Maisie’s hand that was holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and she looked down. “No, it was with my business partner.”Maisie hadn’t seen Nolan since he left the hospital, and not even Cherie knew what he was up to.She took a sip of the tea but suddenly felt sick and ran to the washroom while covering her mouth.“Ms. Zora?”Even though she knew that Jones was calling for her, she couldn’t reply. She ran into the washroom and threw up in the sink. Everything she ate during lunch came back out. She turned on the tap to wash away the vomit, but she threw up again. It repeated until there was nothing left to throw up, then she washed her face and dried it with a hand towel.She realized that Jones was waiting for her when she got out of the washroom. Seeing that she was looking sick, he asked, “Are you not feeling well?”“I’m fine. It was probably something I ate.” Maisie waved her hand. “Do you need me to send you to a hospital?” Jones asked. Maisie shook her head and sque
Maisie hugged him and pushed her face into his chest. “Alright, I believe you.”Nolan looked down, but his eyes were in a vortex that turned dark. …Daniel received a message and threw his phone against the wall. The men behind him lowered their heads and didn’t say a word. One of them carefully said, “Erwin is involved in this now, and since Titus Goldmann is back and knows that his grandson was injured, I don’t think he will let our men off.”Daniel stood in front of the window and took a puff of his vape. The vapor lingered on the glass and blurred out the reflection. “The men who are caught by Titus will not be coming back.”The man looked horrible. “What should we do then?”He breathed out vapor and asked, “What did Roger say?”The man answered, “He wants you to settle this matter. One more thing, the hospital has probably found out that Nolan has been infected.”Daniel’s eyes darkened as he slowly turned around. “Get rid of the men. Don’t let too many people know about
Looking at them, Maisie could more or less guess what had happened, but she did not ask anything.Erwin turned his head, put his hand on her shoulders, and said, “Khan and I still have something to attend to, so Zee, you can go back first.”Maisie nodded and saw them away.At the same time, Cherie rushed up to her and said while huffing heavily, “Mrs. Goldmann, so you're here. I thought you had gone somewhere.”“What’s wrong?’Cherie took a few seconds to calm herself down before saying rapidly, “Mr. Goldmann isn't doing very well now, and Elder Master Goldmann wants to see you.”Maisie hastily followed Cherie to the room. Inside the room, other than Quincy and Titus, she did not know the rest of the people. She reckoned that they must be the members of the Night Banquet.Nolan was lying on the bed. His face was pale, and his forehead was filled with sweat. A specialist Titus had hired was checking his body temperature. After getting his body temperature, he turned and asked Qui
“Yeah,” Maisie lowered her head and replied, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know that you had a low fever.”Nolan reached out and put his hand on the back of her cold hand. There was a smile tugging at the corner of his lips as he said, “I don’t want you to worry about me, so I didn’t tell you. I’m the one who should say sorry, Zee.”After all, he was hiding a secret from her.He knew he was infected with the virus, and now he was in the infection period. He would experience symptoms such as persistent low fever, hemoptysis, and deterioration of health. He had only three to four years left to live.Just when Maisie wanted to say something, Titus appeared. “Nolan, you’re awake!”“Yeah.” He nodded.Titus glanced at Maisie and ordered, “You, go out. I have something to say to Nolan.”Maisie pressed her lips tight and did not say anything. She rose to her feet and went out. Nolan looked at her figure, and light slowly left his eyes.It was only when both of them were left in the room that Ti
After a long while, Nolan parted his lips and said, “Let’s get a divorce, Zee.”Maisie froze, and her brain went blank for a moment. She looked at him in disbelief and stammered, “What… What did you say?”Nolan withdrew his gaze and turned his head around to look at her. There was no emotion in his eyes as he repeated, “Let’s get a divorce.”‘Divorce…’Maisie felt as if someone had stabbed her in her heart. She had never expected that Nolan would want to get a divorce with her one day.She bit her lower lip and tried her best to calm herself down. “Why? Can you give me a reason?”She set her eyes fixed on Nolan, trying to get some message from his face. However, his pale face was apathetic, and his eyes were deep like the blue sea. There was not the slightest change of emotion in them at all. “No reason. I’m just… tired of you.”Maisie clenched her fists at her sides. She felt as if someone was peeling her heart away, and it was so painful that she could barely breathe. "Tired o
Maisie smiled and said thanks to the housekeeper. After that, she returned to her own room, where Cherie was packing her stuff. She asked, “Call Quincy and ask him where Nolan is.”Cherie was stunned. That being said, she still pulled her phone out and made the call. Maisie did not know what Quincy had told her, but Cherie seemed surprised. “I thought your flight was in the afternoon?”Quincy said something and hung up the call. Cherie turned her head around and said dumbfoundedly, “Mr. Goldmann and the others have already returned to the country.”When Maisie’s face turned dark, Cherie asked carefully, “Zee, what’s going on with you and Mr. Goldmann? Did something happen yesterday?”Cherie remembered that Maisie had been furious after coming out of Nolan’s room. She had not even had her dinner. She asked Quincy about it, but Quincy refused to tell her anything.“He wants to get a divorce with me.”“D… What? Divorce?” Cherie walked up to her. “Mr. Goldmann wants to get a divorce
However, at the same time, Stephen did not want his daughter to get the short end of the stick. Before he left, he said, “Zee, you don't necessarily need to always put other people before you. Even if you get a divorce with him, this will always be your home, and the door of the Vanderbilts will always be open for you.”Maisie was stunned. She lowered her head and smiled.She knew what her father was trying to say. He did not want her to get hurt too badly, but she just wanted to know why Nolan wanted to get a divorce. Before she got the answer, she would not give up so easily!In the past, it was him who refused to stop hounding her, and this time, it was her turn! The next day, at Blackgold…After Cherie told Maisie that Nolan was in the office, Maisie dressed up nicely and headed to Blackgold with a lunch box. Quincy was taken aback when he came out of the office and saw the beautiful and elegant woman walking in his direction. “Ms. Vanderbilt, you…”He knew Maisie had been
Maisie kissed his cold lips again, clung to his body, and seduced him with subtle hints.She thought she could do so but soon realized that she was wrong.Nolan was indifferent. If it were not for the restraint he had been renowned for and proud of, then he must have lost his interest in her.Maisie distanced herself from his lips slowly. She could feel a slight discomfort with each and every breath she took.‘Should I choose to believe that he has really grown bored of me and doesn't love me anymore? Or, is this his way of forcing me to leave him?’She clenched her fists tightly. “Nolan, what if I say I won’t give up?”Nolan was taken aback, but the surprise disappeared in a flash as he turned his head away. “You should go back first.”Maisie stepped forward and hugged him.Nolan’s body tensed up while his hand that was in midair clenched slowly into a fist, suppressing his urge to embrace her tightly in his arms.Maisie’s voice sounded light. “Nolan, I don’t believe that you