Giselle was stunned to her core. The coffee she was holding was now spilled all over the floor.Aaron smiled. "What a coincidence."Giselle wanted nothing more than to bury herself in the ground right now. What was he doing here? Why did it have to be him? Giselle was dressed terribly, so why was Aa
The chattiest young woman beside Luna tugged at Luna's sleeve and pointed to Maisie. "That's the … scheming old woman … " She quickly covered her mouth with a hand.Maisie was dressed in a beige shirt and a brown coat. Her nude makeup was exquisite and delicate. Elegance exuded off of her even thoug
"No, Mrs. Clarke. We did say those things, but it was only because Luna usually complains about them to us. We wouldn't have known so much otherwise. Luna even says how Ms. Bardot often makes things difficult for her, treats her like a dog, and how scheming she can be. Luna said all that to us.""Ye
"How come you came out to pick me up in such heavy rain?""The rain is too heavy. I was afraid you would get soaked."Since Andrew came out to pick up Maisie, James didn't get out of the car. His expression stayed grim, and his words carried a lot of weight."Maisie has been brought back to you. I'm
Maisie helplessly helped Laura sit down and poured her a cup of warm water. "Drink this to warm yourself up."Maisie could see that Laura was genuinely worried about Luna and had not forgotten what had happened in the cafe. Luna was adept at playing the victim."Maisie, can you forgive Luna? I belie
"Mom, do you believe me now?" Maisie said.Laura remained silent momentarily before asking, "Why would Luna do this? What does she gain from trying to damage the relationship between you and me?"Maisie pursed her lips and thought momentarily before saying, "I haven't figured that part out yet. But
Hendrick could only nod. "Nothing else. Do you need a ride?""No need. Just leave me the address." Maisie handed him a pen and a piece of paper.Fearing Maisie might change her mind, Hendrick quickly wrote down the address and handed it to her, along with his phone number. "This is my number. You ca
After Maisie left, Hendrick looked at Philip with a worried expression. "Grandfather, do you think Maisie believes us?"Philip shook his head. "She's too smart, far smarter than any of you. She doesn't fully believe it, but it's enough. She will return. The arrangements in Atna City are in place, ri