Maisie took a glance at Willow, put down the pearl necklace in her hand, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised. “I didn’t order this batch of mock-ups, so I won’t take this fall.”Willow came over and grabbed Maisie’s hand. “Zee, you should tell the truth. After all, Vaenna is still your father’s company. You mustn’t destroy your father’s efforts, right?”“I’m telling the truth.” Maisie kept a straight face while pulling her hand away, took the pearl bracelet, and walked to the lady. “Madam, you’ve bought fake jewelry from Vaenna, and I know you’re not in the mood. After all, you’ve paid for it with your money, and that means something.“But don’t worry, I can’t allow Vaenna’s reputation to be dragged through the mud because of some fakes. I promise that not only will your money be refunded, but you can also bring a genuine product back after I’ve gotten to the bottom of this incident.”The lady was stunned. It was only natural for her to accept this arrangement willingl
Maisie had nothing else to say after listening to that, so she waved her hand. “Okay, you’re a shareholder, and you have the final say here.”She turned around and walked to the customers with a smile. “Ladies and gentlemen, please come with me to the VIP room and negotiate about the details.”The customers nodded and followed Maisie to the VIP room.Willow was delighted deep down when she listened to how Nolan protected her.‘I knew that I’m still Nolan’s bias.’“Nolan, I didn’t know that such an incident would happen. I’ll pay more attention in the future.” Willow gave off a sincere and apologetic attitude while admitting her mistakes.Nolan took a glimpse at her and said with a cold tone, “You don’t understand the market, so just don’t walk right into such a situation in the future. Just let Maisie deal with it.”Nolan walked away with Quincy.Willow lowered her eyes as her nails sank into the palm of her hand.‘Maisie, Maisie, Maisie!‘Not only have I not chased her away
Inside the car…Nolan looked out of the car window absently, as if he was still pondering about what Maisie had said. Lost in his train of thoughts, he did not hear Quincy calling out to him repeatedly.“Sir.” Quincy raised his voice.Finally, Nolan came back to his senses and rubbed his forehead. “What is it?”Quincy held up the phone to him. “You have a call from your father, Mr. Goldmann.”Nolan took the phone from his hands and answered, “Dad.”On the other side of the line, at the Goldmann family estate…“You little rascal, did you go and knock someone’s daughter up?”Nolan’s father sat in his backyard sipping scotch. The photo displayed on his tablet showed two kids with an uncanny resemblance to his own son.Nolan paused and furrowed his brows. “Not that I know of.”“Are you sure? Then how do you explain these two kids Royal Crown Entertainment Co. signed? They look just like you.”The old man slammed his glass on the table. “I want to see these two children.”“Dad,
Daisie turned her head to look at him. “We, too, have also seen a man who looks a lot like us.” “Oh?” Nolan’s father was just about to pose his question when he heard the loud greeting of the bodyguard standing by the garden. “Good day, Mr. Goldmann.”Nolan marched right into the pavilion. He glanced at the two children sitting next to his old man and finally said, “Dad, how could you bring these children here without asking?”“And why can’t I? These children look just like you, so I invited them over to be my guests. Is there a problem?”Nolan’s father patted Daisie’s head, then gave each of the children a slice of frosted cake. “Here, have a bite. This is the best frosted cake in town.” “Thank you, Grandpa!”The two kids took the cake offered to them. With a loud nom, Daisie held the cake in her palm, unable to wait a moment longer, and took a huge bite.Nolan felt helpless. He had not expected his father to bring them all the way here just because of a photo he saw.“Wait
“On the contrary, Mommy said that we should always learn a thing or two about our ancestry. In fact, Mommy is a fan of antiques. Otherwise, Mommy couldn't have come up with her unique designs of ‘Victorian-style antique jewelry’ back in Stoslo.”Nolan’s father chuckled. “Then, I would really love to meet your mommy one day.”Daisie felt triumphant as she had finally gotten her grandpa’s attention on Mommy!Nolan glanced at Waylon, who was standing beside him. The little boy raised his hand and wiped his cheek, then he turned around and gave Nolan a seemingly unfriendly glare.Unexpectedly, the boy’s glare reminded Nolan of someone else.“The last time I saw you, you had a mole on the corner of your eye.”Waylon rubbed the corner of his eye and said defensively, “I drew that on.”“Grandpa, you lost!” Daisie giggled happily.Little did she know, the old man had let her win. Seeing the little girl laugh so gleefully, he somehow found himself laughing along with her. Perhaps he was
Maisie chewed her pen and thought for a long time, but she was stuck in an inspiration drought…“Zee.”Seeing Willow appear outside her door, Maisie put her pen down. “There’s no one around. You can drop the mushiness. It’s nauseating.”If this was any other day, Willow would have retorted with a scathing remark. Today, however, she managed to converse in a calm and collected manner. “I’m not here to start a fight. I’m well aware that you’re far more adept in matters of business.” Willow placed the documents she was holding on the table. “I’m sure you know the conundrum Vaenna is currently facing. It just so happens that there’s a client who’s willing to provide us with an advertising platform. Could you come with me and discuss the contract terms tonight?Maisie picked up the contract folder, skimmed through the pages, then smirked. “Sure, I’ll go with you.”“I’ll see you tonight then.” As Willow turned to leave, her eyes flickered with coldness. Maisie picked up the folder
Sergio smiled and nodded. “That is correct. Knowing that Miss Vanderbilt had returned to Vaenna Jewelry, I was hoping for a chance to collaborate, with you, specifically.”Willow sneered mockingly. Sergio Baldwin was 49 years old and turning 50. The son he had with his ex-wife had only just turned 18. Rumour had it that he never learned to keep it in his pants and had one too many women on the side. Eventually, his ex-wife had snapped and asked for a divorce.Sergio had met Maisie during Stephen’s birthday banquet a few years back, and since then, he could not get her off of his mind. He would even ask Willow about her every now then. Because of that, Willow had Maisie drugged the last time just to give Mr. Baldwin a chance to bag her. It was a pity he had let that opportunity slide.“Because of me?” Maisie chortled. “Mr. Baldwin, hearing you say that flatters me.” “Zee, Mr. Baldwin admires your talent,” explained Willow while she poured Mr. Baldwin a glass of wine and handed it t
Sergio was never planning to let either one of the Vanderbilt daughters get away tonight. He could just wait until the other one came back, then ravage the both of them! Willow struggled for a little while before the fast-acting drug took effect. Her body went limp. Too weak to move, her still body leaned against him.Sergio pinned her down. “Come to daddy.”In the ladies’ washroom…Maisie knelt in front of the toilet. Holding her throat, she puked out every last bit of the juice. She stood up slowly by supporting her hands on the wall.“D*mn it, both of the juices were spiked!”Not only was Sergio out to get her, but he was also targeting Willow!Hah! Willow had wanted to set her up. But no way in hell was Maisie going to just sit there and be played. Willow could have a taste of her own medicine, all by herself!Maisie washed her face. Feeling slightly sober, she got out of that hellhole as fast as she could. Standing by the road, Maisie tried to hail a cab, but all the