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
Suddenly, the bell rang.Nolan got up and went to the living room. He opened up the door, and Nina was standing outside. She seemed rather flustered as she asked, “Mr. Goldmann, can… Can you get hold of Helios? I can't reach him ever since he went out today.”Nolan squinted his eyes and asked, “When did he go out?”Nina’s face was pale as she replied, “About 9:00 a.m. He said he had to go out and drove off on his own. I called him, but the call never got through.”“You can’t get hold of Helios?” A voice rang out.It was Maisie. She came out of the room when she heard the conversation between Nina and Nolan.Nina nodded flusteredly. “Yeah. I’m worried… I’m worried that he might go to look for those people. After all, we’re on Winston Island, and Helios hasn't come back yet after going out.”Nolan tried to call Helios, but it showed that his phone was turned off.Frowning, he asked, “That guy, he can't be serious, right?”Maisie’s face sank slightly. “Has it something to do with
The middle-aged man went forward to the man. He bowed forward and said, “Quintin, he’s here.”Holding a cigarette between his lips, Quintin took a drag and blew out smoke that clouded his gaze. He squinted his eyes and looked at Nolan. “Just when I was still thinking when I should go look for you two, you presented yourself before me.”Nolan smiled and asked, “Where is my friend?”Quintin glanced at the middle-aged man. Receiving his cues, the middle-aged man gestured to his men with his eyes to bring Helios out.Helios was brought to Nolan's side. Nolan turned his head to check him. Other than some extra bruises on his face, he was fine, and his arms were still intact.“This celebrity friend of yours has a fiery temper. He refused to talk to us nicely, so we could only teach him a lesson,” Quintin said as he lifted up a glass and finished the remaining wine in it in one sitting.Smiling, Nolan said, “It would be a problem if you accidentally disfigured him.”“Hmph! There’s noth