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“Are you calling today solely to inquire about my future plans, Mr. Hendrix?”
“Do you think you’re qualified to inquire about my plans?”
Daniella inhaled a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and said, “I believe that nothing can be hidden from you, Mr. Hendrix. If that is the case, I shall tell you about what Mr. De Marco Sr. has ordered me to do…”
Daniella told him about her concerns after explaining about Draco’s plan.
“Noah and Neil will be aware of this matter by now, so it’s utterly impossible for me to carry out the task. In fact, they will even take away my gun.”
Hector said, “Give them the gun if they come to you, and don’t resist if they want to monitor you.”
Daniella said, “However, Mr. De Marco Sr. is going to kill me if I don’t complete the task within two weeks!”
“You won’t die so soon. Just do as I say!” Hector appeared to have lost his patience.
Daniella relented. “Understood, Mr. Hendrix.”
“Take the initiative to reach out to them and hand over the gun.”
“Sure.”
After ending the call, Daniella texted Noah and Neil as ordered and informed them about Draco’s plan.
Noah replied right away.
Noah: [I’ll send someone to you. Hand him the gun. He will send you a gun that looks the same tomorrow morning.]
Daniella agreed. Someone knocked on the door half an hour later.
She opened the door and found a bodyguard. “Gun.”
Daniella was acquainted with the bodyguard. He was the one who had called out to her and stopped Casey previously.
Daniella recovered from her surprise and handed the gun to the bodyguard hastily.
He said, “I’ll send the fake gun at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow.”
At Bayview Villa.
River absentmindedly ate in the dining room until Kenny returned. As he entered, he stared at her and waved his hand before her eyes.
“G? What are you daydreaming about?” Kenny inquired.
River slowly returned to reality, looking up at Kenny. “Nothing. Have you eaten?”
“Not yet. Where are the children?” Kenny pulled out a chair and sat down.
“I think they’re playing upstairs,” River replied nonchalantly, mechanically stuffing peas into her mouth.
“G, something is bothering you. It seems like you won’t tell me anything these days,” Kenny observed and sighed.
River put down her fork. “I just don’t want you to worry too much.”
“I’m your friend! I really wish I could help you with something,” Kenny expressed sincerely.
River smiled. “I’m already very happy that you can manage the factory and company so well.”
Kenny clicked his tongue, about to say more, when they heard a car outside.
River turned to look, thinking it was Noah coming home.
“G, will you please show some restraint? Why are you so excited that Noah is back, but you didn’t welcome my return that way!” Kenny remarked.
Without turning, River said, “I have something to talk to him about.”
She opened the door, but it was Scott, not Noah.
Scott had arrived without informing her, something he used to do in the past. River felt something was off but couldn’t walk away now.
“What brings you here, Scott?” she asked.
Scott, holding a medicine kit, smiled. “You’ve forgotten that I come to change your house’s emergency medicine supply once a year.”
River stared at the kit, apologizing, “I’m sorry that I’ve forgotten about this.”
Scott would periodically swap out the medicine when they lived abroad.
“Have you eaten? Kenny just got home and hasn’t eaten either. Why don’t you stay for a meal?” River suggested.
Scott declined, “Nah. If I stay for a meal, Noah might misunderstand when he’s back later.”
Feeling guilty, River confessed, “Speaking of this, I have something to tell you now, Scott.”
“I know what you’re going to say. You want to tell me that we should keep a distance now that you and Noah are together,” Scott said nonchalantly.
River lowered her head in guilt. “Yes. I’m very sorry you’ve wasted many years of your youth because of me.”
Scott sighed. “River, I told you many times. I’m doing this willingly, and it has nothing to do with you.”
Overwhelmed with emotions, River didn’t know how to respond. She never had feelings for Scott-
Noah always held the most important place in her heart.
“Don’t feel bad, River. Even though I’m disappointed that we can’t form a family together, I’m happy just to see you happy. I won’t be coming over to Bayview Villa frequently anymore, but we will still be friends.
“I think about how both of us were very busy during our time abroad, but we still had a good time when we gathered,” Scott shared.
River listened in silence, knowing it would be inappropriate to say anything now and could hurt Scott.
Noah drove to the entrance of Bayview Villa’s residential area while Reuben attended to some matters. As he approached his house, he noticed the villa was still undergoing renovations.
Noah parked in front of the villa and decided to inspect the progress secretly. Exiting the car, he entered the yard. Just as he was about to ascend the steps, movement caught his eye, and he spotted two figures in River’s yard.
Turning, he identified Scott with his back turned and River facing him. Noah was unable to hear their conversation, so he observed Scott raising his hand and leaning toward River. To his shock, they appeared to be kissing.
Livid, Noah swiftly descended the steps and headed toward River’s yard.
Meanwhile, Scott’s hand remained on River’s face.
Noah snarled, veins bulging on his temples, “What are you doing?!”
Startled, River and Scott turned to face Noah. She glanced at his furious expression and then at Scott, who was merely helping her remove a fallen leaf from her hair. It dawned on her that Noah had misunderstood the situation.
Scott addressed Noah casually, “Have you misunderstood something, Mr. De Marco?”
Noah approached with large strides. Anxiety gripped River as she sensed Noah’s menacing presence.
Before she could intervene, Noah punched Scott’s face.
River hurriedly stepped forward to stop Noah. “Have you lost your mind, Noah? Scott didn’t do anything to me!”
“Do you think I haven’t seen anything? Are you trying to lie to me?” Noah glared at River.
River urgently grabbed Noah’s arm. “Will you calm down and listen to my explanation first? There was a leaf-“
“I believe what my eyes see! You’ve utterly disappointed me, River!” Noah’s expression turned cold.
He angrily shook off River’s hand and turned to leave.
River hastened after him/”Noah! It’s not at all like what you imagine! Calm down and listen to my explanation, okay?”
She followed Noah until the entrance of the other villa.
Feeling extremely anxious when she saw Noah enter the car, she rushed to the vehicle and began pounding on the door. “Noah, Scott was helping me remove a fallen leaf. Will you please listen to what I have to say?”
Noah had already started the car while River was explaining.
In the next moment, the car rushed into the darkness and vanished.
River was so startled that she turned ghastly pale. She grabbed her phone and called Noah.
‘He has the right to be angry and ignore my explanation, but he shouldn’t take his own life lightly!‘
However she made a dozen calls, but Noah did not pick up.
Scott approached River with blood seeping from his lips. He said guiltily, “I’m sorry for bothering you, River.”
River shook her head. “It’s fine. You may go home first and drive safely.”
Scott insisted, “You must tell me if he does something bad to you-“
“Scott, he won’t do anything bad to me!” River interrupted Scott with tears in her eyes. “I’m very scared that he will get into a dangerous situation now!”
Scott gazed into River’s eyes. “If you’re genuinely concerned about him, you can have Ty and Axel track his location so you can find him.”
River was momentarily stunned. Soon after, she recovered and said, “Understood. Drive home safely!”
She hurried back to the villa, leaving Scott alone at the other villa’s door. He stood in silence, watching her departing figure.
After a while, he looked away and slowly walked back to his car.
Meanwhile, River rushed upstairs to the villa.
Kenny looked at her in surprise. “G! Why are you running in the house?”
River didn’t respond, so Kenny looked outside in confusion. ‘Wasn’t it Noah who came back? Why is River so agitated for no reason?‘
Kenny walked out and asked the bodyguard about the earlier situation.
River opened the children’s room door, startling Axel and Tyler in front of their laptops. Liora was playing on the mat and hastily stuffed her phone back into her shirt.
“Mommy? What’s going on?” Tyler quickly calmed down and asked, concerned about River’s anxious expression.
River approached Tyler with forced calmness. “Ty, are you good at tracking someone’s location?”
Tyler nodded. “Who are you looking for, Mommy?”
“Is it Daddy?” Axel asked.
“Yes. He had a misunderstanding earlier and drove away so quickly. I’m worried about him. Please help me check his current location,” River said anxiously.
Tyler’s expression turned serious/ “Okay, I’ll do it now.”
“Mommy.” Liora walked to River, holding her cold hand. She looked at River with concern and asked, “Is Daddy not picking up his phone?”
River knelt and told Liora, “Yes. Don’t worry, Lia. I’ll meet him soon.”
Liora pursed her lips. She reached into her shirt, pulled out her phone, and passed it to River.