‘If it’s as she described, and she was only talking to Maisie but got targeted by the latter, there’s no reason why Madam Nera, only a bystander at that time, would voice out for such an unreasonable woman. So if I were to look at it from this perspective, it’s very likely that Willow was the one who disrespected them first.’“Aunty, I… I wouldn’t lie to you.”“Heh, I’ll find out whether you’re lying to me, Willow. If you dare to hide something from me or even lie to me, I’ll never spare you that easily, even if you’re Marina’s daughter.”‘If my sister has truly given birth to such a scheming daughter, I’d rather not take her in!’Willow really panicked and felt extremely unreconciled deep down.‘How did things turn out to be like this!?’…Maisie sent Madam Nera to the ground floor of the Nera Tower.Madam Nera grabbed Maisie’s hand. “I’m really happy that you accompanied an old lady like me to an afternoon tea today.”Because Madam Nera had no children, Maisie was starting t

“What are you talking about? How could I forget about you, Nels?”“Hehe, don’t you only come to me when you’re lonely?” Nelson placed his rough fingers on her waist.Leila complained, “He has no interest in me, what can I do?”‘D*mn it! If it weren’t for the sake of conceiving a son, and Stephen has been refusing to touch me during this period, why would I come up with such an idea?‘Stephen is the one who’s treating me like sh*t, so he can’t blame me for cuckolding him!‘Anyway, since I was able to bring Willow back to the Vanderbilts and talk him into recognizing her as his daughter, I can definitely give birth to someone else’s son and do the same again this time around!’Nelson laughed. “I think you’re surely here because of something else, aren’t you?”“You do know me well, Nels.” A hint of viciousness flashed across Leila’s face as she said, “I’m here because of only one thing. I know what those people who serve you do, so if you’re willing to do this one thing for me, I’l

“Nol— Nolan?”Maisie thought the man next to her looked like Nolan, but he slowly sat up and moved toward her, “What did you call me?”Maisie raised her hand meekly to hold the man’s collar but realized the man wasn’t Nolan, so she immediately pushed him away.She turned around, and there were a few men that looked identical. They put out their hands toward her with evil smiles. “Ah!”Maisie hugged her head, screaming her head off because she could no longer control her emotions. The terror on her face replaced her beauty.“This drug is really strong.” Seeing she had almost lost her mind, the men knew that the drug had taken effect.“I’ll give the rest to her tomorrow.”The men turned to leave, but the door was opened. Someone had budged in. The people inside looked pale. They saw a lame man with a cane walk in with a few burly-looking men. He removed his hat. “Give that woman to me.”“Gerald, what are you—”“You kidnapped Mr. Goldmann’s lover and brought her to my place.

Quincy walked over and slowly opened his mouth. This stepmother was too cruel. She would ruin Maisie to secure her daughter’s future.With his last breath, Nelson looked up at Nolan, sitting cross-legged on the chair. He looked like the devil straight out from the depths of hell. He had no expression on his face, while his amber eyes were cold and sharp, making him look devilish.Nolan uncrossed his legs into a new sitting position. He leaned forward and looked down at him. “If you admit it, I’ll let you live.”Nelson’s eyes filled with tears as he saw hope. But what Nolan said next took out all the shine in his eyes and only left them with fear. “Break his hands and legs. Spread the word that whoever tries to save him will suffer the same consequences.”Nolan got up and left without looking back. Quincy signaled the men with his eyes and followed Nolan out. Gerald brought his men in to check long after they left. Seeing how terrible Nelson looked, Gerald shuddered.

At the Vanderbilt mansion…A clear, loud slap fell on Leila’s face, putting her in a state of shock. When Stephen found out that Leila was behind Maisie’s abduction, he shook in anger while he barked, “You horrible woman! I’ve never treated either of you badly all these years, but you! How could you do this to Maisie while I’m still breathing!?”Leila trembled with her hand on her cheek. She never expected the plan with Nelson to fail. It was all because of Nolan!There was no point for Leila to explain herself, but she realized that Stephen was furious. “Listen to me, dear—”“What else do you have to say?” Stephen was utterly disappointed in her. “I’ve always thought that you were sincerely nice to Maisie, that you’re a good stepmother, but now I know that I had been too naive.”He finally understood why Maisie wouldn’t accept this mother-and-daughter duo. They were such cruel women, but he…He had sent Maisie away because of them!He had almost caused the end of his daughter