Nobody knew how Nolan could manage to explain it to her in a serious manner, “Zee, if I were to suffer from any side effects because of holding back all these urges, it would be bad for you…”Back at the Goldmann mansion, Nolan directly carried Maisie upstairs and threw her onto the bed.Maisie pushed his body that was pressing against hers away in a flurry. “This… The kids are home, and this is not optimal…”“It’s okay. They’re all asleep.” Nolan peeled her clothes off as if she was a cocoon.“Then… The hotel room would be wasted!”“I don’t mind that tiny amount of money.”“Nolan— Umm!” Maisie’s words were shoved back down her throat as he bowed down and sealed her lips.Before Maisie could catch a breather, Nolan suddenly stopped, and the stagnant air in the room felt a little awkward.Nolan stood up and turned his back to her, his handsome face looking a little stiff.Maisie was befuddled for a split second.‘That’s it?’She took a sideways glance at Nolan.‘This breath-
At the hospital…Leila came out of the ward with her cell phone and went to the stairwell to make a call. “Willie, don’t worry. Grandma already trusts me. I’ll get your dad to go pick you up as soon as I get to go back to Vanderbilt manor.”“Wait, how much longer do I have to wait? I don’t want to stay here anymore!”Willow hated living in a cheap rental house.‘Had I known this would happen back then, I wouldn’t have irritated Dad like that. At least, living in the Vanderbilt manor is much better than this shabby place!Sensing that Willow was extremely grumpy, Leila said patiently. “I know, Willie, revenge is a dish best served cold. As long as we can bear it, there will always be a way to deal with that b*tch.“You should know that that b*tch now has the information about my life before I became Mrs. Vanderbilt. Both of us will really suffer if we fail again this time around!”Willow could only calm herself down no matter how anxious she was upon hearing what her mother said.
Maisie had to find a way to stop it soon. At Soul Jewelry Studio…The other people in the department gradually left for the day. Nolan got to Maisie’s office and leaned on the door with his arms crossed while watching Maisie look for some documents in front of the book rack. He couldn’t move his eyes away from this beauty before him. Maisie didn’t notice someone approaching her. She was searching with her head down but felt something move closer behind her. The man hugged her from behind and made Maisie jump. She didn’t turn around to see who it was. “Nolan, why are you—”“What? I just want to give you a hug.” The man’s voice sniggered from the top of her head. Why couldn’t he let go of this woman?Maisie took a deep breath and remembered what had happened the night before. Her cheeks burned up.Maisie felt a little ashamed, but she wasn’t going to admit that she couldn’t resist his ‘charm’ last night.“It’s time to fetch Colton from school.” Nolan lowered his head and p
“Leila, I heard that you’ve been taking care of Mom for the past few days at the hospital.”Leila smiled. “It’s what a daughter-in-law is supposed to do.”Yorick looked at Leila and couldn’t deny that his brother had great taste.He compared her to his own wife, who was rough around the edges. She had let herself go after childbirth and looked like a tired wife. Even though Leila was no longer young, she still looked young and beautiful. Yanis’ face changed upon noticing the way her husband was looking at Leila. She cleared her throat, which got Yorick’s notice and made him smile awkwardly. He changed the topic. “By the way, where are Willie and Zee?”Madam Vanderbilt said to Stephen, “Yes, Willie is your daughter. We should ask her to join us for dinner.”Leila was glad about what Madam Vanderbilt said, but she didn’t show it. When Stephen thought about Willow, it really had been a while since he had seen her. No matter what she had done, she was still his daughter. “Get
Maisie scanned the table discreetly, thinking, ‘Madam Vanderbilt was discharged, Yorick and Yanis came over to Bassburgh, and even Leila and Willow are back at the Vanderbilt mansion. It doesn’t seem like a simple dinner.’The air was tense because everyone had their own motives in mind. Yanis looked at Maisie and asked, “Zee, I heard you’ve started your own jewelry studio. How’s it doing?”It sounded like she asked for a reason and not because she cared. Madam Vanderbilt chimed in, “Of course she’s doing well. Mr. Goldmann is helping her. It wouldn’t be too bad. She can live a good life even if she does nothing.”“Mr. Goldmann?” Yorick was surprised that his niece had caught a big one. “Yes, Zee brought honor to the family, all thanks to that pretty face of hers,” Madam Vanderbilt said sarcastically. All Maisie knew was how to be flirty.Sensing the sarcasm, Maisie beamed and curled her lips. “Yes, it’s all thanks to the face that my mother gave me.“Neither Willow nor Lind
“That’s right. I will only give Vaenna to Zee. Only my daughter is worthy.”Stephen seemed to have understood that they were trying to force him to hand over the shares of Vaenna Jewelry. If that were the case, there would be no need to wait. “I’ve gotten lawyers to put Zee’s name as the beneficiary of Vaenna.”“Have you gone mad? Why would you give it to her!?”“What did you contribute when Marina and I started Vaenna?”Stephen looked at Madam Vanderbilt and scoffed. “Mom, I respect you, but since you’ve never treated me like your son or saw Zee as your granddaughter, there’s no reason to be courteous anymore.”“How—” Madam Vanderbilt shook with rage, but the words were stuck in her throat. The dinner ended coldly. When Yanis and Yorick left, almost no one noticed the signals Yorick sent to Leila. Unfortunately, Maisie was walking at the back and did notice them. When she walked past Leila, she smiled and said, “Be careful not to get burned if you play with fire.”The word
Nolan was rendered speechless.What would the man who killed it in the business world be afraid of? The answer was his wife getting angry. Now his biggest fear was that his children would have unique ideas about him. He was going to get a heart attack. Maisie spoke to someone on the phone on the balcony. The other party said something, and Maisie looked down. “Thanks, Mr. Zidane. Please don’t tell my father about this.”The person on the other end said something back, and Maisie nodded. “Alright, we’ll speak tomorrow then.”Maisie put down her phone and looked coldly into the night view. She had seen what was the agenda behind dinner that night.Even if her dad insisted on being on her side, it was weak compared to how hungry Madam Vanderbilt and Yorick’s family were.If they could not make Stephen hand over Vaenna’s ownership, they would be thinking about taking it by force soon.And then there was Leila and Willow. Leila was clever enough not to be on the wrong side this ti
Leila could only show her white feathers and respond weakly, “Mother, I... I’ll go back tonight.”“Go back tonight? Is this a joke?” Madam Vanderbilt saw that Leila was afraid of being rejected by Stephen and glared at Stephen, who had remained silent all this while. “Since you’ve called your wife back, then live your best life with her. What will the public say if they get to know that your wife comes here during the day and then goes back to her own house at night daily?”“Mother, don’t blame Steph. It’s my problem.” Leila took all the blame onto herself—the image of a virtuous and sensible wife overflowed.Stephen put down the teacup. Although he had asked Leila and her daughter to come back to the Vanderbilt manor, Leila’s fake pregnancy was quite a nightmare to him.However, seeing that Leila’s attitude had indeed done a one-eighty recently, Stephen said slowly, “Since you’ve already come back, you can stay here from now on.”After all, the divorce had not been finalized yet,
“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