Maisie wasn’t worried about Francisco seeing her like that. She smiled and walked toward him, glanced at Wynona, who was hiding behind him, and said, “It’s true. This is the actual me. I wouldn’t let off someone who tried to scheme against me easily.”“Francisco, listen—” Wynona tugged his arm and looked hurt. When Francisco snapped back into reality, he pulled his arm away from Wynona, looked at Maisie, and said, “Little goddess, you… did that because you were threatened by Wynona—”Right?“Do I look like I was threatened?” Maisie’s eyes were cold, and she was expressionless. “Wynona targeted me because of you. I’ve taken what I needed from her. If she doesn’t behave, I’m going to release the recording.”Francisco looked at Maisie and felt like he didn’t know her. It was probably because he never knew her well enough, to begin with. It seemed that from that day onward, Francisco never talked to her even when they met in the canteen. Raven wanted to bump into Francisco, but h
Wynona presented all the ‘evidence’ she had on Maisie because that was exactly how she was. Francisco saw through it too. Wynona’s words swayed Raven. Even though she couldn’t really believe Wynona, she really didn’t know Maisie that well, not even the part about her having children. And Mr. Goldmann…Was Maisie really who Wynona said she was? Did Francisco ignore her because he knew about Maisie?“Think about it, Rye. She obviously doesn't see you as a friend since she hid that from you. Why are you still kissing her feet?”What Wynona said made the already wavering Raven make up her mind. She really did see Maisie as her friend, but Maisie never told her anything about herself. Why would she hide things from her if she treated her as a friend?In the private room…Maisie stared at the healthy meal fully covering the table and the chef standing behind Nolan. If these weren’t the campgrounds, she would have thought that she was at a high-end restaurant! In comparison, the me
Since Erwin had taught her self-defense, he probably taught her something else too?Maisie’s heart was thumping even though she looked calm upon seeing him staring at her. She still smiled and answered. “Uncle Erwin saw how tough it was for me to take care of the kids by myself, so he taught me how to defend myself. That’s not too much, is it?”Nolan smiled. “Of course not.”Even if his pretty little wife wouldn’t tell him, he would still find out one day. After Maisie finished her meal and left the private room, Wynona, who was hiding nearby, was waiting to see which officer she was spending time with.Her expression changed when she saw Hans escorting Nolan out.The man in the room was Mr. Goldmann?Hah! That was why she had rejected Francisco. She had her eyes on a more outstanding man!She couldn’t blame her for that!…Raven was scrolling on her phone in her bed. She quickly hid her phone when she heard someone entering and saw Maisie who was at the door. When their
Maisie saw Raven, who was with Wynona, among the crowd. Wynona saw Maisie, who was standing alone among the people and couldn’t help but smile. “I thought you had some tricks up your sleeve. Looks like it was just Mr. Goldmann’s help all along.”Raven didn’t dare look at Maisie. Although she hadn’t spread the rumor, Maisie still chose to hide things from her even when she asked her about it. Maisie didn’t see her as a friend, so why should she still care?When Wynona noticed that Maisie was looking at Raven, she put her arm around her shoulder and smiled. “How do you feel when even Rye doesn’t believe in you? A woman who goes around seducing men when she already has kids has no place here!”Everyone was shocked when Wynona said that. “What? She has kids?”“She looks young. Do you think it was before she was married?”“I guess she might not even know who the father is!”The gossipping surrounded her. Maisie didn’t show any emotions because she was so used to being the center
The onlookers were intrigued, and some started to instigate Wynona to accept the bet. Wynona’s face turned a little pale. She wondered why the sl*t in front of her wasn’t scared at all.What if she lost the bet?“Wynona, didn’t you say you believe in Rowena? Then, why aren’t you accepting the bet? Are you scared?” Maisie asked, grinning from ear to ear.“Who told you that I’m scared?” Wynona replied through gritted teeth, “Just you wait, Maisie. You’re going to kneel down and apologize to me!”She chose to believe in Rowena in the end, for she was confident that she wouldn’t lie to her.She pulled her phone out and made a call to Rowena. She also had switched on the loudspeaker.When Rowena answered the call, Wynona hastily asked, “Rowena, you’re Mr. Goldmann’s woman, right? Hurry up and tell me!”Rowena seemed to have noticed something. Her eyebrows crumpled down as she asked, “What are you talking about, Wynona?”“Rowena, I—”Maisie grabbed her phone away before Wynona cou
What a massive turn of events!They had initially been under the impression Wynona was the victim, but it now appeared to them that it was not the case. A few girls felt pity for Wynona when she had told them that she was bullied and beaten by a newcomer the other day, but now they felt she had brought it on herself after learning the truth.Since she had the nerves to do something like that, it went without saying that she could make up the whole thing about this newcomer. All colors were washed from Wynona’s face, and she stumbled a few steps back. The people around her were no longer looking at her sympathetically. Instead, they were pointing fingers at her, showering her with all sorts of criticisms.“Maisie, how… How could you!?” she shouted hysterically, her voice laced thick with sobs. “How could you do this to me!?”“How about you?” Maisie asked in return, her face stern, “How could you do this to me? I've forgiven you again and again, but look at yourself. You're the one
Maisie checked through her rifle and magazine before going on the field. After she ascertained that there was nothing wrong with them, she stepped into the field. “It seems like the world is really small. We’re back in the same group again.”The person standing next to her was none other than Logan.The instructor decided the grouping. He just randomly assorted them into groups regardless of their seniority, so it was totally fate that brought them together. Maisie laughed bitterly and said, “It seems like heaven is really not going to let me get this done in an easy way.”Logan harrumphed and replied, “I’m not going to lose this time.”The sharp crack of gunfire tore through the air. The bullets flew across the air and landed on their target like raindrops. The instructor recorded each group member's performance, in which Logan had the best performance. She reloaded the bullets with smooth movements, practiced and calm.Logan had been in the training camp for two years, and
“Snake! There’s a snake!”Francisco rushed out of the crowd and ran toward Maisie. However, the instructor stopped him and barked out his order, “Everyone, clear the site. The assessment is suspended!”“Sir, how is she?” Francisco asked anxiously.“A snake bit her, and she needs medical attention now.”‘Bit by a snake? Why is there a snake in the training camp?’“Maisie!” Cherie ran up to Maisie while Hans tended to her wound. “The wound on the back of her hand is starting to swell up. We’ve got to remove the venom from her first.“I’m sorry, Ms. Vanderblit. Please bear with me,” Hans cut open the wound bigger with Maisie's knife. Then, he squeezed the snake venom out of the wound slowly and repeated the same process.Maisie put up with the intense pain throughout the entire process. Her face was ashen pale, and beads of sweat were running down her cheek.“Quickly! Go get a stretcher!” Hans shouted at Cherie.“Okay! I’ll be right back!” Cherie replied as she ran toward the i