Chapter 21

Colton nodded. Madeline was impressed Colton was financially savvy even at such a young age. She smiled and said, “Well, let’s do it! Let’s buy this stock you suggested.”

Madeline immediately called Albert to invest all 400 million dollars in the stock. Colton was surprised a stranger who he had only got to know a few days ago would listen to him. She had also been nothing but nice and patient to him.

Nobody had ever listened to him. Daddy never listened to him; he only listened to Auntie Angie. He stopped talking since nobody was listening. Even though Daddy had never scolded him despite Auntie Angie’s accusations, Colton had always felt like he didn’t belong in his family.

It was the first time someone listened to him, and it was nice. His eyes pricked with tears of joy as he felt a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Madeline asked with a concerned look, “Colt, is everything okay? You know you can tell me anything.”

Colton liked Madeline’s gentle voice. He glanced up at her and hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. He clenched his fists as he choked back his tears.

Madeline’s heart ached. She held his hands and tried to comfort him, “Don’t worry, Colt. I’m here with you no matter what.” Colton felt safe with her. He began to feel tired and eventually fell asleep.

After tucking Colton in, Madeline quietly left his room to continue her work. She fired up her laptop and clicked on the surveillance video of the cemetery. Her face fell as she saw a familiar face on the screen. Angie was at the cemetery.

It was the break of dawn, and Noah was wide awake in his study. He was weary and frustrated. He couldn’t get Madeline out of his mind; he realized he never actually knew her.

eyes haunted him as well. He had never doubted Angie, but now he couldn’t help but wonder if she had mistreated Colton. He wouldn’t forgive himself

he knew now was the tracking device was sending location data to a

the computer. He leaned forward and saw an alert to open a video file. His computer had been hacked. Annoyed, he immediately tried to track the hacker, but he was too late. The hacker did a clean job, and there was nothing useful Noah could

and opened the video the hacker sent. It was only a minute long, but it was enough to enrage him. The video showed a man throwing a child over the fence; Even though it was blurry, Noah

took a screenshot of the video and tried to sharpen the image using the best tool he could find. After multiple sharpening, the image was clear enough for him to be certain it was Colton in the video. The man in the video looked like Ronald Klish, who had also gone missing

have fooled him. He underestimated what Angie was capable of. How

standby outside Noah’s study. Seeing Wayne, Noah asked impatiently, “Where is

but she left not long after,” answered Wayne. “I have checked

video in which Ronald Klish threw Colton over the fence. He was shocked and outraged by what he saw.

through Imperia streets to seek vengeance. At the same time, Madeline broke into a small apartment on the other side of the city, her face hidden behind

bedroom, asleep. She smirked and grabbed him, waking him up. Ignoring his pleas for mercy, she dragged him to the living

turn on the lights and saw the intruder - a masked woman. He was intimidated by the way she glared at him. He asked

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