“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
“She was only 14 when she arrived in Stoslo. She couldn't speak their language and had to live in the slums with her family, not knowing when the next meal would come. “At that time, people in the slums were not treated as human beings at all by the people of the upper class. They had no human rights and had to be obedient brutes. “In order to make a living, some of the people in the slums would send their daughters to become servants of the rich and powerful. “The girl was one of them, and her parents sold her to an old, wealthy merchant who had no children in exchange for money. “She didn't have a good life either after her parents sold her to the old wealthy merchant. He would beat her up from time to time, and she did not get enough food to eat or sleep. She was barely living a human life. “Later, she decided to change her life. She worked hard at learning their language and tried her best to please the old wealthy merchant. She even took the initiative to keep his guests
Daniel raised his head and looked at Maisie. “I think you don't need me to tell you who the eldest princess and the hoodlum are, right?”Maisie chuckled silently and replied, “So? So? The woman you're talking about is the woman who founded the Kents, and she’s your grandmother.”“Bingo.”There was no emotion in Daniel’s eyes. He looked straight at Maisie as if he was looking at a corpse and continued. “That old wealthy merchant is not related to us by blood. Thanks to my grandmother, she has continued his bloodline.”“It was your grandfather who infected the eldest princess with the virus and caused the outbreak, wasn’t it?”Daniel leaned back slightly in his chair. He looked at her with a cold smirk tugging on his lips and said, “Usually it is better to destroy what you can't get. In the end, it's all because of my grandfather that the prince has the power and status he has today.”His grandfather had drawn Prince Roger, the illegitimate son who was not valued by the royal famil
“Things have already happened, and that can no longer be changed anymore. Prince Roger’s goal has always been the Goldmanns, and the de Armas were just a pawn in his game of chess to deal with the Goldmanns.”“Then what about you and Nolan? What about the hatred that you have against him?” She laughed disdainfully. “Is it just because you’ve grown addicted to being Roger’s lackey?”Daniel tut-tutted, stepped forward, walked up to Maisie, and looked at her indignant expression. “Ms. Vanderbilt, you’re trying to extract so much information out of me, are you trying to buy yourself some time so that others can come to save you?”Maisie did not utter a single word.He scoffed. “It’s a pity that no one will come to rescue you. All the accessories that you had on were removed from your body when you were unconscious. Who in the world will be able to locate this place without any tracking or positioning technology?”Maisie loosened her hands that were tied behind her. She knew that given
Daniel strangled her with his big hand. “Huh? Do you really believe that someone will come to save you?”Maisie’s face was flushed from being strangled as it became difficult for her to breathe, but she still forced a smile. “The basement is hidden at such a secluded location, I think you don’t only have the sleeper virus kept here, do you? There should be other viruses here too.“Will the people here be able to escape if there is a leakage?“Daniel still did not respond.Maisie suddenly lifted her foot and kicked him in the crotch. He was in excruciating pain, but his expression did not give off much of how he felt at the moment. His sharp gaze looked as if he was about to eat her alive.She quickly broke free from the rope that was strapping her while the medical staff behind Daniel pulled out their guns immediately but did not dare to pull the trigger.Although they were wearing protective clothing, they were not wearing protective masks. Once the other viruses were triggered,
Maisie looked at him and said feebly, “I’m still thinking about it. Why do you Kents work so hard to get Prince Roger and those nobles to value you as much as possible? It’s because your whole family has very low self-esteem by nature as your ancestors settled down by acquiring another family’s property.“Your ancestors weren’t even the Kents by blood, nor were they the descendants of generations and generations of wealthy merchants. They were only ordinary people who slipped across the borders and into the country.“The de Armas are the genuine nobles among the two families, while the Kents aren't. You want to be valued, so you have to develop a drug for the royal family to relieve them from sickness, cancers, or even death. That’s the true meaning of your existence, isn’t it?“Daniel was rendered speechless and coughed out a huge mouthful of blood.She scoffed. “Daniel Kent, this is what you deserve. You told me that life’s a gamble. That’s right, I deliberately asked Saydie to c
When Daniel had been brought out of the basement, it was already too late for him. His lungs and heart had already been infected and damaged by the poisonous gas, while his leg injury had caused too much blood loss. Maisie’s gaze shifted, but she did not utter a single word.Nolan glanced at her. “I’ve explained everything to the police for you. You fired the shot in self-defense, and because you didn’t plan to kill him, you only shot him in the leg.”She smiled. “Then what if I wanted to kill him?”Nolan squinted his eyes and kept quiet.Maisie turned her head and looked out of the window. “He’s the mastermind who plotted the accident from three years ago, and Rowena was the one who put it into action. Although I wanted to shoot him in the head at the time, seeing him getting the retribution that he deserved, I didn’t feel compelled to do so all of a sudden.”“Zee.” Nolan leaned forward to look at her and turned her face to make her face him. “Promise me, no matter what you do