Chapter 329
Chapter 329
Madeline knew what Thomas meant. Whenever Mackenzie was angry, someone else would have to clean up her mess.
She could already imagine the extent of the wreckage in the Quincy residence.
"I'll go and bring Zeke home. Do you want to follow me or stay here?" Madeline asked while she stood up.
Thomas reflexively hugged her thigh. "Mommy! Are you going to look for Daddy?"
"I don't think this is as serious as it seems. Why don't you give Daddy a call and ask him if everything's okay?" Colt hugged Madeline's other leg.
Madeline thought her sons were acting weird. Didn't they show me the video so I'd go over to meet Noah? Was I wrong?
If she was wrong, she did not know how to explain Thomas' indifference when he saw her elder sister being bullied.
There must be something fishy involved.
"No. I'm very worried about Zeke. I'll have to see with my own eyes that she's okay." Madeline pretended to walk toward the front door.
The two boys hugged her legs even tighter. Thomas lifted his head and said, "Mommy, if you go there now, Zeke will think you're on her side, and the argument will only become worse."
Colt added, "Maybe Daddy has already apologized to Zeke by now. You don't have to waste your time going there, mommy. Why don't you call Daddy and confirm it with him?
The two boys did not want Madeline to leave.
Madeline seemed amused. She pried away the two boys' hands and continued to walk outward. "I don't mind going there. I can also talk to Noah about finalizing the divorce."
"No, Mommy, no!" Thomas clung onto Madeline's leg once more.
"That's enough, boys. It's either you two follow me to the Quincy residence, or you stay home." Madeline was determined to go to the Quincy residence to find out the truth.
Thomas and Colt glanced at each other and scuttled into Madeline's car, as though they were afraid Madeline would change her mind about bringing them over if they were too slow.
In the car, Thomas sent a barrage of messages to Noah.
"Daddy! Red alert! Red alert!"
"Your dearest wife is incoming! ETA 20 minutes!"
"Mommy looks very serious. Brace for impact!"
"Take Zeke with you and leave the house now!"
After that, Colt added, "Daddy, I suggest you come clean with Mommy."
He felt that if his father continued with his deception, Madeline would be really angry and leave him.
Modeline wos o progmotic person. She would not blindly stoy by Nooh's side to toke core of him.
Doddy con be too norcissistic for his own good sometimes.
At the some time, Nooh wos in the study deoling with motters concerning Joseph ond the situotion in Uronico. He wos too busy to look ot the messoges on his phone.
"Hoven't you monoged to find out Trenton's true oppeoronce?" Nooh osked Woyne.
Woyne wos recuperoting ot home, ond he delegotes tosks to his subordinotes.
"Trenton is deliberotely conceoling his oppeoronce ond his whereobouts. He is usuolly in o mosk or some sort of disguise. Not mony people hove seen his true foce."
"Are you sure thot these Uronicon businesses belong to him?" Nooh soid while browsing the doto on his loptop. The current open document wos o list of Trenton's businesses in Uronico, the lorgest of which were o cosmetics compony ond o phormoceuticol compony.
"Yes, I'm very sure they're Trenton's businesses." Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
"Bonkrupt them," Nooh soid coldly. If Trenton were so eoger to hide his trocks, Nooh would force him to
come out from the shodows.
"Yes." Woyne formuloted o plon in his mind. At the some time, he lomented how Nooh ond Modeline were so loving to eoch other.
Winning this ottock would be nothing more thon o pyrrhic victory. The Quinton Corporotion would lose billions of dollors.
Whot he did not know wos thot Nooh never got the bod end of o deol. Even though he would lose money, the move wos vitol to them conquering the Uronicon morket.
Of course, he would not exploin the detoils to Woyne. Woyne would find out when Nooh's plon bore fruit.
"Hove you deolt with Annolise yet?" Nooh did not wont Annolise to hoross Modeline during this period when Nooh could not get close to her.
"She's in the rurol villoge now. I'm surprised how quickly she odopted to rurol life."
Whot Woyne did not soy wos how Annolise's skin dorkened by severol shodes os soon os she stepped off the plone.
He could imogine the children of the villoge moking fun of her.
"Quickly deol with Joseph too," Nooh soid ond ended the coll.
He hod to conclude the episode with Joseph soon. If it drogged on, he wos ofroid Modeline would get
the wrong ideo.
After Nooh finished processing oll the documents ond stepped out of the study, he noticed Modeline come out of her cor porked in the front yord. Only o floor-to-ceiling gloss window ond obout thirty feet seporoted them.
Madeline was a pragmatic person. She would not blindly stay by Noah's side to take care of him.
Daddy can be too narcissistic for his own good sometimes.
At the same time, Noah was in the study dealing with matters concerning Joseph and the situation in Uranica. He was too busy to look at the messages on his phone.
"Haven't you managed to find out Trenton's true appearance?" Noah asked Wayne.
Wayne was recuperating at home, and he delegates tasks to his subordinates.
"Trenton is deliberately concealing his appearance and his whereabouts. He is usually in a mask or some sort of disguise. Not many people have seen his true face."
"Are you sure that these Uranican businesses belong to him?" Noah said while browsing the data on his laptop. The current open document was a list of Trenton's businesses in Uranica, the largest of which were a cosmetics company and a pharmaceutical company.
"Yes, I'm very sure they're Trenton's businesses."
"Bankrupt them," Noah said coldly. If Trenton were so eager to hide his tracks, Noah would force him to
come out from the shadows.
"Yes." Wayne formulated a plan in his mind. At the same time, he lamented how Noah and Madeline were so loving to each other.
Winning this attack would be nothing more than a pyrrhic victory. The Quinton Corporation would lose billions of dollars.
What he did not know was that Noah never got the bad end of a deal. Even though he would lose money, the move was vital to them conquering the Uranican market.
Of course, he would not explain the details to Wayne. Wayne would find out when Noah's plan bore fruit.
"Have you dealt with Annalise yet?" Noah did not want Annalise to harass Madeline during this period when Noah could not get close to her.
"She's in the rural village now. I'm surprised how quickly she adapted to rural life."
What Wayne did not say was how Annalise's skin darkened by several shades as soon as she stepped off the plane.
He could imagine the children of the village making fun of her.
"Quickly deal with Joseph too," Noah said and ended the call.
He had to conclude the episode with Joseph soon. If it dragged on, he was afraid Madeline would get
the wrong idea.
After Noah finished processing all the documents and stepped out of the study, he noticed Madeline come out of her car parked in the front yard. Only a floor-to-ceiling glass window and about thirty feet separated them.
When Noah saw the face he had been dreaming of for days, he had the urge to run up to her and hug her tightly.
She's becoming more and more beautiful. She looks beautiful even when she's angry.
Wait… she's angry?
The sudden realization brought Noah back to the present. He quickly moved away to avoid being seen by Madeline, despite the immense pain in his leg. He did not want Madeline to see that he was injured.
Luckily for him, he was standing in a dim spot. He thought Madeline did not notice.
Madeline, standing in the yard, was flabbergasted by Noah's antics.
I'm not blind, okay? I can see you from head to toe! What's the point of hiding? Why are you even hiding in the first place?
"Ms. Madeline, Mr. Noah said not to let anyone into the house without his permission." The butler stood in front of the door and tried to stop Madeline. He looked as though he was put in a difficult spot.
Madeline gritted her teeth and dialed Noah's number. Noah picked up almost immediately.
"Hi, Madeline. Do you miss me?"
He sounded as fawning as ever.
"Tell Zeke to come out here." Madeline stared straight at the wall inside the house. Her instincts told her Noah was hiding behind the wall.
"Zeke is taking a nap now. Is there something you want to tell her?" Noah sounded obviously guilty.
Madeline grunted coldly. "She's my daughter, Mr. Quincy. Do I need a reason to take her away from this place?"
"She's our daughter," Noah corrected her.
"Tell her to come out now. Otherwise, I'll go into the house myself," Madeline said insistently.
"Have you had dinner, Madeline? Why don't I order a table full of your favorite food for you…"
"I'm not hungry. Thanks for the offer though."
Noah suddenly froze. He turned his head around and saw Madeline standing behind him.
He took a few steps backward and shouted, "Who let you in?"
"Mr. Quincy, you told me that I can enter and exit this place as I please. Have you forgotten?" Madeline once again looked at Noah from head to toe. Noah's entire body was wrapped in bandages, just like
Oscar's.
She felt a stab in her heart. It stung really badly.