Stephen picked up the envelope on the floor, which contained dozens of extremely filthy photos, each of which had a familiar face. The paternity test confirmed that Stephen and Willow were not related by blood.Willow sat slumped on the floor.‘I’m not Stephen’s daughter…’Maisie said expressionlessly, “Ms. Scott used to live in the Underground Freeway. She worked in a very specialized field and went through many guests every day. As for how she got pregnant and who’s the biological father of the child, I would bet that she doesn’t have a clue.”“No, no, the child belongs to Steph! Steph, you have to believe me—”“You b*tch.” Stephen threw the photos on her face and rebuked furiously, “How dare you lie to me for so many years!”Leila was in despair. She thought of something all of a sudden and looked at Willow. “Willie, listen to me, I can explain—”“Don’t say my name, you disgusting woman. Why did you give birth to me? Why!? I hate you!“And Maisie Vanderbilt, I hate you too!”
‘I’ll never show the people who have hurt my woman any mercy.’At the black market…“I beg you! Please let me go! You can make me do whatever you want. Just let me go!” Willow cried and knelt at Gerald’s feet and begged.Gerald was smoking a pipe, and he tutted when he looked at the poor woman kneeling in front of him.“If you want to blame it on someone or something, blame it on the fact that you’re the daughter of that sl*t. Leila still owes us a debt. Since you’re her daughter, it’s obligatory for you to repay your mother’s debts.”Blood was drained from Willow’s face gradually. She hated her mother ever since she learned that her father was not Stephen and that she was a product of her mother’s choice to screw around with various men.And now that her mother had been caught, she was the one to have to suffer because she was her mother’s daughter.‘Why, why can’t I have Maisie’s identity!? No, I can’t stay in the black market. I can’t be like mother…’“How much does my mothe
Rowena had also heard just now that Nolan actually wanted to marry that woman. She bit her lip lightly and hid the gloom and coldness in her eyes away.Nolan’s expression looked extremely displeased as he was interrupted. “I don’t need your consent for who I’m going to marry.”“Brat, are you going against me deliberately?” Titus reprimanded angrily, “Since she has agreed to my conditions, I’ll never agree to your marriage before she gets my approval.”Nolan got up and smiled at the old man. “Then do you mean that you’ll agree to it as long as Zee completes the tasks in the army and achieves some results?”Titus was stunned for a split second. He felt that his grandson had found a loophole in their conversation and had set him up.However, he could not go back on his own word. “Then we’ll have to see if she can pass all the tests and achieve good results within half a month. Do you think it’s feasible?”‘People who haven’t received any professional training would be considered new
That seemed to be a test. Nolan’s eyes twitched, but he calmly said, “She would have her reasons to go. Maybe…“I should have trusted her.” Nolan reflected. He shouldn’t have thought of Maisie as a weak person. He knew that she wasn’t someone who would surrender. She would do whatever she wanted to. Nolan didn’t know if she was angry and wasn’t sure how to change that. Something came to his mind, so he looked up at Rowena. “All you women have the same taste, right?”Rowena paused with a smile on her face. “That depends. Why?”“Zee has probably been angry at me for a while already. I was thinking of getting her a present.”Nolan was fully focused on getting back into Maisie’s good books and didn’t notice the change in Rowena’s eyes. She bit her lip, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. She dug her nails into her palms but smiled and said, “Isn’t Ms. Vanderbilt a jewelry designer? She would probably be interested in jewelry.”Nolan remembered something, got up, and
Erwin smiled helplessly. “Didn’t I say that I would tell you when you have enough power? There would be no benefit of me telling you this now, especially because of—”Her relationship with the Goldmanns. “Especially because of what?” Maisie asked.Erwin put down his teacup. “There’s a jade auction at The Jade Store. Do you want to go take a look?”Knowing that Erwin was trying to change the topic, Maisie pursed her lips but stopped asking. In The Jade Store’s immaculately designed hall, items made of jade were displayed on shelves, but the ones that were seen were mostly common jades like green jades and jasper.The top-quality white jades and jadeites were in cupboards that the public could not get to.The Jade Store was filled with people who were there for the jade trade. The difference between auctions of The Jade Store and other jewelry stores was that The Jade Store only auctioned jades.Erwin brought Maisie to a seat, but she saw a familiar silhouette sitting in anot
Maisie’s expression changed when Nolan was mentioned, but she smiled to avoid making Stephen worry and said, “I told the kids.”Stephen nodded. “Dad, why don’t you hire a housekeeper? If we had a housekeeper, you could have more rest.” Maisie changed the subject. Stephen waved his hand around, “I’m getting used to having a lot of time on my hands. It’s nice to do something since I have the time.”Maisie looked down, but something came to her mind. “Why don’t I let the children come and spend time with you? You’ve never seen them.”Stephen paused but smiled. “Yes, I haven’t met them. Would the children… hate me?”“No. Even though they’re young, they’re smart.” She wouldn’t have thought of letting the kids visit the Vanderbilt manor in the past, but things were different now.The doorbell rang. Stephen got up to get the door but was stunned when he saw who was at the door. “Mr. Goldmann?”Maisie’s face dropped when she saw Nolan. ‘He got here quickly. Wasn’t he happily at The
“If that’s the case, you should go back tonight.” Maisie pulled her hand away with an insincere smile and pushed him out the door.The door closed and locked. Maisie stood behind the door. The scene of him and Rowena at The Jade Store kept popping up in her mind, but he wasn’t sorry about it. How could he pretend to be innocent!?Why did this bother her so much? She shouldn’t care. There was no movement on the other side of the door. She turned around and wondered if he had left.She had pushed him out. He would have left if he was smart. But what if he wouldn’t leave?Maisie bit her lip and opened the door against her mind’s will. Nolan was still standing outside the door, looking at her as though he was hurt. No!Maisie pulled at his collar, dragged him into the room, closed the door, pushed him against the wall, and started kissing him.If men did this to assert dominance, why did women do it? Nolan lowered his eyes and looked at that angry yet beautiful face. His eyes
How was this huge closed training camp in Swallow County related to the Goldmanns?The camp gates slowly opened, and the Patton drove through.Quincy and Maisie got out of the car. The troops could be seen in the field. A well-built man walked over with Cherie, who was in a cool uniform, with her short hair in a beret. She looked like a pretty boy. “Maisie!” Cherie was excited to see Maisie and ran toward her. “Why are you here?”Quincy cleared his throat and said, “Ms. Vanderbilt is here to train.”Cherie was stunned and said in a curious tone, “Has Mr. Goldmann lost his marbles? Letting her come to a place like this—”“It's Elder Master Goldmann’s idea.” Quincy helplessly cut her off.Cherie opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. ‘It was Elder Master Goldmann’s idea… He’s too tough on her. She’s so delicate. Can she get through with this?’“By the way, Maisie,” She pulled the man next to her over and introduced, “This is Quincy’s and my brother, Hans.”That was the fir