Maisie, who was sleeping with her back facing Nolan, opened her eyes slowly.She had been pretending to be asleep even after Nolan had put on his clothes and gone out.She got up from the bed slowly and wondered what in the world Nolan was so nervous about. He even went out of his way to keep it a secret from her. Maisie was confident that it must be a very important matter, so important that he had rushed all the way to Stoslo without telling her the reason why.Suddenly, Maisie thought of something, and a chill rushed down her spine.‘Is it because of his mother?’After all, Nolan’s mother had been abducted and murdered in Stoslo. Was that the reason he had come here?In the meantime, in the room of another hotel…A man was standing at the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the city. He was holding a glass of wine in his hand as he swirled it slowly. He was wearing a slightly opened bathrobe, revealing his firm abs, and further down was a forbidden area that must not be gl
Daniel pushed Rowena on the bed and relentlessly tore her bathrobe apart. However, he did not have any desire to look at her body.“Back then, when Nolan's mother was kidnapped, you were able to push all the blame away from you. You fooled even Titus, so you think your trick would work on me?”Compared to humiliation, Rowena had nothing but fear at the moment. She did not even have the nerves to look him in the eye.The most terrifying fact about Daniel was that he was heartless. He did not have a heart for compassion, and he was even more ruthless than the Goldmanns. He would not trust anyone easily, and he could see through one's mind through the eyes.He was the most terrifying existence she had ever come across, and that was exactly the reason she had been avoiding him in the past at all cost. Once he got his eyes on someone, he would coil around that person like a snake until one was suffocated.Rowena’s blood turned cold, and she stammered, “Mr. Kent, I… I’m not trying to us
Madam Nera was stunned. “Who is this?”Smiling, Luis replied, “He’s Mr. Kent.”Understanding soon dawned upon Madam Nera. “So you’re Mr. Kent. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you.”Daniel walked up to Madam Nera, took her hand, and planted a kiss on the back of her hand, just like a gentleman. “It’s my honor to meet you, Madam Nera.”Madam Nera smiled and nodded.After Daniel shared a handshake with Luis, he looked at Maisie.He lifted his eyebrows in a teasing manner and asked with a smile. “May I know who this lady is over here?”Madam Nera then chimed in, “She’s Ms. Zora. Her name is Maisie Vanderbilt.” Maisie just bobbed her head politely as a reply.“Really?” Daniel looked at her, his pair of black pupils sharp as an eagle's. “So you are Maisie Vanderbilt, Ms. Zora. What a surprise.”‘What a surprise? Why would he be so surprised?’ Maisie thought. Daniel took a seat next to Luis, which was also diagonally opposite Maisie. He chatted with Luis happily, and then Lu
Seeing that Maisie was struggling, a voice echoed. “It’s me.”Maisie was taken aback, and when the light in the living room was turned on, she turned around and saw that it was Nolan.“Why are you here?” Maisie felt inexplicably relieved when she saw that it was him.Nolan followed behind her. “I’ve come to see you.”He stretched out his arms and hugged her, his chin resting on her shoulder. The faint fragrance from the shampoo that she used in the shower not long ago chased all the irritability within him away. “Did you meet Daniel Kent today?”After hearing the question, Maisie did not push him away but paused for a split second. “Daniel Kent?”Nolan did not respond.Maisie turned around and looked into his deep and gloomy eyes. “Nolan, do you know Mr. Kent?”A wave of warmth sealed her lips. Nolan then pushed her onto the couch and kissed her for a while—that was when he felt a surge of sudden pain on the corner of his lips.Maisie had bitten him.Nolan, whose lip was bitt
“Zee, stop…” Nolan was like a lion that was about to wake up from a hundred years' worth of hibernation, and his aura became terrifying.Nonetheless, Maisie still acted recklessly.Although the blood in his body was already boiling, he tried his best to suppress himself and keep everything under control. “You’ve picked up quite a few bad habits.”“All humans change.” Maisie wrapped her arms around his neck, and her scarlet lips hooked upward slightly. “How about begging me?”Nolan was helpless. He kissed her in a daze and let off a hoarse voice. “Okay, please.”The next day…Maisie had just finished putting on her makeup when someone knocked on the door all of a sudden.Cherie went to open the door for her and saw a waitress standing outside with a purple gift box in her hands. “This is what Mr. Goldmann asked me to deliver to this room.“Cherie accepted the gift box and thanked the waitress before she left.Maisie walked out of the room and saw the gift box in Cherie’s hands,
Maisie could not help but tightly clench her hands hanging on her sides. When she turned back again, the Prussian blue figure had already walked away.‘Wish me good luck? What does he mean by that?’Maisie sat in the row behind Madam Nera. She turned her head subconsciously out of the blue and saw an extremely familiar woman. However, the woman hurriedly turned around and disappeared into the crowd after they managed to exchange gazes.Maisie was shocked.‘I caught a good glimpse of her. Is that woman Rowena?‘But how is this possible? Rowena is in Stoslo?’Thinking of something, Maisie got up and walked backstage.When Daniel saw Maisie entering backstage, the corners of his lips twitched coldly.Maisie lifted her dress slightly and exited the empty and spacious corridor, and in the blink of an eye, no one was there.‘Why is Rowena here?’She wanted to know as she had an ill omen.“Miss, are you looking for someone?” A man in black suddenly appeared behind her.Maisie turn
Maisie took a deep breath.At that moment, her face could not help but turn pale. “Rowena, are you not afraid that Grandfather and Nolan will know what you did here?”Rowena let go of her, walked aside, and sneered. “Does it matter whether they’ll know about this?”She stood up and turned her head to look at her again. “Anyway, he won’t know that I did it, and you have no chance to tell him.”Two people in protective suits stepped forward as if they were preparing for something. Maisie resisted, and the fear gradually spread at the bottom of her heart.‘Am I really going to die this time?‘No, I don’t want to die. I don’t want to leave the children behind. I don’t want to leave Nolan behind either!’She was so terrified that even her pores trembled, and her blood seemed to be stagnant. Unexpectedly, when the people in protective clothing were about to take off her clothes, a gunshot came from outside and made them panic instantly.Just as Rowena reacted to the gunshot, the do
Maisie frowned, wondering how Daniel knew she was related to Nolan as the latter had never disclosed her identity in Stoslo!‘Could it be Rowena!?‘No wonder, no wonder Rowena would capture me.’Nolan’s chin was propped against the top of her head. His heart ached due to the fact that he did not even have the guts to tell her that it was a trap.He had clearly been aware that someone would make a move on Maisie, so the beading on the dress that he gave her had a micro-tracker embedded in it to prevent her from running into a trap. He did not expect that those people would succeed so quickly and that Rowena was working with them.“Daniel Kent.” Nolan’s eyes dimmed instantly as he asked the people out there. “Do you really think I would come out here without any backup plan?”Daniel was slightly flustered, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his dark pupils.Nolan glanced up at the abandoned buildings around them and snorted. “Why not take a look at the buildings around you?