The morning was going quite differently for Sienna than she had expected, with a lot more twists and turns, but until this moment, she had been confident that she could still turn things around.Until this moment, she had been completely focused on convincing everyone against Noah, hoping to prove his bad intentions and tendency to scam people for money. She wanted to make sure he ended up behind bars, so badly, that she had ignored almost everything else. But for the first time since that morning, her ears and brain had finally coordinated and registered the words “arrest her”.And finally, the realization hit her like a truck. Her? Who was he talking about… surely, he didn't mean her… Sienna Frost, right? This couldn't be happening… But before she could convince herself fully, the police men released Noah's and turned towards her as dread washed over her. Sienna felt like she had been cornered and stepped back instinctively, only to collide with another policeman standing a few s
Noah's gaze flicked towards Eliana, who was standing some distance away from him, looking completely baffled. He couldn’t blame her; she had every reason to be confused about how her husband, who had mostly stayed at home for the last three years, had suddenly developed a knowing towards Stuart Langdon. Scenes from a few days ago flashed in his mind, when she had been so flustered and happy to have met Stuart Langdon, and he almost caught himself smiling. No matter how upset he was with her, he couldn't leave without putting her mind at ease. He stepped close to her, lowering his voice to a gentle murmur."Don't worry, Eliana. Go home safely, and I might be late, so you don't have to wait for me tonight. I'll keep in touch, okay?"Eliana nodded, her eyes still wide. She bit her lower lip in hesitation, but lowered her head for a moment. Adjusting the purse strap on her shoulder, she forced herself to give him a tight lipped smile. Noah could obviously see through her body language
The convoy of cars swept through the imposing main gates of the Edencrest Estate, before halting in front of the main wing.Noah stepped out of the car, feeling his body stiffen up out of instinct; no matter what plans he had made, inside him, there was still a child who remembered what had happened the last time he had stood on these steps, feeling totally lost and heartbroken.He was betrayed, humiliated and forced to leave the house for the crime he never committed.He had not been expecting that nostalgia would hit him so hard, like a punch in the gut, as he looked at the palace-like mansion that was supposed to be his home sweet home.But unlike his imagination, it had never been able to serve its purpose of giving him safety and comfort.The large garden stretched out before him, leading to the steps that he started to climb with a heavy heart…All those years, he had been thinking that he never cared about this house, or his grandpa enough to remember anything about him or this
“Noah! Do you even know how big of a blunder you have left behind? Not only did you steal but you have also left a raging fire behind! How could you–”Fire… what fire? What did he leave behind himself; he clearly remembered that night, when everything had shattered around him, just a few days after his parents death.Then what fire was he talking about? He felt a jerk straightening his spine as soon as he heard his uncle's words. He could feel the control of his own tongue slipping away, the anger bubbling up from a deep well inside him. Was this the reason behind them desperately searching for him, had they really run out of people to pin the new blames on? And so, they wanted him to return and put this allegation on him… otherwise why, in all these years, did they suddenly need him?Things started to give him a hint about something he was clearly still unaware of, and he roared;“What the hell are you talking about?" he spat out, his voice harsh. "Is this why you called me back? J
“Which news?”Noah asked with complete confusion, because he had never heard about any such news in the first place!And about the lantern thing, he knew it… he had always been familiar with that lantern, so there was no chance of him mistaking it for a lamp or something else. Just like he would never leave it untreated if it ever ended up falling from his hands…But the most important factor here was, the fact that he had never been in that room the day he was casted out of the house.He had visited the room several times– with his parents, or without them, too.But on the day everything started to stir up like a tornado, he had not even left his room the whole day, and was waiting for his food. Because if the caretaker uncle Stuart was talking about was the same caretaker whom he remembered, then she was the only one who used to care for him after his parents' death.And the reason he had been starving the whole day, that day, was because she had quit the job for some reason, and le
"I don't want this, instead there is something else I want from you.”Noah gave a cold and curt reply to his uncle to drag his attention towards him; he was very familiar with this kind and concerning tone of his, and he also knew about the mask he was wearing while he was trying to fool him once again! Because there was no way in this whole world that he would be willing to help him… with anything. And this time, he was asking for help regarding the mess he himself had created, while claiming that he was doing it for Noah's sake! In fact, why would he ever want to help him or convince grandfather to take him in again, when he was the first person who wanted him out of this family?Noah was busy reminiscing in his head, when he heard his uncle finally asking, after a sigh;“What is that you want help with?”“I am glad that you finally asked!”He replied with a smirk, he knew the ball was in his court now. They always had been, but back, then he was too small to fight back.But in t
At first, Eliana was quite skeptical of letting Noah go. After all, she didn't trust anybody in this world, where Noah was really innocent. Who knows if they would bully him just like her family, as he couldn't even take a stand for himself. She was also afraid about the consequences of Sienna's arrest, and how she was going to explain it to her family.Especially when they would come to know that it was because of whom she was behind bars for misbehaving with him, because she was sure that they wouldn't tolerate this fact at all.And they won't even accept that she has taken her husband's side …when she wasn't even able to take her husband's side as well.She didn't want any of them to end up in jail, but again she was completely helpless in that situation and can't do anything further.While these are the thoughts that are clouding her mind, there was one more evident thought that peeping like a sun, hiding behind the clouds in a rainy day and that was how did Noah in the first pla
Eliana was not ready to see anyone from her own family and face them; then meeting some new guest was something she would never be prepared for.Maybe, the fact that Sienna had been arrested might not have reached their ears yet, otherwise, there was no way in this whole world that they could be so calm about it. Every passing minute felt like a ticking time bomb for her; it was already so late, and there was no way they would be able to bail Sienna out today.“Mom! Mom, please listen to me first. I can't meet any guests now, since I have kind of a big emergency in my hands–”“Oh! Please! Eliana, don't tell me your idiot husband has gotten himself stuck in some new problem now. Why don't you just sign the divorce papers and do all of us a huge favor by getting rid of that good for nothing man?”"Mom, I–" “Anyways! I am too excited and busy to let his blunders slide for a moment, you remember my little cousin, his friend is here and he is really very interested in meeting you, so wha