The next day—in the conference room of Blackgold headquarters.The process of this serious meeting was equivalent to 30 minutes of torture for those in the room, especially since a gloomy aura was permeating from the person sitting in the center seat, which made the executives on both sides quiver.Nolan’s head was not in the meeting at all. Instead, it was occupied with a certain cursed woman from last night. Just because he had had a lewd dream all night long, as if he were possessed, all he could see was that woman’s face. He must be going insane.When the meeting finally ended, Nolan returned to his office with his jaw clenched. Holding a bunch of documents, Quincy walked in. “Mr. Goldmann, you’re back from the meeting.”“Yeah.” Nolan sat back in his chair impetuously. “We’re going swimming tonight.”Quincy paused midway while flipping through the documents in his hands and looked up. “What? Why the sudden urge to swim?”Nolan hesitated before looking up with a straight fac
Maisie walked out and shut the door to Willow’s office.Looking at the document Willow had signed, Maisie smirked. Dealing with simpletons was so mundane.Just then, a call from Ryleigh came through.Maise walked toward the stairs before she picked up the call.“Zee, could you come with me to my Uncle Boucher’s birthday party tonight? I told my dad that I would bring the infamous designer, Zora. He’s been wanting to meet you since forever!”Hearing how excited Ryleigh was, Maisie answered reluctantly, “But I don’t even know the Bouchers…”“But I do! Since you’re back in the country, you should get to know more people. Who knows? You might even meet your soulmate tonight!”“I’m a mother of three kids. What soulmate?” Maisie sighed.“Aww, Zee! Come on! Say you’ll go?”She could never win against Ryleigh. Thus, Maisie had no choice but to accompany her best friend.*****Mr. Boucher’s birthday banquet was held at the Regal Ballroom. The Bouchers were the real nobility here in t
At that moment, two men stood above the stairwell.Leaning against one arm and holding a wine glass in the other, the man in the navy blue suit lowered his gaze onto the mesmerizing silhouette amidst the crowd. He turned to look at Nolan. Lifting up his wrist, he glanced at his watch. Nolan had been staring at the woman for over ten minutes.“That woman does look rather beautiful.”“Mm,” Nolan answered faintly.He had noticed her as soon as she walked in. Whenever the woman moved in the crowd, the gaze of every man around her followed, eyes burning with lust. Without needing any feigned effort to charm or be flirtatious, her just standing there was enough to keep all eyes on her.Helios Boucher looked at him with a glimpse of surprise. “How rare of you to actually find a woman attractive!” For all the years he had known Nolan, never had he heard the man agree out loud to a woman being beautiful. Not even Willow, who was always by his side.Nolan finally looked away. He finished
“Helios!” Ryleigh waved at him.Maisie wasn’t surprised. She knew that Ryleigh’s aunt was the wife of Mr. Boucher, who was also Helios’ mother.“It’s been a while, Ryleigh. Is this your friend?”Ryleigh held her arm and said, “My best friend!”“Why are you here?” Nolan stared at Helios impatiently.Helios smiled and said, “I’m here to meet this lady.” He was referring to Maisie.Maisie was surprised. Did the best actor just say that he wanted to meet her?Nolan didn’t reply, but his eyes turned darker.Helios ignored Nolan, walked toward Maisie, and extended an invitation like a gentleman. “Would you do me the honor of a dance?”Ryleigh’s eyes shone with pride. Helios had great taste!Maisie was stunned. She looked toward the killing stares of the other socialites. If she accepted this dance, she would probably be “eliminated” by the socialites and their fans.Ryleigh gave her a nudge from the back, and Maisie was “mercilessly” shoved in front of Helios.Helios caught Rylei
The men in the crowd were staring at Maisie’s curvaceous body.When men looked at women, they would usually start at their bodies and move toward the face. Who wouldn’t like a woman with a great body and a pretty face?However, right after that man said that, he shuddered because he felt a pair of eyes on him. The stare seemed to have come from… where Mr. Goldmann was standing!After the dance ended, a round of applause erupted.Maisie walked away from the crowd in a hurry while trying to find Ryleigh. Suddenly, someone held onto her. She turned around, and she was standing right in front of Nolan.“You—”Before she could finish, “swoosh”, a jacket covered her from the top.Maisie took off his jacket and doubtfully asked, “What is this supposed to mean?”“Put it on.” Nolan sounded a little commanding.Maisie smiled. “But this is how this gown looks, why should I—”Nolan suddenly pushed her behind some curtains, putting one hand on the wall and holding her close with the other
If he really was the man from six years ago…Maisie’s eyes suddenly turned cold.Willow had arranged everything on the night she was tainted. She had even brought in that man.But if Nolan was the man Willow had gotten to destroy her, he would have known about her.Furthermore, she wouldn’t believe that Willow would send a man like him to her bed. She probably would have kept him for herself.Seeing that she wasn’t responding, Ryleigh asked, “Zee, don’t you think so?”“Even if it really was him, do you think a man that Willow used would be a man fit to be my children’s father?” Maisie asked rhetorically.Ryleigh was rendered speechless. That was an awesome statement!‘In Zlokova, only Zee would have the guts to think that Mr. Goldmann wasn’t good enough.’Maisie’s phone started buzzing.When she saw that it was Colton, she left the hall in a hurry after saying something to Ryleigh.She answered the phone in the corridor. “Colton?”“Mommy, Waylon asked me to check if we shou
What was wrong with this man?Nolan opened the car door and said in a somewhat commanding voice, “I’m not going to have a discussion. Get in.”Maisie laughed. She had seen women who were unreasonable but never men!She got in the car with a stoic expression.When Nolan asked for her address, Maisie hesitated and seemed to have thought of something. “Just stop at the crossroads of Oceana Drive.”She wasn’t going to let him send her all the way to her front door.Nolan slightly frowned.‘Oceana Drive? Isn’t that where the villas by the beach are?Nolan stopped at the crossroads of Oceana Drive. After Maisie got off, she said thanks and left.Nolan didn’t leave immediately. He had his eyes on the direction she was headed. That really was the beach villa area!Maisie walked into the beach villa area. She was careful and kept walking when she got to her villa instead of going in.Nolan stopped his car just outside the beach villa area while watching the silhouette walk further in
“$150,000,000 isn’t enough for you to burn.”Maisie was rendered speechless.Colton hung his little head. “And it’s tough for you to bring in money and take care of us. You don’t have a man to take care of you, so we wanted to share your burden.”Waylon nodded.Seeing that they were so mature at such a young age, Maisie was torn between being glad and sad.She had been trying hard to give them the best life they could get. Even though they didn’t have a father, she wasn’t going to let people look down on them.Maisie knew that her children were mature. She didn’t have to worry much, but she wished that they would complain to her sometimes. It would make her feel better.She looked down and smiled with a quiet sigh. “Alright, I know you’re trying to help, but getting into the entertainment business is too risky. Let’s talk about it when you’re older. You’re still young. That’s not a good place for you to be in.”The entertainment business was always a tricky place, and Waylon an