Fabio’s expression looked terrifyingly gloomy. “If someone hadn’t secretly informed Manuel about my plan, would he have run away? Now that both of them have died, The Serpents have no leader at the moment. And let’s not forget that Joaqin is still alive. The Southern Clan has truly gotten away with this as the biggest winner.”‘If Manuel was the only one who died in the accident, at least we could still take advantage of Florence’s ignorance.‘As long as Florence was still under my control, Mateo would never have the guts to go against her.‘However, now that both of them are dead, it’s only logical for Mateo to persuade everyone in The Serpents to go back to the Southern Clan. And without someone to exert control, it will be even more difficult for me to deal with the Southern Clan.’Buchanon looked at him. “Is there really something wrong with the men working under us?”‘Otherwise, how could the Southern Clan be ahead of everything?’After a short moment of silence, Fabio stare
Cameron was embarrassed and turned her face away. “I’m a woman. What’s wrong with me putting on some women’s clothes when no one’s around?”Daisie chuckled. “Then you should put them on. I’ll wait for you outside.”She walked out of the dressing room, not forgetting to stick her head back into the room to take a peek. “I’m looking forward to seeing you in women’s clothes.”Cameron closed the door. “Get out.”Fifteen minutes later, Cameron changed her clothes and walked out of the dressing room.She was in a loose, long, light tortilla long-sleeved blouse with denim shorts. The hem of the blouse was long enough to cover the pants, exposing a pair of long, well-proportioned, slender legs, a pair of laced mid-tube socks and white sneakers, the overall appearance looked extremely casual and young.Daisie came up to her and took a closer look at her. “I thought you would only know how to match your men’s clothes.”Cameron pulled her long hair backward. “How do I look?”Daisie lifted
Mateo was surprised. “Is Ms. Gail Leroy your spy?”Gail was an assassin who had been hiding among Huntley’s men. All the Orean underground forces knew her as the Black Widow. The woman was known to be extremely cruel. Rumor had it that she was originally a prisoner on death row, waiting to be executed. Huntley was the person who had hired someone in the system to replace Gail with another female prisoner during the execution and got her released secretly.Huntley had always looked very clean and pure on the surface, and he was able to connect with many politicians only because Gail was the one who got her hands dirty on his behalf.Waylon lifted his gaze and smirked. “I only got someone to take over Gail’s identity.”Mateo was surprised. “What about the real Ms. Leroy?”Waylon squinted as he stared at the tea in the cup. “Let’s just put it this way. She might not be able to make it here today.”Mateo inhaled sharply.‘Just who is this foreigner? He managed to get someone to repl
Daisie chewed the straw. “He doesn’t lack the money. Besides, Waylon has always had a good temper, so he won’t care about the money.”Cameron stared at the street where passersby came and went. “I haven’t been so relaxed for a long time.”She looked at Cameron and knew that when Cameron was pretending to be the young master of the Southern Clan, she could not be as relaxed and free as she was now. After all, everyone was staring at her as the heir of the Southern Clan. “It’s worth taking a day off and just being your true self.”“But I haven’t done what I want to do yet.”Daisie wondered. “What’s that?”Cameron responded seriously, “Pay the casino a visit.”Cameron brought Daisie to Palermo. The casino was the largest entertainment spot that the East Islands had to offer and belonged to the city council. Thus, people from the Southern Clan and Fabio’s territory would also be there apart from foreign gamblers.Cameron was about to step into the lobby when Daisie held her back anx
He chased the people playing with Cameron away and sat across from her. Daisie nervously looked toward Cameron, who gave her a look to calm her down. She was confident. The dealer dealt the cards. Cameron took her card and looked at it. The blond man smiled and sounded confident. “Let’s show your cards, sugar.”Cameron placed down her cards, and it totaled up to seven.The blond man smirked and opened up his. It was a flush. Cameron looked at her cards and squinted. The man chuckled. “I’m sorry, sugar. Luck is on my side today.”The man had the best cards, straights or flushes, for the next three rounds. It was crushing Cameron.Daisie thought that something was off. No matter how lucky one was, it wasn’t possible to get such good hands. The blond man got up, walked toward Cameron, placed his hands on the table, and looked down at her. “Sugar, you lost. You need to spend some time with me tonight.”He put out his hand to touch Cameron’s face, but before he could, Cameron
Andrei looked anxious. “No, you can’t—”“You’ve cheated and stolen a lot of money. The debtors will eventually get it back from you. By the way…” Cameron looked gleeful and was even more arrogant than he was. “I have Donald supporting me. Even Fabio has to bow down to him.”Waylon squinted because he knew what she was doing. Those men had lost money because Andrei cheated and were annoyed that they didn’t get to do anything to him. Now that this woman called him out, they all rushed forward and started beating him up. Even his men weren’t able to intervene.Daisie walked next to Cameron. “I was so worried just now. I thought you really lost.”Cameron clapped her hands. “I’m not here to gamble. I came to catch him.”She was annoyed that Manuel was dead and had been trying to get back at them. She knew that Andrei had been cheating at The Palermo, but everyone knew who he was, so she couldn’t intervene. Cameron had started paying attention to Andrei because he had paid the secur
Cameron had nothing to say to that. She touched her nose and cleared her throat. “Alright, I’ll pay more attention so that her husband doesn’t come after me.”She walked into the yard with Waylon. When she saw a helper walk past, she grabbed Waylon’s hand and hid behind him. Waylon was shocked as he looked down at her hand that was grabbing onto his.The helper smiled. “Welcome back, Mr. Goldmann.”He nodded courteously. The helper noticed the woman behind him. “This is?”He smiled. “She’s—”Cameron dug her nails into his arms, which made him take a sharp breath and look back at her. “Ms. Torres.”The butler just happened to walk in with Sunny at that moment. When Sunny saw the woman behind Waylon, he thought that another woman had gotten to his future son-in-law.He frowned. “Willy, who’s this lady?”The butler recognized Cameron from her outfit, but since the helper was there, he didn’t speak up. Waylon smiled. “Can’t you tell?”Sunny was stunned, but he walked forwa
The few men suddenly understood, and someone teased. “I thought you said he was dressed up as a woman.”“I’m pretty sure he would look beautiful as a woman. He has a feminine face.”“Right, Mr. Goldmann?”Waylon had a ‘scandal’ with Cameron, so they asked what he thought.Waylon looked at Cameron’s face and stopped there, then smiled. “He does.”The few men laughed.Waylon looked back at them. “Do you think you’d be able to accept it if he really was a woman?”Cameron froze. What was he thinking?They were shocked for a few moments. “I think it would be pretty scary if he were a woman.”Another man rebuked him. “How would it be scary? Wouldn’t it be nicer? I’d want a gentle lady more. How long would you be able to handle his torture?”Probably recalling how Cameron had beaten them up during training, that man suddenly understood. “Right. We would have easier training sessions if Mr. Southern Sr. had a daughter.”Cameron took a deep breath. She would have kicked their butts i
“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