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River returned to Bayview Villa after driving Paige home.
Upon reaching home, she noticed Alex s car as well.
After staring at the car for a moment, she entered the villa.
Alex and Noah were in the living room, and they looked over when they heard the door.
When Alex saw River, he immediately stood up guiltily. “I’m sorry, River. I didn’t think it through yesterday.”
River gave him a complicated look. “You don’t have to apologize because I understand your feelings.”
Helplessly, Alex clenched his fists. “I came today because-
“I know. It’s about Paige.” River sat down on the sofa. “But I respect all of Paige’s decisions.”
Alex also took a seat. “I know you respect her because you guys are besties, but can you tell me what happened since I’m her fiance‘ and I’ve diligently taken good care of her?”
After a restless night, River had a headache from Alex’s endless questions.
“I can’t tell you, Alex. I’ve promised to keep it a secret,” River said helplessly.
Keeping his head low, Alex didn’t say anything, but Noah suddenly asked River, “Were you guys at Grand East Hospital yesterday?”
River stared at Noah briefly and nodded slowly.
Noah frowned because he believed in Paige’s character. Although she looked impulsive, she knew how to differentiate between the pros and cons of important issues.
not, she wouldn’t be competent enough to be the head of the design department.
There must be a very serious reason since she had suddenly aborted the child.
But since Paige remained silent about the reason, Noah had no choice but to ask River about it.
Before Noah could voice his doubt, Alex suddenly yelled agitatedly, “I got it!”
River and Noah turned to look at him.
“The baby! There must be something wrong with the baby!” Alex said with certainty. “The doctor advised Paige to abort the child, so she did! Then she blamed herself for failing to protect the kid and is guilty toward me. I’m sure that must be the reason.”
River admired Alex’s excellent thinking in silence because he had guessed it right by half.
But now, she had to find out who had harmed Paige that way.
Before long, Alex hurried to the hospital to seek the truth.
River leaned against the sofa and fell deep in thought.
Noah got to his feet and walked to her to grip her arm. “Go up and rest”
But River retrieved her hand. “No. I’ve got something else to do today. I’ll go to the company after taking a bath.”
“Do you know how bad you look now?‘ Noah asked in displeasure. ‘Just postpone it!”
River shook her head, ready to refuse.
Suddenly, Noah bent over and carried River from the sofa.
Keeping his head hung, Noah stared at River icily and demanded, “I’ll make you doze off in exhaustion if you say no.”
His words made River think of certain scenes She struggled shyly. “Can you please don’t do that kind of thing in broad daylight?”
Noah carried her upstairs. “Your room is as dark as night, given the blackout curtains.”
But River kept on resisting him. “I’m not in the mood to do anything else because of Paige’s affairs.
now.
“You can tell me, and I’ll help you guys to resolve it,” Noah insisted.
Hence, River stopped resisting and firmly leaned against Noah’s shoulders.
Of course, she knew that, but she couldn’t break her word since she had promised Paige.
After walking into the bedroom, Noah put River on the sofa.
River took off her coat and picked up her bathrobe before heading toward the bathroom.
When she reached the door, she turned to give Noah a confused look. “It’s Thursday. Aren’t you going to the company?”
Noah sat down on the sofa. “Till go when you’re asleep.
River was rendered speechless. She ignored the stubborn man and went to take a bath.
Noah’s phone rang after River stepped into the bathroom.
He fished his phone out and found it to be a call from Neil, so he picked it up.
Neil sounded somber and cold. “Eyan, the butler is dead.”
Calmly, Noah remarked, “Well, it’s expected.”
“We’ve lost an eyewitness.” Neil sounded a little frustrated. “I didn’t expect your father to act so fast. When can we bring him to justice, Noah?”
Noah sneered coldly. “The day after tomorrow. I’ll have a press conference and drive him out of MK.”
“I’m afraid you alone can’t decide it,” Neil said. “We need the shareholders‘ help.”
“You and River just need to sit back and relax while watching him being punished.”
Neil didn’t know what Noah was up to, but he knew that Noah always kept his word.
Since Noah had said so, Neil merely had to wait.
After the call with Neil, Noah called Reuben, and the latter speedily picked it up. “Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. De Marco?”
Noah instructed, “Ask the five shareholders to come to The River Taste tonight.”
Stunned, Reuben asked, “Are you referring to the shareholders who are still on your father’s side, Mr.
De Marco?”
“Yes, tie them up and bring them there if they refuse. They must be there at five o’clock sharp.”
“Understood, Mr. De Marco.”
River came out from her bath half an hour later.
Noah sat outside and waited patiently. When he saw her come out with drenched hair, he approached her and pulled her back to the bathroom.
Lifting her head to him, she asked, “What are you doing?”
Noah bent down and fished out a hair dryer. Then he pulled River over and stood behind her. “You can’t come out like that even if there’s a heater in the room.”
River blushed. “I know, but I want to have some water because I’m thirsty.”
Noah turned on the hair dryer and gently touched her long hair.
When River saw his serious look in the mirror, she felt a great sense of security.
“I guess I won’t come home early tonight. You don’t have to wait for me,” Noah reminded tenderly.
Awkwardly, River looked down. “When did I say I wanted to wait for you…”
Noah stopped and put the hairdryer down before turning her over to face her.
After that, Noah put his hands around her, locking her in his arms.
His black eyes were smiley. “It’s not good to lie.”
River’s heartbeat quickened because of her anxiety as she locked eyes with him. “I’m not lying.”
“Who was beside herself, waiting for me for a few days?” Noah slowly got closer to her and whispered hoarsely in her ear. “Don’t tell me it wasn’t you.”
The hot breath on River’s earlobe electrified her. Even the tip of her ear was red and hot.
Panicked, River tried to push him away. “Who told you that?”
But she regretted it the moment she raised that question because she had indirectly admitted to it.
Pursing his lips, Noah hugged River’s waist with one hand, pinched her chin with the other, and kissed her with his head low, The lingering hotness in the bathroom and Noah’s skillful kissing skills aroused River, pulling her into the romance slowly.
After an unknown period, River lay on Noah’s shoulders in exhaustion.
Noah couldn’t bear to wake her up. After washing her body clean in the bathtub, he put her in bed.
He put on his clothes and kissed her forehead before leaving the bedroom.
Draco asked someone to lead Daniella to his study in De Marco Residence.
When Daniella stepped into the room, she saw Draco’s exhaustion. Although she didn’t know what had happened these two days, Draco’s misery filled her with endless happiness.
After suppressing her emotions, she asked, “What can I do for you this time?”
Draco looked up at her. “Do one thing for me, and I’ll pay you 41,000,000 dollars. I’ll even help you get abroad and guarantee your safety there.”
‘41,000,000 dollars?! Daniella widened her eyes in shock.
She would have around 70,000,000 dollars if she added that up with the 28,000,000 dollars that Noah had Excited, Daniella questioned, “What do you want me to do?
Draco looked away and pulled out his drawer to reveal a gun. He then put it on the desk.
Daniella was scared out of her wits when she saw the gun. “You… have a gun?”
Draco glanced at the ignorant Daniella, fished out a check, swiftly wrote something on it, and put it under the gun.
Then he yelled at the door, “Lance!
Lance quickly entered and bowed respectfully. “Master De Marco.”
Draco looked at Daniella. This is Lance, and he’ll be with you from today onward. I want you to grab this gun and kill River. The money’s here, and you can get it at any time. But I’ll give you only half a month.
Plus, Lance will kill you if you fail.”
Bewildered, Daniella asked, “Why should I do that? You have so many capable men with you. Why didn’t you ask them to do it instead?”
Draco snorted. “You don’t have the right to know so much, and I have my concerns. Do you want to do it or not?”
“What if I say no?” Daniella asked urgently.