Must this woman drink?Leah paused and slowly said, “That was just an accident. I’ll be careful this time.”She then looked at him. “Are you alone?”“Well, do you see anyone else? Oh, you’re sitting on my friend,” he casually said. Leah looked at her seat. “Sitting on your friend?”Morrison poured a glass for himself, smiled, and considered scaring her. “Yes, do you want to know more about it? But it’s best that you don’t know. You might not be able to sleep tonight.”Leah picked up her mojito and took a drink. “I’m even more curious now.”Morrison saw that she wasn’t tricked, so he clicked his tongue. “You’re so daring. Let me tell you then. My friend jumped off a building not too long ago and died terribly. Her head split open. You’re sitting on her, and she’s not happy about it at all, so be careful tonight. She might stand next to your bed, and you’ll be in trouble.”He thought that would scare her away, but Leah laughed instead. “You’re telling me a horror story, huh?”M
Cameron paused. “Why do you ask?”“If you want to, I’ll go with you.” Waylon rested his chin on her head. Cameron turned to face him. “Shouldn’t you bring me to Stoslo instead?”He paused. “Do you want to go?”“You said that you have friends to introduce to me. It’s not too much if I meet them, right?”He squinted. “Are you sure you just want to see my friends?”Cameron placed the coffee cup on the table and hugged his neck. “You know everyone on the East Islands, but I don’t know anyone from the Night Banquet. Shouldn’t I say hello to them?”Waylon chuckled and tapped the tip of her nose. “Sure, as long as you’re happy.”He picked her up and walked to their bed. …It was 11:00 p.m., and the streets were already quiet. Many shops were closed, and only a few cars drove under the bridge. “See, I said that I would not get drunk tonight.” Leah rolled down the window on the passenger side. A cold breeze blew in, and she was even more awake. Morrison, who was driving, laughed
Zephir fell silent. “You always had different dates. Now it’s Roxy’s turn. Was it worth changing for even if she looks a lot like Daisie?”Leah’s eyes were red because she felt that her decade of feelings wasn’t worth it. She liked Zephir because he was loyal to Daisie and would secretly do things for her. She thought that Zephir was a loyal person, and even when he found out that Daisie was getting married, he was sad for some time. However, she still stayed by his side without complaining and helped him heal, even if he didn’t have feelings for her. She believed that one day he would eventually notice. But what happened?What she saw was Zephir getting new girlfriends, one after the other, and the reason he gave them for the breakups was that they weren’t compatible. Then he met Roxy, who stayed longer than any other woman by this side. It was all because she looked like Daisie and even copied Daisie’s style. He knew that she wasn’t Daisie but still chose to date her
Patricia seemed to have noticed something had happened between her son and Leah. What’s more, her son was being bewitched by a woman she did not like, so her face was dark.“Zephir doesn’t even want to come home now. He just wants to stay outside. I really don’t understand what’s so good about that woman.” Alexander said, “Alright, alright. This is his own choice. He's a grown adult. We can't help him make decisions now.Patricia sighed. “I thought Leah was going to become my daughter-in-law…”Benjamin chuckled and said, “It’s fine. It isn’t going to affect our relationship anyway.”At Yaramoor, at Blue Valley Manor…Daisie walked to the flower garden with her big belly and watered the roses in the courtyard, hoping that they would bloom beautifully in the spring.Nollace approached her and took the watering can from her. “Didn’t I say you should rest more?”She pursed her lips and said, “I either sit or eat and sleep every day. I feel like I'm going to become a mushroom soon.
A man approached Leah and asked, “Are you Ms. Younge?” Leah raised her head. She thought the man her father introduced was not coming anymore. She was going to leave after she finished everything, but to her dismay, he came in the end. She smiled. “Yeah, it’s me. Please have a seat.”The man sat down and looked at the food on the table.Leah continued to smile and said, “I’m sorry. It’s the third day of the new year. I thought you were not coming anymore since it has already been half an hour.”The man was rendered speechless. After all, Leah implied he was half an hour late.“I was caught up by something. Anyway, Ms. Younge, I heard you worked as an interpreter while abroad?”Without putting down her fork, Leah replied, “Yeah. I’m still considering whether I should go back or not after this.”Maintaining a smile on his face, he asked, “You’re planning to go back there?”“It depends on my situation,” said Leah. After that, she raised her head to look at the man and continued
Leah was stunned and shook her head.“So, how can you explain this? I’m sure there is more than one restaurant in Bassburgh, right?”Leah shrugged. “But there aren’t many high-end restaurants in Bassburgh either.” Morrison chortled and asked, “Then can’t you pick another restaurant with a lower ranking?”“Well, it doesn’t matter since I already know your name now.” Leah smiled. After that, she turned around and left.Morrison clicked his tongue, feeling he had been taken advantage of. Waylon drove the car over and locked the door after Cameron got in. Morrison went to the passenger seat and knocked on the window when he couldn’t open the door.“What are you doing?”Waylon looked at him and smiled. “We still have another date left, so you’re on your own now.”“What? You—”Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Waylon stepped on the accelerator and drove the car away.Morrison looked at the car that was disappearing from his vision and snorted exasperatingly. ‘He di
Nolan put the stuff in his hands down and said, “Dad, let’s clean Mom’s tombstone first. Look at all these blades of grass.”Nicholas nodded. He wore gloves and started cleaning the weeds and grass around the tombstone. Maisie also helped them.It took them about half an hour to clean up the weeds around the tombstone. Nicholas put a new bouquet of white roses and a basket of fruits that she liked to eat before she died in front of the tombstone.Nolan and Maisie decided to leave some private time for Nicholas. Both of them came out of the cemetery and looked into the distance. “Dad has been thinking about Mom all these years after she passed away. They must've loved each other very much.” Nolan hugged Maisie in his arms. “They had a great relationship for as long as I can remember. As my grandfather said, my father's weakness was my mother, and he lost to a woman just like my great-grandfather.”Maisie chuckled. “Well, he still willingly lost to a woman after he had woken up.”
Cameron chuckled and asked, “Did Ms. Younge attend the same school as you?” “Yeah, all of us attended the same school.” Waylon placed the steak nicely on the plate before taking it to the table. “What’s the matter? Are you jealous of her? She was just my classmate.”“I’m not. I’m just curious.”Cameron came out of the kitchen and put the glass of milk on the table. She pulled the chair and sat down. “I don't even contact my classmates. It seems to me that you guys have a lot of classmates.”Waylon sat down as well and asked, “Why?”Cameron said, “Because I attended military school in Southern Eurasia. All of my classmates were men. My father knew someone from the school, so they gave me an independent dorm.“When I first arrived there, all of them looked down on me and bullied me in secret because they all thought I was a sissy with some background. I wasn't someone who would let others bully me, so I took revenge on them and beat them all up every time after the physical traini
“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