Noah's voice in the background made everyone present there feel a slight jolt of electricity in their spine, but due to different reasons.Viola and Otis felt a sudden shock of realization since they weren't aware about how long he had been standing there and how much he had heard from their mouths. While at the same time, Olivia and David felt this way because of their fear that now, he was definitely going to kick them out because of the behavior they had kept towards him.In fact, they weren't just fearing about it; they were indeed sure about this possibility. Viola was being rude to them just because they had almost gone bankrupt, but she was probably treating them the way they had treated her nephew.But Noah… Noah was always on the receiving end of their kicks and abuses, the one whom they had always treated as a scapegoat and a punching bag! Then could they even think that he was going to spare them? Probably, that's what karma is– it always strikes back.At one time, they u
Olivia and David were completely shocked on hearing Eliana's words and seeing her confidence level soaring with the highest clouds in the sky. She was confident enough while leaving the house with Noah, which was the shock of a lifetime for them; but in spite of everything, they had never imagined that she would become this bold, too.Noah's company had completely changed her… in fact, the Noah they had seen today was also completely different.He wasn't just dressed nicely in the perfect indicators of luxury, but he was looking like a completely new person.A person with perfection, with grace– he possessed everything that the men of this world would ever desire to have in their lives, and at the same time, he was the ideal man of every woman's dreams.Olivia wanted to say something in reply to Eliana's cutting remarks, but David gestured to her to stay quiet and looked at Eliana before opening his mouth.“Ellie! Do you really think that money is all we care about–”“Yes, I do. Beca
A few days had passed, and everything had finally started to fall back into place. Noah had taken the reins of the family business perfectly and smoothly into his hands. On the other side, Warner had started to enjoy the days of his retirement, finally deciding to quit the mourning period and pick up the hobbies he liked to keep himself busy with. Eliana had finally started going back to her office; now that her crisis with funding had been solved, things at Red Swan Entertainment were also coming back to their usual pace. Just when things had started to look peaceful around the house and everyone finally seemed to be forgetting the pain their family had gone through, Otis decided that it was time he reopened the wound.After all, things were starting to appear too good to be true, and Otis wanted to scratch the healing wound to make it bleed once again, making them feel the pain he had once gone through.He would make them suffer through the pain that he had suffered in the past,
“Yes! I guess it would be a good idea if you take her on some tour. Probably, it would help her see the more vibrant side of the world and find a way to overcome her grief! Don't worry about the arrangements, I will ask Stuart to arrange every single thing for you, just tell me the name of the places you want to visit first.”Warner replied as soon as Otis presented his thoughts about what he was going to do next, thinking that it would make Otis happy. Even though he had not transferred the entire empire under his name, he didn't always assume his step son to be unreliable. In fact, he did trust him; and as for the inheritance clause, it was just a condition that was being transferred for generations, and he himself wasn't able to break that tradition.That was why he had told everything to his wife and Otis’ mother before their wedding, and she was the one who had said that neither her, nor her son would have any problem with that.However, she had passed away years ago; and since
Before Eliana could say a word, Noah’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He quickly pulled it out, glancing at the screen, and a soft smile appeared on his face. It was a message from Warner: “I am back in Edinburgh and at the Edencrest Estate as well. Expecting to see you both for dinner tonight.”Typing a quick reply to his grandfather, Noah slipped the phone back into his pocket, then turned to Eliana with a playful grin. “Well, I think that my surprise is officially ruined. So now, you should definitely go ahead with whatever you were going to say!”His voice was teasing, but Eliana’s gaze dropped to the ground, her face warming with the flush of slight embarrassment. Noah, catching her reaction, chuckled softly and reached out, playfully poking her on the nose. "Come on, silly! What are you getting so worked up over, tell me?”The warmth of his smile was reassuring, urging her to speak. Eliana lifted her eyes hesitantly, meeting his. "Whatever it is, don’t worry. You know you can
Noah's POV:The moment I saw Eliana crumple to the ground like a doll, a scream left my mouth and I felt like my heart had suddenly stopped beating. For a moment, everything in front of my eyes went blank with panic, and I rushed towards her. Lifting her into my lap, I started to rub her hands, still coaxing her relentlessly. “Ellie! Ellie!! Wake up! Wake up!! Open your eyes.”And even though I was screaming at the top of my lungs, I had a feeling that my throat wasn't doing its best; otherwise, why was she not able to hear me yet?Panic started to short circuit the pathways in my brain and within seconds, I was not able to think anything at all!In all those months, I had learnt to deal with anything and everything, but fighting with fate when Eliana was unconscious… not opening her eyes and lying in my arms, was still capable of stealing all my senses at once.I checked her pulse and tried to assess her condition to find out if she might have fainted because of low blood sugar, bu
Noah's POV:I can't explain how the tick-tock of the clock, that was reminding me of every passing second, started to feel once we had been kicked out of the room.Yes, the doctor had indeed asked us to leave the room politely, but that still wasn't enough to ease the palpitations of my heart, or the panic of my head go away– because there was nothing to make the anxiety that was at the root of it, feel any better.On the contrary, she had actually contributed to raising the level of anticipation and fear by kicking me out. And I was damn sure that if she was going to take more than ten minutes for the check up, I would be the next one to get checked!Because the more the time was passing with Eliana's eyes being shut, the further the probability of my eyes attaining the same state of unconsciousness, was increasing.Meanwhile, uncle Stuart and Grandpa were strolling in the hallway like nothing had happened, although the lines of tension were pasted on their old faces.The strength th
Warner was not able to hold his happiness back… everything in his life had started to look pink and rosy once again, and all the broken branches were ready to heal; the grass was turning green again.Finally, it was looking like spring had once again knocked on the door of his life.He walked outside with Stuart following closely behind them, and halted as they reached the double doors leading to the foyer. Without breaking his step, Stuart smoothly went ahead to open the car door for the doctor and greeted her pleasantly. As soon as Stuart turned around after seeing the doctor off, Warner spoke up. “Stuart, there are a few things I want you to arrange on a priority basis. Start noting them down, before I forget them. I am surely getting old, but I don't want my great grandchildren to think that their great grandpa didn’t love them because he couldn't care for them or their comfort–*“Master! Do you really think that they would even know what you are doing for them right now, or wha