The masked man fixed his blueish eyes on her body. His blood boiled while his Adam apple bobbed up and down in his throat. Seizing the chance while he was distracted, Maisie moved away from the gun and rose to her feet.‘Bang!’He missed his target.Maisie turned to his back and strangled his neck with her arm, choking him. Her gaze was stern as she asked, "Where is Nolan?"The masked man said something, and Maisie knocked him out cold. She took his gun and continued to run inside.Meanwhile, Nolan had taken down a few masked men. All of them were shot by him and were squirming on the ground in pain. After making quick work of the last masked man, he kicked his gun away when he was reaching for it.His well-pressed suit was torn and wrinkled. There were wounds on his arms and back, and there were beads of sweat dangling off the tip of his hair. He looked like a mess, but at the same time, he looked fierce and ruthless.He stepped on the back of the man’s hand and asked, “Who sen
A sharp gunshot rang, and the bullet landed on Nolan’s back.Maisie was stunned, and then her pupils constricted.Under the lamp, the hard lines on his face softened. The light in his eyes was slowly leaving his irises as he gazed deeply into her eyes. He lifted his hand to stroke her face, and there was a gentle smile tugging at the tip of his lips. “Zee. Don’t worry, I…”He lowered his head, wanting to plant a kiss on her lips. However, he slowly fell down like a marionette with its string cut when he nearly touched her lips. Maisie hurriedly grabbed his body. She realized in surprise that he was shot in the back, and hot tears began to roll from her eyes. Hugging him, she cried, “No, no! Nolan, don’t sleep! I don’t allow you to leave me!”By the time Quincy and Cherie arrived with the police, they were stunned when they saw Maisie was crying with Nolan in her arms.“Mr. Goldmann…”The ambulance scorched down the road at top speed. Maisie sat at the side and cupped Nolan's ha
After seeing her, Erwin said something to the doctor and walked toward her. “Zee, sure enough, you’re here in the hospital.”Maisie smiled bitterly. “Where else can I go if I’m not here?”She then looked at Erwin as soon as she responded. “What did you talk to the doctor about?”Erwin was taken aback for a split second and replied with a smile, “I was just asking him about Mr. Goldmann’s condition.”“Is his condition complicated?” Maisie asked and saw that Erwin did not deny it immediately, so she lowered her eyes, and her voice sounded a little hoarse. “Is his condition grave?”“It’s indeed a little complicated.” Erwin’s expression looked a little complex.If it were just a gunshot wound, it would be great news if Nolan was able to survive it. Unfortunately, Nolan’s situation seemed to be more complicated than a gunshot wound.Maisie was about to say something when she suddenly received a call from her father all the way from Zlokova.She hesitated for a moment before picking
Not only the hotel’s water source at that time, but traces of the virus had also been found in the water sources of other places, so the outbreak of the epidemic had not been a natural disaster but a man-made one.‘If Nolan is really infected, it will prove that my worries are right, and someone out there still hasn’t given up on the research of this genetic virus.’…Maisie returned to the hotel and was stunned when Titus and Quincy came out of the hotel.Titus was angry when he saw her again. “Have you forgotten the promise that you made? Nolan is now hospitalized because of you, are you happy now?”Maisie lowered her head. “I’m sorry…”She could not even say anything to refute him now as Nolan was indeed shot and hospitalized because of her.Titus’ expression looked gloomy. “Nolan is taking huge risks just by being with you. If you really want Nolan to lead a better life, please leave him.”Maisie was astonished. She then asserted, “I can’t leave him.”“Then do you want to
‘But I only want to be by his side. I didn’t want to leave him alone, but I still brought harm to him in the end.’Seeing that she was a little dejected, Cherie placed her hands on Maisie’s shoulders and said seriously, “Maisie, it’s a cowardly act to back down when you’re faced with difficulties. We can only solve them by overcoming them together. So, is it you, Maisie Vanderbilt, the one to be blamed for Mr. Goldmann’s injury?“No, you’re not. Our enemies have always been those people since the beginning of time. So, even if you hadn’t shown up in Mr. Goldmann’s life at all, this crisis would eventually find its way to him. It’s inevitable. “Maisie smiled after listening to Cherie’s words. “I didn’t expect you to be so good at comforting others.”Cherie grinned and scratched her head awkwardly.Maisie walked up to the couch and sat down. “By the way, is Rowena with those people now?”“Yeah, my brother has already gone out to investigate that, but I really didn’t expect Ro… Row
Rowena trembled slightly as her eyes shifted away to dodge Maisie’s gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?” Maisie approached her. “Or should I go to your new employer, Mr. Kent, for the answer?”“Maisie, what do you mean by that?” Rowena asked with a hint of resentment flashing across her eyes.Maisie shrugged disapprovingly. “What you heard is what I mean. Titus valued you so much in the past, but you still betrayed the Goldmanns and chose to side with Daniel Kent in the end. Would Daniel value you more just because of that?”Rowena clenched her hands into fists and scoffed. “Why ask? Are you trying to win me over? It’s a pity, I won’t have a future even if I get back to Goldmanns now, so I might as well stay by Mr. Kent’s side.”Rowena’s lips curled upward coldly upon seeing that Maisie did not say anything. “So what if you know the truth about Mrs. Goldmann Sr.’s incident from 15 years ago? Do you think the E
Rowena was kicked into the corner of the wall while Daniel loosened his tight tie, his gaze gloomy and sulky. “B*tch, are you regretting your decision and plan to betray me now?”Rowena shuddered and climbed to his feet. “No, I really didn’t betray you. Maisie asked someone to bring me there and tried to threaten me. I really didn’t say anything, I swear!”Daniel leaned over and pinched her chin with her fingertips. “Rowena Summers, you know too many secrets now. Do you think I’ll believe in what you say?”Rowena trembled from head to toe.Daniel had always been a suspicious man and especially hated traitors the most. Even though she had not said anything, she now knew a lot of secrets that she should not know, including the virus incident!“I swear, I really didn’t tell her anything. Mr. Kent, you have to believe me, I really didn’t tell her anything! I’ve been set up!”Rowena was crying and begging. It was her fate that Daniel had found her.‘I can’t go back to the Night Banqu
Nolan lowered his gaze, kissed her head, was going to say something but suddenly started violently coughing. Maisie got up, her heart in knots. “Nolan, are you alright?”Nolan raised his hand to stifle the cough and moved his face away. He noticed some sticky substance in his palm and was surprised, but since Maisie didn’t notice anything, he curled his hand into a fist and smiled at her. “I’m alright. I just choked on saliva.”Maisie pursed her lips. “Are you hungry then? Do you want some food?”Nolan’s eyes were soft. “I’m hungry now that you mentioned it. I want to eat something that you made.”Maisie stood up, “Alright, I’ll go make something, hang tight.”She walked to the door, saw Erwin, and said, “Uncle Erwin, could you help me look after Noles for a bit?”Erwin nodded. After Maisie left, Erwin walked into the room and saw Nolan looking at his open palm. “Did you cough blood?” Erwin knew. Nolan paused and closed his hand. “Yes.” He thought of something and looked