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
Seeing that Ryleigh’s body was trembling, Louis dashed straight up to her, squatted in front of her, and held her cold hands. “What happened?”Maisie looked at her at the same time.Ryleigh burst into tears. “I’m sorry… I’m truly sorry… I really didn’t mean it…” She was at a loss, felt afraid and uneasy, and all her emotions surged over the top in a single moment, causing her to break down.Louis brought her into his arms as she kept shaking, crying, and apologizing.Maisie noticed something when the doctor came out of the emergency room at the exact moment and asked, “Which among you is Joe Watson’s family member?”Ryleigh stopped crying, pushed Louis away, and stood up tremblingly. “I… I’m his friend.”The doctor walked up to her. “Do you know any of his family members?”Ryleigh was unable to speak, so Maisie approached the doctor and answered, “I’ll contact his family on behalf of the hospital, but may I know what happened to him?”The doctor looked solemn and sighed. “I’m s
Maisie walked to the room and opened the door. Ryleigh was still looking out the window. She walked to the side of the bed and sat on the chair. “Ryleigh, Joe’s wake will be in seven days.”Ryleigh started reacting when Joe was mentioned, and her finger shook. Maisie held her hand and said, “I know that you blame yourself. I do too. I should've been by your side that day. Joe did this to save you, and it will be a pain that you can never recover from for the rest of your life, so you’re feeling guilty about it.”Ryleigh suddenly spoke. “It was my fault… I did this to him. I should have been the one to die.”“Ryleigh, nobody is at fault. Did he save you so that you’ll be sad and suffer for the rest of your life?”Ryleigh’s tears rolled down her face then she shook her head. “But I—”“Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Maisie wiped her tears away. “You didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did he. He liked you, and even though he used this way to take you away, he still saved
Mrs. Watson seemed to be imagining how Joe was when he was alive while speaking. Some people found it hard to accept the truth when they were in pain because the only way to escape was to imagine.Maisie didn’t interrupt her because she looked as if she was talking about her son’s daily life, but while she spoke, she suddenly started laughing while tears still fell, choking back her words.Ryleigh walked in at that moment, carrying an old box in her arms. Maisie looked at her.Ryleigh stopped in front of Mrs. Watson, gave a pale smile, and handed the box to her. “Ma’am, these are all books that Joe lent to me from the library, but I never returned them to him. The books in the school would disappear, and Joe would get interrogated by the teacher. In the end, he was banned from entering the library.”She said that and then smiled, but the smile was uglier than crying. Mrs. Watson smiled too. She walked over and took the box, and they both started crying uncontrollably.Ryleigh
Helios turned around, but Nolan and Maisie weren’t there anymore. As such, he smiled. “Nobody’s here.”Barbara burst out laughing. Helios lowered his head and kissed her while she put her arms around him. Under the lighting, they looked like a beautiful painting. At that moment in the garage… Nolan kissed Maisie passionately while holding her against the car. He moved his hand down from her lips to her neck. Maisie held her cheeks and snapped back. “Hold on. We’re not at home!”He smiled, held her hand, and kissed her fingers. “Let’s go home then.”When they got back to the Blue Bay villa, they started kissing the moment they stepped in. Nolan carried her to the table and let her sit on it. He pulled off his tie and looked at her seductively. “You’re not going to get away.”They were all over each other, and Nolan immediately kissed her passionately, making her lose her mind. He said into her ear, “Maisie, call my name.”She moaned, “Nolan.”He wanted more.She yelled,
“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