Maggie was lying on the bed, her whole face was wrapped in gauze, and she pretended to be exasperated. “It hurts as f*ck! Everything is still swollen.”“It’ll recover in a few months.” Ken held the back of her hand. “Don’t worry, Mr. Matthews won’t get tired of your face so quickly.”Maggie’s eyes shifted from side to side. “But what if he gets tired of me?”Ken had a smile on his face, but there was not even a hint of merriment in his eyes. “If he gets bored of you, I’ll get someone to pick you up and out of his place.”“Really?”“Yeah, you should rest first.” Ken got up and walked to the door.At that moment, one of his men stopped beside him.“Sir.” When his man approached his ear and whispered something into it, Ken’s face dimmed instantly, and he immediately ignored the person lying in the ward and left with them.After waiting for them to leave, Maggie took out her cell phone, sent Nollace a text, and deleted the text right after it was sent.On the other side of the cit
Ken glared toward his men.Everyone panicked in an instant. “Sir, we really have no idea about this! We’ll never betray you!”“Ean, what did Maggie do before the surgery?” Ken’s eyes were fixed on Ean’s face.He was clearly doubting Maggie.Beads of cold sweat rolled down Ean’s back as he lowered his head and replied, “She didn’t contact anyone three days before the surgery. She only asked me about Mr. Matthews, and it seemed that she was preparing herself.”Ken did not utter a single word. Although he had doubts about Maggie, she had never had any interaction with the Knowles.He then scoffed. “Doesn’t she blame me for sending her over to Donald?”The question implied that Maggie might betray him because she did not like this arrangement.Ean explained calmly, “But Ayan is a nobody to her. So even if she has a grudge against you, she doesn’t need to do anything with Ayan’s matter.”Feeling that what he said made some sense, Ken stopped talking, turned around, and ordered, “Go
Daisie squinted and grinned. “It ended long ago.”“What are you holding in your arms?”“This...” Daisie did not know how to explain it. Thus, she lowered her head and pursed her lips. “If I were to tell you the truth, would you be angry?”Nollace stared at her face and squinted. “Won’t you be afraid that I’ll be angry if you keep it from me?”“This is something that Ayan’s father brought him. His father hasn’t been able to contact him, so I—”Before she could finish speaking, Nollace took a deep breath. “It’s Ayan again. Do you plan to forgive him?”“It’s not a matter of forgiving him or not. His father looks very pitiful, so I’m only delivering this to Ayan on his behalf. What he did has nothing to do with his father.”Nollace scoffed out of anger. “Then, do you know his whereabouts?”Daisie was startled. “I don’t know, so I’m going to ask Colton to help me...”“He doesn’t know either.” Nollace was unusually calm, “I’m the only person who knows where he is now.”Daisie looke
Daisie had grown up in a very protective household, just like a delicate flower that was raised in a greenhouse and had never experienced a single storm in its life. So, how could she have seen such cruelties?That was especially so when he was related to why Ayan got tortured in the first place.Another reason Nollace did not dare to tell Daisie about Ayan was that he was worried she would learn about his involvement.That was why he had only left his good side to Daisie.At the same time, on the other side of the city, in the Pruitt manor…The sound of a slap resounded in the living room.Freyja’s face was turned to the side, and her cheek flushed.She did not scream out of pain but listened to Sandy’s reprimand. “Just whose side are you on? Your brother’s plan almost succeeded, and you’ve ruined it!”As long as Daisie and Nollace could no longer get along because of this incident, Ken would have the opportunity to use this incident to get a hold of the daughter of the Goldma
“She’s stubborn and won’t behave. So what if I lock her up for two days? Do you feel bad?” Sandy looked cold. Brandon frowned. “She’s your daughter.”She stopped what she was doing and looked up. “I’m doing this because she’s my daughter. She doesn’t respect me.”Brandon wanted to say something, but the housekeeper walked over anxiously, “Ma’am, Ms. Vanderbilt is here.”Sandy paused, then laughed. “I guess the Goldmann princess is worried about my daughter. Let her in.”Before the housekeeper could invite her, Daisie had already walked in. “Where’s Freyja?”She left her manners at the door. Sandy looked at her. “Ms. Vanderbilt, Fey isn’t feeling well and is resting. I don’t think she should be entertaining guests.”She slowly got up. “Have you had lunch? I’ll get them to prepare something—”“I’m not here for lunch.” Daisie went straight to the point. “You locked up Freyja, didn’t you?”Sandy’s expression froze while she looked toward the maids standing at the side. They did
Daisie kicked over the decorations on the cabinet. The china and expensive goods shattered into pieces.Sandy shook with anger upon seeing her precious collections treated that way, “A-Are you insane!?”“If you want to know if the Goldmanns are crazy, just look at what happened to the Reeses.”Daisie picked up the teapot made of jade from the table. “You’ve been an eyesore for a long time now. I don’t understand why an old woman like you is causing trouble instead of just enjoying the rest of your life. Do you want everyone to know that the illegitimate child of royalty is using her son to climb the social ladder?”Her words stabbed straight into her heart. Daisie mocked Sandy, yet she wasn’t able to retaliate. “Don’t you think that I’m easy to manipulate? I’ll show you how wild I can be.” Daisie loosened her grip, and the expensive jade teapot fell to the floor and split into two.Sandy grabbed her chest and had difficulty breathing. Her voice cracked. “Do you know how expensiv
Daisie walked into the room with a fruit basket. Freyja turned to see her. She placed the basket on the counter. “I guess you won’t be able to attend the anniversary event. You probably need to be here for about half a month more.”Freyja smiled. “Thank you.”“Don’t say that.” She sat on the chair. “You helped me before.”Freyja chuckled. “I guess we’re even then.”Soon after that, Daisie walked out of the room and into the busy corridor when she suddenly saw a familiar person.Wasn’t that Nollace’s bodyguard, Edison?She quietly followed them and saw that he was at the hospital’s A-wing. He entered a room quickly, but what was curious was that there were two bodyguards outside that room.Daisie hid behind a wall and couldn’t go closer, so she could only wait for someone to exit. After a few minutes, Edison opened the door and walked out. Before the door closed, she saw the person lying in bed.It was Ayan.Daisie paused and remembered that Nollace had said he was the only
When Daisie, who was hiding behind the car, heard that, she stood up. “You have no dignity!”Edison jumped. “Ms. Vanderbilt!?”Daisie quickly walked to the car, leaned on the door, and looked at him. “You’re planning to live with us and spend our money and take everything!”Nollace chuckled as he stared at her innocent and beautiful face. “If the family fortune can survive the three of you, it can survive me too.”Daisie puffed up her cheeks. “You’re trying to say that my brothers and I spend too much money?”Nollace couldn’t help but smile and pinch her cheek. “You alone are enough trouble. Why else would you go trash up the Pruitts’ home?”She paused and suddenly felt ashamed. “I was angry. How could that old woman bully her like that?”No one noticed that Edison had left.Nollace opened the door, pulled her into the car so that she would sit on his lap, and whispered into her ear, “How long were you eavesdropping?”Daisie was ashamed that she had been caught eavesdropping,
“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