Had he discovered something?No, she couldn’t let Leila and Willow know about the two kids!“Zee, are you alright?” Kennedy was worried, so he came over to check. Maisie turned around and forced a smile. “I’m alright. Give me a few days to decide on the name of the brand. There’s something I need to take care of.”“Alright then.” Kennedy nodded. Maisie bumped into a man who was getting out of the elevator while she was getting in. She looked up and froze. Nolan seemed to be getting in her way on purpose. “Where are you going?”“There’s something I need to take care of. Are you concerned about this too?” Maisie smiled. “Have you watched the news?”“...” Maisie’s smile slightly dropped, but it wasn’t enough for him to notice. “What news?”Nolan passed his phone to her. Maisie looked at the photo of him, Waylon, and Daisie and laughed. “You meant the two children?”Nolan looked tense. She was still highly suspicious of him. Maisie handed the phone back to him. “I’m s
“Why are you so sure that I have kids?”“Because six years ago, you—” Willow stopped there but seemed to have remembered something and started looking guilty. Oh no, if she said that, Maisie would know who the man from six years ago was. “What happened six years ago?” Maisie sat in the car, looking eerily calm. “Nothing. Those kids better not be yours!”Maisie noticed something from Willow’s tone. Her eyes shone. “What? You saw the news and realized that you’re not as safe as you think you were, so you’re trying to do something to the kids?”“If they’re not yours, it’s none of your business.” Willow hung up, and her eyes were cold.She still did not believe that Maisie didn’t have kids. She was the one who had slept with Nolan six years ago! Those two children hadn’t shown up until around the time Maisie returned. That was too much of a coincidence! Since Maisie was concerned about what she was going to do, Willow was going to use those two rascals to spill the secret!She p
“Given Mr. Goldmann’s status, it would be extremely weird if he really did work with Willow to frame you six years ago.”Ryleigh’s words silenced Maisie, and she continued. “Furthermore, if he knew about what happened six years ago, wouldn’t he have known that the three rascals are his children? He wouldn’t need to get a paternity test.”Maisie looked down. “I know what you mean. He probably wouldn’t be interested in working with Willow to frame me, but he’s still Willow’s boyfriend. I’m not interested in anything that’s related to Willow.”The corner of Ryleigh’s lips twitched. Maisie was just being picky!Ryleigh seemed to have remembered something and smiled. “Why don’t you consider my cousin then? Seeing how much he dotes on Waylon and Daisie, I’m sure he’d be happy.”“Haha, you’re dragging your cousin into this?” Helios’ fans would tear her apart if they heard this. Ryleigh laughed, her shoulders shaking. “Do not tell Waylon and the rest about anything that happened today
Maisie couldn’t deny that she lied. Even if she knew that the man from six years ago was indeed Nolan, she couldn’t accept it. The kids getting so close to Nolan would give Willow a chance to attack them. Waylon turned and looked at her. “Mommy, why are you afraid that we’d get close to that mister?”Maisie didn’t answer. Was she afraid that Nolan would find out these were his children or was she worried that Leila and Willow would do something to them?“Mommy, your brows are pointing upward from the inside. It means you’re worried or afraid, confused. Is that man related to us?”She downright denied it. “You’re not related!”Waylon shrugged. “Mommy, your tone sold you out. You’re feeling guilty!”“I—” She was caught. How could she forget that this boy preferred psychology books over fairy tales even though he was very young? Even if she could fool Colton and Daisie, she couldn’t fool Waylon. She took a deep breath to calm down. She had to change the subject. “Let’s get so
Maisie slowed down, and a frown slowly formed on her face. Nolan made public the paternity test?She turned and looked toward the staff in front of the elevator. They were too engrossed in the discussion and didn’t notice her. “Is that true? Don’t spread rumors.”“Quincy confirmed it. Why would he lie?”“But isn’t it weird for Mr. Goldmann to go all the way to Coralia to run a test? Doesn’t Bassburgh have a Bureau of Justice?”Maisie froze in her tracks, and her hands balled up. What was going on? Did he not believe that the report was real?Joe had been very careful. Nolan just wanted proof. Anyone who saw the negative results would have just let it go. If he really was going to get a test at Coralia, she had to do something. She took out her phone and hesitated. Was she really going to send someone to intercept it at Coralia? ‘Wait a second!’ Maisie stopped. It was suspicious for Nolan to make the test public. He had already run a test. If he didn’t believe that the resu
“Soul?” Kennedy was uncertain. “Each design has its own value. Even if it’s an inanimate object, if it doesn’t have soul, then there’s no meaning to the creation.”After hearing her interpretation, Kennedy nodded with his hand on his chin. A deep voice came from behind the door just when he was about to say something. Maisie’s smile slightly froze upon seeing Nolan walk in.Why was he here?Kennedy nodded to him.Nolan looked at him. “This must be Mr. Kennedy Fannon. I’ve heard of you in the jewelry world of Bassburgh.”Kennedy grinned. “It’s an honor that you’ve heard of me.”“Mr. Goldmann, what brings you here?” Maisie grinned. Knowing that this was the man from six years ago, she was a little devastated.He calmly said, “Since this is a partnership, shouldn’t I know how the preparation for the jewelry brand under Blackgold is going?”Maisie smiled but didn’t reply. She didn’t think that he was there to ask about the preparation of the new jewelry brand but to see if she
Kennedy was surprised. “What’s wrong with Mr. Goldmann?”Maisie shrugged. “No idea. He probably doesn’t feel like having tea anymore.”At Vanderbilt Manor…Leila paced the living room anxiously. She still didn’t know the results of the test after half a day of waiting.Willow had a mask on while she lounged on the couch. Seeing how worried her mother was, she said, “Mom, pacing around isn’t going to help. The children have to go, no matter what the result of the test comes back as.”Leila was shocked and turned to look at her. “What do you mean?”“If something happens to the b*stards, we will know who the woman hiding behind them is.”Willow took off the mask. She had already made arrangements. She had to find out who the woman hiding behind the children was no matter what the results came back as!Leila was a little worried. “But what if someone finds out what you did?”“Why are you worried? I’m not going to get rid of them. I just want to force the woman out.”“If they don’
“Mister, can you tie me a bow?” Daisie started crying again as teardrops began to roll down her cheeks.“Stop crying!” the man roared so loudly that his voice became hoarse.Daisie, who was startled by the man, pursed her lips as she wept silently and stared at him without uttering another word.The man tied her a bow, stood up, and walked behind the man with a brush-cut. “Do you think that Ms. Vanderbilt has lost her mind? She’s actually going to pay the both of us $80,000 each just to kidnap these two...”“Why, is that too much for you?” The man with a brush-cut took out a cigarette and lit it while interrupting him, “You can get the f*ck out of here if you don’t want to proceed with this. I can f*cking deal with these two puny b*stards by myself!”“Of course I’m in. How can I say no to this job? I’m just saying that this is way too easy for the money that we’re about to get.” The man grinned from ear to ear.‘Two children are worth $160,000. Won’t we get paid $320,000 if we we