Chapter 353

Chapter 353:

For a long moment, Noah stood frozen, staring at the closed door, his pulse hammering.

Then, with a heavy exhale, he pulled out his phone and dialed.

“Samuel,” he said, his voice cold, unreadable. “Find out why Sadie wants the Starlight Stone.”

The call ended. Noah dragged a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply.

He didn’t know what frustrated him more—the way Sadie looked at Alex, or the way it made him feel. Restless. Possessive. It was like he’d lose something vital if she slipped through his fingers.

Then, his phone buzzed. Samuel was calling back.

“Sir, I have the information. It’s for the Dewy Hibiscus, the jewelry series. Mrs. Wall needs the Starlight Stone to restore it.”

Noah’s jaw tensed. “Dewy Hibiscus?”

damaged. From what I gathered, the Starlight Stone is the only thing that

His mind was filled with images of Sadie—lost in her work, hands covered in paint

hadn’t seen her around often these past

Sadie’s reflection in the mirror was proof of a sleepless night—swollen eyes, pale skin, a heaviness that clung to her

at the dining table,

with effortless composure, as

you love are

with deliberate precision, each movement calm,

rhythmic clink of his silverware against the plate felt deafening in the stillness. Sadie finally

“I’m done.”

was quiet

and

watching her go, his fingers tightening

as she drew in a slow, unsteady

her

flashed across the

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