“Where’s my grandfather?”“Elder Master Goldmann just went to bed for a nap,” Mr. Cheshire replied.“What about Maisie? Didn’t my grandfather summon her over?”Seeing that Nolan was anxious about this matter, Mr. Cheshire grinned. “Elder Master Goldmann did summon Ms. Vanderbilt back here, but don’t worry, he didn’t make things difficult for her. Instead, he took a step backward and agreed to your marriage.”A hint of surprise flashed across Nolan’s eyes. He then thought of something and asked in an indifferent tone, “Did he name any condition?”‘Judging from Grandpa’s temperament, he must have agreed with our marriage only after some compromises were made.’Mr. Cheshire nodded. “Elder Master Goldmann agreed only after seeing Ms. Vanderbilt’s firm stand in the Goldmanns’ position. He was afraid that the de Armas would use Ms. Vanderbilt to deal with you.“Ms. Vanderbilt promised that she wouldn’t let the de Armas succeed in doing so, and Elder Master Goldmann asked her to promis
Willow admitted all the things that she had done bluntly, and there was a hint of ridicule in her eyes. “Anyway, what can you do even if you get to know it now? Maisie, since I’m not living a good life, how can you live a better life than me?”‘I hate this! Why am I not Stephen Vanderbilt’s biological daughter, and why don’t I share the same luck and background as Maisie!?’“So, I’ll make sure you disappear from this world forever. No one will snatch anything from me or go against me ever again as soon as you disappear for good!”‘Anyway, my mother is already in jail, and I’ve lost everything. I don’t even have a home now, so what’s there to be afraid of?’Looking at that insane and morbid state that Willow was in, Maisie did not feel pity for her at all. Instead, she felt Willow was utterly pathetic. “Willow Vanderbilt, you really never reflect on yourself from your own perspective, huh?“Aren’t you the one who chose to tread down this path yourself?” Maisie asked her again.“Wh
Maisie glanced at Willow and smiled. “Rather than ask her for money, why not ask me? It’s just money.”The men hesitated. Willow’s expression changed. “Don’t trust her!”“Willow, why are you putting up a fight when you’re already in trouble?” Maisie got close to her ear and scoffed. “When I’m done with you, there’s no way they will be able to get the money from you anymore.”At that moment, the two guards were tossed in. A few bodyguards in black came in with weapons, and when the two men tried to run, they were tackled onto the floor and held down.Nolan slowly walked through the door like an angel descending from the heavens. The aura he emitted froze the entire area. His coldness subsided a little when he realized that Maisie was the one holding hostages. “Nolan, save me! Maisie has gone mad, she wants to kill me!” Willow started yelling the moment she saw Nolan. Nolan didn’t look at her, nor did he acknowledge her. He instead looked at the bodyguards. The men walked to Ma
In the car…Nolan brought out the medical kit and tended to the scratch on Maisie’s face. Even though it was a light scratch, it might leave a scar if they weren’t careful. Maisie didn’t say a word nor look at Nolan.“Did you think that I was cruel? Were you afraid?” Nolan frowned. He knew he might have scared her, but he couldn’t control himself. He had been furious and wanted to kill Willow. Maisie looked at him and moved her lips. “It’s fine.”His eyes were cold as his lips opened, “What do you mean it’s fine?”Maisie put out her arms to hug him, putting her face on his burning chest. Her actions stunned Nolan.“Zee, you—”Maisie lowered her eyes, hid in his warm embrace, and smiled. “Nolan, I know you wouldn’t hurt me, so I wouldn’t be afraid of you. Thanks for coming to save me.”The coldness in Nolan’s eyes slowly melted away. He raised his hand, touched her head, and kissed her with a smile. “Zee, I won’t let anyone who tries to hurt you off easily.”That evening,
Maisie inadvertently smiled upon hearing the promise from the man behind her. “You said it yourself.”The next day…Rowena got to the office and walked past a few employees gossiping at the front desk. “Mr. Goldmann and Ms. Vanderbilt have been acting too sweet ever since they registered. They were being secretive before this, but now they don’t even try to hide it anymore.”“There’s nothing to hide since they’re married now.”“Mr. Goldmann really pampers her. I’m glad I shipped them!”Rowena stopped in her tracks with a dark cloud over her head. Rowena had lost contact with Willow the day before, so she could guess that she had failed. Luckily, she hadn’t used her own phone to contact Willow. Even if Nolan investigated, it wouldn’t link back to her. The elevator door opened, and she saw Maisie walking out, holding onto Nolan’s arm. They were really not hiding anymore, just like what those women had been discussing.When Maisie saw Rowena, she turned her eyes and hugged Nol
Maisie batted her lashes and said, “What are you doing, Nolan?”“Weren’t you happily calling me honey just now? Why the change now, hmm?” He wasn’t happy.Maisie stuttered, “I was just annoying her because she’s coveting my man.”Coveting, her man?Nolan was extremely happy with her reply.He put his hand on her waist, got closer, and smiled. “What kind of excitement were you referring to?”Maisie shuddered and held down his hand. “Nolan, don’t do anything here. I didn’t mean this kind of excitement!”This terrible man, wasn’t he afraid his health would be affected if he kept thinking about that?Nolan smiled but didn’t say a word.“You said that you were going to spend the entire day with me, so you’re going to agree to whatever I want to do, right?” Maisie beamed. Nolan raised his brows. “Tell me what’s on your mind then.” He seemed to be enjoying how she wanted to spend time with him. Maisie smiled and said, “Everything, go watch a movie and shop around like a normal co
Rowena raised her eyes and said, “Ms. Vanderbilt knew that there was an afternoon meeting but insisted that Nolan spend time with her. He wouldn’t listen no matter how I tried.“Nolan thinks that I do wrong no matter what I do. If this goes on, Nolan will probably leave the company.”A hint of coldness flashed across Rowena’s eyes when Titus stopped polishing.Titus wasn’t happy with Maisie, to begin with, and what she said definitely pointed to Maisie being the reason Nolan was neglecting the business.How could a cunning woman like that become part of the Goldmanns?Unexpectedly, Titus didn’t show any signs of anger. He handed the china to Mr. Cheshire and said, “Rowena, you need to understand that Nolan is the CEO of Blackgold. Why would he need Quincy as his assistant if he had to do everything by himself?”Rowena’s expression was a little stiff. “Furthermore, Nolan just wanted to relax. There shouldn’t be a problem if he wanted a day off since he already married that woman
The female staff member shuddered in fear when she saw Maisie after she had finished speaking.“Ms… Ms. Vanderbilt…”“What are you guys talking about?” Maisie asked, grinning widely.The two women swallowed back the words on the tip of their tongues as embarrassed expressions appeared on their faces.“It’s okay. I won’t get mad at you two. I just want to know who told you about these,” Maisie said slowly.After realizing that Maisie was not mad with them, one of the female staff members opened her mouth and stammered, “We… We heard it from the administrative office above. They… They said that you refused to let Mr. Goldmann attend the meeting yesterday.”Squinting her eyes, Maisie repeated, “The people from the administrative office?”The female staff member nodded. She suddenly thought of something and continued fretfully. “It seems like Ms. Summers said something to them, and then…”Understanding instantly dawned upon Maisie.“Alright, thank you,” she said, nodding while bea