Leila started to panic. ‘That b*tch is a woman of her words.’Willow bit her lip. “That shouldn’t be possible. If they’re dead, then just let it—”“No, that can’t be it!” Leila walked up to her. “That b*tch has made it very clear. If the kids die, then she’ll tell Mr. Goldmann about the matter from six years ago and snatch him away from you. Don’t forget, she now knows that Mr. Goldmann is the man from that night.”Willow clenched her hands.‘D*mn it! I only wanted to threaten Maisie originally, but look at this mess. Things are getting more and more complicated!’“Or, I’ll go to Nolan. I only need to tell him about the news and get him to search for the kids. Maybe Nolan won’t suspect me that way!” Willow thought this was a way to get out of this mess.Leila also thought that it was feasible and urged her to go.…The two children stared at the exquisite food on the long, white dining table of the Goldmann mansion and realized for the first time what it meant to have everythin
Quincy felt sorry for Willow’s low IQ. She had come over, volunteered her help, and revealed that she knew that the children were kidnapped. Wouldn’t that show that she was admitting that she was linked to this case?Nolan’s gaze turned cold. “Who are they to you?”“I—”“Do you know their mother?”Willow’s expression changed. No, how could she forget that Nolan hadn’t found out about this?“Nolan, I… I heard people talking about it.”“Who was talking about it?” Nolan didn’t hide his impatience. Willow shivered, her face slowly turned pale. “Nolan, do you think I did this? You know me pretty well. I wouldn’t do this!”Yes, he used to think that she was demure and soft, that she wouldn’t do anything that was out of line. However, he still didn’t know the true nature this woman hid behind her mask after six years by his side. How cruel did one have to be to hurt children?“You shouldn’t come here anymore.”Willow froze, unable to believe it. “Nolan, you’re throwing me out?”
The middle-aged man looked horrified, but he had already received $160,000 from Leila. If he snitched on her, he would be…“It was… it was Ms. Vanderbilt.”The bodyguard pushed him down into a kneeling position, pulled out a weapon, and pointed it at his head. The middle-aged man was strung up tighter than a bow, his heart pumping hard. If that thing pointed at his head went off, he would be seeing Hades soon. He couldn’t care less about the money anymore. He shuddered, his mouth half opened, and when he spoke, he couldn’t help but stutter. “That night… It… It… It was—”Hearing a click from the thing pushing against his head, the man almost wet his pants. “It wasn’t Ms. Vanderbilt, b… b… but I really don’t know who it was!”He was telling the truth. He didn’t know who that woman was. All he knew was that Mr. Goldmann had entered the room soon after the woman.Upon hearing that it wasn’t Willow, Nolan didn’t care about the rest of the reply. He had the answer he wanted. He pu
“What is happening at Vaenna? I let you take over so that you can learn to manage a company. Where did all the resources I gave you go?”Stephen tossed the folder onto the desk. The account director had given him a call which almost made him implode. They had lost $900,000!Mr. Goldmann had put in $1,600,000, but they had already lost $900,000 of it!?Leila walked to Willow and looked at Stephen. “Dear, how could you blame Willie for that? You know that she doesn’t know anything about the jewelry business. She can’t be held accountable if she’s conned.”“I wanted her to learn. What have you learned all these years?” Stephen yelled.Willow held her fists. She had gone through enough before her father chewed her up and couldn’t take it anymore. Seeing how bad her daughter was looking, Leila immediately said, “If you think that Willie didn’t do a good job, why not get Zee back to Vaenna? She’s the top jewelry designer. Vaenna would make a fortune with her around!”“Isn’t she in Va
Maisie slowly looked up and saw the camera with a red blinking light in the corner. Had she been played all along, or did she just fall into this trap?“Are you looking for the results?”The emergence of a shadow shot chills down Maisie’s spine. She looked at Nolan, who was standing outside the door holding a different envelope with horror written all over her face. Nolan had received the report from Coralia half an hour ago and had seen the results. The red words spelled out ‘DNA is a match’. It was confirmed that Waylon and Daisie were his children. It had been six years. Not only did he have two children, but they were also close to him. If he didn’t look into it and found the truth, how could he have found out who the woman actually was?“You’re really clever. You were the one who switched the report, right?”“I don’t know what you mean.” Maisie was trying very hard to calm down. That wasn’t the time to panic. Nolan walked toward her and squinted. “You’re still pretending
Willow was mad with jealousy!“Nolan!”Nolan slowly let go of Maisie, and his expression turned dark. Hah, that was why this woman kissed him back.He turned and looked at Willow. “Why are you here?”Maisie rubbed her lips, wiping off her lipstick which smudged on her face, making her look provocative.She held onto Nolan’s collar, raised her brows, and smiled. “You need more practice on kissing.”Nolan’s face turned dark. Was that a complaint?Maisie was getting ready to leave but froze when Stephen suddenly showed up behind Willow. Stephen’s face went pale upon seeing her looking ‘messy’ while being in the same room as Nolan and his bleeding lip. “Maisie, how… how could you—” Stephen’s rage got to his head, and he fainted and collapsed on the floor.“Dad!”Upon seeing Willow run to her father’s side, Maisie’s feet felt as though they had been glued to the spot where she was standing. …Maisie leaned against the wall of the hospital corridor, looking lost. She would
Maisie left the ward without looking back after saying so.Willow dashed out of the ward and caught up to her when she arrived at the elevator entrance. “Maisie Vanderbilt, you stop right there!”Maisie turned sideways and glared at her. “Why should I? Just because you couldn’t talk me down, you deliberately brought our father to Blackgold Group to ask me to return to Vaenna?”‘Speaking of it, Dad was so angry that he fainted. Doesn’t it have anything to do with her?’Willow gnashed her teeth bitterly. “Dad was the one who suggested that he should come along to persuade you, and you’re the one who provoked him until he passed out!“Maisie, in Dad’s eyes, Nolan and I are a couple. So you’d better act sensibly and leave Blackgold. Otherwise, I’ll make sure that two little b*stards of yours— Ugh!”Maisie had grasped Willow’s neck and pushed her against the wall. Her eyes were terribly cold and stern. “I dare you to try!”“Do you think that I don’t have the guts to do so? I double d
Nolan snorted. “You can take that as a threat if you think it can be counted as one. After all, do you still think you can escape me under my nose?”Maisie was rendered speechless.The next day…Maisie stepped into the company as punctual as always and suddenly saw Nolan and Quincy coming in her direction from around the corner.Nolan’s lips were still showing symptoms that they had been bitten, and there was a small scab in the wound. It was conceivable that she had reacted mercilessly yesterday.She wanted to avoid seeing them, but it was already too late.Maisie looked away as she did not want to think about what had happened yesterday and smiled indifferently. “Good morning, Mr. Goldmann.”Nolan stared at her for a moment and opened his thin lips and pearl-white teeth. “I thought you would avoid me.”“We work under the same roof, so meeting each other from time to time is inevitable. Plus, I didn’t do anything immoral and shameful, so why should I avoid you?” Maisie gave of