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
Bailey stammered out, “What did you say? A mansion? Maybe I’m too drunk, and I have reached the stage where I'm hallucinating now…”She lifted her hands close to her cheeks, ready to slap herself to knock some sense back into her mind. But Eliana caught her wrists in time as she shook her head, her expression serious. “No! Bailey! You are not hallucinating. I did say that he took me to a mansion. It is on the outskirts of the city, and from what little of it I saw last night and this morning, it seems quite grand and spacious… something really beyond my expectations.”Bailey gulped, her hand shaking slightly as she set her drink down. “But how! How is it possible that someone who couldn’t even afford to rent out a one bedroom apartment of his own, in the most cheapest part of the city, has taken his wife straight to a mansion, in the middle of the night? That too, on such short notice of an hour at most? Ellie, are you sure you are safe there? How sure are you…”Eliana raised an ey
“But Grandpa, if you want to eat something, I can cook it for you right here, in almost no time at all. Because… this restaurant is almost at the other end of the city. It is quite pricey with no class at all… I mean, I know you never care for the price, but I have never liked the management there. The staff is quite rude, and everyone present there only treats you well if you have good money and are going to spend lavishly on the tip.”Noah spoke up, without wasting any time, remembering the bitter memories related to that restaurant. During the first year of their marriage, while he was still working for David Frost, he had saved up some money over a long period of time. He had been planning to take Eliana on a date there, knowing that it was Eliana and Bailey's go- to place.But the treatment from the staff and the disappointment felt by Eliana had made him so embarrassed, that he never dared to plan anything like that ever again. Not only that, but Eliana had also started hesita
It took almost an hour for both Noah and Stuart to reach the restaurant Warner wanted them to visit; Noah had correctly estimated the time it would take to get to the other side of the city during peak afternoon traffic. But in his hurry, Noah had once again forgotten to change the clothes that he was wearing that morning, while making breakfast for Eliana and then dropping her off at Red Swan Entertainment. It wasn't just because he was thinking that he would change at his leisure after his return, but also because he didn't have many options. Even though he had shifted to the new house and gotten the new car, along with the assurance of getting back everything that belonged to him, he hadn't bought anything that could show the reflection of the money he had in his bank account, or the properties and empire he was going to acquire.It was partly because of a lack of time; since the day he had met Stuart and decided to accept the proposal of his uncle and aunty, till today, he hadn
Stacy looked at Noah with concern, seeing the venom and hatred in the eyes of her manager.She was about to ask Noah politely, but before she could utter a single word, the manager started to speak again.“Stacy! What are you still doing, dear? I told you, he is a beggar who doesn't even deserve to set foot in our premises! He can't even afford the cost of the cleaning of the piece of ground he is walking on, right now, so what are you waiting for? Call the security, ask them to throw this man out of the premises right now.”“Sir …Security?”Stacy asked in a shaking tone, as she never had to call the security to throw someone out of here.It was really a very high end restaurant, and no one whose pocket didn't allow them to dine here, had ever dared to set foot here.Also, the restaurant was run on the basis of previous reservations, and only a person who had paid the amount of reservation was allowed inside the premises.This is the reason that earlier, she was trying to explain to N
Bailey heard Richard's words, and before Eliana could have said anything to his proposal, she replied to him excitedly. “Yes! You are right she doesn't need monetary help right now, but I am telling you! I have tried to explain this to her as well, that before using the money that her husband has given to her, she should at least cross check about where it has come from and how he has gotten his grubby hands on it.Because I highly doubt that someone is ready to give this much amount to their new employee as a loan, even though they have saved their life! If they would have to spend millions for being treated by a fake village healer, wouldn't they prefer to hire a team of well qualified doctors to be around them at all times? Instead of wasting this amount on a loser, who doesn't know anything about the corporate world!”“I can totally agree with your observations, miss-”“Bailey! I am Bailey! Nice to meet you!”Bailey introduced herself with a tipsy smile and slightly slurring word