Willow did not expect this woman to show up here.‘D*mn it! Is she here with Maisie?’A faint hint of viciousness flashed across her eyes.Louis subconsciously felt that Ryleigh looked rather familiar. Upon closer inspection, was she not the woman who had brought the two kids to the Michelin restaurant that day?“Ryleigh!” Mrs. Boucher was afraid that she would do something foolish and reminded her, “She’s Aunty Lucas’ niece.”“What?” Ryleigh was flustered.‘How is Willow Aunty Larissa’s niece? Could she be the daughter of the de Armas that the Lucases plan to announce tonight?’“Aunty, Aunty Larissa, are you mistaken? How could she be—” Russell pulled Ryleigh aside and interrupted her, “Keep quiet, don’t make a fool out of yourself!”Ryleigh flung his hand away. “Dad, why would you think that I’m fooling around? That woman is the illegitimate daughter of the Vanderbilts, and her mother is Zee’s stepmother, Leila Scott!”Ryleigh’s voice was not loud, but everyone who was on th
Louis did not even look at Willow.His gaze then landed on the two figures that slowly appeared from the crowd. Not only his but Larissa and Mrs. Boucher’s gazes were also attracted by them.“Mr. Goldmann? Why is he here?”“Is the relationship between the Goldmanns and the Lucases so close that Mr. Goldmann would attend the Lucases’ banquet?”“Could the person standing next to Mr. Goldmann be his woman?”Maisie wrapped Nolan’s arm and walked in beside him. She was wearing a dark green evening gown with naked shoulders—the waistline and split dress design made the whole dress look vivid.She had tied the long hair behind her into a fishtail braid, and the cold and indifferent yet unparalleled appearance made her look unforgettable for anyone who had seen her in person.And while she was walking beside Nolan, who looked exceptionally regal, charming, and attractive, it made them look like a match made in heaven.“Zee!” Ryleigh felt ecstatic after seeing Maisie appear from the cro
Larissa took a deep breath and calmed herself down. After all, it would be too awkward and embarrassing for things to go sour when there were so many people.“Mr. Goldmann, if there’s anything that bothers you, we can solve it later—”Nolan interrupted her, “Mrs. Lucas, are you telling me that you don’t dare to recognize the mistake that you’ve made?”Larissa’s hand that was holding the wine glass tightened once again.‘What am I hesitating about? It’s obvious that this woman looks a lot like Marina at first glance... The resemblance is uncanny.‘I should’ve known a long time ago. How could I not be suspicious?‘I still can’t find anything on Willow that resembles Marina after all this while, but I could only bite the bullet and take her in when the DNA test that Willow showed me extinguished my suspicions.’Willow completely panicked. Seeing that Larissa was still hesitating, she thought of something, dashed up to Maisie abruptly, and grabbed her hand while tears rolled down he
“Oh, did you just admit that you’re Dad’s illegitimate daughter?”“I…” Willow was startled and looked around nervously.Sure enough, the crowd started gossiping again.“Is she really an illegitimate daughter?”“Then does that mean what Ms. Hill said earlier is true!?”The corners of Maisie’s red lips twitched and were slightly lifted. “Marina de Arma is Stephen Vanderbilt’s original partner and also his legal wife. How could a legal wife give birth to you, an illegitimate daughter?”“Yeah, it’s Marina, the second daughter of the de Armas. If she had chosen to marry someone, she must’ve confirmed that she would be the legal wife. Someone like her wouldn’t commit adultery and make herself into a homewrecker.”“The identity of an illegitimate daughter is rather shameful, so she shouldn’t be the daughter of the original and legal wife.”Willow heard the noisy discussions that were taking place around her, so she bit her lip harshly.‘D*mn it! This b*tch actually managed to fish in
“Shut up!” Willow screamed while her eyes were bloodshot. “B*tch, if you weren’t that lucky, you should’ve been wasted by Sergio Baldwin long—”Willow was halfway through the sentence when she subconsciously realized that she had lost her cool and said something devastating. She then trembled from head to toe.Everyone around gasped.Maisie picked the red wine glass on the table up and swirled it lightly while walking up to Willow. “Yes, if I weren’t that lucky six years ago, I would indeed have been ruined by you. Didn’t you say that you’re Marina’s daughter? Don’t you want to keep the status of the daughter of the de Armas?“I don’t want the identity that even my mother didn’t want. Thus, allow me to honor you on behalf of my dead mother with this glass of wine.” Maisie chuckled, raised the wine glass, and poured it over Willow’s head.The red wine streamed down from her hair onto her face and clothes.Willow froze in place. One could imagine how embarrassed she was in the eyes
‘I’ve never thought about getting back my identity as the daughter of the de Armas. It’s just that anyone could take this identity away from me, except Willow, as it would be an insult to Mom.’An arm wrapped around her waist from behind and brought her into his arms. “You’re wearing high heels, so how are you walking faster than me?”‘This woman is just not afraid of falling.’Seeing that Maisie was not responding, Nolan abruptly picked her up in a bridal carry.Maisie was stunned and then struggled in his arms for a short while. “What are you doing? Let me down!”Nolan carried her into the car but still did not let go of her. He pinched her chin with his fingers and made her look straight at him. “What did you just call me while we were at the banquet? Can you repeat it once again?”“What did I just call you?”Seeing that his eyes dimmed and narrowed, Maisie recalled something and then pushed his hands away. “I just came up with a nickname casually.”“Are you making fun of me
Nolan took a deep breath, his face looking tense. “I’ll go.”‘How can I let other men buy this kind of thing for her?’Nolan picked up the car key and rushed out, leaving the surprised woman behind.He then drove to the nearest convenience store.This was his first time buying such an item for a woman, plus he did not know the brand that she had been using all this time, so he bought one packet each.When he came to the cashier for checkout, the middle-aged woman who was dozing off at the cashier was awakened by the pile of sanitary napkins on the conveyor belt.She stared at Nolan with an awkward gaze.‘What kind of obsession does this handsome young man have?’Nolan’s expression turned gloomy while he was being stared at, so he clenched his hand into a fist, placed it next to his mouth, and cleared his throat. “I’m buying these for my wife.”“You’re already married? Oh, that’s great.” Only then did the middle-aged woman snap out of the suspicion that she had deep down and pa
Nolan took an envelope out of a folder and handed it to her. “Take a look at this.”The envelope was full of photos.Maisie went through them one by one, and her expression gradually dimmed.Although the photos had been taken more than 20 years ago, they looked extremely clear. The woman who was pleasing a group of men in heavy makeup and a gorgeous dress was indeed Leila.In some of the photos, she could be seen French kissing a few men and performing stripteases while standing on tables. There were even photos of her acting extremely intimately with different men. Such a wild and seductive side of Leila was something that Maisie had never seen before.After all, although Leila had always been a scheming b*tch in Maisie’s impression, she was a completely different woman from what she looked like in the photos.‘Wait a minute! If Leila’s private life from back then was so chaotic, is it possible that…’Looking at Maisie’s expression, Nolan knew what she had thought of and squint