A text message suddenly appeared on the screen of Maisie’s cell phone.Maisie retracted her gaze, picked up the phone, and read the content of the text message. Her gaze then changed instantly as she stood up.She ran out of her room in a hurry and ran into Kennedy.Kennedy asked her immediately, “Zee, what’s the matter?”“My dad is involved in an accident.” Maisie did not have the time to explain too much and ran out of the office.Kennedy saw her look flustered, and his expression changed instantly when he heard Maisie say that Stephen was involved in an accident.‘I should go and tell Mr. Goldmann about this.’Maisie came to the underground parking lot and saw that her father’s car door was open. Her father was lying on the steering wheel motionless.“Dad!” She was about to walk over to check him out when she was stunned with a taser. She then saw the face of the man who stunned her before she completely lost consciousness.‘This man…’She eventually dropped slowly to the
“Nol— Nolan?”Maisie thought the man next to her looked like Nolan, but he slowly sat up and moved toward her, “What did you call me?”Maisie raised her hand meekly to hold the man’s collar but realized the man wasn’t Nolan, so she immediately pushed him away.She turned around, and there were a few men that looked identical. They put out their hands toward her with evil smiles. “Ah!”Maisie hugged her head, screaming her head off because she could no longer control her emotions. The terror on her face replaced her beauty.“This drug is really strong.” Seeing she had almost lost her mind, the men knew that the drug had taken effect.“I’ll give the rest to her tomorrow.”The men turned to leave, but the door was opened. Someone had budged in. The people inside looked pale. They saw a lame man with a cane walk in with a few burly-looking men. He removed his hat. “Give that woman to me.”“Gerald, what are you—”“You kidnapped Mr. Goldmann’s lover and brought her to my place.
Nolan’s eyes were filled with anger. “What was in it?”“Ecsta—” Nolan kicked the man before he could finish and collapsed on the ground. Nolan’s eyes were red with fury. “How could you give that to her!?”The man didn’t care about the pain caused by the fracture and frantically tried to explain, “It wasn’t a big dose!”They needed to give her shots for three consecutive days to get her hooked. She would just feel terrible for a few days if it was one shot, but they never expected Nolan to find them. Nolan carried Maisie with both arms and turned to stare at them. “If anything happens to her, it’ll be the end of you.”In the car…Nolan held Maisie in his arms. Her hands were cold, no matter for how long he rubbed them. “Zee?” Nolan spoke to her, but Maisie just looked up at him, a little slow. Nolan hugged her tight, his eyes dark and jaw clenched. “Quincy, drive faster!”“Alright!”Quincy stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped up.The drug’s effects came and went
Quincy walked over and slowly opened his mouth. This stepmother was too cruel. She would ruin Maisie to secure her daughter’s future.With his last breath, Nelson looked up at Nolan, sitting cross-legged on the chair. He looked like the devil straight out from the depths of hell. He had no expression on his face, while his amber eyes were cold and sharp, making him look devilish.Nolan uncrossed his legs into a new sitting position. He leaned forward and looked down at him. “If you admit it, I’ll let you live.”Nelson’s eyes filled with tears as he saw hope. But what Nolan said next took out all the shine in his eyes and only left them with fear. “Break his hands and legs. Spread the word that whoever tries to save him will suffer the same consequences.”Nolan got up and left without looking back. Quincy signaled the men with his eyes and followed Nolan out. Gerald brought his men in to check long after they left. Seeing how terrible Nelson looked, Gerald shuddered.
Maisie suddenly remembered something when she saw Quincy and asked, “Where’s Nolan?”“He went back for a change of clothes. He sent me over.” Quincy smiled. He probably didn’t want to stain his shirt with blood. “Quincy, did I… bite Nolan?” Maisie asked.She remembered that she had bitten someone, and she thought she had heard Nolan’s voice. Quincy smiled. “You remembered—”Maisie looked down. It was true. She continued asking, “Do the children know that I’m in the hospital?”She hadn’t been home for a few days. What would the children think?Quincy answered, “You weren’t stable for the past few days. Nolan covered it up because he didn’t want them to worry.”Maisie nodded. It was true. If Waylon and the others came to see her here and she wounded them, Maisie would feel horrible. “And my father—”“Your father is fine.”Nolan walked in. The doctor and Quincy left, giving them time to be alone. He sat down next to the bed. His handsome face looked tired, but he wa
At the Vanderbilt mansion…A clear, loud slap fell on Leila’s face, putting her in a state of shock. When Stephen found out that Leila was behind Maisie’s abduction, he shook in anger while he barked, “You horrible woman! I’ve never treated either of you badly all these years, but you! How could you do this to Maisie while I’m still breathing!?”Leila trembled with her hand on her cheek. She never expected the plan with Nelson to fail. It was all because of Nolan!There was no point for Leila to explain herself, but she realized that Stephen was furious. “Listen to me, dear—”“What else do you have to say?” Stephen was utterly disappointed in her. “I’ve always thought that you were sincerely nice to Maisie, that you’re a good stepmother, but now I know that I had been too naive.”He finally understood why Maisie wouldn’t accept this mother-and-daughter duo. They were such cruel women, but he…He had sent Maisie away because of them!He had almost caused the end of his daughter
“What are you dissatisfied with?” Stephen never thought about things from Maisie’s point of view because he did not dare to do so before.He felt guilty for Willow and her mother, but he was also ashamed whenever he thought of Maisie. She resembled her mother too much, and he had been transferring his resentment toward her mother onto her. He was afraid that he would not be able to control his feelings for Marina de Arma whenever he saw Maisie in person.He had indeed spoiled Willow a little bit too much, but that was because others would always insult Willow due to her identity as an illegitimate daughter, and he did not feel good about that deep down.It was difficult to balance his love for his daughters and be unbiased.It was not Willow and her mother that he, as a father, owed the most, but Maisie!Seeing that Stephen was determined to divorce her, Leila slumped on the floor.‘But I will have nothing once I leave the Vanderbilts! I don’t want to go back to the time when lif
Nolan was very distressed as his young wife had kicked him out.‘I just wanted to help her get changed. It’s not like I was going to do anything to her. Was that necessary?“Mr. Goldmann.” Stephen came over slowly.Nolan adjusted the hem of his jacket, and his expression returned to being indifferent and cool. “Mr. Vanderbilt?”“Is Zee all right now?”“She’s fine, alive and well,” Nolan answered indifferently. He then thought of something and added, “You can go in later.”After Maisie changed into her clothes, Stephen opened the door, entered the ward, and placed the thermos in his hand on the table. “This is the broth that I asked the housekeeper to cook for you. This will help replenish your body.”“Okay, I’ll drink it later.” Maisie accepted it.Stephen walked up to the chair next to the bed, sat down, and slowly explained, “Zee, I’m sorry, I’m the one who harmed you. I didn’t expect that Leila would do such a thing to you.”Maisie could not help but be startled.‘Leila? M