“But if everyone learned that you’re Hernandez’s granddaughter, as well Alice of the Metropolis, and even have an intimate relationship with me, do you think they’d let you go?”Maisie looked at him with a neutral expression. “So I have no choice but to work with you?”Daniel shrugged. “You just need to lay low. We’ll take care of everything.”Maisie smiled and raised the wine glass, but there was no joy in her eyes. “Let’s work together then.”Daniel didn’t touch his glass as he seemed to have seen someone. He squinted, and his eyes flashed.Maisie turned around and saw Nolan being pushed in by Quincy in a wheelchair. The bodyguards and Daniel’s bodyguards faced each other, and the air became still as if a battle was about to break out.Maisie stood up immediately and turned to look at Daniel. “You did this intentionally?”Daniel shrugged, his face not showing a hint as to whether this was deliberate or he was oblivious.“Mr. Kent, we haven’t met in three years. I didn’t know
Maisie coldly stared at him and immediately left the restaurant. Daniel finished the wine in his glass, put it down, and said to the person behind him, “Go look into her relationship with Nolan.”Maisie got into the car and immediately got a call from Nolan. She smiled and answered, “Your acting was on point.”Nolan said in a low voice with a hint of jealousy, “Don’t dine with him, come back now.”“No,” Maisie raised her brow, “I’ll go back when I’m done with dinner.”“You—”Maisie ended the call before Nolan could finish. She got Saydie to slow down and took a long time to get to the East Island Villa.Saydie was used to her visits to the East Island Villa and didn’t question it. Maisie walked into the villa and bumped into Quincy coming down from upstairs. He smiled awkwardly. “You’re here, Ms. Vanderbilt, Mr. Goldmann is… in the room. He looks angry.”“Angry?” Maisie paused and looked at him. “Nothing a little shower of love won’t solve.”Quincy was rendered speechless.
If Nolan didn’t want to lose, why would he let her into his heart? A lot of people understood that, but a lot of people would also willingly lose.At the Kent mansion, in the study…The bodyguard said something to Daniel from behind him while he took a drag from his vape pen. The white vapor circled, covering his cryptic eyes. “So they really are divorced?”The bodyguard answered, “Yes, three years ago. It was a huge deal, and I heard that his wife didn’t want the divorce at first and kept sticking around.”Daniel squinted and slowly turned around. “Send someone to keep an eye on them.”Maisie and Nolan continued acting for the next few days when they were out. Maisie’s relentless pursuit and Nolan’s annoyance were even blown up by the media.After news of ‘Alice pursuing the Goldmann Heir’ got out, a lot of people were shocked. They knew that Nolan had been married and divorced before, and he was a sick man.Alice was Mr. Henry’s daughter, the head of the Metropolis. She coul
Nolan lowered his head and kissed her cherry lips, but she was just as eager and thirsty. The moonlight shone on Maisie’s face, amplifying her beauty. Her long soft hair hung on Nolan’s arm as he hugged her in his arms sideways, eyes filled with love, staring at her more gently than the moonlight.He wished that time could pass slower so the time he could spend with her would last longer. At that moment, the phone he left on the table lit up. Nolan carefully got up to get his phone, but what he saw dimmed his eyes.The next day…Maisie didn’t see Nolan when she got up. She picked up her phone just to see a new headline.#Shocking: Ms. Henry is actually Hernandez de Arma’s granddaughter who turned to support the prince when her grandfather went missing.#Maisie scrolled through her phone. All the news sites seemed to be reporting about her identity. She turned pale.She immediately got out of bed and made a call. “Mr. Kent, what is the meaning of this?”“I should be the one a
Nolan supported himself on the table next to her and leaned down, the light scent of lavender pervading the air. “Do you believe me now?”Maisie turned around to look at him. “Robert is Roger’s right-hand man and his vault. How did you find out about this?”“All thanks to Wesley.” Nolan grinned. “They seem impeccable because they paid the people well enough. His son didn’t want to sell his father out at first.”“What made him change his mind?”“He wasn’t satisfied that he was always second-class compared to the children he had with his wife.”Nolan held her hair between his fingers. “Wesley tried to rope him in and made promises. Do you think he would choose to be a secret son or to have power?”“I guess power.”Maisie looked down. No one could reject the temptation of power since the dawn of mankind. When men had power, money and women would naturally follow.Nolan smiled. “The only mistake Robert made was not treating his son right.”When people had everything, it would be t
Maisie spoke again. “Three years ago, Uncle Erwin told me that the outbreak of the virus 30 years ago was caused by a group of people. They were studying the virus, and those people were the nobles.”Wesley was stunned. His face was turning pale as he stammered, “The nobles? They were studying the virus?”Maisie turned around and continued. “My grandfather is the only person who knows everything about the outbreak 30 years ago. However, he’s gone missing.”She rested her chin on one hand and said, “They made their move on my grandfather on the election year because they knew he would expose what they had done 30 years ago on the election day.”Getting the negative vote was just a diversion. If that was what they really wanted, they wouldn't have to push Hernandez so far to the point that she couldn't even find him right now.Wesley clenched his fists tightly and said, “It seems like the accident during the two years of my grandfather's presidency should also be related to the viru
“Your grandfather said your great-grandfather used to spend a lot of time in the study room. I think he should have kept the clues that your great-grandfather left behind.”Maisie returned to her senses. “The study room at the de Arma mansion?”‘That’s right. Grandpa should have known that those people would come for him, and he would definitely have prepared for this in advance.’Nolan grabbed Maisie’s hand and said, “Zee, there are two reasons I don’t want to disclose my conditions. One was I didn’t want you to know about it, and second, I’m guessing that they wouldn't dare to disclose it.”He had been infected with the virus for three years, yet the media still did not know what illness he had until this day. In other words, he had won the bet.Since someone was doing the experiment and the election was around the corner, the virus would only be more detrimental to them if it were made public before the election.“Just like you said, the only way to prevent the election from h
Maisie hung up the call, and her face was getting darker and darker.Saydie approached her and said, “Miss, someone is coming. We need to leave now.”“He's not going to let us both walk out of here,” Maisie said as she tugged at Saydie’s arm. She turned to look at her and said, “But at least one of us can get out of here.”Saydie frowned.When Maisie and Saydie came out of the study room, they saw a few black-clad men coming up the stairs.“There they are!”They rushed toward them when they noticed them.Saydie pushed Maisie aside. “Miss, you go first.”Maisie looked at her and said, “Remember what I said just now and be careful.”Saydie was stunned. She looked at her back for a long while before nodding.After that, Saydie took off her jacket and dashed toward the group of men while Maisie tried to run away through the staircase at the back door. As soon as she came out of the door, someone appeared and grabbed her arm. “Try to run away?”Maisie raised her elbow and struck