Barbara and Ryleigh were shopping for luxury goods, and Ryleigh was absent-minded throughout the whole process. Barbara had to call her out a few times before she responded.“What’s on your mind?”Ryleigh curled her lips and rubbed her stomach all of a sudden. “I’m hungry. Shall we go for dinner now?”Barbara laughed. “Didn’t we just eat at noon?”She was flustered for a moment. “Is that so?”Barbara’s cell phone rang when she was about to say something. She then picked up the call when she saw that it was from Maisie. “Ryleigh and I are in the mall now. She? Her phone ran out of battery and died. What?”Barbara ended the call with a troubled expression on her face after the exchange of a few more sentences.Thus, Ryleigh asked, “What happened? Why did Zee call you?”Barbara lifted her eyelids, looked at her, and placed her hand on Ryleigh’s shoulder. “You’re in trouble.”Ryleigh looked puzzled.Barbara and Ryleigh rushed to Soul Jewelry. Ryleigh had already learned about t
“We‘re not compatible? Is that all I get?” Xyla walked around and in front of him with bloodshot eyes. “We had been together for six years. You love music, so I picked up the violin for you. I’ve always tried my best to get close to you, to walk into your heart, but what about you? All you did was trifle with my feelings for you.”Louis’s eyes looked moved. “I’m sorry.”“I don’t want your apology.” Xyla hugged him. “Louis, I can even become the kind of woman you like if you don’t like the type of woman I am. You told me that you would try to accept me, but it’s been six years now…”‘I’ve never gotten into his heart, and all I got from him back then was a breakup and a mere “we aren’t compatible”. I’m not reconciled to how things turned out!’Louis pushed her away and quickly put down the hand that was grabbing her shoulder. “You’re fine, and there’s no need for you to change. Just think of it as a favor that I owe you. I can make up for it with any other things, but I’m not worthy
”Xyla knows about my identity and wants to rule out the possibility I’ll stop her from making a move on Ryleigh, so she could only swallow her pride and offer to endorse Soul to ensure I’ll choose not to intervene in her future plots.”Kennedy chuckled. “She thought you would value your company’s benefits more than anything else.”“What’s more, Soul is currently in development and needs to obtain more resources before it can arrive at a spot where Xyla’s international influence will be of use to the company.”They came to a pavilion and saw a small convenience shop nearby, so Maisie asked, “Uncle Kennedy, would you like something to drink?”“Anything will do.”Maisie went to the shop and bought two cans of lemon tea. But a boy came out of nowhere on a bicycle, and he did not seem to have noticed Maisie, who suddenly walked out of the sidewalk.A silhouette dashed up to her and pulled her out of the way in an instant. At the same time, the boy fell to the ground because of the sud
Francisco asked, “Who said that? Do you think we’re still at training camp?”He really hadn’t been afraid of anyone at the training camp. Maisie smiled but didn’t say more. Samantha left once she got the medication. Francisco was worried that his father would harass his mother, so he left with her. When he left, he mentioned that she owed him a meal so that she didn’t forget. Maisie wouldn’t, but he didn’t seem satisfied, so he walked to the car and said shamelessly, “After what happened today, two meals.”Maisie was rendered speechless. After their car drove off, Maisie could hear the sound of a car honk from not too far away. She turned around and saw an eye-catching, but familiar Maybach parked there.Maisie took a deep breath. ‘Nolan!’She walked to the car, and the window slowly rolled down, revealing Nolan in the driver seat. His coat was off, and he wore a navy blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. The car was filled with a light perfume for men by
Mr. Topaz’s daughter was still in a vegetative state and might not wake up, but he never gave up hope.Anthony saw Nolan too and walked toward him. “You’re here.”Nolan smiled and nodded. “Uncle Anthony,” He put his hand over Maisie’s shoulder, “Let me introduce you. This is my wife, Maisie Vanderbilt.”Maisie politely greeted him, “I’ve heard a lot about you.”Anthony courteously replied, “I’ve heard a lot about you and Nolan. You really are a match made in heaven.”Maisie smiled. “You’re too kind.”The host did an opening introduction and invited someone from the organizing team to give a speech. The LED screen on stage showed the area's situation, where the donations went, and the organizers invited the children from the villages to give their appreciation.When the donation ceremony started, all the companies donated cash, paintings, and more, all costing hundreds of thousands. Anthony donated 100,000 textbooks and $150,000 in cash, welcoming a round of applause from the
Maisie saw something and pushed the gift she was holding into Nolan’s arms, “Help me take care of this. I’ll be right back.”Maisie walked into the corridor and saw Anthony speaking to an old man outside.Maisie didn’t interrupt them but instead walked over after the man left. “Mr. Topaz.”Anthony turned to look at her. “It’s you. Why aren’t you spending time with Nolan?”Maisie smiled. “I told him I came to see you.”He paused. “Can I help you?”She nodded and found an excuse. “I was a student of Northwest University, and I shared classes with your daughter Naomi. I’ve heard about you a lot earlier.”Anthony was surprised, and his eyes turned gloomy, “Oh…”“Even though I didn’t interact much with your daughter, I knew that she was a hardworking and positive person.”Anthony was moved because it had been a while since someone last spoke to him about his daughter, and this was her coursemate. “That child really was positive.”Maisie lowered her head. “I wasn’t trying to bring
Of course, they would also push her outside to get some sun, but the duration was limited.Maisie looked at the person sleeping in bed and heard the nurse sigh. “Ms. Topaz got into the accident at such a young age and has been sleeping for over 10 years. Even the doctors advised Mr. Topaz to let go.”Maisie felt complicated. She wouldn’t have known about Naomi if Louis had never mentioned her.She thought of something. “No one has visited her other than Mr. Topaz?”The nurse pondered. “Her coursemates visited at first, but it didn’t continue for long. No one else came after that.”Maisie stayed there for a while before leaving the nursing home. She got into her car and gave Ryleigh a call.Ryleigh was at the pool hall with Barbara. Maisie went there with Saydie and saw only the two of them at the table.She walked over with her arms crossed. “You’re enjoying yourselves.”Ryleigh was drinking coke, then smiled. “We’re jobless. Of course, we’re enjoying ourselves.”Barbara hit a
Maisie was quiet, thinking.Barbara supported herself with her hand on the table. “Could it be possible that the victim staged all of this?”Ryleigh looked at her, “Naomi wouldn’t use her life as a joke.”Barbara put her chin on her hand. “So Naomi was attacked, but why would the attacker pin this on you?”Ryleigh had no idea.Maisie crossed her arms, “It’s because of the admission list of the Royal Academy of Music of Zlokova. There was only one spot, so either Ryleigh or Naomi would have gotten it.”Ryleigh and Naomi had been outstanding rivals in the orchestra, but if Naomi wanted to frame Ryleigh to get in, she wouldn’t need to put her life on the line.If Naomi was attacked and Ryleigh was framed, that would be akin to killing two birds with one stone, eliminating two rivals at once. As such, their competition would be the person who benefitted.Barbara understood what Maisie was trying to say. “So it was someone else in the orchestra?”They both looked toward Ryleigh, wh