Cocking her head, Daisie asked, “Why? Is it because Nolly offended someone, and they want to hurt him?”Maisie did not know how to explain it to Daisie. Suddenly, Colton opened his mouth and chimed in, “Nollace has a complicated background, right? There are people who want to take his life.”Maisie opened her mouth, but Colton put the fork and spoon down before she could say anything. “I was the one who wanted to switch roles with him. He should be the one who played the role that night. He originally wanted to switch with another student, but that student didn't want to play the role, so I helped him.”Daisie looked at him in confusion and asked, “What kind of background does Nolly have? Why would anyone want to kill him?”Colton did not say anything.Would he not expose that he had overheard the conversation between his parents in the study room if he said it out?Maisie looked at them and smiled. “After his uncle sorts everything out, you guys will be able to play together aga
Maisie put the ledger on the desk and looked at Lucy. “I’ve thought about it. Let’s purchase two more shop lots.”Lucy was startled. “Are you planning to make Soul Jewelry a chain brand?”Maisie nodded. “I’m turning it into a national chain. We’ll then go global after the brand has stabilized in the country.”‘My original idea was to make Soul one of the top contenders in the jewelry industry and go international, but I’ve changed my mind. I’m not only aiming to propel Soul’s reputation into the global market. The brand will also be picking up a piece of the pie in the international jewelry industry.’“I believe that it’ll be successful.” Lucy smiled and gave herself a pep talk. “I’ll stay in Soul Jewelry and witness the development of our brand. No one will ever get to say that we’re a small company in the future.”Maisie laughed and breathed a sigh of reassurance. “I finally know why Uncle Kennedy would choose you as his assistant. It would be great if everyone could be as energ
Madam Nera laughed. “You don’t have to be this humble when you’re with me. All I’ve done is provide you with the channels. As for Mr. Goldmann, if you really wanted to rely on him, he would have helped you turn Soul into a top gun in the industry long ago.”She then placed her hand on the back of Maisie’s hand. “I have high hopes for you because, despite your ability, you’re very modest and have always kept a low profile, which is completely different from the big names that I’ve met in the past. “It’s always been rather inevitable for many designers to become arrogant after gaining the reputation and identity they’ve always dreamed of. Of course, they’ve put in a lot of effort to attain such glory, so although they’re not as humble as I wish they could be, they’ve already proven themselves with their success. It’s just that their essence has changed.“Once someone possesses fame, status, and power, it’s rare and valuable not to forget their original intention and passion. So, Zee,
‘If they were in love, why would Madam Knowles dislike her son? Was she really in it for the benefits that she would get from the Knowles?‘But if she’s plotting against the Knowles for its assets and property, she should value her son even more. The only thing that would await her in the future was a happy and wealthy life if she were to assist her son in inheriting the Knowles. However, Nolan told me that Tristan’s mother not only doesn’t want to see him, but she also never thought about letting her son inherit the Knowles.‘She’s the one in power among all the Knowles, and everything in the Knowles has to go through her. What kind of woman would have the ambition to occupy all her deceased husband's property and even suppress all the descendants of the Knowles?’Madam Nera shook her head. “I don’t know if they’re in love with each other, but according to what I heard, the Knowles have been in a very chaotic mess ever since Madam Knowles took over the family. So, I can only say th
Tristan pursed his lips tightly and put the arrow down. “Why do you think that I would know?”Nolan smiled. “Even if you don’t know that, Madam Knowles should know that. Her family is from East Winston, isn’t it?”Tristan did not utter a single word.Nolan leaned on the back of the chair and tapped his fingertips against the table. “Actually, you‘ve long suspected that your mother has placed a spy by your side. I think it’s impossible for you not to know that.”After a moment, Tristan chuckled silently. He then straightened his posture and looked at Nolan. “Some troubles in the world cannot be resolved that easily.”“Even if you know that Madam Knowles is the person behind the scheme, she’s your mother, and you don’t have it in you to go against her hard. That’s why it’s natural for you to feel troubled.”Nolan saw through him at first glance. Tristan exchanged gazes with Nolan for a long while and then said sullenly, “I just want to know why she hates me that much, that’s all.”
One of them looked introverted and shy, while the other looked regal and confident.Maisie frowned and could not help but murmur, “So why is Nolan investigating him?”She placed the documents back in the folder while another document slid out of the folder. She was astounded for a split second, picked the document up, skimmed through it, and was stunned in place.“What are you looking at?” Nolan appeared outside the door.Maisie’s expression turned slightly restrained, and she put the document back. “I’m going through the findings of your investigation.”Nolan draped the coat hanging on his forearm on the back of the chair and walked toward her. “Why are you so interested in this person?”Maisie paused for a bit, raised her head, saw Nolan’s slightly grim expression, and could not help but chuckle. “I think I’ve been wrongfully accused.”He approached her. “Then why would you want to know more about him? Is it because you think he looks better than I am?”Maisie stretched out h
Nollace lowered his gaze. A woman appeared before he could say anything. “Young Master Knowles.”Nollace turned and saw the woman walking over. He frowned and stared at her without moving.The woman smiled. “I’m here to get you.”Nollace was on high alert and stood in front of Daisie, “I’ve never seen you at my uncle’s place.”The woman’s smile faded a little. “You’re so smart. Your great-grandma sent me.”Daisie understood and walked out from behind him. “You must be lying. Uncle Tristan would not let someone come and get him. He would come here instead.”“Daisie, go back.” Nollace pulled her behind him. Daisie looked upset. “No, you’ll be in trouble. Go back with me.”The woman seemed to have lost her patience. “Young Master Knowles, please don’t make it hard for me.”Nollace was going to leave with her when Daisie suddenly said, “I’ll come with you.”Nollace looked surprised. “Daisie?” Then his expression turned somber. “Enough, go back.”Daisie stood in front of Nollace
Nollance was finally let up from the ground and walked toward the villas. In the room...The screen showed an old woman with grey hair grooming a poodle in her arms. The woman walked in, and the other woman standing next to the computer was none other than Zeta Yanev.The woman walked toward the screen. “Madam, we’ve brought Young Mr. Knowles here, but a little girl followed along. She seemed to be somebody.”Madam Knowles paused and looked up, her aged face still not looking friendly. “Who is the girl?”The woman shook her head and just said that she was a friend from school.Zeta immediately frowned. “It’s Mr. Goldmann’s daughter. Why did you bring her along?”The woman was stunned, “I-I didn’t know who she was. She insisted on coming with Nollace.”Zeta wanted to say something, but Madam Knowles cut her off. “Hmph, you’ve been trapped. If Tristan involved the Goldmanns, it means he knows about you. You need to send Nollace back to Octavia. Since Octavia is under the Cliff
“Daisie.” Leah and Morrison walked up to her with wine glasses. “You look so pretty today.”“Thank you,” Daisie said with a smile.Leah lifted her wine glass. “I propose a toast. Morrison and I wish you a happy marriage.”Daisie clinked glasses with her. “Same goes for you and Morrison.”After the toast, Cameron walked up to Daisie with Waylon. Behind them were Freyja, Colton, Maisie, and Nolan.Maisie raised her hand and caressed her on the cheek. “You were great earlier today.”She giggled. “Really?”Nolan added, “You’ll forever be our dazzling pride, so yes.”Daisie grinned as if she was still the little princess of the family.Nollace came over. “Dad, Mom, a toast to the both of you. Thank you for letting me have Daisie’s hand.”“Consider yourself lucky.” Nolan snorted softly, picked up his wine glass, and clinked glasses with him. “You’d better treat my daughter well from now on.”Nollace glanced at Daisie. “Don’t worry. She’ll forever be my one and only.”Maisie chuck
In order to make way for the wedding carriage, other vehicles had been forbidden from accessing the route from the palace to the cathedral.Daisie looked out of the carriage—the streets were crowded with citizens, and they were all there to witness this grand scene.Nollace, sitting on the side, was wearing a double-breasted dark blue military jacket. He looked tall and broad, and there were two St. Patrick’s Stars on his epaulets, one on each side, a full set of medals on his chest, and other complicated decorations.He held the back of Daisie’s hand and smiled suddenly. “You have sweaty palms.”Daisie looked back at him and responded with a trembling voice, “I’m nervous.”He lifted her hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I’m here, so don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.”Daisie’s gaze landed on his wedding jacket. “You look nice in this uniform.”Nollace chuckled. “And my bride looks stunning too.”Arriving at the cathedral, Nollace was separated from Daisie. Accompanied b
“By the way, where’s Cameron?” asked Morrison.Waylon replied, “She’s accompanying her father on a stroll. I’m going to go meet them already, so I’ll leave you to yourselves for now. You can do whatever you want with your free time.”After saying that, he got up and left the couple.Morrison shook his head. “He’s changed now that he has a wife.”“You’re speaking as if you haven’t changed.” Leah got up instantly and left the restaurant.Morrison put his cup down and caught up to her immediately. “Hey, why would you leave me behind? Wait for me.”Maisie and Saydie came out of the private room and ran into Nolan and Quincy in the corridor.Quincy nodded. “Mrs. Goldmann.”Maisie stopped in front of Nolan, and Nolan grabbed her by her hand. “Have you finished catching up?”“Of course. Didn’t you want to go to the Hathaways’ villa with Dad in the afternoon?”Nolan smiled. “I was waiting for you. We’re just going over to have a meal together.”Quincy walked up to Saydie’s side and
Daisie grinned from ear to ear. “Then I’ll wear this crown on my wedding day, which can be considered an endorsement for my mom’s jewelry company and design.”Nollace hugged her from behind. “You can do anything as long as you like it.”…The members of the Goldmanns arrived in Yaramoor two days before the wedding and stayed in the hotel arranged by Nollace. The royal family had reserved the entire hotel for receiving distinguished guests from Zlokova who came to attend the wedding.Members from the Bouchers and the Lucases showed up, and Sunny was also present.There were also some familiar faces from the Zlokovian entertainment industry. Hannah, Amy, James, and Charlie, who were close friends with Daisie, all came.Leah and Morrison were also on the invitation list.When Maisie came to the restaurant, the waiter led her into a private room.As soon as she saw the man sitting inside, she smiled and exclaimed, “Godfather!”Strix slowly turned around.She had not seen him for
The rest of the people laughed.The night came, and the entire city was shrouded in a mist of neon light. Daisie and Nollace returned to Taylorton after having their dinner.Her hair was wet as she got out of the shower. Nollace took over her towel and helped her to dry her hair.She sat in front of her dresser and looked at the person behind her through the mirror. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she said, “Nolly, I’m really looking forward to our wedding.”“Really?” Nollace gently dried the soft tips of her hair. “I’m looking forward to it too.”“I can say that my life is perfect now, right? Since I can marry and walk down the aisle with the man I love the most.”He laughed out loud and leaned down to her ear. “You know what? All the wishes in my life have come true as well.”Daisie turned her head around. “What are your wishes?”“Marry you, give you a wedding, and have our own kids.”She was stunned. Slowly, her face turned red due to her embarrassme
“Yeah, it’s true,” replied Zephir.“It seems like you’ve finally become more mature after coming back from your vacation.” Naomi patted his shoulder. “I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.” He smiled at her but did not say anything.…Soon, it was the end of the month. Their vacation had come to an end, and they returned to Bassburgh.Maisie and Nolan were waiting for them in the courtyard. After getting out of the car, Daisie ran up to them. “Mommy! Daddy!”She hugged both of them.Nolan petted her head and smiled helplessly. “You’re an adult now. You should stop acting like a kid.”She smiled back at them and said, “But I know I’ll always be your kid in your eyes.”Maisie chuckled and looked at the other people. “It seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Anyway, come in first. We should eat together tonight.”Freyja and Cameron went to look for their kids after they went into the house. Charm and her two cousins were staying in the same room. All of them were sl
Nollace looked at them. “What a coincidence.”“Morrison and I were here earlier than you guys,” said Leah. “We only found out that you guys were here when Daisie posted a photo on her Facebook page.”Daisie pulled Leah to the seat and said, “Then you should stay a few more days with us.”After Morrison took his seat, Waylon introduced him to Freyja and Daisie. “She’s my sister-in-law, Freyja, and she’s my sister. Her name is Daisie.”“I’ve seen them before at your wedding,” said Morrison. “Your sister is my wife’s classmate. She has told me before.”“Since when did I become your wife? There’s a chance I may not marry you in the future,” said Leah.“We’re already engaged. If you don’t want to marry me, who else are you going to marry?” Morrison frowned, causing the crowd to break out in a burst of laughter, save for Daisie.She looked at Leah in disbelief and asked, “Engaged? When did you get engaged, Leah?” Leah cleared her throat and replied, “Well, I forgot to inform you abo
The stall owner said, “$10 for three chances.”“$10 for three chances only? That’s expensive,” commented Freyja.The stall owner raised his head and said, “I’m the cheapest around here. Other stalls offer $15 for three chances.” Daisie tugged at Freyja and said, “Let's just give him the money. It isn't easy for them to set up a stall here anyway, so let's have some fun.”After that, she gave $20 to the stall owner and said, “Please give us six hoops.”The stall owner gave her six hoops. She had her eyes set on a bracelet. Although she knew it was fake, it was rather beautiful. She held a hoop and threw it toward the bracelet.However, she did not get it.She threw another two hoops at the bracelet, but her attempts failed, much to her chagrin. She had only three hoops left.Seeing that Daisie was prepared to give up, Cameron took over the rest of the hoops in her hand and said, “Leave it to me.”She squinted and aimed at the bracelet. After that, she threw the hoop at it an
The night of the old town was silent. The air was filled with nothing but the humming of insects. There was a lamp hanging outside of the tent on the grass. The atmosphere was quiet. Daisie was tossing and turning in the sleeping bag as sleep just wouldn't come to her. Suddenly, an arm appeared across her waist as she was brought into a chest. “What’s the matter? You can’t sleep?”“Yeah…” She buried her head in his chest and said, “I want to go to take a leak, but I’m a little bit scared.”Nollace kissed her forehead and said, “I’ll go with you then.”Both of them came out of the tent. Nollace took a flashlight and led Daisie to a row of trees in the distance. Daisie turned her head and said, “You wait for me here.”Nollace nodded. “Just shout my name if you need anything.”She walked into the forest and stopped in front of a tree not far away from Nollace.After she had done her business, she hastily got out of the forest and held tightly to Nollace’s arm. “Alright, let’s go