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
Maisie lowered her eyes and said, “Even if Nolan’s great-grandfather nearly died in your father’s hands, you got revenge on his mother already, right? They don’t owe you anything anymore, so why can you let bygones be bygones?”Two wrongs didn’t make it right. Why must they pass on their hate to the younger generation?Hernandez’s face turned grim. “They don’t owe me anything anymore?” His countenance was stern as he said calmly, “I would never forgive them. Besides, you don’t even know what they did to us that year.”Maisie did not say anything. She clutched her hands on her laps tightly. At that moment, Hernandez suddenly turned around and pulled his pants up. What appeared in front of Maisie was not a healthy human leg. Instead, it was a prosthetic leg. Maisie was stunned.“See? Patrick cut off my leg in an attempt to force my father to quit the government,” Hernandez said, his voice filled with rage. “I was only eight, just a kid. The pain of having my leg chopped off is
Whether Hernandez’s words were a threat or a warning, they were not threatening enough to instill fear in Maisie.She said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Sir Hernandez. Even if the whole world becomes Nolan’s enemy, at least I won’t do so.”Maisie did not want to stay back for the meal, so she bid farewell to the two of them and walked out of the restaurant, where he met Rowena and Titus.Rowena did not seem to care about what had happened last night and glanced at Maisie with a cold smirk on her face. “What a coincidence, Ms. Vanderbilt. Did you meet someone here for a meal?”Maisie pursed her lips and gave off a smile. “Yeah, I’ve finished the meal, so I’ll take my leave first.”‘Titus is here, so I won’t be able to defend myself alone when Louis and Hernandez appear and with Rowena fanning the flames.’She nodded at Titus politely and was about to leave, but Rowena grabbed her arm. “Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I’m here with Grandpa for brunch. As Grandpa’s granddaughter
“Okay.” Titus raised his hand to interrupt Maisie’s explanation impatiently as his eyes looked sullen. “Just remember what you said.”Titus then turned and stepped into the restaurant.When Rowena saw the dejection and unwillingness in Maisie’s eyes, she approached her triumphantly. “Maisie, Grandpa is still partial to me, so stop wasting your time and efforts.”Maisie looked at her and chuckled. “Yeah, Ms. Summers. You try to sow discord everywhere you go to make Grandfather love you more. Since you want to stay in the Goldmanns so much, why don’t you change your name to Rowena Goldmann so that you and Nolan can be siblings officially?”Rowena’s expression changed, and she gnashed her teeth. “Maisie Vanderbilt, you’d better watch your complacency.”She then rammed into Maisie’s shoulder and quickly caught up to Titus.Maisie walked out of SS Tower and saw Cherie was already sitting in the car, waiting for her. She got into the car and closed the door roughly, giving off a loud s
“Daisie.” Leah and Morrison walked up to her with wine glasses. “You look so pretty today.”“Thank you,” Daisie said with a smile.Leah lifted her wine glass. “I propose a toast. Morrison and I wish you a happy marriage.”Daisie clinked glasses with her. “Same goes for you and Morrison.”After the toast, Cameron walked up to Daisie with Waylon. Behind them were Freyja, Colton, Maisie, and Nolan.Maisie raised her hand and caressed her on the cheek. “You were great earlier today.”She giggled. “Really?”Nolan added, “You’ll forever be our dazzling pride, so yes.”Daisie grinned as if she was still the little princess of the family.Nollace came over. “Dad, Mom, a toast to the both of you. Thank you for letting me have Daisie’s hand.”“Consider yourself lucky.” Nolan snorted softly, picked up his wine glass, and clinked glasses with him. “You’d better treat my daughter well from now on.”Nollace glanced at Daisie. “Don’t worry. She’ll forever be my one and only.”Maisie chuck
In order to make way for the wedding carriage, other vehicles had been forbidden from accessing the route from the palace to the cathedral.Daisie looked out of the carriage—the streets were crowded with citizens, and they were all there to witness this grand scene.Nollace, sitting on the side, was wearing a double-breasted dark blue military jacket. He looked tall and broad, and there were two St. Patrick’s Stars on his epaulets, one on each side, a full set of medals on his chest, and other complicated decorations.He held the back of Daisie’s hand and smiled suddenly. “You have sweaty palms.”Daisie looked back at him and responded with a trembling voice, “I’m nervous.”He lifted her hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I’m here, so don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.”Daisie’s gaze landed on his wedding jacket. “You look nice in this uniform.”Nollace chuckled. “And my bride looks stunning too.”Arriving at the cathedral, Nollace was separated from Daisie. Accompanied b
“By the way, where’s Cameron?” asked Morrison.Waylon replied, “She’s accompanying her father on a stroll. I’m going to go meet them already, so I’ll leave you to yourselves for now. You can do whatever you want with your free time.”After saying that, he got up and left the couple.Morrison shook his head. “He’s changed now that he has a wife.”“You’re speaking as if you haven’t changed.” Leah got up instantly and left the restaurant.Morrison put his cup down and caught up to her immediately. “Hey, why would you leave me behind? Wait for me.”Maisie and Saydie came out of the private room and ran into Nolan and Quincy in the corridor.Quincy nodded. “Mrs. Goldmann.”Maisie stopped in front of Nolan, and Nolan grabbed her by her hand. “Have you finished catching up?”“Of course. Didn’t you want to go to the Hathaways’ villa with Dad in the afternoon?”Nolan smiled. “I was waiting for you. We’re just going over to have a meal together.”Quincy walked up to Saydie’s side and
Daisie grinned from ear to ear. “Then I’ll wear this crown on my wedding day, which can be considered an endorsement for my mom’s jewelry company and design.”Nollace hugged her from behind. “You can do anything as long as you like it.”…The members of the Goldmanns arrived in Yaramoor two days before the wedding and stayed in the hotel arranged by Nollace. The royal family had reserved the entire hotel for receiving distinguished guests from Zlokova who came to attend the wedding.Members from the Bouchers and the Lucases showed up, and Sunny was also present.There were also some familiar faces from the Zlokovian entertainment industry. Hannah, Amy, James, and Charlie, who were close friends with Daisie, all came.Leah and Morrison were also on the invitation list.When Maisie came to the restaurant, the waiter led her into a private room.As soon as she saw the man sitting inside, she smiled and exclaimed, “Godfather!”Strix slowly turned around.She had not seen him for
The rest of the people laughed.The night came, and the entire city was shrouded in a mist of neon light. Daisie and Nollace returned to Taylorton after having their dinner.Her hair was wet as she got out of the shower. Nollace took over her towel and helped her to dry her hair.She sat in front of her dresser and looked at the person behind her through the mirror. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she said, “Nolly, I’m really looking forward to our wedding.”“Really?” Nollace gently dried the soft tips of her hair. “I’m looking forward to it too.”“I can say that my life is perfect now, right? Since I can marry and walk down the aisle with the man I love the most.”He laughed out loud and leaned down to her ear. “You know what? All the wishes in my life have come true as well.”Daisie turned her head around. “What are your wishes?”“Marry you, give you a wedding, and have our own kids.”She was stunned. Slowly, her face turned red due to her embarrassme
“Yeah, it’s true,” replied Zephir.“It seems like you’ve finally become more mature after coming back from your vacation.” Naomi patted his shoulder. “I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.” He smiled at her but did not say anything.…Soon, it was the end of the month. Their vacation had come to an end, and they returned to Bassburgh.Maisie and Nolan were waiting for them in the courtyard. After getting out of the car, Daisie ran up to them. “Mommy! Daddy!”She hugged both of them.Nolan petted her head and smiled helplessly. “You’re an adult now. You should stop acting like a kid.”She smiled back at them and said, “But I know I’ll always be your kid in your eyes.”Maisie chuckled and looked at the other people. “It seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Anyway, come in first. We should eat together tonight.”Freyja and Cameron went to look for their kids after they went into the house. Charm and her two cousins were staying in the same room. All of them were sl
Nollace looked at them. “What a coincidence.”“Morrison and I were here earlier than you guys,” said Leah. “We only found out that you guys were here when Daisie posted a photo on her Facebook page.”Daisie pulled Leah to the seat and said, “Then you should stay a few more days with us.”After Morrison took his seat, Waylon introduced him to Freyja and Daisie. “She’s my sister-in-law, Freyja, and she’s my sister. Her name is Daisie.”“I’ve seen them before at your wedding,” said Morrison. “Your sister is my wife’s classmate. She has told me before.”“Since when did I become your wife? There’s a chance I may not marry you in the future,” said Leah.“We’re already engaged. If you don’t want to marry me, who else are you going to marry?” Morrison frowned, causing the crowd to break out in a burst of laughter, save for Daisie.She looked at Leah in disbelief and asked, “Engaged? When did you get engaged, Leah?” Leah cleared her throat and replied, “Well, I forgot to inform you abo
The stall owner said, “$10 for three chances.”“$10 for three chances only? That’s expensive,” commented Freyja.The stall owner raised his head and said, “I’m the cheapest around here. Other stalls offer $15 for three chances.” Daisie tugged at Freyja and said, “Let's just give him the money. It isn't easy for them to set up a stall here anyway, so let's have some fun.”After that, she gave $20 to the stall owner and said, “Please give us six hoops.”The stall owner gave her six hoops. She had her eyes set on a bracelet. Although she knew it was fake, it was rather beautiful. She held a hoop and threw it toward the bracelet.However, she did not get it.She threw another two hoops at the bracelet, but her attempts failed, much to her chagrin. She had only three hoops left.Seeing that Daisie was prepared to give up, Cameron took over the rest of the hoops in her hand and said, “Leave it to me.”She squinted and aimed at the bracelet. After that, she threw the hoop at it an
The night of the old town was silent. The air was filled with nothing but the humming of insects. There was a lamp hanging outside of the tent on the grass. The atmosphere was quiet. Daisie was tossing and turning in the sleeping bag as sleep just wouldn't come to her. Suddenly, an arm appeared across her waist as she was brought into a chest. “What’s the matter? You can’t sleep?”“Yeah…” She buried her head in his chest and said, “I want to go to take a leak, but I’m a little bit scared.”Nollace kissed her forehead and said, “I’ll go with you then.”Both of them came out of the tent. Nollace took a flashlight and led Daisie to a row of trees in the distance. Daisie turned her head and said, “You wait for me here.”Nollace nodded. “Just shout my name if you need anything.”She walked into the forest and stopped in front of a tree not far away from Nollace.After she had done her business, she hastily got out of the forest and held tightly to Nollace’s arm. “Alright, let’s go