Chapter 54

Noah watched Madeline for a while, then suddenly broke into a chuckle. He did not resume their verbal sparring; instead, he set an invitation down in front of her.

"My son's birthday dinner is the day after tomorrow. If you're free, Ms. Grant, we would love to see you there."

"Oh? You're actually inviting me into your home, Mr. Quincy? Aren't you afraid you'll be luring a wolf into the fold?" Madeline felt slightly bewildered. Previously, he had believed she was deliberately trying to get close to Colton so she could entice the boy away.

Why had he suddenly changed his tune?

"If you're the wolf in question, that would suit me admirably, my dear Ms. Grant."

Madeline had the oddest sensation that her world had suddenly turned upside down. Noah must have knocked his head against something and gotten all muddled up before he left the house today!

By the time she had pulled herself together enough to ask what was going on, Noah had already left.

At this point, Albert came through the back door of the bar and made his way through the mass of people, hurrying over to her. "Ms. Grant, Ms. Angie's been rescued by Mr. Quincy's underlings."

"Ahh, I see. Well, that was to be expected." No wonder Noah was behaving in a manner contrary to his usual self, even giving her an invitation to Colton's birthday dinner. It was all a cover for rescuing Angie!

Just like before, was he afraid that she would cause trouble?

For whatever reason, Madeline felt aggravated the more she thought about it. She did not even realize she had lost herself in her ruminations until Albert recalled her to the present.

"Ms. Grant, I believe the incident with Ms. Angie might have alerted certain people. The woman who claimed to be Mr. Turner's daughter hasn't shown up!"

"We'll go home for now." Madeline had foreseen that this might happen. After all, if that woman really had been present, Noah probably would not have had the time to come and engage her in conversation.

that someone claiming to be Felix Turner's daughter had made an appointment with Noah to discuss some business matters. That was why she and Albert

them left the bar and departed in the

Angie to Noah's car. She watched, seething, as Madeline left the bar, cool and sophisticated in her elegant dress and

was she the one who had been humiliated by those small-time gangsters,

standing there, staring fixedly at something in the distance and seemingly divorced from reality. Noah had already left; they needed to hurry and catch up with

murmured weakly and

pleasantries with her. He closed the

Madeline's car on the road. Angie's rage and hatred

the most distinguished woman in Imperia, I'm going to crush

there had been a silver lining. Noah evidently still harbored some feelings

home to call his own now. It was the perfect, legitimate opportunity for her to

she managed to insert herself into the Quincy household, she would be able to use this to

My home has been burned down! Could you please take me to the Quincy

given me

now, and I don't want to be by myself…" Angie murmured in

to such feminine wiles and reluctantly agreed despite himself. Upon reflection, it was probably better

was about to go into the house when he saw Angie running toward

glance at Wayne, he

a fire, and she has nowhere to go…"

now. Can I stay here, just for the time

to a hotel." Noah

a hurry! "Noah, far too much has happened

was probably not safe for her to be out this late at night. Reluctantly, he agreed. "Have Mr. Charles take you to the guest room

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