‘Apologize? He wants me to go back and apologize to Willow?’

Maisie scoffed and glared directly at him. “Over my dead body.”

Out of Nolan’s expectation, not only was this woman presumptuous and atrocious, but she was also very stubborn. His facial features stiffened. “If you don’t apologize, Zora’s name will disappear from the fashion and jewelry field tomorrow.”

He did not want to make it difficult for her at first, but Willow was considered his life savior. He would have been set up six years ago on that night if it weren’t for her.

Although he did not have any feelings for Willow, he had still been keeping her by his side these few years and had been satisfying her materialistic needs unconditionally.

Vaenna Jewelry had really been in a downturn these years, and that was why he would pay $150,000,000 to hire Zora on her behalf.

He knew that Willow was at fault for slapping her at first, so he was going to get Willow to apologize to her.

He did not care how they would resolve this issue in private, but he could not allow any other woman to make a move at Willow in front of him.

Maisie’s hand, which was being grasped, hurt as if it had been dislocated. Her eyes drooped, however, she would never shed a single drop of tear in front of her enemy despite her grievances! “I didn’t do anything wrong. I won’t apologize!”

Seeing that her attitude was still so rigid, Nolan snorted. “With the Goldmanns’ influence in the business circles, not only will your reputation go up in flame in Zlokova, but the people of Stoslo will also no longer hear of the name of Zora. Are you sure that you still want to do so?”

‘The Goldmanns...’

Maisie gnashed her teeth.

‘I’ve been wondering just how this man would have the ability to threaten me. It turns out that he’s from the Goldmanns!’

Maisie was not afraid of being banned or isolated in the field, but her children still needed to study in Bassburgh, and she had to regain her mother’s “Vaenna Jewelry”.

‘I should bear with such a petty setback for the sake of the bigger scheme. There’s no need for me to haggle over such a teeny-tiny humiliation with this man.’

“Let me go first.”

Nolan released his grasp and glanced at her. “You’d better think this through.”

“Isn’t it just an apology?” Maisie raised her brows, turned around, and walked out of the stairway.

She approached Willow when she returned to the office, and her bright red lips opened and closed in a split second. “I’m sorry.”

Willow did not expect Maisie would apologize, but she knew that Nolan must have acted for her.

She felt extremely complacent deep down but smiled politely on the surface. “It’s okay, as for the contract…”

Maisie took a glance at the man standing outside the door and signed the contract with a pen. However, no one saw the slight curvature on her mouth.

‘I’ve been forced to return to Vaenna Jewelry “without putting up any fight”, even though I’ve insisted that I don’t want to do so.

‘I’ll teach them a good lesson about what it means by “nurturing a snake in their bosom” from now onward.’

She then put down the pen and left immediately without creating any more stir after signing the contract.

Nolan strode up to the desk, picked up the contract, and took a glimpse at it while Willow walked to his side. “Nolan, thank you so much.”

“Don’t come into contact with her alone.” Nolan’s tone was faint. He then left with his personal assistant after putting down the contract.

Willow picked up the contract with a triumphant gaze after Nolan had left. “Maisie Vanderbilt, you’ll still die by my hands in the end.”

A Maybach was parked directly in front of the entrance, and Nolan’s personal assistant, Quincy Lawson, opened the car door for him.

Nolan asked immediately after getting into the car. “Did you gather all the information that I asked for?”

Quincy nodded, turned around, and handed a tablet to him. “Sir, it’s all saved in here.”

Nolan tapped on the screen to go through the information, but his attention was captured by the “Maisie Vanderbilt” that occupied the full name column. And the address found on her ID was exactly the Vanderbilts’ current address.

His eyes dimmed slightly.

At the Blackgold Group…

Daisie and Waylon stood outside the entrance and looked up at this iconic building, which looked extremely worthy of being the largest company in Bassburgh.

The two rugrats walked into the lobby while smart-looking men and women in suits hurried by. Some were holding documents while others were receiving foreign clients in different languages.

The two small figures attracted the attention of many people amidst this hectic scene.

The lady at the front desk noticed the two cute kids, so she stepped forward politely and asked with a gentle attitude, “Hi there, cutie pies. Who are you looking for?”

Daisie took her personal information out of her little yellow duck backpack and replied with her childish voice, “Miss, we’ve been selected as the endorsers of the brand ‘Young Faces’. The man at the entrance told us to come here for an audition.”

The receptionist almost fainted when she heard such an adorable voice. “Then didn’t your parents bring you here?”

Waylon responded immediately. “We don’t want to bother Mommy. We can do it ourselves.”

“Wow, you two are such sensible kids. Okay then, I’ll take you there now.”

“Thank you, Miss Beautipul!” The two rugrats bowed and thanked the receptionist.

The receptionist held their little hands and walked them toward the studio. ‘Young Faces’ was a luxurious children’s clothing brand under the Blackgold Group. It was indeed planning to recruit two young models, who were very photogenic and not afraid of being in the spotlight, to be their spokespersons.

The receptionist brought them outside of the studio. In addition to clothes hangers, there were also several cameras and background boards in the studio. Many children entered and exited the studio for the audition while they were waiting for their turn.

A stern-looking middle-aged woman, who was dressed very decently, seemed to be exceptionally dissatisfied with the results of all the photos and was losing her calm for a bit. “How am I going to shoot this? They have to be photogenic, photogenic! Do you understand me?”

“Sis’ Nova, these two children—”

“Argh, don’t bother me…” Nova Daniell was about to say something when she suddenly saw the two children standing next to the receptionist.

She was taken aback, her expression one of extreme shock. Her gaze was fixed on both of them.

‘How can these two kids resemble Mr. Goldmann so much!?’

“Madam Beautipul, we’re here to audition!” Daisie raised her head, her eyes looking crystal clear as if a star was hidden in each of them.

Nova took a deep breath and calmed her racing heart.

‘How could such adorable and lovable children belong to Mr. Goldmann? According to my acquaintance with Mr. Goldmann, there’s no way that he would’ve been able to give birth to such lovely kids.’

She knelt and rubbed their little heads. “What are your names?”

“My name is Daisie.”

“My name is Waylon.”

The two rugrats answered in unison.

Nova was fascinated by their cuteness.

‘Putting their cuteness aside, they also look incredibly gorgeous. If they were to be placed in front of a camera…’

Nova recovered from her trance, got up, and shouted to the staff around her, “You guys, hurry up! Bring these two little models in and put some clothes on them!”

She could not wait to see the results already!

The Maybach pulled over at the side of the road in front of the Blackgold Tower. The driver asked all the bodyguards waiting at the entrance to shove the surrounding crowd to the side and form two neat rows.

Nolan got out of the car and strode straight into the lobby with his long legs.

On the other side of the headquarters, Nova, who had taken a few sets of photos, sent two of the photos taken to Quincy without giving the photos any touch-ups.

Quincy slowed down, took the phone out of his pocket, and took a glance at it. He looked shocked and magnified the photo out of astonishment.

Quincy caught up to Nolan hurriedly. “Mr. Goldmann.”

“What’s the matter?” Nolan walked toward the elevator dedicated to him as the security guard pressed the button to open the elevator. He then entered the elevator while Quincy handed him his phone. “You should take a look at this.”

Nolan took a look at the screen of the phone, and his eyes dimmed.

If it weren’t for important matters, he would barely fix his gaze on a screen for longer than a minute. However, he stared at the screen for three whole minutes this time around.

“Nova Daniell sent me these photos. The brand endorsement department of ‘Young Faces’ has found these two little models, and they look rather similar to… you.”

When taking a closer look, the boy’s eyes looked exactly the same as those of Nolan. The facial features of the two children looked almost similar to him, especially the boy.

Nolan creased his brows and returned the phone to him. “Where are the two kids now?”

“They should still be in the studio.”

Nolan directly pressed the floor number to get himself to the floor where the shooting was taking place. For some reason, he wanted to see the two children.

Sitting in front of the computer, Colton invaded Blackgold’s control center and monitored the surveillance of the entire Blackgold Tower. He clicked on the screen to zoom in, saw Nolan walking toward the photography department, and called Waylon.

The smartwatch that Waylon was wearing vibrated, so he walked to the side quietly and answered the call. “Colton, how is it?”

“Nolan has come to look for the two of you now. Go and get Daisie to approach him. Remember to retrieve his hair!”

“Okay!”

Waylon walked to Daisie and whispered in her ear after ending the call. The whisper then ended with Daisie nodding while saying, “Roger that.”

Colton sat in front of the computer and chuckled.

‘One can’t expect to achieve anything if they risk nothing. We’ll get to know whether Nolan Goldmann is our daddy or not after we get our hands on his hair for DNA verification. We’ll get to the bottom of everything by then!’

Nolan appeared outside the filming department, and Nova greeted him with a wide grin. “Mr. Goldmann, why are you here?”

Quincy interrupted before Nolan could open his mouth. “Where are the two little models?”

“The models? They’re over there.” Nova pointed in the direction of the two rugrats.

The two little rugrats were stepping on the chair and looking into the lens of the camera as if they were very curious.

Nolan walked toward the two of them.

“Daisie, Waylon,” Nova called the two of them, and the two kids looked back only to see Nolan standing behind them.

Both of them raised their heads and exchanged gazes with Nolan. Waylon also stood in front of Daisie subconsciously, protecting her with a vigilant expression.

His appearance looked exactly the same as Nolan’s when he frowned.

“Who are you?” Waylon directed a question that he had already known the answer to Nolan while staring at him fixedly.

Nolan squinted his eyes. “Then who are you?”

“Is that even your business?”

Quincy and Nova were perspiring on their foreheads.

‘Isn’t this kid a little too bold and rigid?’

Daisie jerked at the hem of the corner of Waylon’s clothes, pretending to be very scared. “Waylon, I want to go home.”

Waylon rubbed her little head to comfort her. “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

A trace of helplessness flashed across the bottom of Nolan’s eyes.

‘Do I look too fierce and intimidating? Does this kid think that I’m approaching them with ulterior motives?’

“I’m the owner of this company. Where are your parents?” He softened his tone and attitude.

Quincy and Nova were shocked when they saw Nolan’s soft and gentle voice for the first time.

Daisie replied softly, “Our mommy is busy, and we don’t know where our daddy is.”

Nolan was deep in thought while Daisie suddenly walked up to him and stretched out her arms. “Mr. Handsum, I want a hug!”

Everyone present was shocked. This kid actually had the guts to ask Nolan to carry her!?

Waylon pulled Daisie deliberately. “Daisie, Mommy said that we shouldn’t let strangers carry us. We’ll be abducted if we do so.”

“But, he doesn’t look like a bad person, right?”

Daisie’s tiny and tender body was lifted into the air as soon as she finished saying so.

Everyone was dumbfounded once again.

Daisie wrapped her arms around Nolan’s neck and stared at him with her big cute eyes. “Mr. Handsum, your eyes look as pretty as my brother’s!”

Nolan had never tried to carry a child, so this hug gave him an unprecedented experience.

‘This little girl… She does resemble someone.’

“What’s your mommy’s name?”