“You–”Only a single word left Noah's mouth after spending at least three minutes, frozen at the door. But before he could have said anything further, Warner stepped up and pulled him into his embrace.“My Noah… my Dear Noah, how can I explain how much I missed you! There wasn't a single day that I haven't tried to search for you, or haven't missed you… I can't explain the relief I am feeling right now, otherwise, I was so worried that if I die without finding you and giving you everything that you deserve since your birth, how would I face your parents on the other side of the rainbow?”“Grandpa!”Noah managed to say only one word again, as he felt his voice getting choked because of the overwhelming emotions overtaking his heart and mind. Meanwhile, tears were already starting to shine in his eyes.And before he could have said anything further, Warner spoke again. “Yes, my love! I can't explain to you, how long I have waited to hear this word from your mouth. Please call me grand
Bailey expertly backed her cherry red car into the small parking space outside the Bellagio Diner, the engine purring softly as it came to a stop. She pushed her shiny new sunglasses up into her hair, sighing with satisfaction. Beside her, Eliana was sitting quietly in the seat, clutching her bag in her lap. From the moment Eliana had stepped into the car, the ride had been completely silent except for a single declaration from Bailey: "Hi, but I can't talk now, I absolutely need to down a shot or two before hearing anything. So just get in and let's go!" Now, Eliana was waiting patiently as Bailey cut the engine. She slipped out of the seat at the same time as Bailey got out of the car, slinging her bag over her shoulder. She walked around to Eliana’s side and took her hand, practically dragging her and marching towards the entrance of the diner. The clatter of dishes and the hum of conversation surrounded the best friends as they stepped inside.Bailey didn't stop walking until
“Your stupid family members! What do they think of themselves?”Eliana was caught off guard by the intensity of Bailey's reaction and her anger. Whenever the question of Eliana being married to Noah was raised, Bailey was usually the first to curse Noah out. Not only this, but she often used quite a creative string of insults that left nothing to the imagination. She was also very vocal about Eliana needing to divorce Noah as soon as possible, then why was she getting so angry now? Had her feelings changed overnight?As Bailey slammed another drink down, her eyes flashing, Eliana started to understand why."I'm all in favor of you divorcing that loser Noah, but come on! Couldn't they find a single person for you, apart from someone that old? Richard Jensen of all people, a guy who's practically your uncle's age? What do they think of you? My best friend can get a much better, much hotter guy easily. I mean, just look at the amount of people dying to marry you when you aren’t even tr
“Wait a minute... jealous? Of me!?”Eliana was staring at Bailey like she had mentioned the earth being flat, or something.Meanwhile, Bailey looked back at her in disbelief, like Eliana had just confessed to not knowing that the sky was supposed to be blue.She leaned forward, as if trying to knock some sense into her best friend.“Girl! I know you are naive, having grown up in a privileged class and a protective family and everything, but I didn’t know you were this clueless! It is obvious to everyone, even the birds flying above, that your aunt is jealous of you! And to a very unhealthy degree. I can’t possibly be the first one to say this to you, right? Right!?”Bailey urged, but Eliana had stopped listening a while ago. Her mind was taking her on a flash- back ride to all the times Noah had hinted at the same thing. Although he had said it in a more subtle way, saying that Sienna and her mom didn't have her best intentions at heart. But all those times, Eliana had brushed it off
Eliana’s tears continued to flow as she recounted the events. “I turned my mom down, and we walked out of the house, and I was ready to go wherever Noah wanted to take me. But then… I almost couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it—a maroon luxury Rolls Royce parked in front of my house.The limited model that I'm hundred percent sure, is more expensive than any car my family owns. And on top of everything, it wasn’t just any car; it was customized, so it would have cost a fortune! I mean, in my mind, that car could belong to anyone but Noah! But, surprisingly enough, it was his. He didn’t say much either, he just quickly put all my stuff in the trunk, and we were ready to go.”Eliana sighed deeply, and Bailey, trying to keep up, asked eagerly;“So that’s it? That’s all the drama that happened, and as for your husband’s car—”Eliana cut her off, slamming her hand on the table in frustration as she remembered what happened next. “No! That’s hardly it. Because before I could even get in
Warner looked at Noah with pleading eyes, knowing that nothing was wrong from Noah's perspective, neither his anger, nor his reluctance to come near his grandpa or even the questions he must be having.He has grown to be the perfect heir, perfect person to lead the empire, the perfect son of the family whom he could trust after Rick… even after being away from the family for so long, and not getting any professional education that a member of the Kingsley family should get.He was really proud of his grandson, and he needed to let him know about this as well. But right now, there were more important things that Noah should know, rather than knowing that his grandpa was proud of him.With this thought, he stepped towards Noah, and gestured towards Stuart, who turned towards the table. He proceeded to pick up a file from the bundle of files which were kept there, which Noah hadn't noticed till now.Warner began with his resolve;“Noah, my child, I know you have plenty of questions, tons
“Protection! But why? And from what? I am not a helpless child who would die if no one had mercy on him and took him to their house! I am older now, and I know how to survive on my own–”Warner pulled him into his embrace again, cutting off the rant that Noah was about to set off on. Every word that Noah was saying was hurting the old man like a bullet to his chest; and the pain from these wounds was becoming more and more unbearable for him.After all, Noah was right… just because of a fear hidden in his heart and a doubt which he still didn't have any clues about, he had let his grandson down. He had never shown the courage to bring Noah back, not until he was completely assured that Otis and his wife wouldn't be doing anything to harm Noah.But before he could complete the list of the probable enemies that he had compiled for Noah's protection, Noah spoke again, freeing himself from his grip. “Don't try to use these emotional weapons on me! I demand an answer for the question I wa
“Murder? My murder?!”Noah finally managed to process the words he had just heard, murmuring them softly to himself.He knew that nobody in his family liked him, which was also why they had planned to throw him out of the house, but that doesn't mean that they were going to kill him.He didn't believe for a second that they would even think about it… this was something he had never imagined anyone from his family to be capable of.But suddenly, his grandfather’s words during their last call had started to make sense…“Have you eaten dinner yet? Is anything irritating your throat or do you feel uneasy?”At that time, he had been thinking that it was just a trick from his grandfather to show him the fake concern for him… but now, after this statement, he realized that it was not just concern, rather, it was his grandfather's fear.And he was also able to understand the second clause to hide for three days, until he himself arrived there and took him with himself.But before he could hav