‘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’
Meanwhile, Maisie searched around the forest for a long time, but she didn’t know the exact location of the camp, so she was getting annoyed.Was she really stuck in the forest?If she continued moving around, it would be hard for the rescuers to find her. She should stay in her spot.Maisie removed her backpack and sat down, but she suddenly heard rustling coming from behind her.She got up slowly, turned toward the movement, and yelled, “Wynona?”She received no reply, and the movement stopped.She gradually saw a shadow, but it was definitely not human.Maisie carefully picked up her bag and took a step backward. The rustling immediately started, and a wild boar with black skin and sharp tusks appeared.Maisie started sweating and was frozen on the spot. The first thing that came to her mind wasn’t to run because she knew she couldn’t outrun it.She realized that the wild board didn’t seem to want to attack yet, so she shouldn’t make sudden movements.She stepped on a bran
“I ran into a wild boar and sprained my ankle while I was climbing a tree.” Maisie had been so focused on climbing up, the pain of the sprain was overshadowed by the panic in her heart. She realized that much later.“Why are you in the restricted area? It’s a very dangerous place.”“This is a restricted zone?” Maisie asked.Cherie nodded, and the person next to her said, “This is an ancient forest that hasn’t been explored. There are a lot of wild beasts here. You were lucky to have just met a wild boar.”Even they didn’t dare to just wander in. Seeing a wild boar was nothing. If someone with no experience ran into a wolf pack, nothing would save them.Maisie was quiet. She seemed to remember something, and her face dropped.When they got to the camp, it was really late. When the training instructor saw that everyone was back, his tense face relaxed.But since Maisie had entered a restricted zone, he was still upset. “Don’t you know what restricted means? Are you trying to get i
A few strands of hair that were behind Maisie’s ear fell to her face. She kept putting them back behind her ear. It was a very common action, but it looked so nice to Francisco.A leaf fell onto her head, and Francisco froze, walked over but was tripped by the rake, and fell onto Maisie.He saved himself by holding onto the bench, but his sudden movement made Maisie jump. She turned around and suddenly saw Francisco’s face right in front of hers.They didn’t say anything.Wynona, who was standing in the shadows, saw that and punched the wall. She took out her phone, snapped a picture, searched for Rowena’s chat, and sent it to her.At Blackgold Group…Rowena got to the office and knocked.Nolan closed the file he was reading and looked up. “What is it?”Rowena walked to his desk. “I heard the news that Ms. Vanderbilt went into the restricted area yesterday and had to rake the leaves as punishment.”Nolan’s eyes narrowed. ‘Why would she go into a restricted zone? Was she hurt?
Maisie frowned and turned to look at her. “What did I do?”Wynona smiled gladly, thinking she had caught her secret. “About you stealing men.”This woman kept pretending to be innocent but had actually been sent to the camp because she was seducing someone’s man. Wynona had to expose the ugly side of her so that Francisco could see her for what she was!Maisie pulled her hand away and squinted. “I don’t think I’ve offended you in any way?”Not only had she brought her to the restricted area and abandoned her, but Wynona was also trying to chastise her based on a rumor?Wynona wasn’t going to back down. “You offended me by seducing Francisco!”Francisco? All for that man?Maisie laughed, raised her brows at her, and said, “It’s none of my business if you have a crush on Francisco. Why are you blaming me for your inability to attract him?”“I knew that you’re a vixen—”Maisie held Wynona’s chin, which scared her. “W-What are you doing?”That cold face got closer. “Did no one te