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
$15,000,000 was very tempting.Who would not be tempted by that amount of money?Quintin did all this for the money. He might have lost $7,500,000 in the process, but getting $15,000,000 in return made everything worthwhile.Nolan took out his cell phone, contacted Quincy, and got him to inform the bank to prepare $15,000,000 in cash.Quincy knew that something must have happened to Nolan, so he dispatched some men to Winston Island while getting the bank to prepare the money.Quintin was by Nolan’s side while he was on the phone. Seeing that he did not play any tricks, he said with a smirk, “You’re prepared to give out $15,000,000 like it’s nothing. You’re really something, aren’t you? By the way, I haven’t asked you for your name.”Nolan smiled. “I’m from Bassburgh, and I own a company in Bassburgh. You can call me Mr. Yates.”“So it’s Mr. Yates then. I’m sorry for my lack of manners.” Quintin turned his head to the middle-aged man and said, “Why are you still standing here? G
The middle-aged man thought it made sense. “Mr. Quintin, $15,000,000 isn’t a small amount.”However, Quintin ignored him and glared at Nolan. “I’m curious. Since you can come up with $15,000,000, why don’t you transfer it directly instead of bringing it to us in cash?”Nolan’s eyelids twitched. “I told you that I’ll be paying you the $15,000,000 in cash, and you’ve agreed to it too, haven’t you?”Quintin thought of something all of a sudden and got up abruptly with a gloomy expression. “Are you trying to buy time?”Nolan neither denied nor admitted it.At that moment, someone hurried in from outside and shouted, “Mr. Quintin!”He approached Quintin, leaned over, and whispered something into his ear. Quintin then smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.“You’ve played me again!”Quintin’s subordinates approached the exit in an orderly manner and blocked it.Helios and Nolan were being held in the bathing area on the fifth floor and were unable to escape no matter what.
The police broke in through the door at this moment, and those who reacted to it fled, while those who got shot fell to the ground and were subdued. The scene was chaotic for a couple of minutes.Quintin was pressed against the ground, detained, and then taken away in handcuffs by two police officers.Nolan’s vision turned blurry, and he vaguely heard someone shouting at him.‘It sounds like Helios, and…’“Nolan!” Maisie burst into tears, knelt beside him, and hugged him in her arms as warm tears dripped onto his blood-stained cheeks.Nolan saw Maisie, who was weeping before his eyes, and moved his lips before completely losing consciousness.Nolan was carried onto the ambulance and taken to the hospital. Maisie was always by his side, grabbing onto his hand, which was getting colder and colder.The doctor put a mask onto Nolan’s face to supply him with oxygen and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him.Upon arriving at the hospital, a group of hospital staff members ru
Nolan had been in a coma for four days when Nicholas sent a private jet to Winston Island to transport him back to Bassburgh Hospital.Quincy stayed back on the island to deal with the developers and Quintin. It was obvious that the incident had enraged Nicholas.And because of the injury that Helios had suffered, Yael did everything in his power to impeach the upper management of the Winston Island jurisdiction.All the hot spring businesses on Winston Island involved in violent crime and investment frauds were closed down. Even the directors of the development companies had to abandon their right-hand men to protect their reputations as they tried their best to cut ties with any hot spring businesses that Quintin owned.They even submitted a list of Quintin’s accomplices to the police anonymously and the evidence of illegal activities he was involved in over the years.Even though the Goldmanns and the Bouchers could not infiltrate Winston Island with their influence, this was t
The elders of the Bouchers had never taken a liking to Nolan as a kid, and neither did Helios’ grandfather.Still, Helios knew very clearly that it was because he had met Nolan when he was a child that he knew what kind of person he wanted to be, what kind of life he wanted to live, and how he could choose a path in life that would not make him regret.He then added. “I wouldn't have grown up to be the Helios that you know today if I hadn’t met Nolan back then.”Richard’s expression looked cold and stern. He got up and left with a sullen face in the end.Yael stopped in front of his son, raised his hand, and placed it on his shoulder. “Just do whatever that you want to do.”Helios froze in place and looked up. “Father...”Yael’s grasp intensified before he retracted his hand, turned around, and went upstairs.Helios walked out of the villa while Francisco was leaning against the wall, with his arms crossed. “Helios, I’ve regarded you as an idol ever since I was a boy because you
Before Maisie could do anything, Nolan’s thumb lightly touched her finger.Ryleigh laughed, and her shoulders shook. “I didn’t lie. Mr. Goldmann is conscious!”Maisie got up, sat on the edge of the bed, and bent down to look at him. She put his hand to her face and cried happy tears. “Nolan, you can feel this, right? You can hear me too?”But after a long time, Nolan didn’t respond, nor did he wake up. Still, it was good enough that he was conscious. Nighttime, at the club…Francisco carried Helios out of the room. Helios had drunk quite a lot and was drunk. “Hels, you’re not drinking, you’re just buying alcohol.”He helped Helios put on shades and a cap, then checked his pockets and noticed something. “I dropped my wallet. Wait for me here, don’t go anywhere.”Helios leaned on the wall, bent down, and put his hands on his knees. He needed to throw up, but nothing was coming out. He stood up straight and gulped down some warm water before sitting on the couch. He took o
“Daisie.” Leah and Morrison walked up to her with wine glasses. “You look so pretty today.”“Thank you,” Daisie said with a smile.Leah lifted her wine glass. “I propose a toast. Morrison and I wish you a happy marriage.”Daisie clinked glasses with her. “Same goes for you and Morrison.”After the toast, Cameron walked up to Daisie with Waylon. Behind them were Freyja, Colton, Maisie, and Nolan.Maisie raised her hand and caressed her on the cheek. “You were great earlier today.”She giggled. “Really?”Nolan added, “You’ll forever be our dazzling pride, so yes.”Daisie grinned as if she was still the little princess of the family.Nollace came over. “Dad, Mom, a toast to the both of you. Thank you for letting me have Daisie’s hand.”“Consider yourself lucky.” Nolan snorted softly, picked up his wine glass, and clinked glasses with him. “You’d better treat my daughter well from now on.”Nollace glanced at Daisie. “Don’t worry. She’ll forever be my one and only.”Maisie chuck
In order to make way for the wedding carriage, other vehicles had been forbidden from accessing the route from the palace to the cathedral.Daisie looked out of the carriage—the streets were crowded with citizens, and they were all there to witness this grand scene.Nollace, sitting on the side, was wearing a double-breasted dark blue military jacket. He looked tall and broad, and there were two St. Patrick’s Stars on his epaulets, one on each side, a full set of medals on his chest, and other complicated decorations.He held the back of Daisie’s hand and smiled suddenly. “You have sweaty palms.”Daisie looked back at him and responded with a trembling voice, “I’m nervous.”He lifted her hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I’m here, so don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.”Daisie’s gaze landed on his wedding jacket. “You look nice in this uniform.”Nollace chuckled. “And my bride looks stunning too.”Arriving at the cathedral, Nollace was separated from Daisie. Accompanied b
“By the way, where’s Cameron?” asked Morrison.Waylon replied, “She’s accompanying her father on a stroll. I’m going to go meet them already, so I’ll leave you to yourselves for now. You can do whatever you want with your free time.”After saying that, he got up and left the couple.Morrison shook his head. “He’s changed now that he has a wife.”“You’re speaking as if you haven’t changed.” Leah got up instantly and left the restaurant.Morrison put his cup down and caught up to her immediately. “Hey, why would you leave me behind? Wait for me.”Maisie and Saydie came out of the private room and ran into Nolan and Quincy in the corridor.Quincy nodded. “Mrs. Goldmann.”Maisie stopped in front of Nolan, and Nolan grabbed her by her hand. “Have you finished catching up?”“Of course. Didn’t you want to go to the Hathaways’ villa with Dad in the afternoon?”Nolan smiled. “I was waiting for you. We’re just going over to have a meal together.”Quincy walked up to Saydie’s side and
Daisie grinned from ear to ear. “Then I’ll wear this crown on my wedding day, which can be considered an endorsement for my mom’s jewelry company and design.”Nollace hugged her from behind. “You can do anything as long as you like it.”…The members of the Goldmanns arrived in Yaramoor two days before the wedding and stayed in the hotel arranged by Nollace. The royal family had reserved the entire hotel for receiving distinguished guests from Zlokova who came to attend the wedding.Members from the Bouchers and the Lucases showed up, and Sunny was also present.There were also some familiar faces from the Zlokovian entertainment industry. Hannah, Amy, James, and Charlie, who were close friends with Daisie, all came.Leah and Morrison were also on the invitation list.When Maisie came to the restaurant, the waiter led her into a private room.As soon as she saw the man sitting inside, she smiled and exclaimed, “Godfather!”Strix slowly turned around.She had not seen him for
The rest of the people laughed.The night came, and the entire city was shrouded in a mist of neon light. Daisie and Nollace returned to Taylorton after having their dinner.Her hair was wet as she got out of the shower. Nollace took over her towel and helped her to dry her hair.She sat in front of her dresser and looked at the person behind her through the mirror. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she said, “Nolly, I’m really looking forward to our wedding.”“Really?” Nollace gently dried the soft tips of her hair. “I’m looking forward to it too.”“I can say that my life is perfect now, right? Since I can marry and walk down the aisle with the man I love the most.”He laughed out loud and leaned down to her ear. “You know what? All the wishes in my life have come true as well.”Daisie turned her head around. “What are your wishes?”“Marry you, give you a wedding, and have our own kids.”She was stunned. Slowly, her face turned red due to her embarrassme
“Yeah, it’s true,” replied Zephir.“It seems like you’ve finally become more mature after coming back from your vacation.” Naomi patted his shoulder. “I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.” He smiled at her but did not say anything.…Soon, it was the end of the month. Their vacation had come to an end, and they returned to Bassburgh.Maisie and Nolan were waiting for them in the courtyard. After getting out of the car, Daisie ran up to them. “Mommy! Daddy!”She hugged both of them.Nolan petted her head and smiled helplessly. “You’re an adult now. You should stop acting like a kid.”She smiled back at them and said, “But I know I’ll always be your kid in your eyes.”Maisie chuckled and looked at the other people. “It seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Anyway, come in first. We should eat together tonight.”Freyja and Cameron went to look for their kids after they went into the house. Charm and her two cousins were staying in the same room. All of them were sl
Nollace looked at them. “What a coincidence.”“Morrison and I were here earlier than you guys,” said Leah. “We only found out that you guys were here when Daisie posted a photo on her Facebook page.”Daisie pulled Leah to the seat and said, “Then you should stay a few more days with us.”After Morrison took his seat, Waylon introduced him to Freyja and Daisie. “She’s my sister-in-law, Freyja, and she’s my sister. Her name is Daisie.”“I’ve seen them before at your wedding,” said Morrison. “Your sister is my wife’s classmate. She has told me before.”“Since when did I become your wife? There’s a chance I may not marry you in the future,” said Leah.“We’re already engaged. If you don’t want to marry me, who else are you going to marry?” Morrison frowned, causing the crowd to break out in a burst of laughter, save for Daisie.She looked at Leah in disbelief and asked, “Engaged? When did you get engaged, Leah?” Leah cleared her throat and replied, “Well, I forgot to inform you abo
The stall owner said, “$10 for three chances.”“$10 for three chances only? That’s expensive,” commented Freyja.The stall owner raised his head and said, “I’m the cheapest around here. Other stalls offer $15 for three chances.” Daisie tugged at Freyja and said, “Let's just give him the money. It isn't easy for them to set up a stall here anyway, so let's have some fun.”After that, she gave $20 to the stall owner and said, “Please give us six hoops.”The stall owner gave her six hoops. She had her eyes set on a bracelet. Although she knew it was fake, it was rather beautiful. She held a hoop and threw it toward the bracelet.However, she did not get it.She threw another two hoops at the bracelet, but her attempts failed, much to her chagrin. She had only three hoops left.Seeing that Daisie was prepared to give up, Cameron took over the rest of the hoops in her hand and said, “Leave it to me.”She squinted and aimed at the bracelet. After that, she threw the hoop at it an
The night of the old town was silent. The air was filled with nothing but the humming of insects. There was a lamp hanging outside of the tent on the grass. The atmosphere was quiet. Daisie was tossing and turning in the sleeping bag as sleep just wouldn't come to her. Suddenly, an arm appeared across her waist as she was brought into a chest. “What’s the matter? You can’t sleep?”“Yeah…” She buried her head in his chest and said, “I want to go to take a leak, but I’m a little bit scared.”Nollace kissed her forehead and said, “I’ll go with you then.”Both of them came out of the tent. Nollace took a flashlight and led Daisie to a row of trees in the distance. Daisie turned her head and said, “You wait for me here.”Nollace nodded. “Just shout my name if you need anything.”She walked into the forest and stopped in front of a tree not far away from Nollace.After she had done her business, she hastily got out of the forest and held tightly to Nollace’s arm. “Alright, let’s go