Nina sat diagonally across from Maisie. “I’m sorry for troubling you, Mrs. Goldmann.”“No, you didn’t,” Maisie smiled, “There’s no trouble. I didn’t come because of this. I’d like your help.”Nina didn't understand. “What do you need me for?”Maisie smiled. “To make them look like a couple.”Nina was rendered speechless. “Don’t worry, what I mean is that since Helios and Nolan grew up together, it would be great if they could get closer because of this.”Then she added, “You can see how they interact. Even if they are picking on each other, I think they actually care about each other.”Nina understood. She had been by Helios’ side for a long time and knew that even though Helios knew a lot of people, he had very few close friends. She was aware that Helios and Nolan knew each other the longest. Although they rarely talked, if something happened to Nolan, Helios would definitely help.She thought it might be tough. “But if we make a scene with the fans, would it—”Maisie cho
Maisie put one hand under her chin. “What if it’s not related to the company?”Nolan looked up and stared at Maisie for a while.Quincy hung up and called again. Nolan picked up. “What is it?”“Mr. Goldmann, what took you so long? The paparazzi are blowing up my phone!”Nolan squinted. “Why are they calling you?”“Aren’t you collaborating with Mr. Boucher for an investment? The media are asking about it.” After that, he mumbled, “You said you were going on a honeymoon, but why are you getting into an investment project? You want to have a hot spring report?”Nolan furrowed his brows and suddenly looked at Maisie, who was eating. “What did the media say?”“They said you invited Mr. Boucher to Winston Island for a hot spring investment project and said you’re close with Mr. Boucher. He even rejected work because of you.”Nolan quietly said okay, then raised his brows and stared straight at Maisie.After he hung up, Maisie looked into his eyes and wiped her mouth with a napkin
Helios and Nolan were friends, and since the news about them being on Winston Island was all over the Internet, it proved that they had quite a deep friendship.Rejecting work to help his friend would help him get support from his fans, and negative news wouldn’t get to him easily.If the advertisers weren’t happy, even if they dared gossip about Nolan, they wouldn’t dare make a fuss out of it due to Nolan’s power and good financial status with Blackgold in the business world.Helios stood there for a long time before looking at the coffee on the table. “If I know him well enough, he wouldn’t help me for no reason if I didn’t ask.”Nina lowered her head. “I’m sorry, Hels. Mrs. Goldmann came to see me.”He took a sip of the coffee and smiled. “I knew she had something to do with this.”Nina smiled. “Mrs. Goldmann just hopes that you have a better relationship with Mr. Goldmann.”…Ryleigh took a stroll in the hospital park. She didn’t need to stay at the hospital anymore, but sh
Joe shook his hand out of politeness. “Joe Watson.”“So you’re Joe Watson.”“You know me?” Joe narrowed his eyes. Ryleigh was confused and got closer to Louis to ask, “How do you know Joe?”Louis looked at her. “That picture.”Ryleigh paused and only reacted after a long time. “What? My dad gave you that photo?”Louis smiled. “There’s nothing wrong with him giving my fiancee’s picture to me.”“You…”Joe looked at them quietly for a while and smiled. “I’m going to see my grandmother.”“Your grandma is admitted?” Ryleigh ignored Louis and looked at him.Louis’ eyes flared. Joe nodded. “She’s getting old now and was admitted because her blood pressure was too high. My mom is taking care of her. I need to go and visit.”Ryleigh watched him walk away. Louis put his hand over her eyes to cover her view. “Don’t want him to leave?”Ryleigh slapped his hand away and looked up. “What do you mean ‘don’t want him to leave? He’s my friend!”“Friend?” Louis crossed his arms, raised h
Louis put his hand on her shoulder, “Not confident with yourself?”Ryleigh pushed him away gently. “I can’t…”The old man walked over. “Do you want to try playing?”Ryleigh was shocked, then waved her hand. “Sir, I…”The man laughed generously. “It’s alright, just try. I won’t say anything even if it’s not great.”Louis gave her a push. She looked back at him before taking the viola.She hadn’t touched any musical instrument for many years, and when she held it, she had an astounding feeling. It was a familiar feeling.Ryleigh stood where he stood, and the people taking a walk in the park looked toward them.Ryleigh calmed herself and started playing. Maybe because she was too nervous, it made a sharp noise.She froze while her hand shook.The man patiently guided her, “It’s alright, don’t be nervous. Think of it as a practice.”Ryleigh let go of her thoughts after the man’s consolation.The sound of the viola floated around in the park.A lot of eyes were on them, and peo
Ryleigh pinched her cheek and looked at Louis. “I’m not dreaming, am I? H-He really is my idol?”Louis pinched another side of her cheek and asked, “Is it painful?”Ryleigh nodded and said, “Yes! A lot!”However, Louis did not let go of his hand. “That’s right. Consider yourself lucky. After all, this isn’t something that you can come across on a normal day.”Ryleigh looked at him. It took her quite a while to come around to her senses. She swatted his hand away from her cheek and said, “You did this on purpose!”He lifted his brows and asked, “I did what on purpose?”Ryleigh pointed at him. “You’re a lecturer in the Royal Academy of Music, so of course, you know he’s Mr. Nixon!”Louis pushed her finger away and said matter-of-factly, “Even if I know it, it doesn't mean I'm the one who pulled the strings. Besides, it was you who wanted to come over here because you saw an old man playing the viola. I was just suggesting that you give it a try. It was Mr. Nixon who thought you we
Nina’s smile froze. She did not know why, but she felt a little sympathy toward Nolan.Nolan and Helios had gotten out of the car with smiles on their faces, but they returned with gloomy expressions.Nina looked at them and asked, “What’s wrong? Did the negotiation fail?”Nolan glanced at Helios and harrumphed coldly. “A certain idiot is really not cut out for business. if it weren't for me, he would have fallen into other people's trap.”Helios turned his head to look at him and said, “Even if it's a trap, why do you care? It’s none of your business at all.”“You’re right.” Nolan crossed his arms in front of his chest. “After all, it isn’t my money.”Helios stomped on the accelerator and left the place.When they were back in the hotel, Helios tossed the key to Nina and returned to his own room without turning his head.Nina turned to look at Maisie and said, “Mrs. Goldmann, I should go check on Helios.”Maisie nodded.Nolan, who was standing beside her, sneered. “He’s an a
Nina nodded. “Helios has to thank Mr. Goldmann for this. Helios has been working in the entertainment industry, so he's inexperienced when it comes to business. If it hadn't been for Mr. Goldmann, he would've fallen for the scam. The other party wanted Helios to invest $7,500,000. However, Helios wouldn't get any profit at the beginning, and even the contract was shady.”Sipping on her fruit juice, Maisie said calmly, “The hot spring tourism in Winston Island is a big piece of pie, and it attracts many businessmen to come here and invest in it. Those well-seasoned businessmen wouldn't jump straight into it. They would act according to the circumstances since it's a big investment. However, Helios is different. As you said, he's inexperienced in doing business, and I guess that's why they target him.”Since they had the audacity to demand Helios to put $7,500,000 in their hands as an investor, it showed that they were going to rip off Helios.If Helios really had invested in it, alth