“Someone is coming, let me go this one time—”Maisie ‘begged’ him gently, her beautiful face and pretty eyes mesmerizing.Nolan’s heart melted. How dare this woman start a fire and beg him to stop? No one could handle that.He took a deep breath and hugged her. “Don’t move, let me hug you.”Maisie didn’t dare to move because she knew that Nolan was holding himself back. If she moved, he might lose it. “Are you done?”There was only silence.“Nolan, can I tell you a joke? I promise that you’ll calm down.”She heard ‘OK’ from behind her, with a hint of curiosity in his voice. “A cube of sugar was walking toward the North Pole, and when it got there, it felt really cold and was frozen solid, so it became rock sugar.”Nolan was rendered speechless. The woman excitedly continued. “I have another one. A cabbage started to strip while it walked, and after a few steps, it disappeared!”Nolan immediately lowered his head and kissed her lips to stop her from talking. “Maisie, I
Now, their daughter was no longer around. She had wanted her to work with powerful people for a chance to get a high-paying job. Now all they had left of her were empty dreams.Maisie smiled. “How much do you want as compensation?”“At least $800,000.”Cherie almost lost her cool when she saw Mrs. Winters trying to take advantage of the situation. $800,000? She thought that $800 was too much!Maisie smiled. “Do you plan to come back and ask for more when you’re done spending that?”Mrs. Winters was stunned, as though Maisie had seen through her plan, and angrily said, “What are you trying to say? Are you going to give it or not?”“Cherie, what is the legal term for this?” Maisie didn't answer her but instead asked the person beside her.Cherie picked it up right away. “Extortion. The minimum sentence is three years, but if it’s for an amount as much as $800,000, I’m guessing maybe 15 years.”The two old people looked terrified. “How is this extortion? You’re just slandering u
Maisie looked at Cherie. “If they were really instigated, they wouldn’t dare step out of line.”If no one were instigating them, they wouldn’t know about Wynona and Maisie’s rivalry at the camp, nor would they dare think that she had caused Wynona’s death. Thus, the person behind them must be closely related to Wynona.At Blackgold…Nolan was on a call at his office desk. He looked at the file in his hand, and his eyes turned dark. “Keep your eyes on them. Also, look into Wynona’s parents. See who they have been in contact with recently.”The person said something, and Nolan ended the call. At the same moment, he received a text on his phone. [Mr. Goldmann, Maisie has settled it!]His eyes were a little less cold after reading Cherie’s text. His pretty little wife had settled the issue with the two old people, and it was time he helped her settle something else.The news about the accusation from the Winters was gone quickly. Even when people clicked on the links, it would
Nolan let out an evil smile, rendering Maisie speechless.After they had finished the meal, Maisie returned to the room to find that Nolan was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed next to the window, running his fingers over the document in his hand.“What is the thing that you want me to see?” Maisie approached him and sat beside him.Nolan handed the document to her and replied, “The thing that you want to know.”Maisie was stumped. She took over the document and glanced through it.The images on the document were photocopied. Although it was black in color, it could be seen clearly. Then, a photo from the security footage of a reflexology center caught her attention.The woman with heavy makeup was none other than Willow, and she was talking to three people in the picture.“This is… Willow?”“Yes. I had someone go to the Underground Freeway to retrieve the security footage. They were the ones who took Willow away,” Nolan replied flatly.Maisie looked at the three people
Maisie was so exhausted that she did not know when or how Nolan had brought her to the washroom to take a shower.When Nolan put her back on the bed and was about to tuck her in the blanket, his phone on the desk vibrated.Nolan picked his phone up, and his gaze turned sharp.[Hans: The Winters have run into an accident. Mrs. Winters died on the spot from serious injuries while Mr. Winters was admitted to the ICU. The doctors are working hard to keep him from dying.][Nolan: Send someone to man the perimeter of the hospital in case some people want to get rid of him. Also, don't tell Cherie about this matter first.]Nolan put his phone down and turned around to look at Maisie, who was fast asleep.He did not want her to get the wrong impression that she was the one who had brought this disaster to the Winters.After putting on his clothes, he left the room quietly.In the hospital…“Mr. Goldmann, you’re here.” Hans hastily approached Nolan when he saw him. “I’ve already sent s
That being said, Maisie still felt sorry for Nolan.She stroked the back of his hand, lowered her eyes, and said, “Nolan, no matter what happens in the future, I’ll not leave your side. Unless…”‘Unless what?’Well, she hadn’t thought of that yet.She did not know why she would say something like this all of a sudden. Perhaps, it was because Nolan had tolerated everything of hers? She couldn’t tell. In the past, she had been under the impression that Nolan was only a passerby in her life, and perhaps he was only doing it for the sake of the three kids.However, after spending so much time with him, she realized that Nolan was the one who had contributed the most to their relationship. A smile appeared on the tip of Nolan’s lips as a surge of gentleness rose from the depth of his eyes.“It took so much effort and time to get you to my side, so how is there any possibility I will push you away? There's really no way you can leave me either. Unless, of course, I die.”There was
Nolan walked up to Maisie and saw that she was sitting on her knees in front of her mother's tombstone with a gloomy look on her face. He placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at the tombstone.“Don't worry, Mom. From now onward, I'll take care of Zee for the rest of her life until death do us part.”Maisie lifted her head and looked at him in surprise, but Nolan just raised his eyebrows as a response.Nolan helped Maisie to her feet, and Maisie spun around to face Stephen. “Dad, do you have anything to say to Mom?”Stephen was stumped for a moment. His lowered face was filled with the scars of the vicissitudes of life. He looked at the tombstone for a while before smiling bitterly. “Nope. I've already told her everything I want to say in my heart.”…By the time Maisie returned to her studio, she saw that Cherie was pacing nervously in the corridor. She walked up to her and asked, “What’s wrong?”When Cherie saw her, she became even more flustered and said, “The cops hav
Golden Lounge…There were hardly any people in the lounge during the day, and only a few tables of customers were dining.Maisie followed the waiter and came to the table where Erwin was waiting for her.“Uncle Erwin.”Erwin was holding a bottle of limited edition Conti in his hand while checking the production dare. When he saw Maisie, he put the wine back into the gift box. “Maisie, you’ve come.”After Maisie took her seat, she glanced at the wine beside him and asked, “Is it a gift from someone else?”Erwin chuckled and replied, “Yeah. It's a gift from an old friend of mine who just came back from overseas. He just left not long ago.”After that, he lifted his head and looked at Maisie. “So, what brings you here today?”Resting her head on her hands, Maisie replied, “I’m here to thank you for your help.”Erwin smirked. He ordered a cup of coffee from the waiter and pushed the wine aside. “Alright, don’t beat around the bush. Tell me what you want.”Maisie put her hands d