Ryleigh came in with a bouquet, scratched her head, and smiled. “Teehee, isn’t it obvious that I’m here to visit Helios?”She then walked to the cabinet beside the bed, placed the bouquet on it, turned to look at Helios, and winked.Helios squinted his eyes and said nothing.Ryleigh turned around and walked to Christina’s side. “Aunty, I can stay with Helios for a while if you’re busy.”Christina wondered for a bit. “But I’m not busy at all.”“Mother, you’ve been with me for one whole night. You should go back and take a rest. Let Ryleigh accompany me. I haven’t seen her for a long time, so I’ll talk to this girl while she’s here.”Christina looked at Helios and opened her mouth but did not say anything. She then stood up. “Okay, just so that you won’t think of me as an annoying person, I’ll let Ryleigh accompany you. Remember to call me if anything happens.”Ryleigh waved at Christina as she watched her leave. “Don’t worry, aunty. I’ll take good care of Helios.”After Christin
Nina stood still as she saw something before she could say anything, while Barbara quickly distanced herself from Helios and sat down.Helios also withdrew his hand. “What’s the matter?”Nina shook her head as she returned to her senses and replied embarrassedly, “Oh… That’s right, Michelle wants to thank you personally because you saved her.”‘Thank God I didn’t bring Michelle in directly. Otherwise, this would definitely be another bombshell tomorrow if that girl were to see this.’Helios frowned slightly. “It’s only a trivial matter. Just tell her that no thank-yous are necessary.”“But she’s already waiting outside.” Nina continued. “You got injured when you were rescuing her, and this matter has already made it onto a lot of headlines. If you refuse her appreciation at this time, you won’t know what the media will say about you when this gets into their ears.”Helios rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Then let her in.”“Then I’ll go out first.” Barbara wanted to get up.Howev
Helios pinched her cheek, “You’re not old, you’re mature.”No matter her appearance or temperament, Barbara did not look anything near an innocent young girl. She had always had a mature and elegant charm, and her facial features looked very regal, as well as very recognizable. Celebrities who looked like this in the entertainment industry would usually go for the sovereign or sexy character setting and style.As for Michelle, she was only 20 years old, she was young, and she went for the fair, young, and energetic style. However, celebrities with these character settings were in abundance in the entertainment industry.Still, Barbara seemed to care a lot about it and turned her face away. “Mature is also considered old in my dictionary.”Helios wrapped his arms around her.Barbara was stunned and turned to look at him in surprise.On the other hand, Helios smiled hoarsely. “But I like it, and that’s all that matters.”Barbara was startled again. She was so touched that it seeme
Daisie kept her eyes on her brother and didn’t notice what was happening behind her. Nolan held her hand. “Be a good girl.”“I won’t if you don’t agree.” She pulled her hand away and turned around. Nolan rubbed the center of his eyebrows and put out his arm to pull her back. “Let’s talk about this later.”Maisie, who was leaning in his arms, smiled proudly. The play was going to start. Colton stood on the stage, but the parents and students from other classes didn’t notice that the princess was a boy. The prince was played by another boy in their class, while a girl played the evil dragon rider. The lights were all focused on the stage, and the performance was so exciting that all eyes were on them.The evil dragon rider kidnapped the princess, and when the wires pulled them up, they slowly rose into the air.Suddenly, all the lights were out, and when everyone was in shock, a girl screamed.Everyone took out their phones for the flashlight. Nolan noticed something and r
Daisie walked out of the building and poked her head out from behind a wall when she saw someone leaving suspiciously.She ran to the flowerbed, squatted down, and saw that person walking toward a car parked in the school compound and standing by the car.Daisie looked out. The window was rolled down, and she saw a woman inside but couldn’t see her face.Suddenly, a hand came from behind and covered her mouth. She wanted to scream, but the person shushed her. “It’s me.”Daisie paused and turned around. Nollace was standing behind her. “Nolly, you— Ouch!” Daisie’s mouth was covered up again while he put one finger in front of his lips. “Don’t make a sound.”Daisie nodded. He let her go, and they both turned back to look. The man said something to the woman in the car and got in on the passenger side. The women looked out the window, and Nollace pressed Daisie’s head down. He stared while the car drove away from them, looking puzzled. “Nolly,” Daisie whispered. He didn’t r
Nolan was surprised. “What did you say?”“I saw a man run out suspiciously, so I followed. They left in a car.”Nolan’s face dropped when Daisie said that, and he barked after a long time, “Daisie Vanderbilt! Who said you could do that!?”Daisie was stunned because her father had never raised his voice nor questioned her before.She bit her lip and frowned. “I can’t just let people try to hurt Colton, even… Even though that person wasn’t really trying to hurt him.”She didn’t dare look up at her father because she knew he was angry. Nolan took a deep breath and asked the principal and vice-principal to leave. Once they did, only a few people were left in the breakroom. Daisie’s head was still hung low, pressing her lips together.Nolan rubbed his nose bridge. “Daisie, if something like this ever happens again, tell me. Children shouldn’t be deciding, okay?”“Okay,” she quietly answered. Quincy looked at Nolan. “Mr. Goldmann, Daisie said that the person didn’t want to hurt
Nollace turned sideways, looked into Daisie’s eyes, and then smiled sadly. Daisie bit her lip, turned around, and ran out. Nolan informed Tristan to bring Nollace away after the incident with Colton. Tristan knew what it was about and remained silent before sending someone to fetch Nollace. Nollace and Colton didn’t show up at school after a few days.Daisie looked at the two empty desks, and her fingers tightened around the pencil she was holding. At the Goldman mansion…Maisie walked past the study and looked in through the half-closed door. She saw Nolan standing in front of the window. Maisie crossed her arms and leaned at the doorway. “Did you send the child away because you think he set up Colton?”Nolan slowly turned to look at Maisie. After a long pause, he said, “That child has a complicated past. It’s best not to have our children spend too much time with him.”Maisie looked down. “You’re hiding something from me.”Nolan frowned. Maisie walked in front of him
If saving Colton was part of that Nollace’s plan, then putting Colton in danger in his place after saving him made Nollace pretty scary. Such mindfulness and careful planning shouldn’t be something an 8-year-old child could do. Thus, Maisie didn’t believe that Nollace saved Colton as part of his plan because no one could control or predict the future. Even more unlikely for a child.Nolan got up, walked around the desk, and stopped in front of her. “I know you don’t have the heart to put a child in danger, but I have no choice. We have three children, and I can’t put them in harm’s way.”Maisie looked around while deep in thought. …Nolan returned to Blackgold, and soon after he got to his office, Quincy knocked, entered, and gave the details from the investigation to him. “Mr. Goldmann, this was the suspicious car we spotted near the school during Christmas.”Nolan took the file and frowned. “That’s a number plate from a different state.”Nolan nodded. “Yes, that’s a plate