“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
Noah's POV:I saw the message and quickly typed 'Okay' in reply, before anyone would take notice of me reading that message.“So what's your plan on staying here tonight? As I promised, I will be arranging the mansion of your choice in two days, but till then why don't you just stay here? I mean, don't you think it is a little inconvenient for you to live in your in-laws’ house, even after meeting your family?”Uncle Otis spoke up in a casual tone, as if he was simply trying to make conversation while stuffing the food into his mouth.“I don't think it would be a good idea for me to stay here tonight. You see, I don't really want to spend even a single day in the house from where I was thrown out into the stinky dumpster without any fault–”“Noah! Darling, I know you are still upset regarding that misunderstanding! But dear, now that you have grown up, try to think from our perspective as well. What were we supposed to do, if not obey your grandfather's order? After all, he is the one
“Noah! How are you, my son? I know you might be getting so emotional right now, but you have to control your emotions for now and just go to the apartment I have bought for you with Stuart. He will explain everything to you there.”Noah wanted to give a fiery retort by asking why should he be emotional and after all, who were they to him? When they once had the heart to cast him out of the house, then why were they so eager to get him back and even care about his emotions? But he managed to restrain his emotions just as his grandfather had instructed, and asked;“But how would I go there–”“Don't worry about it, my dear. Stuart will manage everything from now on, did you have a good dinner?”“Yes.”Noah didn't lie; since the day he was thrown out of the house, it was the first time in all these years that he had a good dinner with so much variety of food on the table. And if he forgot about the melodrama being pulled by his aunt and uncle, this was the first time he had been able to
Noah watched the color draining from Otis' face, and he was also enjoying it to the fullest. But sadly enough, he couldn't express his feelings just now.So, he pressed his lips together before leaving with a final remark.“Goodbye, uncle Otis. And I'll see you after you manage to fulfill the condition I have set for you.”“Of course! Don't worry dear, I will be doing my best.”Otis said with an awkward smile, wanting a reassuring reply in return, but all he got was the sound of footsteps walking away from him.It took Noah no more than fifteen minutes to reach the locality where his grandfather had arranged an apartment for him.But being familiar with his grandpa's nature, Noah also knew that he hated the apartment culture… he had always been against it.Then why did he buy it for him? Did he really still believe that he was the reason for all the things his uncle told him he was guilty for? The thought started to clench his heart and he started to rethink his decision of ever comi