Eliana could already sense something ominous on her way… and Richard Jenson's presence was the sign of her being right all along.The anxiety of not being able to tell her family about her sister being locked up was already overwhelming her. And Richard's last statement about leaving Noah had left her petrified.This was completely visible on her face, as she tried to gulp down the lump forming in her throat.“What happened sweetheart, are you okay?”Richard asked, as he was the only one whose eyes were stuck to Eliana's face since she had arrived there.He had always been weak for beautiful girls, and Eliana could be their Goddess! Because he had definitely never laid eyes on someone so beautiful before her.She was the perfect replica of the purest beauty described in the poems by the poets since ancient times. Before arriving here, he was a little reluctant about why he would go for someone who was already married, when he could have plenty of unmarried, young girls around him… a
Eliana rushed towards her bedroom; she wanted to take a long and relaxing bath, ideally for an hour and a half, to put off some tension of the day away from her mind… at least for some time.But she knew that she wasn't going to get that chance anytime soon today.So she quickly rushed to the washroom to wash her face, splashing it with plenty of water to make her mind somewhat calm.The day had indeed failed even the highs and lows of a rollercoaster, and she didn't even know how much of it was still left for her. She quickly came out of the washroom and patted her face dry, while she looked for her mobile to call Noah.However, even after three tries, she wasn't able to contact him at all. Having no other option, she left a voice note for him to call her the moment he saw this message, since they needed to talk.She had always been sure about her family not liking Noah, and she had just witnessed an example of that a few minutes ago. They didn't even have a solid reason behind it,
Noah took a complete tour of the apartment and realized that it was indeed very spacious and breathtaking, equipped with everything he could possibly need.Everything had just begun to fall into place, when a new thought crept into his mind: how was he going to break this sudden news to Eliana?Just the thought of coming up with a new reason, most probably another lie, was enough to bring a frown to his face. Because he knew that she might have believed that he had gotten those millions of dollars from his new employer, and this employer might have done a heroic job of rescuing him from a situation that could end up with him in jail… But she was indeed smart enough to know that no matter how important a post he held in the company, no employer was going to give him such a luxurious apartment– not until he had directly joined as the CEO of some multi-billion dollar company!And she also knew that he didn't have the required credentials for that. He had somehow managed to continue his
Eliana was really tired and hungry; she had rushed to address Sienna had sent her this morning, without having her lunch. And after how the rest of the day had unfolded, she really hadn't gotten any opportunity to grab a quick bite, or anything at all to put into her stomach. Pangs of hunger were nearly killing her, and she felt like she was on the verge of starvation. But to her surprise, the dinner was ready even without Noah being present. As far as she remembered, no dinner had been prepared without his presence and labor in the kitchen, since the last two and half years.He was the one cooking all the meals for the family, wiping the counters and cleaning all the dishes… along with the entire house, and doing all the household chores as well.And he was doing all this without any complaint, all these years.But today, she was finally able to see how thankless her family really was. Today, when he was not around, they were ready to sell him off by asking her to sign the divorce
Eliana sat on the chair reserved for her beside her mother, thinking that she was probably going to get some peace, at least until the dinner ended.But her misguided thoughts were proven completely wrong and deluded, the moment she sat down and the servants started serving dinner to everyone. It wasn't usual that there were plenty of servants present in the house, although her mother had strictly instructed them to not meddle whenever Noah was working; she wanted the responsibility of making and serving the meals to fall solely on his shoulders.“It's okay! I will take whatever I need by myself.”She lifted her right hand, stopping the attendant from piling on the dishes and filling her plate with food. But her mother remarked instantly; “Sweetie! Please eat comfortably, after all, it's your house too… and even if your husband can't even afford a decent dinner, you aren't an orphan! Your parents are still alive, darling, and we can afford everything you would ever want to eat. Here
“Eliana! My dear! Don't be too emotional…” Olivia chuckled lightly before speaking again, realizing that if she didn't meddle now, her overly sentimental daughter would shush this wonderful deal away with her own hands.“We all know the softhearted person you are, honey, but that beggar doesn't deserve your kindness anymore! You have taken pity on him for too long and done enough favors on him already!”Olivia's hands clenched around her fork, wanting nothing more than to slap her stupid child for this outburst, but trying her best to keep a relaxed smile on her face. There was no way she could let her daughter spoil this golden opportunity. After all, that beggar was not good for her daughter… He wasn't ever good enough to marry even a servant of the Frost household, let alone the pampered daughter! If her health had not been in question, she would never have agreed to this idea from the beginning. “But mom–”Her thoughts paused when she heard Eliana's voice, who probably wanted
“Noah!? Did I hear that right?”Olivia asked, controlling her voice from reaching screaming levels with great difficulty, as she stood up from her seat. She stood right beside Eliana and grabbed her arm to make her stand up.She demanded;“Tell me, honey! Did I hear it correctly? Because for some reason, I think I heard that Noah is the one who helped you–”“Yes, I think I also heard the same. How strange! But I know it was all in my head, because there is no way that the duffer could help us in any way. What else does he know, apart from being a huge burden on our family!”Ruppert was the one to cut into Olivia's statement in the middle, just to end up supporting her.“Maybe we are thinking too much about the divorce and how he is surely going to create a scene after seeing the divorce papers, that we have even imagined Eliana uttering his name just now. Talk about inviting the devil into our home, but what can we say now! I guess we will tolerate that last piece of humiliation like
It took them a total of five minutes to reach the society gates, and Noah realized that it had already been longer than the usual time Eliana had ever taken to reply to him. “How long does it take for us to get to Eliana's house?”He asked casually, taking a look at the height of the buildings from the window of the passenger seat.“Not more than two and half hours, Young Master. We are completely out of the city, and right now the traffic is going insane. But the actual time to cover the distance is not more than an hour–”"That will be too late, I can't afford this much delay in reaching there. There is definitely something wrong… Eliana is not okay.”He murmured his last words to himself, so low that Stuart was unable to hear them. But before he could have asked Noah anything regarding that, he added;“Is there any way I can reach there in less than an hour… preferably in half an hour?”“Young Master, what happened? You look tense, is something bothering you?”Stuart asked, noting