Nolan smiled and grabbed her hand. “I'm not coughing anymore.”Just when Maisie was about to say something, a figure appeared at the door.The newcomer was none other than Erwin. He was wearing a coffee-colored trench coat, making him look even more handsome and regal.“I hope I'm not interrupting you two,” he said.Maisie hurriedly rose to her feet and asked, “Uncle Erwin, how is Mr. Kestner?” As Erwin approached Maisie, he replied, “Adrian is fine. He looks a little bit worn out, but he’s doing fine.”Strix had been very firm in his attitude when he went to get Adrian back from Roger. On the other side, Roger had been worried that Strix would make a big deal out of it, so he had no other choice but to let Adrian go.“Robert was his milk cow while Daniel was his executioner, and Roger has become a lot weaker than he used to be after losing both of them,” Nolan said as he tugged at his blanket. “Although he still has Shawn and Gregory on his side, neither of them can pose a thr
Maisie’s face was pale. She lowered her head and took the golden ring out of her pocket. “This is what my grandfather left for me. That man said that my grandfather was still alive!”She grabbed Nolan’s arm. “Nolan Goldmann, you lied to me, didn’t you? My grandfather may still be alive, he isn’t dead yet!”‘I have only one relative left. Since he could set up a plot to confuse us, he should be fine.’Nolan hugged her tightly again. “Zee, I know you feel bad about this, but it’s already very obvious why your grandfather gave you the ring of the de Armas.”Maisie was astounded, and she could not help but tightly clench her hands stuck between her body and his warm chest.‘That’s right, why would Grandpa ask the man to pass me the ring that represents the status of the patriarch or matriarch of the de Armas? It is because he wants me to inherit his identity!’Maisie did not know why she felt sad. Even though she did not have much contact with her grandfather three years ago, maybe i
The man poured a cup of tea. “Grandma wants to see you.”Nolan remained silent for a while. “She’s in Stoslo?”“Yes.” The man took a sip of tea. “It’s just that it’s not very convenient for her to come to you.”Standing upstairs, Maisie was a little surprised when she heard their conversation.‘Nolan’s grandmother is in Stoslo?’She could more or less guess the identity of this man now. He should be Yorrick, the current patriarch of the Hathaways.“You can bring her with you. Grandma is willing to meet her granddaughter-in-law too.” Yorrick placed the teacup next to his lips and smiled.Not long after their conversation, Yorrick got up and left the villa.Maisie was sitting on the chaise longue in the room and was casually flipping through some books. It was when Nolan entered the door that she raised her gaze. “Have you finished talking?”“Hmm.” Nolan managed to squeeze one word out of his throat, walked up to her, sat down, and leaned toward her. “What are you reading about?
They took the elevator to the executive steak house located on the 12th floor. The entire restaurant seemed to have been reserved. Several bodyguards were waiting on the outside, and only a few waitresses were left behind to serve them.Yorrick was waiting in the corridor. He looked down at his watch when the two of them arrived. “You’re quite punctual.”Nolan asked indifferently, “Where’s Grandmother?”“She’s inside,” Yorrick said, turned around, and led them in.Nolan held Maisie’s hand as they walked toward the dining room. Soon, they saw a white-haired old lady sitting alone at the dining table with her back facing them, fiddling with a green rose found in a vase in her hand.Yorrick walked up to Madam Hathaway’s side and bent down. “Grandmother.”Nolan led Maisie around the long white table to the seat opposite Madam Hathaway.Madam Hathaway then inserted the flower into the vase, placed it aside, and slowly raised her head. “It’s been so many years since I last saw you. Ho
Maisie was in the middle of picking up the glass to drink some water, but this sentence almost made her choke.A smile gradually appeared on Madam Hathaway’s cold and stern face. “I don’t have any objection as long as Nolan is satisfied with their marriage. My issue is with you.”As the focus of the conversation changed, she stared at Yorrick. “Your father has introduced you to all the ladies and celebrities from all over the world, but you haven’t taken fancy to any of them, yet you have the guts to mock others?”Yorrick chuckled. “It’s just that I haven’t run into the right girl. Besides, Grandmother, why can’t I stay single for the rest of my life when you’ve never gotten married throughout your whole life?”As soon as this was mentioned, the atmosphere in the dining room froze for a moment.Maisie glanced at Madam Hathaway. Although she could not tell whether Madam Hathaway was infuriated or gleeful, she caught a glimpse of the gloom that flashed across her eyes and disappeare
Nolan did not deny it.Strix held the chess piece in his hand, seeing that Nolan did not play his next move. “She hasn’t been doing too well in the past three years. Her biological father died in that accident, while she lost her baby. No one should be able to sustain such a severe blow.”Nolan put his chess piece down, and his indifferent expression looked slightly moved. From the moment he had learned that she was pregnant with a child back then and that she had lost the child in that accident, he knew that he would be in her debt till the day of his demise.If she had not been pushed away from his side in the first place, perhaps that incident would not have happened.Strix looked at him. “Why? Hasn’t she forgiven you?”Nolan retracted his gaze from the chessboard but did not answer the question as he looked elsewhere.Strix took a look at the chessboard. “If she hadn't forgiven you, she wouldn’t have put in so much effort to save you. I can see that she never gave up on you.”
The sweat rolled down from his brows and burned her shoulder. The breath on her neck surrounded her while he asked, “Are you not going to ask me to stay?”Maisie looked into his deep, seductive eyes.Nolan carried her into the bathroom. Maisie looked so delicate and innocent in his eyes.After putting her down, Maisie pushed his arm and screamed, “Get out, I’ll do it myself.”He squinted. “You still have energy?”Maisie blew air through her nose, not answering. Nolan kissed the top of her head and forehead. “I’ll wait for you outside.”Maisie walked out after she finished showering. Nolan stood with his back against her, looking like he was on a call.He was just wearing a shirt, and parts of the shirt stuck to his back because of sweat, showing his body.“Alright.” Nolan hung up and put his phone down. “Are you still busy?” Maisie walked to the hairdryer while drying her hair with a towel.Nolan frowned and turned to look at her. “Bad news.”Maisie picked up the hairdrye
If they weren’t careful, everyone on the boat would lose their lives. Titus and Waylon were tied to the deck. He didn’t expect that Sue was Rowena.“Rowena, what do you want? Don’t do anything to the child. Just put all your anger on me.”Titus tried to convince her, but Rowena wasn’t having any of that and yelled back with a crazy expression, “Shut up!”She had completely lost her mind. “Do you think I would still believe anything a Goldmann says?”Titus saw that she was emotionally unstable and started worrying. His face darkened. “Rowena, we have never done anything bad to you.”They had really never done anything wrong. They had taken her in and brought her up. When had they ever treated her badly? Titus trusted her, but she had fallen from grace because of her selfishness. “Do you think you didn’t do anything to me?” Rowena screamed with all her might, “I’ve done so much for your family. How could you just kick me aside?”Her eyes were red. “Everything I have done was