“Grandpa, did you miss us?” Daisie beamed. “Of course, I missed you to bits!” Mr. Goldmann Sr. tapped the tip of her nose, his eyes overflowing with love. It was the first time Colton was there, so everything was new to him. “Grandpa, this place is so beautiful!”Mr. Goldmann Sr. laughed heartily. “Haha, this is your home too.”The maid guided Maisie to her room. The room had modern decor, but the view there was mesmerizing, and it was quiet. They could see a manmade pond and the woods.Her phone rang. It was Stephen. She walked to the window, hesitantly putting the phone to her ear. “Dad?”“Maisie, I was going through the items left by your mom recently. I’ll pass them to you when you have time to come over. “‘Mom’s items?’She had always been under the impression that her father had not kept anything she left. Maisie pressed her lips together, and her voice was a little coarse. “Okay.”The moment the call cut off, Maisie held her phone to her chest and turned around
“Even if I did see, is that something I should be surprised about?” Maisie shrugged and smiled. Nolan squinted and walked past her, “I guess you wouldn’t mind.” So there was no point explaining. Maisie was rooted on the spot. After Nolan said that, she felt a prick in her heart. It was very uncomfortable. She held her first. Yes, she didn’t mind. There shouldn’t be anything going on between them. She didn’t know that the three kids had seen everything. Their parents’ relationship was on ‘red alert’!Mr. Goldmann Sr. stood behind the three of them, lightly patting their heads. After Maisie walked away, the three said, “Grandpa, what should we do if Mommy won’t accept Daddy?”Mr. Goldmann Sr. understood what was happening. “Then the problem would be your mother. Why wouldn’t she accept him? It’s probably because she is uncertain.”She was still uncertain whether Nolan was the person she could rely on, so she was feeling really insecure about love, marriage, and building a fa
Maisie paused but smiled awkwardly. “I wasn’t worried.”“I was just telling you. Cherie isn’t interested in Nolan. You’ll like her once you get to know her.”Colton said, “Yes, Mommy, Aunt Cherie is very nice. She’s just a little loud and a little rough around the edges.”Maisie just smiled. If she said anything more, it would show that she was jealous. She wasn’t going to be jealous because of Nolan!She would only be jealous because another woman had already bought over the three rugrats!Daisie went close to Colton and whispered. “Do you think Mommy looks angry?”Colton nodded in agreement. Cherie came staggering in and yelled loudly, “Oh no, no!”She walked in huffing, resting on the door. Mr. Goldmann Sr stood up. “What’s going on? Aren’t you out with Nolan and Waylon?”Cherie waved her hand and said, “Waylon said that he wanted to buy some toys for his siblings, so we went to the market, but Waylon went missing. I split up with Nolan to search, but now I can’t find ei
Nolan’s phone!Maisie almost forgot about that. She picked up her phone and called him, but it didn’t go through. Waylon was probably wearing his phone watch. She dialed his number, but it didn’t go through either. She was losing it. Had something happened to them?“My brother is here!” Right after Cherie said that, Quincy and some bodyguards appeared. “What happened to Mr. Goldmann and Waylon?”“I’m sorry, it was my fault for not keeping an eye on them. Waylon suddenly disappeared, and I split up with Mr. Goldmann to search, but I ended up losing them both!”That was the first time Cherie had met a setback like that. She was very familiar with every corner of the town, but she had lost a child who was under her nose. That was a huge disgrace. “Mr. Goldmann probably went to find Waylon. Could they be in the wild?”If Waylon was kidnapped, those people wouldn’t hang around a crowd. They would surely go somewhere remote. “What are we waiting for then? Go now!”Cherie didn
Maisie made her way to him and got down on her knees in front of him weakly. There was no telling if she was scared or something else. “Where did you go, Waylon? How did this happen?”“I’m sorry, Mommy. It was my fault that Daddy was hurt.”Waylon’s tone was so calm that it was terrifying. It stunned Maisie for a moment. “What… What happened to him?”Meanwhile, the doctor walked out of the ward. “Who is the family of Nolan Goldmann?”Maisie stood up fearfully. On the other hand, Quincy walked over in the meantime. “We’re all his family. May we inquire what happened to him?”The doctor had a stern expression. “We’ve already dressed up his wounds and given him a blood serum injection. It’s fortunate that the snake that bit him isn’t very venomous, or else not even doctors could save him. We will still need to keep him for observation for two more days to monitor his condition.”‘Nolan was bitten by a venomous snake!?’Maisie pursed her lips tightly while her face appeared to be
Nolan sat upright slowly, looked at her, and enunciated word by word, “Feed me.”If this was the past, Maisie would have placed down the food tray and said to him, “Suit yourself!” However, she did not say anything this time. Instead, she sat next to the bed and personally spooned the food to him. She felt rather shy as he stared at her from such a close distance, so she explained, “I’m only doing this reluctantly for Waylon.”Nolan gulped down the food she fed and stared at her without looking away while cracking a smile. He suddenly realized that it was rather nice for him to be injured. When he was done with the meal, Maisie put the food tray away. Nolan gazed at her as he leaned on the pillow and rested. After noticing that she stayed, he said, “Are you staying to keep me company?”“Do you think I’m doing this willingly?” She would never stay had he not gotten hurt trying to save Waylon.Nolan narrowed his eyes and suddenly tugged away the blanket, revealing the empty spa
Nolan’s expression was solemn. Quincy gave her another pinch and said through his tightly-gnashed teeth, “Eat.”Cherie remembered something else, so she said to Maisie with excitement. “Please allow me to introduce myself, madam. My name is Cherie Lawson, and I’m the younger sister of this idiot. Mr. Goldmann is like a big brother to us, and we have a strong friendship, so please don’t misunderstand us!”Maisie cracked a smile. ‘Whoa! Cherie’s personality is rather feisty indeed, and she is quite loquacious. She looked toward Quincy. “So you have a younger sister too, huh?”Quincy was frustrated. “My sister has always been with the troops all this time, so she snuck out of there to check you out when she found out that Nolan was coming home with you.”“Will you please speak properly? I came after seeking permission from my commanding officer!” Cherie was displeased. Quincy cast her a look. “The commanding officer would have penalized you if not for his friendship with our e
Maisie’s ringing phone interrupted the ambiance in the car at this very moment. The caller ID showed that it was Kennedy. Maisie could not help looking solemn when she picked up the call and heard Kennedy’s voice. “Uncle Kennedy…”Maisie arrived on the 16th floor and saw that Kennedy was discussing something with the other staff members.Kennedy halted his discussion upon hearing her voice and stopped working on the task on hand to walk toward her. “You’re back.”“What’s going on?” Maisie assumed a stern expression. How had something like that happened when she was only away for three days?Kennedy said with a stern expression, “I have no idea what happened either. It’s the Lucas family. Other than Taylor Jewelry, they stopped all our suppliers from supplying mineral raw materials to us.”“The Lucas family?”Maisie assumed a solemn expression. Could it be related to Willow? She was under the assumption that Willow would behave herself after experiencing those incidents in