Quincy smiled but didn’t speak. Nathaniel had been admitted to the hospital because he was too angry. Nolan was probably the owner of Passion Jewelry now. He would probably be their worst nightmare ever.At the Boucher manor…The butler said something to Helios when he walked into the hall. He continued walking toward the study with a calm expression, knocked, and entered. “Dad, you’re looking for me?”Yael put down the newspaper and removed his glasses. “Did you get Nolan to take action against the Hannigans?”Helios’ expression was neutral. “Do you and Grandpa really want me to marry Nathaniel’s daughter?”“You’re over 30 now, and you don’t have much time left.” Yael picked up the coffee and took a few sips. “When you insisted on entering the entertainment industry, your grandfather and I just let you do it. You should consider marriage.”“I could consider it,” Helios walked to the desk and put his palms on it, “But not with Maizie.”Yael squinted. He wasn’t angry yet, but h
Ryleigh pulled Maisie’s hand and walked over to the table. “She is Nolan Goldmann’s wife!”The two women were shocked.The server brought the food over while Ryleigh introduced Maisie to the two of them. The wild-looking woman with dreadlocks in a leopard-printed jacket was Jenny Weiner. Jenny’s name didn’t match her personality. Her father, Jack Foxx, was a bigshot in the Royal Law Firm.The other woman who was more voluptuous was Barbara Chase. The Chases, like the Bouchers, were in politics. Mr. Chase was a retired lower-level official who used to work with Helios’ father.No one other than Ryleigh knew Jenny and Barbara’s actual background in the group.Maisie smiled. “You have interesting lives.”Barbara took some food. “You’re the one with the interesting life. Jenny and I were both shocked.”Jenny looked at her. “Passion Jewelry has pretty much fallen into your hands. Honestly, I don’t like that man. If my father were involved, he would win the court case.”Maisie got
Maisie leaned on Nolan with her arms around his neck. “I’m trying to cheer you up now.”Nolan sucked on the corner of her lip and unbuttoned his shirt with one hand. “Not sincere enough.”Maisie pulled his shirt down. “Petty man being jealous about me having dinner with my friends.”Nolan carried her, took a few steps, and put her down on the bed. “Are you ashamed of me?”Her sanity disappeared. “No…”“You don’t want to show me to the world?”Maisie paused, staring straight into his cold, amber eyes. She noticed at that moment that the Nolan pre-memory loss was back. Nolan took his hands back and stood up straight. “Do you really want to keep our relationship a secret?”It wasn’t that he didn’t mind—he actually cared a lot. The people didn’t seem to know about their marriage. He was the man behind her, a secret.Maisie’s heart shuddered, and she kept her eyes on her, “Nolan, you—”“Maisie, you said you would tell me after I got my memory back, but if I never do, are we going
The red-haired man dropped the cigarette butt to the ground, and the few men behind him pushed Kennedy against the wall. The food in his hands fell onto the ground while a few young men raised the bats in their hands to hit Kennedy, avoiding his head and hitting his arms and legs. Kennedy fell to the ground, blood coming out of the corner of his mouth. His arms were numb and shaking, but he didn’t beg. The red-haired man walked in front of him and stepped on his back to kick him toward the corner of the wall, then stepped hard on his palm. “Old man, you can take some beating.”He took the bat from the man behind him and pointed at his left arm. “Someone asked us to break your arm. Don’t blame me, you’re the one who offended someone.”He raised the bat high up. A car suddenly stopped outside the alley. The car lights blinded them while the sharp sound of the honk continuously echoed.The few men were afraid that someone else was coming, spat on the floor, and quickly left.
Kennedy didn’t reply, but Maisie already knew, and her face turned darker. “Alright, I’m going to put this on Passion.”She wasn’t a saint either. She would get back at them for involving someone close to her.Kenny was worried. “Zee, they’re not going just to let this go. The owner of Passion probably found out that their expose was related to Soul, so they’ll find a way to get their revenge.”She smiled. “I know what to do.”Maisie and Nolan left, but she couldn’t leave Kennedy alone in the hospital. “Nolan, can you get Quincy to send someone to stay with Uncle Kennedy?”Nolan knew that she was worried that those people would attack him at the hospital, so he called Quincy.Nolan leaned in on her when they stopped at a red light on the way back. “Just do whatever you want, Zee. Even if you make Passion go bankrupt, I won’t mind. I’ll pay for you.”Maisie laughed. “If Passion went bankrupt, wouldn’t their employees lose their jobs?”Nolan didn’t care. “They can get new jobs. P
Passion Jewelry’s owner was indeed a despicable being. He found a lawyer and sued Soul Jewelry for defamation, making the feud between them public.The netizens enjoyed the fight between the two companies very much as they wondered who would win in the end. Some of them said that Soul Jewelry had gone over their head after all the attention they were getting, but the others also said that the owner of Passion Jewelry deserved it.Sitting in her office, Maisie was looking at the data on a tablet. One of the staff members knocked on the door and walked in. “Ms. Vanderbilt, Passion Jewelry said that they’re going to sue us for defamation.”Maisie replied without lifting her head, “Let them be.”At the same time, Saydie entered with a man in her hand. She kicked him onto the floor, stunning the staff member.“Who is this guy?”“The guy who injured Uncle Kennedy.” Maisie put down her tablet and looked at the young man who was pinned on the floor by Saydie. “The owner of Passion Jewelr
Mr. Ludwig scrambled up from the floor and looked at them with his face pale. “Stop… Stop whatever you’re doing. I… I’ll—”“Do you want to call the cops, Mr. Ludwig?” Maisie interrupted him flatly, “Well, you can do that, but the only problem is that, are you able to?”“What do you mean?”Maisie rose to her feet and walked toward the frightened young man. She grabbed his collar's back and pulled him to the desk. She threw him in front of Mr. Ludwig, startling him. She then grabbed the young man’s head and forced him to look at Mr. Ludwig. “Do you know this guy?”Mr. Ludwig did not reply.Maisie looked at the young man and said, “Say it. How much did he pay you for Kennedy’s arm?”The young man replied fretfully, “$15,000…”“I’ll give you $150,000. Break one of his legs for me,” Maisie said with a devilish smile tugging at the corner of her lips.Mr. Ludwig’s face turned pale. “A-Are you crazy?”“Since you can hire someone to harm the people from Soul and even want to break h
Maisie looked at everything that happened outside through the window of the car.She said to Saydie, “Let’s go to the police station and deliver these materials to the police.”This was the reason she had not handed over the “evidence.” Even without those half-baked bodyguards, she would still ask Saydie to do the same, and now, she finally had helped Kennedy get his revenge.Even if Mr. Ludwig wanted to push all the blame to her, he wouldn’t be able to do it with these materials in her hands.Nolan’s car was stopped outside of the police station. When he saw Maisie and Saydie coming out of the police station, he rolled down the window and asked, “Have things gone out of hand?”Maisie pressed forward and leaned on the window. Blinking her eyes, she said, “Yeah, things have gone a little bit out of hand. I even asked someone to beat him up.”Nolan scratched the tip of her nose and replied, “Well, he deserves it.”“What if he finds someone to get revenge on me?” Maisie asked, pret
“Daisie.” Leah and Morrison walked up to her with wine glasses. “You look so pretty today.”“Thank you,” Daisie said with a smile.Leah lifted her wine glass. “I propose a toast. Morrison and I wish you a happy marriage.”Daisie clinked glasses with her. “Same goes for you and Morrison.”After the toast, Cameron walked up to Daisie with Waylon. Behind them were Freyja, Colton, Maisie, and Nolan.Maisie raised her hand and caressed her on the cheek. “You were great earlier today.”She giggled. “Really?”Nolan added, “You’ll forever be our dazzling pride, so yes.”Daisie grinned as if she was still the little princess of the family.Nollace came over. “Dad, Mom, a toast to the both of you. Thank you for letting me have Daisie’s hand.”“Consider yourself lucky.” Nolan snorted softly, picked up his wine glass, and clinked glasses with him. “You’d better treat my daughter well from now on.”Nollace glanced at Daisie. “Don’t worry. She’ll forever be my one and only.”Maisie chuck
In order to make way for the wedding carriage, other vehicles had been forbidden from accessing the route from the palace to the cathedral.Daisie looked out of the carriage—the streets were crowded with citizens, and they were all there to witness this grand scene.Nollace, sitting on the side, was wearing a double-breasted dark blue military jacket. He looked tall and broad, and there were two St. Patrick’s Stars on his epaulets, one on each side, a full set of medals on his chest, and other complicated decorations.He held the back of Daisie’s hand and smiled suddenly. “You have sweaty palms.”Daisie looked back at him and responded with a trembling voice, “I’m nervous.”He lifted her hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I’m here, so don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.”Daisie’s gaze landed on his wedding jacket. “You look nice in this uniform.”Nollace chuckled. “And my bride looks stunning too.”Arriving at the cathedral, Nollace was separated from Daisie. Accompanied b
“By the way, where’s Cameron?” asked Morrison.Waylon replied, “She’s accompanying her father on a stroll. I’m going to go meet them already, so I’ll leave you to yourselves for now. You can do whatever you want with your free time.”After saying that, he got up and left the couple.Morrison shook his head. “He’s changed now that he has a wife.”“You’re speaking as if you haven’t changed.” Leah got up instantly and left the restaurant.Morrison put his cup down and caught up to her immediately. “Hey, why would you leave me behind? Wait for me.”Maisie and Saydie came out of the private room and ran into Nolan and Quincy in the corridor.Quincy nodded. “Mrs. Goldmann.”Maisie stopped in front of Nolan, and Nolan grabbed her by her hand. “Have you finished catching up?”“Of course. Didn’t you want to go to the Hathaways’ villa with Dad in the afternoon?”Nolan smiled. “I was waiting for you. We’re just going over to have a meal together.”Quincy walked up to Saydie’s side and
Daisie grinned from ear to ear. “Then I’ll wear this crown on my wedding day, which can be considered an endorsement for my mom’s jewelry company and design.”Nollace hugged her from behind. “You can do anything as long as you like it.”…The members of the Goldmanns arrived in Yaramoor two days before the wedding and stayed in the hotel arranged by Nollace. The royal family had reserved the entire hotel for receiving distinguished guests from Zlokova who came to attend the wedding.Members from the Bouchers and the Lucases showed up, and Sunny was also present.There were also some familiar faces from the Zlokovian entertainment industry. Hannah, Amy, James, and Charlie, who were close friends with Daisie, all came.Leah and Morrison were also on the invitation list.When Maisie came to the restaurant, the waiter led her into a private room.As soon as she saw the man sitting inside, she smiled and exclaimed, “Godfather!”Strix slowly turned around.She had not seen him for
The rest of the people laughed.The night came, and the entire city was shrouded in a mist of neon light. Daisie and Nollace returned to Taylorton after having their dinner.Her hair was wet as she got out of the shower. Nollace took over her towel and helped her to dry her hair.She sat in front of her dresser and looked at the person behind her through the mirror. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she said, “Nolly, I’m really looking forward to our wedding.”“Really?” Nollace gently dried the soft tips of her hair. “I’m looking forward to it too.”“I can say that my life is perfect now, right? Since I can marry and walk down the aisle with the man I love the most.”He laughed out loud and leaned down to her ear. “You know what? All the wishes in my life have come true as well.”Daisie turned her head around. “What are your wishes?”“Marry you, give you a wedding, and have our own kids.”She was stunned. Slowly, her face turned red due to her embarrassme
“Yeah, it’s true,” replied Zephir.“It seems like you’ve finally become more mature after coming back from your vacation.” Naomi patted his shoulder. “I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.” He smiled at her but did not say anything.…Soon, it was the end of the month. Their vacation had come to an end, and they returned to Bassburgh.Maisie and Nolan were waiting for them in the courtyard. After getting out of the car, Daisie ran up to them. “Mommy! Daddy!”She hugged both of them.Nolan petted her head and smiled helplessly. “You’re an adult now. You should stop acting like a kid.”She smiled back at them and said, “But I know I’ll always be your kid in your eyes.”Maisie chuckled and looked at the other people. “It seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Anyway, come in first. We should eat together tonight.”Freyja and Cameron went to look for their kids after they went into the house. Charm and her two cousins were staying in the same room. All of them were sl
Nollace looked at them. “What a coincidence.”“Morrison and I were here earlier than you guys,” said Leah. “We only found out that you guys were here when Daisie posted a photo on her Facebook page.”Daisie pulled Leah to the seat and said, “Then you should stay a few more days with us.”After Morrison took his seat, Waylon introduced him to Freyja and Daisie. “She’s my sister-in-law, Freyja, and she’s my sister. Her name is Daisie.”“I’ve seen them before at your wedding,” said Morrison. “Your sister is my wife’s classmate. She has told me before.”“Since when did I become your wife? There’s a chance I may not marry you in the future,” said Leah.“We’re already engaged. If you don’t want to marry me, who else are you going to marry?” Morrison frowned, causing the crowd to break out in a burst of laughter, save for Daisie.She looked at Leah in disbelief and asked, “Engaged? When did you get engaged, Leah?” Leah cleared her throat and replied, “Well, I forgot to inform you abo
The stall owner said, “$10 for three chances.”“$10 for three chances only? That’s expensive,” commented Freyja.The stall owner raised his head and said, “I’m the cheapest around here. Other stalls offer $15 for three chances.” Daisie tugged at Freyja and said, “Let's just give him the money. It isn't easy for them to set up a stall here anyway, so let's have some fun.”After that, she gave $20 to the stall owner and said, “Please give us six hoops.”The stall owner gave her six hoops. She had her eyes set on a bracelet. Although she knew it was fake, it was rather beautiful. She held a hoop and threw it toward the bracelet.However, she did not get it.She threw another two hoops at the bracelet, but her attempts failed, much to her chagrin. She had only three hoops left.Seeing that Daisie was prepared to give up, Cameron took over the rest of the hoops in her hand and said, “Leave it to me.”She squinted and aimed at the bracelet. After that, she threw the hoop at it an
The night of the old town was silent. The air was filled with nothing but the humming of insects. There was a lamp hanging outside of the tent on the grass. The atmosphere was quiet. Daisie was tossing and turning in the sleeping bag as sleep just wouldn't come to her. Suddenly, an arm appeared across her waist as she was brought into a chest. “What’s the matter? You can’t sleep?”“Yeah…” She buried her head in his chest and said, “I want to go to take a leak, but I’m a little bit scared.”Nollace kissed her forehead and said, “I’ll go with you then.”Both of them came out of the tent. Nollace took a flashlight and led Daisie to a row of trees in the distance. Daisie turned her head and said, “You wait for me here.”Nollace nodded. “Just shout my name if you need anything.”She walked into the forest and stopped in front of a tree not far away from Nollace.After she had done her business, she hastily got out of the forest and held tightly to Nollace’s arm. “Alright, let’s go