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“Ella, rest assured. The doctor said it won’t leave a scar,” Noah said.
That didn’t comfort Ella at all. “Bethany went too far this time! I have to call the cops!”
Noah pressed his lips together.
“I heard her grandmother is sick,” he said soothingly. “Did you go to see her?”
Ella’s expression changed, and her eyes suddenly turned red. “Noah, what do you mean by that? Do you think her grandmother falling ill has anything to do with me?
“I swear, I don’t know anything about how she got sick! My mom took me to apologize to Bethany’s grandmother that day. We wanted her to put in a good word for me with Bethany.
fault!”
“I know I was wrong before, but that doesn’t mean everything is my
Noah looked at Ella, his heart softening. “Stop crying. It hurts me to see you cry. Alright, I
won’t bring this up again.”
“Noah, I want to call the cops!” Ella refused to give up. “Do you not want me to report her? Have you started to like her?”
Noah’s breath hitched. He indeed didn’t want to get the police involved in this matter.
“No,” he said. Taking Ella’s hand, he kissed it and explained, “You were just trending online recently, I don’t want anyone to use this situation to make up stories about you.
“Besides, Mrs. Reid is Bethany’s mother. If things get ugly, how is she supposed to live with your family? Your dad loves you, so you should think about him too, right?”
Noah’s words almost swayed Ella, but she couldn’t forget the way he had stared at Bethany earlier. It was the way a man looked at a woman!
Ella stopped arguing and started acting spoiled instead. “Noah, when are we going to register our marriage? I’m so scared. I’m afraid of losing you!
Noah felt slightly moved, but he didn’t give in completely. “We’ll do it at the end of the month. Ella, I won’t break my promise. Sweetheart, you have to give me some time to plan the proposal, okay?”
Ella pouted. “Fine. I’ll let it go this time. But if there’s a next time, I definitely won’t let her off so easily.”
Noah kissed the corner of her eye affectionately. “You’re the best.”
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After he finished soothing Ella, he went to the hospital his assistant had mentioned.
Unfortunately, Anthony stopped him as soon as he approached the ICU. “Mr. Vazquez, are you here to visit someone?”
Noah recognized Anthony. He asked, “Is Mr. Brennan here?”
Anthony shook his head. “No.”
“Okay. I’m here to see an elderly patient,” said Noah.
But Anthony blocked Noah’s path. “I’m sorry. The staff has already announced that no visitors are allowed today. Please understand.”
Noah found it suspicious. “Is this your order or your boss’s?”
Anthony answered politely, “Please don’t make things hard for me.”
Noah narrowed his eyes as anger rose in his chest. “What if I insist on going in?”
Anthony was polite but firm. “I’m sorry.”
“Fine! That’s just great. I’ll have a good talk with Mr. Brennan in a few days!”
Noah had run into a wall and didn’t get to see anyone in the end. Back in his car, he tugged his tie loose, feeling as though something was wrong.
Julian was different from Silas. He was disciplined, rigorous, and never let anyone catch him slipping. But what happened that day was clearly out of character for him.
Who exactly was in that hospital that Julian cared about?
Or was there something going on between Bethany and Julian