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
Thomas shrugged. “I don’t know your father. A sea separates your father and me, so what's the point for me to get to know your father?”Daisie curled her lips.Seeing that both of them were still reluctant to eat the food, Thomas frowned and added, “Don’t worry. There is no poison in the food. If you don’t want to die of starvation, then eat.”After Daisie heard what Thomas said, before Nollace could do anything, she picked up a piece of meat and popped it into her mouth.Nollace was rendered speechless.‘How could this silly girl eat so much in other people's places?’Thomas watched as Daisie wolfed down the food. Not only did she not throw a fit, but she also dared to talk back at him. He did not know why, but he could not dislike this little girl. It was a strange feeling for him. He found it so amazing that he could not help but pay attention to this strange little girl.Thomas asked, “Girl, what’s your name?”Daisie was holding a drumstick in her hand. Her mouth was oily
Maisie stood in the living room and looked around before walking toward the couch and taking her seat. “Why don’t you go get yourself changed first before we start our conversation, Mr. Clifford?”Jackie walked toward her and sat down next to her, seemingly wanting to get closer to her. “I think what I’m wearing is fine.”Maisie lifted her head and smiled meaningfully. “It seems to me that you're not going to have a conversation with me for tricking me into coming here, Mr. Clifford.”Sniffing on the fragrance of her hair, Jackie twirled a strand of hair around his finger and asked, "Then why did you still show up?”Maisie pulled her hair away from his finger and rested her elbow on the back of the couch. She looked extremely charming as she smiled alluringly at him. “If you don’t want to talk, I’ll make you talk, Mr. Clifford.”Jackie pressed his lips close to hers. She stopped his incoming lips with her palm and asked, “Are you sure you want to do this, Mr. Clifford?”“You’re w
Maisie chuckled, shrugged, and said nonchalantly, “Why not? It would be best if the Cliffords came straight at me. Everyone in Bassburgh knows that you, Mr. Clifford, are a playboy. If the video of you sleeping with a man gets out, it would only bring disgrace to the Cliffords. I'm not afraid of anything, so do you think I'd be afraid of you and your family?”“You’re breaking the law!”The smile disappeared from her face as she said gloomily, “We can talk about that later. All of you, take off his clothes.”The four bodyguards were reluctant to do it, but they had no other choice. Just when they went closer to Jackie, he shouted, “Wait!” His forehead was filled with cold sweat as he breathed heavily. “Don’t you want to talk to me, Maisie? So what is the thing that you want to talk about?”Maisie waved her hand and asked them to step down. She leaned closer and cupped his chin with her hand. “You were the one who asked Zeta to drive the car.”“Yes,” he replied before adding, “But
Maisie stared at the wine in the glass. “What kind of benefits did Madam Knowles give your grandfather in order to get him to help her out?”“How would I know? I’ve already told you what I know.” Jackie snorted and turned to look at Maisie. “Why don’t you ask my grandfather yourself?”“There’s no need for me to go to him myself. My husband has already made a move. But if my daughter were to get hurt when she’s in Octavia…” Maisie lifted her eyelids, raised the wine glass, and let go of it suddenly.The wine glass fell from the middle of the air and landed on the carpet, and the stem of the glass broke off from its body. “The Cliffords are just a family, and I’ll level it to its roots.”Jackie was taken aback.‘W-Who does she think she is when she makes such a bold claim?’He questioned her, “Who the hell are you?”Maisie put her hands in her pockets, stood up, and gave off a faint smile. “I’m, of course, Maisie Vanderbilt.”Jackie moved on with the questioning. “Are you really