Chapter 1198

The taxi stopped outside the gate, and Maisie got out of the car with Nolan. She then stood outside the gate for a long time and did not go in.

Nolan looked down at her. “Don’t you want to go in?”

“I’ve returned to my family’s ancestral mansion to visit them out of the blue. Madam Vanderbilt will definitely be startled, won’t she?” She inserted both hands into her pockets, and she seemed to be able to imagine Madam Vanderbilt’s expression.

Nolan pushed open the gate for her, and Maisie followed him in. There was still snow that had been shoveled and piled up on the ground of the huge courtyard, a

layer of frost had formed on the bare branches, and even the windows were fogged.

The door was half-open, and a strange middle-aged woman came out after a while. She was holding a basin of water in her hand and was stunned when she saw Nolan and Maisie. “May I know who you’re looking for?”

Maisie did not answer the question and asked, “Are Grandmother and Uncle Yorick in?”

woman was astonished once again when she saw how Maisie addressed the

“I’m Maisie, Maisie Vanderbilt.”

this time, Yorick’s voice came from inside.

Maisie, and his expression changed slightly. “Maisie, why are

to come and visit you guys on his behalf. Am

poured them some tea and told them that Madam Vanderbilt had gone out to play poker and would only come back home at

usually goes out to play poker?” “Yes.” The middle-aged woman replied with a smile, put the teapot away, and added, “I only knew that Madam Vanderbilt has a granddaughter and a

According to my seniority, I’m their

woman got it. “Is

“And who are you?”

wife died unexpectedly and had left behind two children. I considered doing so only because they were already grown-ups,” the middle-aged woman replied honestly. Maisie was not shocked to hear that Yorick

a norm for quite some time already. And his children have all grown up,

get married to someone else again and find a considerate wife who knows how to take care of the family. So, how can Grandmother not care about

and then

the tea in the cup but did not even take a sip from it, probably because he was not used to tea brewed in the huge teapot.

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