his face sank. “I made a rash decision four years ago. It never occurred to me that the accident turned out to be a scheme.”Her body began to shake, and her face turned bloodless. However, she knew she couldn’t admit it as she said, “How can you suspect me? I was only 14 years old that year. There’s no way I’m capable of such schemes.”
“Yeah, I saw the news, and they’re pretty serious about it. I heard that girl tried to seduce Young Mr. Knowles last night. I don't understand where she got the courage to go into his room naked.”“She has fallen low enough to give the people in the black market permission to take videos of her doing that kind of thing, so I don't find it strange that she would try to seduce Young Mr. Knowles.”Colton happened to pass by the corridor when he heard their conversation. He squinted, and when he thought about those videos that he had uploaded to the internet that time, he felt revolted.Nollace had sent him those recordings, so he figured that Nollace must have something to do with it.He had to admit that Nollace was indeed more ruthless than he was when it came to punishing his enemy.There were two things that a girl like Lisa cared about the most—reputation and chastity, and Nollace had completely crushed both of them.“Colton!” Daisie’s voice pulled him back to reality. He tur