’How did he find out!?’Maizie turned pale as a sheet. Katrina was already dead. How did he know that she had met with her? No, she couldn’t panic. If someone found out, this was all she could do. She started tearing up. “Yes, I admit that I met Katrina, but she made me do it. You know that she was crazy about your father. She forced me to take the ring. I did it because I had no choice, but I didn’t give it to her. I brought it back. Francisco, please believe me.”Francisco listened to her explanation but didn’t waver. Maizie shed crocodile tears while she tugged at his arm. “Francisco, I didn’t mean to do it.”Francisco pulled his arm out of her grip and chuckled. “You won’t die if you stop lying.”Maizie stopped crying and stared at him with her eyes wide open. He pushed her face up with his finger, “The baby you’re carrying isn’t mine, right?”“Francisco, how could you doubt me like that..ah!”Francisco pushed her away, so she lost her balance and fell to the ground. He
“Have I ever loved you?” Francisco interrupted her with a cold expression before continuing in a sarcastic voice. “You gave me drugs when we were in the bar back then. Even if I really had done something to you that night, how are you going to explain that you're pregnant in less than a month? Do you think I'm stupid?”The color was draining from Maizie’s face bit by bit. Even though she was able to do something about the pregnancy, she couldn't deceive those who were more attentive. Samantha was stunned. “W-What is this all about?”Just when Maizie was about to say something, Francisco chimed in, “One month ago, I ran into her in a bar. I drank the drink that she handed me, and I woke up in the hotel with her the next day.” He chuckled and continued. “Initially, I thought I had done something to her, but the Hannigans approached Grandpa in less than a month. They told him that she was pregnant, and they wanted me to marry her.”“No, Francisco, it’s not like that. You need to li
Maisie came to the hospital along with Samantha and Francisco.After a long while, the doctor came out of the emergency room. Elder Master Boucher went forward to ask about the condition of the baby, but the doctor shook his head. “I’m sorry. We’ve tried our best.”The crowd fell silent.Richard turned around and gave Francisco a slap in the cheek so loud that it reverberated throughout the entire corridor, stunning everyone.“Are you happy now that the baby is gone?” Richard was looking forward to the baby. After all, the baby was a descendant of the Bouchers. Even though the baby’s mother did not have a good reputation, the baby was innocent. It was just that nobody would expect the baby would be gone before he even could be born.A red welt was slowly showing up on Francisco’s face. He placed his hand on his cheek and said, “So? That baby wasn’t mine either.”“You…”“Mr. Boucher!” Samantha took a step forward and stood in front of Francisco. She felt that she had the re
Upon seeing the strange expression on Eugene and Samantha’s faces, she decided to fan the flames and push all the blame to Maisie. “Mrs. Goldmann knew that Katrina was Mr. Boucher’s lover. Mrs. Goldmann was the one that made Katrina’s fake ring, so don’t you guys think Mrs. Goldmann was also one of the people who caused Francisco’s parents to go their separate ways?”The ward fell silent. Maizie’s eyes were filled with madness and smiles when she was speaking.She stared fixedly at Maisie as if she desperately wanted to see Maisie become a rat in the street everyone shouted at.Everyone turned around and looked at Maisie. The atmosphere was tense. Maisie did not say a word, yet a trace of sympathy appeared in her eyes. She was not pitying Maizie. She just felt sorry for her unborn child that she had taken advantage of to frame her. “We don’t have any grudges,” Maisie said firmly. “If I have to be jealous just because you like my husband, then I have to be jealous of all the women
After Francisco finished speaking, he pulled his phone out, turned the volume to the loudest, and tossed the phone on the bed.When the sound of the recording filled the ward, Maizie's face turned from pale to green and then to ashen pale again.Flustered, she threw the phone on the floor and shouted, “This wasn’t me. It’s her! She framed me!” Eugene stormed forward before Elder Master Boucher could do anything and snarled, “How dare you take my ring!?”‘Not only that, but she intended to give the ring to Katrina!?’Samantha scoffed coldly and said, “You became a thief before becoming the daughter-in-law of the Bouchers. How could you steal the ring?”‘Why would things turn out like this? How did Francisco get the video of me meeting Katrina?’It was only now that Maizie saw the light why Francisco was so sure that he was not the baby's father, and he knew she had taken the ring.Something crossed her head, and she pointed at Maisie with a trembling finger. “It’s you! You're t
Yael asked, “What’s going on?”Officer Zaleski replied, “We're here to investigate Katrina's accident case. We've collected some evidence, and we found that the accident has something to do with Ms. Hannigan.”Maizie shook her head nervously, “No… It wasn’t me…”Officer Zaleski looked at her and asked, “Do you know Gideon, Ms. Hannigan?”Helios squinted his eyes. “Gideon… He was one of Tony’s men, right?”Officer Zaleski nodded. He told them that Gideon was the one who had killed Katrina in the car accident. He also told them that Gideon had received $500,000 in his bank account after the accident.The remittance account was the account that Tony had passed on to Maizie and was not frozen.Elder Master Boucher said something to Officer Zaleski and allowed him to take Maizie away.Samantha’s face turned pale, and she covered her mouth. “I… I didn’t expect it would turn out this way.”Initially, she was kind of sympathetic toward this girl. However, little did she expect that no
Maisie followed Nolan to the precinct for some follow-up on the case. She also said she wanted to see Maizie.Officer Zaleski asked an officer to take her into one of the interrogation rooms. Soon, a female officer led Maizie with both hands in handcuffs.Her face looked pale and haggard, and she had lost the former vitality that she had. Her uncombed hair looked as messy and dry as hay, and her bright and beautiful appearance had long disappeared.She glared at Maisie and scoffed. “Wow, are you here to laugh at me?”Maisie straightened her posture and explained calmly, “Must you make everyone around you sound so complicated?”Maizie did not answer as Maisie looked straight at her. “I would never do anything to persecute you unless you’ve overstepped my bottom line in the first place. But other than those things that I’ve done to you, I really don’t understand where your hatred for me stems from.”‘The hatred that Willow and Rowena had against me was justifiable.‘Willow’s hatre
This would also be Maisie's last conversation with Maizie after the latter was imprisoned.Maisie was walking in the corridor, and Nolan’s figure could be seen standing not far away from the end of the corridor. He was waiting for her.He smiled as she approached. “Done talking to her?”Maisie nodded and stopped in front of him. “Yeah, I just had to figure out why she hates me that much.”Nolan held her hand and kissed her on her fingertips. “No matter what others think, my wife is always the best.”She stood on tiptoe to move closer to him. “Am I that good?”Nolan wrapped his arms around her waist as a hint of amusement flashed across his eyes. “Other than the little tigress that I have to face head-on from time to time, you’re just fine.”She choked on her own saliva. “Who are you referring to as a tigress?”He did not say a word, but the hilarity that beamed through his eyes and brows intensified.“Ahem, it seems that I’ve come at the wrong time.” Officer Zaleski interrupte