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
Ryleigh could not even utter a single word after a long time. She had always regarded Joe as her best friend—she would even categorize Joe as one of her confidants because he understood her so well.However, she did not know that Joe understood her because he did so with all his heart.“But… Why didn’t he tell me?” Ryleigh could not understand.Maisie picked up the teacup, and her eyes were fixed on the rippling tea. “The feelings that he has for you are more than friends but less than lovers. Once he crosses the line and tells you what he’s wanted to tell you all this while, some things will never return to how they were before that, and that can ruin a friendship.”Having said that, Maisie raised her gaze and glanced at Ryleigh. “Are you sure that you wouldn’t be frightened by him and stay away from him after confessing to you all of a sudden back then?”Ryleigh did not know what to say for a while. After all, she had never thought about the answer to the question.‘What would
Ryleigh retracted her hand subconsciously. “Joe, but I’ve always only regarded you as my best friend. I’ve never thought about—”Joe grabbed her by the shoulders, and his action made Ryleigh feel even more unfamiliar. “Joe, you—”“Ryleigh, you once said that you wouldn’t marry Louis, and it’s just an arranged marriage...” Joe stroked her slightly cold cheek with his palm. “But the way you treated him when you were in the hospital made me realize that I might lose you very soon.”Ryleigh moved Joe’s hand away, and her expression became slightly more serious. “Joe, you’re the one who sent those photos to me, aren’t you?”He did not deny it, nor did he admit it. “What would you do if it’s indeed me?”Ryleigh’s shoulders trembled, and her lips moved slightly. “Why would you do this? I believed in you, Joe. I didn’t believe it even when Zee told me that it was you, and I thought that she was mistaken.”Joe tightened his grasp on her shoulder and bent over to get closer to her. “Becaus