“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
“You... You‘re Mr. Nolan Goldmann, aren’t you? If… If… If you want to save these kids, pay us $1,600,000. Otherwise, we’ll kill them!”Nolan’s cold eyes became extremely sulky and stern as he glanced at Quincy, who was standing next to him.Quincy seemed to have understood something, grabbed his coat, and left the office with Nolan.“I’ll pay you the ransom that you asked for. However, if the kids were to get even a tiny scratch on them, brace yourself to die in pieces.” Nolan left a threat behind and then hung up.He handed the phone to Quincy. “Trace the call back to its origin.”The man who had gotten hung up walked to the man with a brush-cut. “Bro, Mr. Goldmann is actually going to pay us the money!”The man with a brush-cut did not utter a single word, even though the response did catch him off guard.‘Mr. Goldmann is willing to pay $1,600,000 in exchange for the children.’While the man with a brush-cut was pondering about something, Waylon had already managed to cut the
Nolan was slightly startled. ‘These two kids are very smart.’However, when he looked at Waylon, he realized that Waylon’s eyes looked a little indifferent. Hence, he put Daisie down and walked toward Waylon.“Mr. Goldmann, you’re here too?” Angela was taken aback.‘Is it because of these two kids too?’Nolan nodded at her, but when he lifted his hand to rub Waylon’s head, Waylon avoided it. “Don’t touch me. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have been kidnapped.”Nolan frowned as he stared at Waylon without saying a word.‘They were kidnapped because of me?’Daisie ran over and grabbed Waylon’s hand. “Waylon, don’t say so.”“Why shouldn’t I say so? I overheard the two kidnappers when they made the call. Everything happened only because of his woman!”Looking at the tears that were welling up and the hostility that was flashing across Waylon’s eyes, Nolan was slightly startled.Quincy’s expression looked a little complicated.‘Mr. Goldmann’s woman? Is it... Ms. Vanderbilt!?’