They thought that because Maisie did not understand them, they could rest assured and act presumptuously. Unexpectedly, just as these maids were chit-chatting excitedly, a voice came from behind them. “You’d better shut up before Mr. Henry gets angry.”The maids trembled, and their gossip came to an abrupt end. When they turned around and saw that it was Maggie, the housekeeper, they all bowed their heads respectfully and did not even dare to say another word before they hurried back to their respective workstation.The housekeeper pushed the frame lying on her nasal bridge to adjust her glasses and walked behind Maisie. “Miss, you’re here. Mr. Henry is looking for you.”Maisie turned to look at her. Maggie was in her 40s and the housekeeper of the Hanns Palace. She was dressed meticulously and adequately.Seeing that Maggie was still waiting, Maisie slowly got up and walked up to her. Her beautiful eyes still looked dimmed and lifeless. “Bring me there.”Maggie brought her to the
Strix scoffed. “So, what can you do with your current ability?”Maisie pursed her lips tightly.He then stared at her and said slowly, “Why didn’t Erwin tell you those things? It’s because he knows that you can’t go against those people by yourself. The incident that took place in Stoslo is only their first step.”“You know about that?” Maisie glanced at him, looking slightly surprised.Strix placed his hands on the table and squinted. “There’s nothing in this world that I don’t know, including the matter between you and the Goldmanns.”Maisie’s expression changed slightly. She knew that Erwin might have told him things.‘Uncle Erwin once said that he’s not telling me many things because it’s for my own good, as he couldn’t tell whether I could handle it or not.’What had happened in Stoslo a few months ago made it clear to her that those people were unscrupulous and did not care much about human lives.The incident that she had gotten into was not what it seemed at all.After
Three years later…In Bassburgh, on a dark night…Louis stepped into the bar, looked around at the crowd, and finally fixed his eyes on the woman who was sitting at the bar.He immediately recognized that it was Ryleigh.He walked over to Ryleigh and took the wine glass off her hand. Ryleigh seemed to be drunk at that time. She turned around to look at him and saw multiple images. “Why is it you? You can drink whatever you want, so why grab my wine glass?”Ryleigh struggled to stretch out her hand to grab the glass back in a straight line, and Louis grabbed her wrist. “Maisie is no longer here, and you’ve been living the past three years so unrestrainedly, spending all day, everyday drinking, haven’t you?”As soon as Maisie was mentioned, Ryleigh looked away immediately. “Why did you come to me?”Louis placed the wine glass on the table and looked at her. “Have you been in contact with Maisie in the past three years?”Maisie had gone missing after the accident three years ago.
‘This is nothing more than a diversion to make those people think that Mr. Goldmann’s time is very limited nowadays.‘As for the Lucas family and the de Armas, all of them have been trying their very best to locate Ms. Vanderbilt. Mr. Goldmann is the only person who knows Ms. Vanderbilt’s whereabouts but didn’t look into it. I think it’s not that he doesn’t want to look. It’s just that he doesn’t have the guts to look for her.’Nolan’s eyes looked cold and dimmed, but he did not answer.Early in the morning…All Ryleigh felt was a splitting headache. Her head seemed to be on the verge of exploding from inside out, and the dazzling light made her so uncomfortable that she had to raise her hand to cover her eyes. And when she opened her eyes, she thought of something and sat up in a trance.She tidied her messy hair with her hands and could not recall how she had gotten back home last night.“You’ve woken up?” The voice that came out of nowhere made Ryleigh stop all her actions abr
Maisie said to the middle-aged man.He had been fired, but he couldn't complain. He was happy to be able to walk away alive. Maisie picked up her phone and replied to Ryleigh’s message. She had secretly been in contact with Ryleigh in the past three years, but she hadn’t told her where she was. She only knew that she was abroad.Maisie had found out that the Lucas family and her grandfather had been searching for her through her communication with Ryleigh, and the children were happy with the Goldmanns. Waylon was groomed to become the next successor like Nolan and was constantly by Titus’ side. However, she had never asked about Nolan. Why did Waylon have to take over Nolan’s role at this young age, and why would the Goldmanns suddenly take all of them under their wing?Maisie picked up a few photos. She hadn’t shown herself to anyone for the past three years she had been in Morwich, and the media there had no idea what she looked like either. All they knew was that Mr. Henry h
Maisie answered, “I can’t confirm because before it happened. I saw Rowena, but I can’t be sure if it was her.”Rowena’s name hadn’t popped up in the past three years, and she had sent people to look into her. There was no news of her in Stoslo either.Erwin put down the cup and placed a photo he took out of his pocket on the table. “I received this photo a year ago. I guess it was for me to investigate.”Maisie looked at the photo. It was a woman who was in the crowd after the incident in a mask and cap. The height and build of the woman looked exactly like Rowena’s!Maisie raised her head in surprise. “Uncle Erwin, who sent the incident photo to you?”Erwin squeezed a word out. “Him.”Maisie didn’t ask, but her eyes grew dark. She didn’t want to confirm if it were him and that he was looking into the incident. Erwin asked, “Do you hate him, Zee?”Hate? Maisie didn’t know if she did because he had never done anything for her to hate him, but she resented him for breaking prom
“If you ask him personally, you might get the answer.” Erwin raised his brow and smiled. “But with your current status, do you still care about the people in your past? He could be a half-dead bed-ridden man with a few years left in him now.“And he was the one who asked for a divorce. Do you really want to go back?”His speech made Maisie stand on her spot with her thoughts hanging. …Ryleigh was still working at the same cafe. There weren’t a lot of customers in the morning, so she could hear when someone walked in but didn’t look up. “Hello, what can I get you?”“One latte.”Ryleigh’s finger shuddered, and she raised her head when she heard that voice. She smiled when she saw that it was Louis. “Why are you here?”“I can’t get a cup of coffee?” Louis frowned. Ryleigh already keyed in the order, “Of course you can.”She turned around to make it and placed it on the counter when she was done. “Your latte.”He calmly said, “To go.”Ryleigh took back the cup and put it in a
Right when Ryleigh was going to reply, her phone was taken away, and she was shocked. “Louis, give me back my phone!”She almost ran out to get her phone back. Louis saw something and saw someone running toward him, so he raised his arm higher.He was 6’2 tall, and Ryleigh couldn’t even touch his hand. “Jump,” Louis challenged her, “Shortie.”Ryleigh was furious. She kicked his knee, and Louis knelt down because he was caught off guard. He looked up and gnashed his teeth. “Ryleigh!”Ryleigh grabbed her phone, took a few steps back, and smiled proudly. "I’m not going to let you show off.”“Haha!” Louis stood up and laughed. “Great, Ryleigh, remember that. You’ll need me one day.” He turned around angrily and left.Ryleigh immediately replied to Maisie’s message after he left, but she suddenly received another message that made her gasp.…A rental car stopped outside the Goldmann mansion’s gate in the afternoon, and Ryleigh got out. She looked at this villa that was as big as