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
Kennedy lowered his head and said, “Then this is quite a hard lesson for him.”Not only did he break his leg and get hospitalized, but he also needed to face a lawsuit, and his assets would be frozen.Maisie suddenly thought of something and asked, “By the way, did the woman who saved you that night leave her address and name? She saved your life, so I have to thank her for you in person.”Kennedy was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, “Nope, but I'll need to thank her too if I have the chance to see her again.”Maisie came out of the ward after spending some time with Kennedy. When she and Saydie were waiting for the elevator in the corridor, the door opened, and the person who came out of it was none other than Maizie.Maizie did not know Maisie, but she felt the woman standing beside Maisie was familiar. She took another two glances at her and suddenly remembered something. She grabbed Saydie’s arm and asked, “It’s you? Aren’t you Mr. Goldmann’s subordinate? What a
Maizie was certain that those socialites would laugh at her again. In fact, she was not concerned about whether or not Helios would marry her. All she cared about was how others would look at her. Besides, she wanted to find a man like Nolan who would dote on his wife.Helios was outstanding and multi-talented and had a good-looking face. However, he was an actor and needed to shoot scenes with other actresses. Nolan, on the other hand, was different. According to her investigation, Nolan rarely had any interaction with other women, and his ex-wife was the only woman he had till this day. A man who was loyal to his loved one was the most attractive.At Soul Jewelry…Maisie received a call from Quincy. He told her that it was Barbara’s father who handled the investigation of Mr. Ludwig, and she was surprised.She tried to ask Ryleigh about it through WhatsApp, but unfortunately, Ryleigh did not know about it at all. Therefore, she knew that it was not Ryleigh who had asked Barba
During the weekend…Ryleigh and Maisie were the first to arrive at Antique Street, the largest antique trading market in Bassburgh. In addition to ceramics and gems, there were also painting collections, not to mention the ancient jewelry.This area was an ancient street composed of two blocks of retro and elegant buildings. There were all kinds of exquisite antique and local specialty delicacies sold by stalls and shop lots located all over this street.Ryleigh and Maisie had already waited outside the auction building where the gem-hunting event would take place for quite some time when they saw Barbara walking towards them with two bodyguards.“I’m sorry, it must’ve been a long wait.” Barbara walked up to them and smiled apologetically. “I didn’t expect that there would be so many people here on the weekend that my car couldn’t get in. It took such a long time to find a parking space.”Maisie smiled. “It’s okay. Ryleigh and I just arrived.”Barbara nodded. “What a relief. I’ve
‘Barbara doesn’t know me well. We only got in touch when Ryleigh introduced me to the group the other day.‘If she were someone I’ve kept in touch with all this while, to the point that I’m very close and familiar with her, I’d appreciate what she’s done to help me. But Ryleigh didn’t ask Barbara to help me out in that incident, so I can’t say that I’m not somewhat suspicious.’Ryleigh paused for a moment. “Are you referring to the owner of Passion Jewelry?”She then looked around and raised her hand to lower her voice. “Barbara helped you with that?”Maisie nodded.Ryleigh gave her a thumbs up with a smile. “She’s quite a loyal one then. She’s willing to help you even though you haven’t known each other for a long time.”Maisie smiled helplessly. “She helped me for no reason? What do you think?”“Ms. Vanderbilt,” Barbara called her from not far away.Maisie turned her head and saw that Barbara was waving at them.The two of them walked toward her. Barbara was troubled by the
Maisie turned her head around.‘Where is Ryleigh?’Ryleigh rinsed her face with water in the restroom and looked astonished.‘Although he was wearing a mask, that middle-aged man is Helios’ uncle if I’m not mistaken. And the woman standing next to Helios’ uncle is definitely not his aunt. Is Helios’ uncle cheating on his wife?‘No, I have to go back and have another look.’Ryleigh picked up her mask immediately and walked out of the bathroom. She had just put on her mask when she bumped into someone at the corridor's corner.She staggered backward, and the man supported her in time. She then heard a familiar voice coming from above her head before seeing the person. “Ryleigh Hill?”Ryleigh held onto her mask and raised her head instantly. Although the tall man in front of her was wearing a mask, his jawline looked extremely familiar, especially when it came to his voice.“How can you still recognize me?” She adjusted her dress.Louis’ deep scoff came from the top of her head.
Ryleigh froze instantly upon hearing that Aunt Boucher was here. She thought of something at that moment and suddenly became extraordinarily silent.Barbara wrapped her arms around Maisie’s. “Wow, we’ve found ourselves a couple here. We look so pitiful all of a sudden.”Of course, Barbara knew about Ryleigh and Louis’ marriage.Only one sentence was enough to pique Ryleigh as she dragged Maisie over to her side. “Who told you that we’re a couple? And how can you slander me deliberately?”Barbara then dragged Maisie back to her side again. “Even if you’re not a couple now, you’ll still be husband-and-wife in the future.”Maisie felt a little dead inside as the duo dragged her to and fro. Fortunately, the auction was about to start, and they stopped acting like two young girls fighting over a doll.They then entered the venue, where there were at least enough seats for more than 1,000 people. Barbara’s reserved seats were located in the first row, near the auction platform.Maisie