Chapter 56

It was just a pity she wasn't very smart.

Angie found pride in scaring the wide-eyed child.

"Why are you still sitting around? Weren't you going to tell on me? Go on!"

"I'm going…" Thomas puffed up, scrambled to the landline in the kitchen, and patched the call to Noah's study.

"Daddy, I'm in the kitchen! Save me!"

Thomas played up his misery on the call and yammered on before hanging up the phone.

Angie, meanwhile, was cheerily imagining Noah's distress should he see her this way.

She could conquer him by tonight as long as she managed to tug at his heartstrings.

It was exciting to think about!

Noah was currently in his study tracking the location of the person who called herself Felix Turner's daughter.

When the landline rang, it was Wayne who picked up.

It only took seconds for his face to fall.

"Sir, Colton is in trouble!"

Wayne sped down the steps without another word.

Something felt amiss. Noah also got up and went downstairs.

A sight greeted Noah when he got there.

Wayne was by Thomas' side, the latter of which was on the couch drinking chocolate milk.

Angie, meanwhile, was struggling to get to her feet from the ground.

"Are you hurt, Colton?" Wayne checked the child over.

"What happened?"

that Thomas was fine,

about to speak, but

temper. I'm used to it…" Angie got to her feet by leaning against

part of a miserable woman yearning to touch him but fearing

stared at her, seemingly

with her and took

Daddy!" Thomas gestured for

visible tear tracks that ran down

Colt cried!

He reached out to hold the little one

held him

and considerate ways had Angie

"Daddy, Auntie Angie… She…"

"Yes?"

a moment of hesitation. "She's

sneak glances at Angie and shrink back

in this state and you're saying I'm scary? Y-You're making me sad…"

was as if she had suffered a

cries ever since he found out

on the couch when Angie

to Auntie Angie, Colt?" Noah

back at Noah before shaking

Angie did it to herself. She also made me call Daddy. She wants to tell

described the 'facts' in a wretched

distressed by the sight and held

"Daddy believes you."

wine on me. But it's okay. I won't blame you. Please don't cry. It was my fault for not moving

a good aunt who'd been wronged.

her tears away and

back

Noah's expression grew grim.

What a familiar sight!

would often be wounded trying to care

a word then and was nothing like

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