Chapter 402 Almost Gave It Away

"Grandpa, thank you..." Noah's eyes brimmed with tears of gratitude. "How did you know this is what I wanted most?"

"Of course, I knew," Micah's grandfather said with tender affection. Your thirst for knowledge and power resembles my grandson's when he was little! Toys and gifts are never enough for you. You were both extraordinary children from the start What you really want is to stand at the top of the world and be a king!"

Micah's grandfather thought of Micah with a proud and arrogant gleam in his eye.

Yet, in a flash, his mood soured...

Micah had made him so angry yesterday that he felt his blood pressure skyrocketing. Only by visiting his three grandchildren today did his mood start to lift.

"Grandpa, you're so good to me. I'll make sure to repay you someday."

Noah sniffled, his eyes welling up with moved tears. To him, Micah's grandfather understood him better than anyone else in the world.

Mia sat in the backseat, absorbed in her Barbie game when a sudden thought struck her. Tilting her tiny head, she pouted and reminded, "Noah, shouldn't we call Mommy? Otherwise, she won't know we went out with Grandpa, and she'll worry."

"Right, I'll call Mommy right away."

Noah used his watch to dial Sadie's number...

a trash can, Sadie was startled and scrambled to silence her ringing phone before answering the call. She quickly

to the fairytale castle, so you don't have to wait for us

a car horn sounded in the

when he heard

grandfather also heard it because the watch he was

your mommy nearby?" Micah's grandfather asked curiously. "Did

"Mommy, are you here?"

hand to bring the watch

"Okay, Noah, you go

hastily hung up

and her story from earlier was riddled with holes, seemingly destined to unravel. She pondered whether her bluff had been exposed... 'No, the

no! Could Micah's

on the face and mentally berated her

see your mommy?" Micah's grandfather

sticking out from behind a trash can on the curb. But he didn't blow the cover and instead calmly drew

grandfather nodded, not thinking too much about it. "We're caught

all clear now, sir," Silas chimed

began to move and slowly

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