Maisie burst into laughter. “Yes, he cheated on me. He cheated on me with me.”Ryleigh was quiet for a few seconds. “Oh, so it’s you. What were you two doing at that time?”“What else could I do?” Maisie stopped writing and raised her gaze. “Everyone in Bassburgh knows that he has divorced me, so if I were to reveal my identity to the public swaggeringly while Nolan is still suffering from amnesia, he’d have to face the media while he can’t remember a thing. How troublesome would that be?”Ryleigh clicked her tongue and said, “Why do you care so much about your amnesiac husband’s feelings now?”Maisie did not say much but instead asked, “I wonder, where did you get this gossip? It hasn’t even appeared on the news or the Internet, yet you’ve already heard about it!”“I was added into a celebrities’ WhatsApp group chat by some of my friends a while back. They were gossiping about this, and I’ve been reading their messages without responding to any of them.”After saying so, Ryleigh
Nolan’s face looked softened under the interlacing white lights and shadows—it was flawless, profound, and attractive that no words could describe his perfection.Maisie walked toward him, lifted her hand, rubbed his eyebrows lightly, and slid her finger down the bridge of his well-defined nose.Nolan frowned, raised his hand, grabbed her wrist, dragged her into his arms, and then slowly opened his eyes to look at her. “You’re really a bad woman.”Maisie chuckled, placed her hands on his shoulders, and leaned closer to him. “How am I a bad woman?”He then wrapped his arms around her waist. “You’re finally done with your work. Are you hungry?”“Yes.” She nodded.Nolan hugged her with a smile, pressed his lips and nose against her neck, and gave off a pregnant smirk. “Are you really hungry?”Maisie pushed against his chest feebly. “Stop fooling around already. I’m really hungry, so hungry that I literally have no strength to do anything now.”Nolan stopped messing around, let go
Nolan stared at her. “Daisie is still so young. How can she handle such spicy food?”“Maybe she’s inherited it from me.” Maisie took a few sips of broth. “I could already eat spicy food when I was only five.”Nolan lowered his head to eat the ravioli in his bowl while she could not hide the amusement that was beaming in her eyes. “Is it delicious?”“Not that bad.” Nolan took a few more bites.‘At least the taste isn’t half bad.’After finishing all the ravioli, it was already 9:00 p.m. when they arrived at the Goldmann mansion.Alfred claimed that the two children had just taken their bath and were watching a movie in the room.Maisie opened the door while Daisie and Colton were watching anime while eating snacks in front of the big projector screen.“Mommy, you’re back!” Daisie shoved the snacks over into Colton’s arms, got up, and ran to her.Maisie lifted her hand and rubbed Daisie’s hair. It felt so soft to the touch as she had just washed and dried her hair. “Didn’t your
Nolan crossed his fingers and put them to his lips as he solemnly said, “Help me get the best wedding photographer in Bassburgh.”Quincy was stunned. “Wedding photographer?”Nolan explained with a serious expression, “The walls at home need decoration.”Quincy was quiet. He could have just said that he wanted to get some wedding pictures taken.…Maisie asked Saydie to take a detour to the Vanderbilt manor on their way to Soul Jewelry. There wasn’t much change in the garden except the vegetation had dried off because no one had been taking care of the garden.The door was tightly shut.Saydie parked the car, and Maisie pushed open the car door. She looked at the locked door and could tell that no one lived there anymore. Her eyes were solemn. She stood in front of the door for a long, long time, not wanting to leave.The guard walked over to inform her, “I’m sorry, no one is allowed near this place.”Maisie turned to look at him. “Why not?”The guard sized her up and said,
“Zee, I’ll always be your aunt. At least, you know that you still have me left in this world.”Maisie smiled and nodded.…Maisie arrived at Soul Jewelry, and she saw Quincy sitting on the couch when she got into the office.Maisie paused and looked around the room. “Quincy, why are you here? Where’s Nolan?”If Quincy were there, so would Nolan. Quincy scratched his face and smiled. “Mr. Goldmann asked me to come and get you.”“Get me?”“Yes, he said he has a surprise for you and that I should bring you over.”Maisie crossed her arms when she saw Quincy acting mysteriously. “What surprise?”“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you.” Quincy put out one arm and bowed. “Shall we go, Ms. Vanderbilt?”Maisie smiled. Why was Nolan preparing a surprise instead of working? That made her curious about the ‘surprise’.Nolan made the whole process very mysterious. Not only did she have to be blindfolded on the way there, but Quincy also had to walk her in when she got there.Maisie
Nolan pulled down his tie with a stoic look. The tie fell to the ground, but he didn’t look back.Quincy was taken by surprise. “Mr. Goldman—”Maisie walked out looking sad, so Quincy walked up to her and asked, “What happened to Mr. Goldmann? Weren’t you taking your wedding pictures?”Maisie raised her head. “Wedding pictures?”Quincy explained, “Yes, even though he lost his memory, he was fixated on the fact that you had never taken wedding pictures. He even wanted to get wedding rings. Even though he cannot remember what happened, he still cares about you a lot.”Maisie stood on the spot, curling her fingers.Even when he didn’t remember, he still kept their past in his heart and wanted to make up for it, be it their wedding photos, wedding rings, or his promise of a wedding ceremony.Nolan was angry. Although he hadn’t regained his memories, was he supposed to be turned down because he couldn’t remember their past?Maisie helplessly chuckled. ‘That childish man…’She never
Maisie didn’t say anything. Not long after their call ended, Quincy sent a photo to her. The picture was exactly as Ryleigh had described. Nolan and Maizie were having lunch, and the picture was deliberately taken from an angle that made them look intimate.Maisie scoffed. Had Nolan gotten Quincy to send this to her? Did he want to make her jealous?Quincy waited for a long time for Maisie’s reply, and he started panicking. ‘Is Ms. Vanderbilt going to start ignoring Mr. Goldmann?’Quincy had been concerned when Maizie approached Nolan at the office before that.He immediately walked over to Nolan and bent down to say something into his ear. Nolan’s hand tightened around the wine glass, and his face dropped. Maizie was sitting across from him, enjoying a steak and wine. She smiled and put down the wine glass. “What’s wrong, Nole?”Nolan placed his glass on the table, wiped the corner of his lips with a napkin, and said, “I need to go.”He stood up and was about to leave when M
Nolan’s fingers that were holding her shoulder tightened until Maisie put her hands around his waist and put her cheek to his chest to feel his warm, beating heart.“Zee…”“Are you done being angry?” Maisie glanced at him, looking a little proud. Nolan pressed his thin lips together as if he was being roped in.Maisie adjusted his tie. “Had fun having lunch with Maizie?”Nolan paused and looked away. “Do you know why I was having lunch with her?”“To make me jealous,” Maisie’s eyes were smiling, “I didn’t know if you were really upset with me, so I waited for you to come back to me instead.”“Would it kill you to make the first move?”Nolan felt defeat for the first time, but it probably wasn't the first time it had happened.Maisie kissed his Adam’s apple. He frowned, hugged her waist tightly, and said in a deep voice, “Stop it, Maisie.”However, Maisie pushed him onto the desk, running her delicate fingers over his brow and around his face and features. “You’re not difficu