“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
Maisie certainly would not bother Cherie with anything else, so she only responded with a smile.Raven came forward after Cherie left, wanting to gossip. “Sis Maisie, are you Sis Cherie’s relative?”“Οf course not.” Maisie burst into a giggle and placed the backpack that she brought along with her on the bed.Raven sat on the bed, tilted her head, and looked at her with a frown. “Then you and Sis Cherie must know each other.”Maisie unpacked all her toiletries, looked at her, and said, “You can consider us acquaintances. What’s the matter with that?”Raven shook her head and asked again all of a sudden, “Why did you come to the training camp? Do you plan to become an agent too?”Maisie paused for a short moment and then asked with a slightly bewildered expression, “Is this training camp a place that trains agents?”She really did not know about that.“Yeah, don’t you know about that?” Raven was surprised, but Maisie really did not know.Seeing that Maisie did not understand wh
Maisie’s eyes drooped slightly.‘It turns out that there were three assessments, and I only have half a month, which means that I have to apply to be assessed within a week.‘I have to achieve good results within half a month. The highest score for an assessment is 60 points, and I only need to obtain the standard score of 120 points to pass.’In the evening, Raven took Maisie to the dining hall for dinner. The dining hall was a public area, and it was a duplex. There were basically more men than women at first glance.“There’s always time to start eating. If you were to come late, then there would be nothing left to eat.”“It seems that you have a memorable experience when it comes to this rule.” Maisie teased her.Raven smiled in embarrassment.Maisie and Raven walked up to the line to queue for dinner, but Maisie bumped into someone’s foot while walking by a table. If Raven had not supported her, she would have fallen.The man who was lying on the chair resting on his back w
‘Huh? No matter how I look at him, there’s no trace of anger on that b*stard’s face. Instead, he’s propping his hand against his head and staring at Maisie with a smile.’Francisco squinted his fox-like eyes. “Are you trying to draw my attention?”‘Generally, if an ordinary woman wants to attract my attention, I’ll only think that she’s a pretentious one. But everything’s fine if she were to apply this method when she’s trying to capture my attention!’Maisie almost spat out the broth that she had in her mouth. She chuckled out of rage and turned to look at him. “Lil’ brother, you’re quite a narcissistic one.”He nodded. “I know that.”Maisie was rendered speechless.Francisco thought of something all of a sudden and took a bar of chocolate out of his pocket. “It’s a brand from Ampleforth. Would you like to try it?”Probably because he was afraid Maisie would reject his offer, he added, “There are so many people watching. It’ll be extremely embarrassing if you reject me again. T
‘I really want to see my wife. I miss her a lot on the first day she is away.’Quincy rolled his eyes helplessly. “Mr. Goldmann, Ms. Vanderbilt will only stay there for half a month, not for a few years…”‘Wouldn’t Mr. Goldmann lose his mind if she were to have to stay there for a few years?’There was a knock on the door of the office, and Rowena walked in.She then walked forward with a smile. “Nolan, Grandpa is going to take a trip back to the Goldmann family estate, and Ms. Vanderbilt isn’t here either. He specially entrusted me to go fetch the three children at night.”Nolan frowned slightly.‘The three kids don’t like Rowena. They’ll definitely make a fuss if she goes to pick them up.’He responded lightly, “There’s no need for you to do so. I’ll pick them up tonight and go to the Vanderbilt manor.”He had promised Maisie that he would bring the child to visit Stephen whenever he had time.Rowena’s expression did not change when he rejected her offer. “Well then, I’ll go
Rowena stood downstairs with her arms crossed in front of her and watched as the silhouette entered the building, her eyes looking gloomy.‘If it weren’t for those three children, how would she be worthy enough of standing beside Nolan?’“Sis Rowena, have you waited for a long time?”Only then did Wynona hurried over, interrupted Rowena’s thoughts, and exclaimed with a smile, “I didn’t expect you to really come back.”“Yeah, how are things in the training camp recently?” Rowena’s expression changed as if nothing had happened.“Everything’s fine. It’s just... A newcomer arrived two days ago, and I don’t really like her.” Wynona’s expression looked really upset when she mentioned the newcomer.Rowena raised her eyebrows slightly. “Which newcomer are you referring to?”“Her last name is Vanderbilt or something like that.”“Maisie Vanderbilt?” A hint of surprise flashed across Rowena’s eyes. She did not expect that Wynona would know about Maisie since the latter had just arrived he
The training instructor nodded. Wynona walked into the mountains with Maisie and cordially looked at her. “You’re Maisie, right? I’m Wynona. I’ve been in the camp for a year. Nice to meet you.”Maisie smiled back politely. Wynona asked, “Did you volunteer to come to the training camp?”Maisie didn’t deny it but instead smiled and said, “I’m here for a test.”“Oh!” Wynona nodded, looked at her, and didn’t say anything more. They were surrounded by trees deep in the woods, and it was difficult to see the path. Newbies were usually arranged to go with a veteran from the camp, which was why Wynona was in a team with her. She didn’t suspect anything. “How far is the camp?” Maisie looked around. She couldn’t help but feel that they’re getting deeper into the woods. Wynona walked behind her and averted her eyes when she asked. She said, “Not far, soon, about 10 minutes.”Maisie didn’t think anything of it. But after ten minutes, they were still circling in the forest and hadn’