“Helios,” Ryleigh walked toward him, “You’re getting discharged too?”Helios paused, turned to look at Barbara and Maisie, then turned around again. “I wasn’t too badly hurt, and I have work to finish.”Maisie looked at Barbara, who was quiet, bowed, and nudged her with her shoulder, “What’s wrong?”Barbara was curious. “What do you mean?”“Aren’t you going to say hi?” Maisie squinted. Why did they become distant after being in the hospital together?Barbara’s eyes moved around. She had never gone to see Helios again after that day. She appreciated Helios’ attempt at saving her while disregarding his own safety. She was definitely moved. If someone had protected her when the incident with Eric happened, she might just have married that person.But after what Helios had said, she didn’t know how to face him. The man was willing to sacrifice himself to save her and wanted to take responsibility because he thought she had been assaulted because of him. All that did touch her hea
Maizie sent the message to Officer Zaleski and happily looked at her phone screen.“Do you think you can send me to jail just by providing some voice recording, Maisie?”Hah, didn't she get out in the end? She was going to remember this. That night…Barbara went to see the manager and the owner of the Glitz Club but was told that neither of them was there.She left the club, but it suddenly started pouring. It was a cold, rainy night, and she stood under the roof outside, staring at the cars passing by on the streets.The red and green lights stood lonelily in the rain, and the light was reflected in the puddles on the floor.A black car parked not far away with the back window rolled halfway down. A bespectacled man was hidden in the shadows.The driver looked at him. “Sir, isn’t that Ms. Chase?”Ian looked back. “Call someone to hand her an umbrella, but don’t say it’s from me.”Barbara wanted to leave when the rain stopped, but a server walked over to her with a black umb
Maisie placed her hands on Barbara’s shoulders and said, “Let’s go upstairs and talk.”It was only then Barbara came around to her senses and followed Maisie and Saydie into the elevator.The decoration and items in the office on the fifth level remained the same. It seemed as if nothing had happened before.Barbara stood in front of the office and only snapped out of her trance when Maisie called her. She stepped into the office and sat on the couch.Saydie closed the door and waited outside with the bodyguards.Maisie took the cup from the table and said, “When you went missing that day, I came to look for you at the club. Mr. Summer received me. He gave me a clue, and he wanted me to do him a favor.”Barbara’s hands on her lap clutched tightly. “Why didn’t you tell me at the hospital?”“I’m sorry, Barbara. I promised Mr. Summer that I would only tell you after taking over Glitz,” Maisie replied as she lowered her head. “Mr. Summer knows that you might not want to see him.”“
At that time, she had felt her world had crumbled, and she had had a hard time breathing.That night, no one had come to her rescue. She had become a “sinner” and had fallen from heaven to hell.Maisie sighed. “He knew something had happened to you, but it was only on the second day that he found it was you in the private room that night. So… He doesn’t dare to show up in front of you. He knows how you see him, and he knows you probably hate him.”Barbara sat on the couch in a trance. She felt as if there was a hole in her heart. “He couldn’t bring himself to appear before you, so he could only contact you through phones. He knew you wanted to get revenge, so he guided you against Katrina. He gave you help as a stranger, and that's all he could do for you.”Maisie turned her head around to look at her. “He had been on an undercover mission back then. He had long been aware of the deal between Tony and Peter. He had approached you to investigate Tony through Eric since Tony was hi
Maisie leaned on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around him. “I’m sorry, darling. I was wrong.”“You were wrong? What have you done wrong?” Nolan replied nonchalantly, allowing her to hug him.“I… I shouldn’t come home late, and I shouldn’t make my husband wait for me in our house alone,” Maisie whispered into his ear. Her eyes were misted over, and she looked alluring.However, Nolan remained calm and impassive. There was no expression on his face, and he seemed rather unaffected.Just when Maisie was going to kiss him, he turned his head sideways. He pinched her cheek with his hand and said exasperatingly, “Zee, you can't expect me to forgive you after you offer yourself to me every time you make a mistake.”This was the first time Maisie felt defeated.Nolan pushed her away, rose to his feet, and walked away.Maisie followed after him and asked, “Where are you going?”He opened the door and replied, “I’m going to the study room.”Maisie kicked the slippers off her feet an
Seeing that Maisie had fallen silent, Louis popped a piece of meat into his mouth and said with a smile, “Do you know there is something known as ‘the best husband material’ going on in the city lately? Do you know who started it?”Maisie looked at him in confusion.Louis chuckled and continued. “It’s Mr. Goldmann. Some women even demand their partners to love and dote on them like how Mr. Goldmann dotes on his wife.”Maisie put her hand to her forehead and smiled awkwardly. “Seriously?”“Yes. It's not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Goldmann is the most desirable man in Bassburgh. All socialites in Bassburgh are hoping that he will get a divorce as soon as possible. As your cousin and your best friend's fiance, I shall remind you that you should watch out for it.”Maisie sat upright and replied, “What? Who do they think deserves my husband?”There was no way she would allow something like that to happen.If she really broke up with Nolan, wouldn't that give those women a chance
Nolan took a deep breath, his heart pumping fast in his chest. He took off his tie and threw it on the desk. While he tried to suppress himself, Maisie said, “I know I was wrong. I know I shouldn’t have kept you in the dark. Are you still not going to talk to me?”Her voice was filled with sobs while a string of tears fell and trickled down her cheeks.Nolan stopped in front of her, and she couldn’t read his expression. “I want you to rely on me, not ignore me.”“I didn’t ignore you…” Maisie looked at him begrudgingly.“Really?” he asked. He put his hands on the desk and leaned closer to her. “You decide things on your own without discussing them with me. Am I still your husband?”Maisie stretched her arms and wrapped them around him. Nolan did not push her away and allowed her to hug him.With her voice filled with sobs, she said, “I’m sorry. I just don’t want to rely on you to solve everything. Yes, I took over the club, but I’ll give it away once I find a suitable candidat
Maisie stretched out her arms, wrapped them around Nolan’s neck, and laughed out loud suddenly. “Nolan, I told you a secret of mine when you lost your memory.”He stared at her. “And what’s that?”Her eyelashes were wet from the tears, and she kissed him. “I love you very much, Nolan Goldmann.”She found out that she loved him more than she had ever thought three years ago, back when he had given his life to block the bullet for her.Nolan was astonished. He closed his eyes and clasped the back of her head with his hand to intensify the kiss.…Ryleigh walked back from the classroom to the office, and most of the students that she met along the way addressed her as “Mrs. Lucas” instead of “Ms. Hill” when they ran into her.‘The whole academy knows that I’m Louis’s fiancee now!’She returned to the office in a hurry and saw many meals brought straight to her desk from Michelin-starred restaurants.Several professors looked at her enviously. “Ms. Hill, Mr. Lucas really treats yo