Ryleigh was stumped. She was so anxious that she was on the verge of crying. “Of course, I’m not…”Maisie seemed to have understood something. She frowned and chimed in, “Alright. Let’s go to see the doctor now.”While Ryleigh was getting herself checked in the gynecology department, Maisie and Barbara waited outside. After a short while, Ryleigh came out of the room with the nurse.Her eyes were red around the rims, and it seemed like she had cried.Maisie opened her mouth and asked, “Ryleigh, you…”She kept her head low and did not say anything.Barbara sat in front of the nurse and asked, “May we know what’s going on with our friend?”The nurse looked at her and replied, “She’s fine. Her hymen is ruptured due to external force and bleeds a little.”Barbara was stunned. It took her quite a while before she came around to her senses and asked, “Can something like that happen as well?”The nurse answered matter-of-factly, “The toughness of the hymen varies from individual to i
Helios lowered his head and said apologetically, “I've learned everything, and I'm sorry for the trouble. I've looked into it, and those people aren't my fans.”Helios knew his fans very well. His fans would never do such outlandish or even irrational things in his name.“Yeah, I know.” Barbara nodded. It did not matter if she believed him or not. Even if they were really his fans, she could understand as well.Without waiting for Helios to say anything, she looked at him and said, “I'm the one who caused you trouble. It seems I have to be careful from now on. If you have nothing else to do, Mr. Boucher, then I'll—”“Let’s move,” he chimed in, stunning Barbara. She looked at him in confusion and asked, “What?”Helios looked at her and answered, “It was Katrina. It was Katrina who took that picture of us when I sent you back that day. She knows where you live, so it isn't safe for you to continue staying here.”It took Barbara quite a while before she finally came around to her se
“Wait, I’m not—” Just when the young man was trying to explain for himself, Colton and the rest of the old people from the neighborhood had arrived.The group of old people studied him from head to toe and said, “I’ve never seen you in this neighborhood before.”“You are not a human trafficker, are you?”The young man lifted his arms and quickly explained, “I’m not a human trafficker, I’m a scout!”When he saw that the group of old people did not believe him, he rapidly pulled out his working ID.“Here, this is my working ID!”Daisie knew what a scout was. However, her mother had told her to focus on her studies. They would only consider whether she wanted to join the entertainment industry or not when she was 18.Tilting her head, Daisie said, “Sir, Colton and I aren’t going to become actors now. We still have to go to school!”The young man was persistent and replied, “It’s okay. We can make an appointment first. You can sign a contract with our company when you grow up!”Co
Some fragmented memories flashed across Barbara's head. She felt that she had said something to Helios but couldn't remember it! Maisie brought Daisie and Colton to their car. Colton turned his head around to look at the young man and asked, “Why are you still following us, sir?”The youth laughed dryly. Then, he collected himself, cleared his throat, and said in a serious manner, “I think that since your sister is a child star, she has a lot of potential. She will have a bright future. I guarantee that she will be very popular when she grows up!”Colton looked at him speechlessly.The young man gave him his name card and said confidently, “I’ll wait until your sister comes of age. I’ll sign her and make her into a celebrity who's even more famous than Mr. Boucher!”Colton took over the name card and took a look at it. The name card read Zestar Media Corporation's agent, Triden Gallagher.He did not throw the name card away even though the young man had already left but stuck it
What surprised Barbara was that Helios could actually cook.“You... Don't the Bouchers usually have servants?” Barbara stood beside him and asked curiously, “Do you still need to cook for yourself?”Helios answered while beating the eggs, “I seldom go home when I’m filming. I usually stay outside together with the crew, so I’ll cook whatever I want to eat. I’ve slowly picked up the skill over the course of my career.”Barbara clenched her hand into a fist, placed it in front of her lips, and cleared her throat faintly. “That’s not shabby at all. At least, you’ll survive even when you’re living away from your family.”Helios poured the eggs into the bowl and stared at her. “I can teach you if you want to learn.”Barbara managed to come up with two dishes under Helios’s guidance, although the appearance of the dishes did not look good.Compared to what Helios brought out of the kitchen, hers looked more like two bowls of concoctions that came straight out of a fairytale in which wi
Nolan held the back of her hand and raised his brows. “Blue roses?”Her scarlet lips curled slightly. “Others might prefer red roses and white roses, but I like the rarest of them all. Blue roses are as charming as you are, so who wouldn’t like them?”Nolan’s lips moved closer to her cheek. “Oh, are you admitting that I’m charming?”She choked on her own saliva and turned her face away. “It’s a known fact even if I don’t want to admit it.”Nolan poked her cheek, lowered his head, and kissed her. “No matter how charming I am, I‘m all yours now.”Maisie was very satisfied with his answer.A beautiful silhouette of the two kissing was reflected on the glass window.The next day…Barbara went to the bookstore to buy a cookbook, and she saw several best-selling magazines on the shelf when she was walking toward the cashier. A series of photos that had Helios and Nolan in them was printed on the covers of those magazines. They were all photos that had been taken for their endorsement
Understanding what she meant, Maizie gnashed her teeth. “How much do you need?”Katrina stretched out eight fingers. “$8,000,000 dollars.”Maizie gasped and almost fainted due to the astonishment. “Why don’t you go out there and rob a bank? $8,000,000? Where can I get my hands on so much money?”“Don’t pretend to be poor, Ms. Hannigan.” Katrina crossed her arms and leaned against the back of the chair. “$8,000,000 is nothing to you. You know so many bigshots in Bassburgh, maybe the father of the baby would—““Okay, I’ll help you!” Maizie could not help but interrupt her while clenching her hands that were under the table.‘Katrina knows about my secret, and I mustn’t allow her to ruin my plan.’Seeing that she was willing to compromise, Katrina picked up her handbag and stood up. “Then I’ll wait for your good news, Ms. Hannigan. By the way, I might need you to get me the money within three days.”She then turned around and left the cafe.Maizie was trembling with anger, staring
“Grandpa, Colton is the only rugrat here.” Daisie ran up to Nicholas and made a face at Colton.Colton also gave off a grimace, and Nicholas laughed as he was extremely amused.Maisie walked over. “Father, are you feeling better now?”She only heard from Quincy that Nicholas had recently been feeling unwell when she accompanied Nolan today.Nicholas had always treated her well, so it was only natural for her to care about him sincerely.Nicholas waved his hand and smiled. “Don’t worry, it’s just a minor relapse.”“Grandpa, are you suffering from your gastric again?” Colton asked.“Gastric?” Maisie looked at him, and Colton replied with a frown. “Grandpa’s gastric has always been with him.”“I’m fine. It’s just a minor problem, and it doesn’t affect me much. Plus, I’ve already taken my medicine.” He placed his hand on Colton’s back and patted him lightly.He then glanced at Maisie and said, “I’ll go to the kitchen to see if they’ve finished preparing dinner.”After watching Ni