“Why would you even ask? Don’t you know that Mr. Goldmann’s girlfriend, Ms. Vanderbilt is the director of Vaenna Jewelry? It’s probably for her.”“I’m jealous.”A few employees were having a discussion. They knew about the story of Mr. Goldmann and Ms. Vanderbilt, but they didn’t know that it was true. Why else would Blackgold Group establish a new jewelry company?Willow walked to the front desk with some dessert. The receptionists immediately stopped talking when they saw her, but it was too late. She had heard everything. “Is Nolan in?”“Ms. Vanderbilt. He’s in his office,” the receptionist answered with a smile. Willow smiled and said, “You were saying that Nolan started a new jewelry company?”The lady was curious. “Ms. Vanderbilt, didn’t Mr. Goldmann tell you about it?”“He didn’t.” Her smile was a little stiff.The girl replied, “It could be because he was planning to surprise you.”Upon hearing that, her frozen smile faded and turned happy. “Thanks!”She proudly wa
What did Willow hear? She suddenly called out to them. “Hold on.”The two employees turned around. “Can we help you?”Willow walked up to them with a serious face and asked, “Who is this jewelry designer that you were talking about?”She suddenly had a bad feeling. “Oh, she’s the international jewelry designer, Zora.”Willow’s face fell. She held her fists. It was that woman!She suddenly remembered what Maisie had said when she left. No! This had been why that woman was willing to leave Vaenna. She had come to cling onto Nolan!That rascal!Willow rushed to the 16th floor with full-on rage and saw Quincy come out of the office.Quincy was stunned when he saw her and walked to her. “Ms. Vanderbilt, why are you—”“Get out of the way!” Willow pushed him aside and headed straight for Maisie’s office.Quincy panicked. Should he inform Mr. Goldmann?Maisie was at her desk drafting a design, but Willow suddenly rushed in and tore her design into shreds.“You evil woman, didn’t
Quincy couldn’t put a finger on it, but he didn’t have a good impression of Willow. He felt that this weak-looking woman who knew nothing wasn’t good enough for Mr. Goldmann. If the woman from six years ago hadn’t been her, would Nolan have let her stay around for so long? “Nolan, Zee said that you gave her a new jewelry company. That’s not true, is it?”Nolan’s eyes dimmed. “She wasn’t happy in Vaenna, so she left and left the shares to you. Why? Are you not happy with that?”“I—” Willow broke out in cold sweat. Maisie was telling the truth!? Had Nolan really established a new jewelry company for her in exchange for giving up on the shares?B*llcrap!Willow would rather give up the shares of Vaenna!“Nolan, I can give Vaenna’s shares to Zee. Let her come back, alright? Vaenna was a company her mother founded. How could she just leave it?”Yes, that was right. If she could show that she was willing to give Vaenna’s shares back to Maisie, Nolan would feel sorry because she w
Helios stepped out of his office. “What’s happening?”He was surprised when his gaze fell on the children. Ryleigh let Daisie down, got up, and walked toward Helios. “These two are my niece and nephew. Royal Crown just signed them, so I brought them here to see you.”Waylon walked forward, holding Daisie’s hand. They bowed and said, “Hello, Uncle Helios.”Helios looked at them for a long time, squinting. These children’s faces…He half squatted to be at their eye level and patted Daisie’s head. “What are your names?”“I’m Daisie. This is my brother, Waylon,” Daisie answered, beaming. Helios looked at Ryleigh. “Since when did you get a niece and a nephew?”Ryleigh smiled while she scratched her face. “They’re my best friend’s kids. They call me ‘Godmother’, so they’re pretty much my niece and nephew.”Helios stood up straight. “Your best friend’s children?”“Yes.” Ryleigh laughed. “Come in.”Ryleigh walked to the kids and held their hands to walk into the office. Helios
Helios moved his eyes onto Waylon’s face. He couldn’t help but say, “You remind me of someone who would suddenly pretend to be strangers.”It was exactly how Nolan was like.Ryleigh was astonished. “Helios, you don’t blame us anymore?”“The two children are pretty cute. Since Royal Crown has signed them, and I have a magazine shoot coming up, I’m going to bring them along for that.”At the manager’s office…“What? You’re bringing the two kids on the magazine cover?” Helios’ manager, Morgan Lynch, stared at the two children who were with Helios, looking bewildered.Helios nodded. “Yes, they seem to be very photogenic. Wouldn’t they make the pictures look even better?”“But—” Morgan rubbed her temple. “How do we explain this to the publishers?”“Let me handle it. I’ll give them a good explanation.”Morgan was rendered speechless. Helios was a big star in the industry, even bigger than the A-listers, and Royal Crown had signed these children. As the senior at the top of the food
Now that I think of it, doesn’t Ms. Hills know Ms. Vanderbilt? When you got me to send Ms. Vanderbilt home, she seemed to be staying at the beach villas. Would she happen to know the children?”Quincy was pondering when Nolan got up and walked out. Quincy was surprised but followed along quickly. “Mr. Goldmann, where are you going?On the 16th floor…“Uncle Kennedy, you can start here tomorrow. I’ve notified all the employees that Vaenna has fired.”Maisie was making a call in front of the window and smiled when Kennedy said something in reply. “Alright, don’t worry, I’ve made arrangements.”After the call ended, Maisie held the phone in her hand. When they got there tomorrow, it would be the time to start coming up with a name for the jewelry brand. She turned around and was startled by Nolan, who had suddenly appeared behind her. “Mr. Goldmann, you—”Nolan walked up before Maisie could finish, cornered her against the window, and looked at her face calmly. “Do you have chil
Maisie always thought it had just been a coincidence.‘So the man from six years ago really was him!’ Maisie was starting to lose her cool.That was why when Leila had seen Colton and Daisie, she had asked if they were hers. That was also why Willow kept her at arm’s length, afraid that she would get close to Nolan. Hah, she was not going to let them take her kids! No way!…Willow pushed everything on the table to the floor. Leila walked in on her throwing a fit, so she asked, “Willie, what’s wrong?”“Mom, we need to do something before that woman steals Nolan away.”Leila was not going to let that happen. She walked up to her, nervous. “What actually happened?”Willow told her mother everything about Nolan giving Maisie a jewelry company. After she heard that, her expression changed. “Maisie, that vile woman! She has so many tricks up her sleeves.” Ever since her return, the mother and daughter had never had a day of peace. Now that she had finally left Vaenna, she went
Willow thought her mother was right, but she couldn’t wait for her mother to give birth to a son. The two evil kids were a huge threat to her. She had to find out who they were and get rid of them!At Beach Villa…“Mommy, aren’t you going to eat? Why are you just watching?” Colton asked while biting down on his spoon after noticing that his mother hadn't touched her food but instead was just staring at the three of them.Daisie and Waylon thought that their mother was a little off too!Maisie asked Daisie and Waylon, “Were you in contact with some weird man recently?”“Which weird man?”Maisie looked down, “Nothing. If someone approaches you and asks you anything, ignore them. Good children don’t speak to strangers, alright?”Waylon seemed to have understood who this “weird man” was. He gave Colton and Daisie a look. Daisie sat next to Maisie. “Mommy, we just met Uncle Boucher, no other men.”“Why did you meet him?”“Mommy, don’t be mad. He doesn’t know who our mommy is, a
“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