“Rowena, you know my bottom line, yet you’ve crossed it. You still want my trust?”These words rendered Rowena speechless.Nolan didn’t give her a chance to explain herself. “I could let you off for instigating something between Zee and me, but when you did that to Grandpa and told him something behind our backs, I think there’s no longer the need for clarification.”Rowena’s face was white as a sheet, and she felt absurd. She held her fists and asked, “Why didn’t you call me out in front of Grandpa then?”Nolan sniggered. “Doesn’t Grandpa trust you? I wanted to know your motive.”Rowena lost her strength.Maisie turned to look at her. “Were you involved in Wynona’s case too?”Rowena fiercely stared at Maisie, “How was Wynona’s case related to me?”Maisie calmly said, “Weren’t you well aware of my rivalry with Wynona in the camp? If I died, Wynona would be the biggest suspect. Since we have a tumultuous relationship, Wynona would be the biggest suspect.“However, it was easy f
Maisie pressed her lips together. Ever since Nolan had leaked information to Rowena, they had determined that she was related to those issues. When Maisie had tried to fool her with the picture of the man, Rowena panicked and admitted that the person she had sent over wasn’t the one they were talking about and couldn’t be sure if he was caught.It was obvious that she was the reason Titus had shown up. Titus frowned. “It’s just a small issue. There’s no need to turn it into this.” He still trusted Rowena.Nolan’s eyes were stern. He laughed. “Is murder a small issue?” It was rhetorical. Titus’ expression changed as he looked at Rowena. Rowena tried really hard to deny it and explained, “Grandpa, I didn’t. I’ve always been by your side. You know who I am!” What she meant was she would never do something to hurt someone.Titus hesitated, but he remembered that Rowena had been by his side for the past few years and had never done anything out of line or anything too suspiciou
”You were right.” Nolan calmly said, “Our investigation wasn't thorough enough. I think the person he was protecting was also involved in this.”When he said that, Quincy seemed to have remembered something. “Yes, I noticed that money was deposited into his account every few months.”Nolan raised his brows, “Look into it.”When they left the hospital, Maisie got Nolan to send her to Vaenna.The car parked at the main doors, and when she was about to get off, Nolan tugged at her wrist and stared straight at her. “Are you really going to move here?”They looked at each other for a couple of seconds, and she blinked. “I can’t be running around.” She scoffed. “I can’t work as two people. It’s very tiring.”Upon making sure that her move was because of work, Nolan let her go. “Alright, I’ll pick you up at night.”“Alright.” Maisie got out of the car.When she walked into the office, she saw Ryleigh waiting for her while having a snack. Her office was filled with the smell of the foo
Maisie waved. “Alright, I’ve paid your bills for the entire year. You should find a job. Even if you refuse to be a rich girl, you can’t be a ‘tramp’.”Even though what Maisie said hurt a little, Ryleigh still smiled. “Although I’m ashamed that you have to pay for my bills all the time, I know that you still love me. Don’t worry, I’ll get a job in the next few days!”At the Goldmann mansion…“Grandpa, believe me, I really didn’t do anything.”Rowena stood behind Titus and had been keeping her head low, positioning herself as a ‘victim’. Titus looked at her. “I would believe you if you said you really weren’t related to all that, Rowena, but I need to ask you something, and you have to answer me truthfully.”Rowena pressed her lips together and nodded. He asked, “Were you behind the two children’s near-accident?”Titus could ignore everything, but his great-grandchildren’s lives were important, so he had to know.Rowena shook her head, holding her fist tight. “It wasn’t me. I
The smell of rain on Nolan’s body, coupled with the faint Gucci cologne and the minty smell of tobacco on his cloth, rushed to Maisie’s nose.“I’m sorry for making you worry about me.”Maisie pushed him away softly. “What are you guys doing here? Did someone get hurt?”Quincy scratched the tip of his nose and replied, “Well, someone did get hurt, but it’s not us.”Maisie was stumped. She lifted her head and looked at Nolan.Nolan lifted his brow.“Nolan!”When she heard the voice, Maisie turned her head and saw Titus and Rowena were rushing into the hospital.A hint of surprise crossed Rowena’s eyes when she saw that Nolan and the others were fine. However, it soon disappeared, and she asked softly, “Are you alright, Nolan? Elder Master Goldmann heard that you guys nearly got into an accident, so he rushed here to check on you all.”Nolan did not look at her. He turned to Titus and said, “I’m fine.”Titus heaved out a long sigh of relief inwardly when he saw that Nolan was fi
He replied weakly, “It’s you. It was you who sent us after him!”“No! It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it! You’re lying!”Rowena's exaggerated reaction made Titus frown. He became suspicious of Rowena as his face turned slightly darker.Seeing his reaction, Rowena grabbed his arm and continued. “Don’t listen to him, Grandpa! He’s lying! Nolan is the man I love the most, so how are there any chances I would harm him?”Nolan chimed in coldly, “If it wasn’t you, then who is it?”Rowena clutched at her chest while her eyes turned red around the rims as she explained hysterically, “Nolan, I’m sure you know how much I love you. Even if I were going to hurt someone, it would never be you! I knew it! It must be the people from the de Arma family!”After that, she pounced at the bed and shouted, “Who are you? Why are you telling lies, and why are you framing me?”Quincy hurriedly pulled her away. Rowena was both upset and anxious right now, but she acted as if she was falsely accused of wrongdo
When Nolan had told her that there was a plan, she thought he was going to expose Rowena in front of Titus. It turned out that he had found one of his men and performed a show? Quincy grinned and replied, “Ms. Vanderbilt, we didn’t stage this ourselves. Someone indeed ambushed Mr. Goldmann and me while we were on our way back. It’s raining out there, and the road is slippery. Had it not been for my superb driving skills, we would be the ones in the hospital right now. Those thugs weren’t seriously injured, so we sent them to the police station. After that, Mr. Goldmann and I decided to go with the flow and find someone to put up a show.” “Seriously?” Maisie looked at Nolan. “But are they really Rowena’s men?”‘Isn’t Rowena in love with Nolan? Why would she do that?’Looking at her, Nolan smiled and replied, “Those people in the police station have confessed everything. Someone wanted them to put the blame on the de Arma family.”Maisie recalled how Rowena had been so certain tha
The searing heat on Nolan’s abs made Maisie’s cheeks flush mildly.“You should dry your hair first.”He smiled. “It'll dry up later.”Nolan lowered his head and planted a kiss on Maisie’s lips without waiting for her to make any response. Her flimsy sleeping gown slid down her body as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Both of them fell on the bed, and it was yet another sleepless and lustful night.The pitter-patter of the rain outside dimmed gradually, and the water droplets on the window slid down smoothly.In the early morning, hazy light poured in through the slits in the curtains and gently sprinkled on the bed.Maisie was woken up by her phone.She rummaged through her bed to look for a phone. After finding her phone, she answered the call and said, “Yes?”“It’s me.”‘Huh?’Maisie got up from her bed and subconsciously took a glance at the caller ID. It was an unknown number, but she knew who he was. “How can I help you, Mr. Lucas?”“Grandpa wants to see you. 8:00