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
Ryleigh was stunned, and she quickly explained, “That's not what I meant. My cousin isn't young anymore, so I'm sure he'll be happy when he becomes a father.”“What about you?” Maisie rested her arm on Ryleigh’s shoulder and teased, “When are you going to give Louis a chance to become a daddy?”Ryleigh pushed her away and said, “Stop making fun of me.”Barbara and Maisie let out boisterous peals of laughter.In the meantime, Helios and Louis came in. “We can hear your voice downstairs.”Upon seeing Louis, Ryleigh said with her mouth pouted, “They are making fun of me.”Helios shrugged and walked straight toward Barbara while Louis turned his head sideways. Ryleigh grabbed him by his collar and snarled, “Where are you looking at?”She stomped her feet and added, “Are you going to help me or not?”Maisie chuckled. “Ryleigh, it isn't good to tell on your cousin-in-law.”Ryleigh looked at her and said, “I’m your cousin-in-law as well.”When the thought popped up in her head, sh
Maisie had not taken the notebook with her because she thought this notebook was something very important to Strix as well. After all, Strix had not been able to forget her mother even after more than 30 years.Maisie thought of something and asked, “What about Saydie? Did she manage to find her family?”Erwin replied, “Strix found her parents. Saydie has gone to look for them, but I don't know whether they could recognize each other or not.”After he finished speaking, he looked at Maisie and said, “There’s one more thing I want to tell you about.”Maisie was dumbfounded. “What is it?”“Your grandfather is still alive,” Erwin said, causing Maisie to cover her mouth in shock. At that time, she believed that her grandfather had not been dead yet. After all, they couldn't even find her grandfather's body, so how could he be dead?“Then, my grandfather…” Maisie’s voice was shaking. Erwin continued in a stern voice. “Although he survived, he was so seriously injured in the accident
“See?” Ryleigh crossed her arms in front of her chest. “Hah, he must be lying when he said he wouldn't see her again because of guilt.”Maisie frowned. “When were these photos taken? “After the Winter Festival celebrations and before we got our wedding certificate.” Ryleigh stood up. “Zee, he lied to me. He didn’t tell me any of these, and I only found out about it after someone sent these photos to me.”Her eyes were red, and she seemed disappointed. “It's not like I won't let them be together. I can quit. He doesn’t have to lie to me.”Maisie stretched her arms forward, hugged her, and comforted her, “Don’t cry, Ryleigh. I’ll help you to find out about this.”After that, she wiped the tears off Ryleigh’s eyes and continued. “If my cousin really is a jerk, I won’t let you two get married. Send these photos to me.”Ryleigh nodded.Maisie ordered the receptionist to contact Xyla for her when Ryleigh left.Xyla agreed to meet with her, and they met at a coffee shop. When Maisie
Xyla finished speaking and looked at Maisie before summarizing, “So, on that day, the director invited them into the film crew. After we finished our discussion, Mr. Nixon invited us to a musical concert. Later, Mr. Nixon and the director bought us dinner. During the dinner, it was Mr. Nixon who sat next to me. You see that I'm talking to Louis in the photos, right? That's because he was explaining to me about music at that time.”As Xyla was talking, she suddenly chuckled. “From the moment Louis picked Ryleigh over me, I knew that we're never going to make it together anymore. The last time he accompanied me to a dinner party, it was only out of friendship. Besides, they have already gotten their marriage certificate. If I really want to be with him, I want to be his wife. I'm not in favor of being a homewrecker.”It was only then Maisie understood the whole situation. It was inevitable that the two of them would meet for business reasons, not to mention that they would have to shoo
Ryleigh did not know if Louis was worth her trust. Maybe it was not because she did not believe in him, but it was just that she… She cared too much.Louis turned around and was about to leave. However, Maisie just happened to walk up to the door at that moment, so she leaned against the door. “Where are you going?”Ryleigh heard her voice, turned over, and sat up, looking as if she was extremely aggrieved. “Zee…”Maisie glanced at her, walked up to Louis, and gave off a pregnant smile. “Are you going to find Xyla and settle the account with her?”Louis rubbed the bridge of his nose. “I’m only going to ask her...”“She has nothing to do with these photos.” Maisie passed by him and walked toward Ryleigh.Louis was stunned, while Ryleigh was also taken aback.Seeing that Ryleigh had been crying again, Maisie chuckled. “You fool, were you just going to sit aside as Louis was about to go to Xyla and give her hell because of this matter? How much longer would this matter continue if
Nolan was looking down at some documents. “Come in.”Maisie pushed the door and went in, while Nolan picked up the coffee on the desk and took a sip from it. His eyes had not left the documents ever since she came in, and he thought it was Quincy who had entered his office. “What’s the matter?”Maisie walked around the desk, approached him, and reached out for him, but Nolan grabbed her wrist immediately.Seeing that it was her, Nolan pulled her toward him, had her sit in his arms, and rubbed the bridge of her nose. “Did you just ambush me?”“You’re the one who’s so focused on your work and didn’t realize that it’s me.” Maisie wrapped her arms around his neck and sat closer to him. “Did you think that it was Quincy?”He smiled. “If it were him, I’d send him to Afrenika.”Maisie stroked his cheek with her fingertip while he instantly grasped it and kissed it. “Are you here to pay me a warm and lovely visit again?”Maisie got up from his arms, went around him, and hugged him from
“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