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
Nolan suddenly got a call from Tristan, who asked, “Nollace and your daughter were taken?”Nolan squared his jaw. “It’s too late for you to realize now. They’re at the port at the seaside township.”Tristan mumbled, “The port at the seaside township…” He suddenly understood. “No, they’re sending them to the Cliffords!”…Daisie snuck into the villa amidst the chaos and suddenly hid behind a wall. Two men in black brought Nollace out of the villa, and she started to panic. What should she do?She didn’t realize someone was creeping up on her at that moment. Nollace suddenly heard Daisie’s scream. He turned around and saw a man in black bringing Daisie out under his arms.Daisie struggled but wasn’t strong enough to fight him off.“You little rascal, I’ve finally caught you. Did you start the fire in the warehouse?” the man yelled at her.Daisie wouldn’t admit it. “How is your warehouse catching fire any of my business— Aah!”She was thrown to the floor.Nollace ran over and
Maisie’s hand grabbed her bag tighter, her eyes piercing. “Did you know that Zeta was your mother’s a spy?”“Yes.”“So you just put the children in danger?”After a long pause, Tristan raised his head and looked at her. “Mrs. Goldmann, some things are just out of my control. At first, I was just suspicious about Zeta, and I couldn’t confirm whether she was working with me as a spy. I set up what happened on Christmas and found out that she was involved.“I admit that I involved Nolan because, in Bassburgh, they wouldn’t dare to do anything with the Goldmanns around, but I didn’t expect them to make a move today and bring the kids to Octavia.”He wasn’t God. Whatever plans he made were within his consideration, and he would do his best to make sure they were carried out. However, he hadn’t expected the people to make a move that day. He had sent someone to keep an eye on Zeta and learned that they went to the seaside township, but she wasn’t the one who picked up the kids from the
Daisie was astonished and suddenly felt sorry for Nollace. She took a deep breath and patted her chest. “Don’t worry, I’ll be your friend from now on. My brothers too. You won’t be lonely anymore.”Nollace smiled.Daisie Goldmann was a silly girl but adorable. …The night started creeping in. Maisie got out of the car in a brown trenchcoat with a belt and boots, her long, seaweed-like hair thrown behind her. She didn’t have a lot of makeup on, only lipstick. She had two bodyguards with her too. The server brought her to the VIP room, opened the door, and Tristan and a man looked over simultaneously. Jackie, who was about to take a sip of his wine, paused while his eyes fell on Maisie’s face. She seemed familiar, so his eyes lingered. Tristan smiled. “Mr. Clifford, this is Ms. Maisie Vanderbilt.:“Maise Vanderbilt.” Jackie frowned.At that moment, Maisie walked to the table and picked up a glass of wine. “It’s been a while. You seem to be an old classmate if I'm not wro
Jackie stopped in his tracks.Turning around, he looked at her and asked, “What do you mean?”Maisie sipped on the wine in the glass, lifted her eyelids to look at him, and said, “My son almost had an accident at school due to an assassination attempt, and your car was at the school that day. Thus, I investigated you.”Jackie gnashed his teeth, and his face turned dark.Maisie studied his expression secretly. Apparently, Jackie did not know anything about it. However, there was no way he would not know who could drive his car.She put the glass down and rose to her feet. “Since we used to be classmates, I came here today to have a talk with you. Sincerely.”Jackie bumped the back of his teeth with his tongue. He might look like a gentleman on the surface, but only he himself knew that it was nothing more than a disguise.“What if we can't talk it out?”Maisie fixed her gaze on him and said, “If we can't talk this out, then we have to see what the Cliffords can do to solve this
Thomas replied expressionlessly, “I just came here to take a look.”Zeta and the woman came out of it when he was heading toward the wine cellar. The moment they saw Thomas, Zeta bowed to him and greeted, “Elder Master Clifford, I’m really sorry for the trouble I caused you.”“Hmph, so you guys know that you're causing me trouble too.” Thomas’ face was dark. “How could you get the Goldmanns into this?”That woman replied in a low voice, “You can’t blame us on that, Elder Master Clifford. It was the little girl herself who came with us. We also thought that the people from the Goldmanns wouldn't act rashly with that girl in our hands.”Thomas glanced at her and said, “You people from East Winston have seriously underestimated the Goldmanns. Have you ever heard of the things they did in Stoslo?”Zeta and the woman lowered their heads in silence. After all, they really had no idea how big of a trouble they had caused.Zeta opened her mouth and said, “We’ll send the girl away tomorro