“Colton, what are those?” Daisie pointed to the stall under the bridge that was selling river lanterns. The lanterns looked colorful—some looked like animals, while some looked like flowers and plants, but all of them were very delicate and beautiful.Maisie walked up to them. “Those are river lanterns.”“Mom, I want to set some lanterns off the river.” Daisie blinked, looking very curious.It could be seen that Daisie’s mood had improved recently, so Maisie agreed to her request in order not to kill her mood. “You can go, but be careful. Don’t play by the river.”Daisie dragged Waylon and Colton along and ran under the stone bridge.Maisie looked at them. “They look so energetic.”Nolan wrapped his arm around her. “Do you want to go with them?”Maisie refused to do so, but Nolan pulled her along, and both of them went under the bridge.There were many children under the bridge with their parents. Many wishes were written on the river lantern. Although doing so would not get th
Helios took a glance at Barbara and placed his hand on the back of hers. “It wouldn’t take long before I disclosed our relationship. Even if Mother didn’t find out about it, I’d still announce that I have a girlfriend when I quit the entertainment industry.”When Elder Master Boucher was about to say something, Yael interrupted him and spoke first. “Since everyone’s back, just stay here for dinner tonight. Helios, show Barbara around the house and get her acquainted with everyone when you have the time.”Helios nodded but took Barbara back to his room first.Barbara looked at the posters on the wall, almost all of which were his, and the countless trophies that were being displayed on the bookshelf, which were all the awards that he had won in the film industry over the years. There were also magazines, interviews, and newspaper article cutouts about him.She picked up a book and flipped through it. It documented Helios’ journey when he became famous at the age of 18.She laughed.
Daisie was rendered speechless.Colton was such a weirdo.When Waylon heard the doorbell ring, he turned around to get the door and saw that it was Ryleigh and Barbara, both carrying some food.Barbara had never seen Waylon before and thought that he was Colton, but there was a difference, “Why do you have a tan?”Ryleigh laughed. “He’s not Colton. That’s his brother. Colton is over there.”Barbara looked over and saw Colton and Daisie in the house. It wasn’t surprising as they did look too much alike.“Godmother, Aunt Barbara, you’re here.” Colton waved. Once the food was nicely seasoned, they started preparing for dinner—barbecue. Barbara and Daisie were playing with Sapphie while Colton and Waylon helped their mother start the fire.Ryleigh skewered the beef and got closer to Waylon when he saw how serious he was, “Have you been undergoing military training for three years?”Waylon looked at her. “Something like that.”Ryleigh nodded and patted his shoulder. “But boys l
Maisie was curious but didn’t ask anything. She went in and yelled something.Kennedy put down his food and walked to the door. Samantha asked if he could speak with her, and he nodded. Maisie watched them walk into the courtyard, and her curiosity was piqued. Ryleigh and Barbara immediately approached her, especially Ryleigh, who was very surprised. “Why is Aunt Samantha here?”Maisie smiled and touched her chin. “Why can’t she be here? But what happened between Uncle Kennedy and Aunt Samantha?”Samantha loved Sapphire and would come to visit her when she had time, yet she hadn’t been around a lot lately.And looking at the two of them speaking outside but not knowing what they were talking about, the entire atmosphere felt weird. Barbara put her arm over Ryleigh’s shoulder. “I think it’s best not to speculate. Let’s eat.”Ryleigh agreed, and since she was hungry, it would be a good time to have a great meal.Maisie stood there and took a few more glances when the two walked
When Kennedy returned, he bumped into Maisie and was surprised. “Why are you out here, Zee?”Maisie walked toward him. “Uncle Kennedy, what do you think about Aunt Samantha?”She had overheard their conversation. Something had happened between the two of them, and that was why they were ‘avoiding’ each other.Kennedy didn’t say a word.Maisie sighed. “If you really don’t have feelings for her, you should tell her sooner rather than later. However, if you feel the same, I think you should be a little braver.”Kennedy looked away and slowly said, “I don’t know what’s on my mind. I’ve always been focused on work and never thought about getting married or if I could really do that, taking care of both my family and career. Samantha is a great woman. She had a failed marriage, but I never had one.“I can't promise that I’ll be able to give her stability, and I definitely can’t guarantee I won’t disappoint her. I’m afraid I might fail.”Maisie smiled. “How do you know that you’ll fail
Nolan was trying to explain when Daisie ran down the stairs. “Great-grandpa!”Nicholas was stunned when he heard Daisie call Thomas ‘Great-grandpa’ and looked at Nolan curiously.Nolan nodded. “That’s right, Dad. Elder Master Clifford is Mom’s father.”Maisie turned to look at them and suddenly recalled that Nolan had said ‘We might become relatives’ and realized that was what he meant.Thomas was Natasha’s father, meaning Natasha was a Clifford as well. Thomas and Nicholas sat in the middle of the room and talked. That was when Nicholas found out that Natasha’s mother was Madam Knowles’ sister and that Natasha wasn’t an orphan. Instead, Simmone had been attacked soon after giving birth to her.Madam Knowles had adopted Natasha, knowing who she was. Madam Knowles had been in love with Sam Knowles, but she had been forced to marry his father. She had adopted Natasha, hidden her relationship with Simmone, and used the information about his daughter to make Thomas a pawn in her r
Jackie probably had his own reasons for staying in Bassburgh. Maisie suddenly remembered bumping into Zeta at the restaurant and that the latter had said she was going to meet a friend. “Were you the friend Zeta met at the restaurant that day?”Jackie turned to look at her. “Why?”Maisie crossed her arms and said it was nothing, then added, “Zeta was someone Madam Knowles arranged to get close to Mr. Knowles. Did you… not know?”After saying that, she raised her brows and smiled. “You didn’t get involved in the affairs of the Knowles, nor did you ask why Zeta borrowed your car. You might be pretending to be ignorant, but since you lent her your own car without question, it means that you were very close.”People would usually only lend their cars to the people they trusted and had a good relationship with. Otherwise, would they lend them their cars?Jackie chuckled. “Are you an investigator?”Maisie shrugged. The wind blew the last leaf off the tree while Jackie stayed quiet
After Jackie finished speaking, he turned around to look at Maisie. “I know about her affairs with Mr. Knowles, including the fact that she is a courtesan trained by Madam Knowles.”Maisie remained silent. Mayhap Zeta had only been following Madam Knowles' orders, becoming an assassin as well as betraying herself. She had sold her life to Madam Knowles and never considered how the consequences would be.On the surface, Zeta indeed had done a lot of bad things. She was the one who had hatched the plan to kidnap Nollace, and she was also the one who had almost killed Colton through that ‘accident’ on Christmas. However, she had just been following orders.Was Zeta really that bad? Maisie did not think so. At the end of the day, she was just Madam Knowles' pawn. If she had really been a bad person, she wouldn't have rejected Jackie when he confessed to her. Instead, she would have used him to help her get back on her feet. She could easily win over a man's heart with fancy words, b
“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