‘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
“Willie, why are you— What!?”‘Willow’s plan to fake her identity had been debunked!?’Leila could not stay calm anymore. “How did this happen? Wasn’t everything going well before this?”“It’s all Maisie’s fault! That b*tch was the one who exposed me. Mom, I hate her, I want her to die!”Upon noticing that her daughter was emotionally unstable, Leila gnashed her teeth and calmed her down. “Willie, don’t lose your cool first. I’ll come to you after I’ve managed to handle the affair on my end.”After the call, Leila stared at the package in her hand with resentment.‘D*mn it! Who sent these photos!? These photos are all my past shame!‘And the only people who know about my past are those working for the Underground Freeway. Could it be that Nelson has failed, and he’s using these photos to threaten me?‘No, I’ll never let him get what he wants. I mustn’t let Stephen know about this!’At Soul Jewelry Studio…Maisie received a text message from someone, and the content of the mes
“I want a divorce.”“Wh-What?” Leila was taken aback, looking at him in disbelief.Stephen shook the doctor’s hand off his arm and glared at her. “A woman who’s full of lies isn’t worthy of being my wife, let alone stepping into the Vanderbilt manor.”Saying that, Stephen left the ward without looking back.“Dear, dear!” Leila got off the bed but quickly collapsed on the floor because her legs were still weak.No matter how she cried, she could not make Stephen turn around and come back. She could only sit on the floor and weep bitterly.Upon seeing this, the doctor felt somewhat sympathetic to her experience. “Please get up first, madam.”The doctor helped her onto the bed, and Leila suddenly grabbed his arm. “Doctor, how did I get sent here?”“Someone said that you were assaulted and unconscious, so you were sent here to the hospital. However, that person left very soon and only asked us to notify your husband.”Leila trembled as she was vaguely aware of something.‘Someone
Leila did not want to go back to her previous life. She would have nothing left if she were to leave the Vanderbilts.‘I just need to keep this b*tch under control for now. As long as she’s willing to forgive me, I’ll surely wipe her off the grid in the future.’“Heh, begging me would do you no good. You should do whatever you need to do as soon as possible.” Maisie straightened her posture. “Back then, you were responsible for driving me out of the Vanderbilt manor. It’s now your time to leave the house.”She did not even want to look at Leila again, so she left the ward while Quincy let Leila go and caught up to her.Leila sat stiffly on the spot, her expression gradually turning gloomy.…Quincy returned to the Blackgold administrative office and honestly reported everything that had taken place at the hospital.‘Mr. Goldmann asked me to act as Ms. Vanderbilt’s lackey for half a day. What else can I do apart from this?’Nolan propped his hand against his chin and put down th
It seemed like Linda was being forced to do everything while she was working here.Maisie did not want to bring it up before this as she thought Linda could not work here for long. However, Linda had actually been able to stubbornly stay here for so long, so it was a coincidence that she had run into an excuse to ask her to leave today.Seeing that Maisie was very determined to fire her, Linda looked at Nolan. “Nolan, Maisie—”“This is not something that’s under his control. It’s useless for you to call anyone now.” Maisie’s face dimmed. She was the only person in this world who had the guts to be upright and not care about Mr. Goldmann’s reputation and status.Nolan smiled. “Yes, this department isn’t under my authority. Zee has the final say here.”Everyone finally realized what it meant to be a man that stayed behind his wife.Linda bit her lip, turned around, and left aggrievedly.Maisie turned around, handed the information to the staff at the reception counter, and went ba
“Nonsense! How would my son scold someone? And are you telling me that it’s reasonable to beat my son now?” the woman said so while looking at the teacher. “Where’s the principal? Get the principal here and give us an explanation about this incident. Do the Linwoods look like some random pushover to you?”The teacher felt very helpless while she was overlooking the situation. She then glanced at Colton. “Colton, no matter what, you’ve hit your classmate, and that’s not the right thing to do. You have to apologize to him.”“Why should I apologize first? He called me a b*stard who doesn’t have a father. Shouldn’t he apologize to me too?” Colton asked while tilting his head.Ryleigh took a deep breath after listening to this. “Isn’t your son a rude little boy? Who is he calling a b*stard who doesn’t have a father?”‘Holy sh*t, thank God I’m the one who’s been summoned here.‘If Zee were to be the one who’s standing here, wouldn’t she have slapped the kid? And if she were to come here