Nolan was standing in the darkness, and no light, nothing could be seen.The psychologist looked at his pocket watch, took the paper Quincy handed to him, and said, “Can you see the scene of the incident?”Scene of the incident?Sweat rolled down Nolan’s brows. The psychologist hinted, “When your wife got into the car accident, you went over to the scene.”Nolan was standing in the darkness, frozen on the spot, but he could see the fire from afar. He took heavy steps toward that direction, some sounds floating around in his mind.“Zee, I’m sorry, Zee…“We don’t need to be divorced, don’t leave me…”Nolan stared at the man kneeling in front of the car, crying his heart out.His breathing stopped as a head-splitting sharp humming started, drowning out all the surrounding noises.“Nolan!”He slowly raised his head.Maisie was in front of him with a swaddle in hand and walking toward him with a smile. “We have another child. Look, he looks so much like you.”Maisie showed the
’Don’t hate me!’“Nolan!”A voice dragged him from this muddy subconscious back to reality. He slowly saw the person in front of him. It wasn’t the Zee that was filled with hatred, but the Zee who loved him and was worried about him.Maisie put her hands on his cold face and leaned on him. “Are you alright, Nolan? You’re scaring me.”Nolan pulled her into his arms. His fingers that held her shoulders tightened, feeling her warmth, the warmth that really existed, and the coldness in his heart slowly faded away.Quincy drove to the Goldmann mansion while Nolan lay on Maisie’s shoulder all the way. Maisie turned to look at the man leaning on her. Quincy had told her that he seemed to have been startled after the psychologist gave him some psychological suggestions.Something that his subconscious mind rejected, avoided, something about the incident…Was he rejecting the part about their child?Maisie had talked about it in Stoslo, but she didn’t notice anything from Nolan’s expr
Nolan turned around and hugged her face to face. He fell asleep soon after that.The next day, at Soul Jewelry… Maisie received the information that the bodyguard provided and found that the Cindy that Hector had mentioned was Cindy Benette, a server in a club at Bassburgh.She handed the information to Saydie. “Look into this woman at the club.”Saydie nodded and left the office with documents in hand. Not long after that, Kennedy walked in. “Maisie, Madam Vanderbilt called the front desk.”Maisie paused and raised her eyebrows. “Is this about money?”Kennedy nodded. “She is admitted to the hospital but can’t pay the bills. She’s using her identity as your grandmother to get the front desk to pay for her.”Maisie was quiet.Madam Vanderbilt had chosen to put her pride aside now that she was old. She smiled. “If she calls again, let the front desk tell her that Soul isn’t responsible for paying for any of her bills, and we’re not obligated to take care of this lonely old wom
In the afternoon, Cindy left the apartment in a fancy dress. She seemed to be talking to someone through the phone, and she sounded chirpy.A black car stopped in front of her, and two bodyguards in black suits got out of the car. “Are you Ms. Benette?” Cindy was stunned. She raised her guard and asked, “You are—”“Our madam wishes to see you.”The bodyguards opened the door, and the alarm in her head blared. Just when she turned around, Saydie suddenly appeared behind her, grabbed her hair, and dragged her into the car. Cindy was terrified. She raised her head and found out that the woman sitting beside her not only had an elegant and noble air about her, but she also had pretty looks.After Saydie and the others went back into the car, the bodyguard then drove the car away.Cindy was shaking, and her lips and teeth were trembling. “I… I don’t know you, and I’ve never offended you before. Where are you guys taking me to?”Maisie turned her head around to look at her. “Calm d
When they entered the ward, Yorick was there as well. He was sitting on a chair, and the bodyguards behind him had their hands placed on his shoulders, making it impossible for him to escape.Madam Vanderbilt was dumbfounded when they brought Cindy into the ward. When Cindy knelt on the floor, she asked, “Who is—”Before she could finish her question, Saydie chimed in and said expressionlessly, “She's the Cindy that your grandson speaks of. Anyway, she'll explain everything to you herself.”“Cindy?” Madam Vanderbilt turned her head around and looked at the woman again. Cindy crawled over to her bed and cried out loud, “I’m sorry, Madam Vanderbilt. Please forgive me. I shouldn’t have cheated Hector. Can you please ask them to let me go?”It was only then that Madam Vanderbilt realized the woman before her was the one Hector had given the money to. She instantly flew into a rage and pushed her away. “You still have the nerve to beg me? Where is my grandson's money?”Cindy fell to
Maisie did not deny.“Yeah,” she smiled, “I’m the one who gave you the $150,000 too. You didn’t tell Grandma about it, did you?”Madam Vanderbilt turned her head around and looked at Yorick.Yorick did not say anything, meaning that Maisie was telling the truth. “It's none of my business if you want to go back to your mother or your son. After all, it's up to you how you want to use the money,” Maisie said as she crossed her arms in front of her chest, her gaze cold. “Of course, if you were willing to spend that money the right way, I may still be able to give you a chance. But unfortunately, you're a lame duck, and giving you more money won't do any good.”Yorick clenched his fist and lowered his head in embarrassment.Madam Vanderbilt looked at Maisie and said, “Zee, since you’re still alive and you’re willing to help your uncle and cousin—”“Grandma, please don’t get the wrong idea,” Maisie interrupted her. “I didn't help them for nothing. I'm doing this so that you can see
Helios removed his sunglasses and put them in the pocket in front of his chest. “I suppose you don’t need me to introduce myself, right?”Nolan knew who he was and said, “Seems like you’re doing pretty well in showbiz.”Helios chuckled and replied, “I didn’t believe it when someone told me that you’ve lost your memories.”He walked toward the couch and sat down. Quincy then brought him a cup of tea.Nolan stood up and came to the couch. He undid the button on his shirt and sat down as well.“Well, it’s rare for you to come and see me, so what do you have for me?”“There indeed is something I need your help with,” Helios said as he took a sip of tea. “I believe you’ve gotten in touch with Nathaniel before, right?” Just when Nolan was thinking who Nathaniel was, Quincy leaned forward and reminded him, “It’s Mr. Hannigan, you met last time.”Nolan squinted his eyes and let out a meaningful smile, “What’s wrong? Are the Hannigans after you?”Helios did not reply. Nolan added ma
Helios offered Nolan a smile and did not say anything.Quincy did not know what to say. It seemed to him that Nolan would lose his ability to think rationally when it came to Maisie.At Soul Jewelry…Saydie informed Maisie that Yorick and Madam Vanderbilt had brought Hector back to Coralia.The police were in the process of helping them to get the money back from Cindy. Although they currently could only get a few thousand dollars back, they had put a travel restriction on Cindy, so she couldn't run away from them.Maisie did not say anything.Madam Vanderbilt started behaving nicer after the incident. At her age, even if she still wanted to keep causing them trouble, she wouldn't have the chance to do so either. Her grandson had spent all her money and had got swindled. Her son refused to acknowledge her, so of course, she wouldn’t have the time and mind to think about Stephen’s assets.#Alice plagiarizes Zora#The headline that popped up on Facebook’s new feed nearly made M