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
“Grandpa, won’t you come with us to Daddy’s birthday party?” Daisie asked with her head tilted.“I’m too old for a party now. I can no longer stay up late as you young people do. I have to go to bed early and get up early to keep myself healthy.” Nicholas took a sip of Earl Fray tea.After the family had dinner, Nicholas went back to his study while Colton and Daisie went for a stroll with Maisie in the courtyard.Sitting alone in the study, Nicholas looked through some old items, and when he looked up again, the first thing that caught his attention was Nolan, who was leaning against the door silently.He was astounded and put down the items in his hands. “Why didn’t you go for a walk with your kids and wife? Why have you come here instead?”“Why didn’t you tell me about your gastric?”Nicholas lifted his gaze. “It’s just a tiny issue, so what can I say?”Nolan walked to the desk and took a glance at the old box that was lying on the desk, which contained the mementos that belo
“Apart from the birthday celebration,” Maisie turned around and looked up at him, “There’s another important event.”Nolan stared at her. “What’s the important event?”Maisie grabbed his hand and grasped his palm playfully. “I won’t tell you just yet. You’ll know it by tomorrow night.”At Soul…“Ms. Vanderbilt, can we really get off work early tonight?” During the town hall business meeting, Maisie stood on the stage and announced that everybody could get off work early, and everyone in the audience was excited.Maisie held on to the microphone. “You’ve worked so hard at Soul Jewelry for so long. As the owner of this company, it’s only natural for me to pay you back with some benefits. It’s Mr. Goldmann’s birthday celebration tonight, and I want to invite everyone to attend the banquet. How does that sound?”“Since our boss has spoken, we’ll definitely be there!”Looking at the employees who were cheering under the stage, Maisie laughed.After the meeting, Maisie and Kennedy le
”Later on, I asked him why he wanted to marry you when he came to me to learn more about what happened to you back when you were still studying. And he told me that he had seen you a long time ago, way earlier than three years ago.“So exactly when was it? It was on the night of our college party, which he attended as a music student invited by our college. He watched your solo during the orchestra performance and thought it was extraordinary. He also met the three of us backstage by chance, but no one knew anyone at the time.“But who would have thought that years later, one of the three would become his cousin and the other would become his fiancée?”Ryleigh blinked with a surprised expression. “These… Why… Why didn’t you tell me all these?”Maisie crossed her arms and leaned back into the chair. “You never asked, and I’ve been too busy ever since, so I forgot.”Ryleigh pursed her lips.‘By the way, I have no impression of him at all. I didn’t even know that the boy who played
Larissa wore a snug fit evening dress and had a hand fan with her. She took a glance at Yael and leaned into Christina’s ear. “Haven’t you always been rather reluctant to get associated with the Goldmanns?”Christina cleared her throat and whispered, “That’s all in the past. I can’t keep all those things on the top of my mind all the time, can I?”Larissa realized the change in her mindset at first glance and wrapped her arm around Christina’s arm. “Then let’s board the deck together.”Yael and Helios followed the two best friends closely, and that was everyone from the Bouchers and the Lucases. The banquet became even more lively after their arrival.After a while, Daisie and Colton arrived with an adult-sized mascot, the mascot’s costume tightly covering the person inside. No one would be able to recognize that it was Ryleigh at all.Ryleigh stared at the people around the venue from within the costume with tearless grief.‘Zee said she had a brilliant idea in mind, ensuring th
Colton’s cell phone rang all of a sudden. “It’s Waylon!”He picked up the video call and handed it to Nolan. “Daddy, Waylon, and Great-grandpa want to talk to you!”Nolan picked up the phone. The video was a blessing from Waylon and Titus.Maisie leaned over and exclaimed, “Waylon!”Waylon’s indifferent face turned a little warmer after seeing his mother again. “Mommy, I miss you.”“Your daddy, your younger siblings, and I are waiting for you to return to Zlokova during the winter break. Have you been a good boy and listened to your great-grandfather while you’re abroad?”Waylon nodded. “Yes.”Nolan placed his arm around Maisie’s shoulders and looked at the person on display. “Take care of yourself while you’re there, don’t get sick.”Listening to his father’s concern, although Waylon did not give off any expression on his face, he accepted it with a tough attitude. “I know. You’re being way too wordy.”Waylon then handed the call to Titus, and the latter exchanged a few words
Barbara finally could not help it as she seemed to have a picture of how Ryleigh looked now in her mind and laughed out loud.Helios and the others just happened to look in this direction when they heard the peal of laughter. Some of the wealthy socialites who had never seen Barbara asked, “Who’s that woman standing next to Mrs. Goldmann? Haven’t you seen her before?”Tanner cleared his throat. “She’s the daughter of the Chases.”“Ah, so that’s the daughter of the Chases?”“Didn’t someone break the news before that, saying that she’s a murder—” Before that person could even finish speaking, Tanner had already bumped him with his elbow, motioning him to shut up.That man looked at Helios as the latter lowered his head and lightly shook his glass of wine. Although his attitude did not change much, that man noticed the slight and almost imperceptible split-second change in Helios’ expression when the word “murderer” was mentioned.Larissa came over to have a drink with Maisie, and t