The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 644 The Struggle

Noah stared at Cassie, torn between thoughts he couldn't untangle. He had no idea what the right thing to do was.

Sheldon's voice echoed in his ears, one word after another, like a spell wrapping around his mind, dulling his ability to think.

"Noah, if you want the wedding to go smoothly, you need to forget everything that happened today."

He pulled Noah to his feet. "If I hadn't brought you here, you would've never found this place, no matter what you suspected. So forget it. Forget everything you've seen and heard today. Consider this a personal request from me."

Noah returned to his senses, and he looked at Sheldon in a daze.

Sheldon gently patted his shoulder. "Go back now."

"Don't go. If I die, Sheldon will die too. So don't leave," Cassie cried. "You know what's happening. If you pretend you don't, can you live with your conscience?"

"Now you're talking about conscience? Are you serious?" Sheldon said with a laugh. "Even now, you're still trying to manipulate him? Cassie, look at yourself. You're pathetic."

Cassie refused to give up. She couldn't move her limbs, and though Sheldon had kept her fed, it was just enough to keep her alive.

"Noah, you don't want to see Sheldon lose his life because of me, do you?" She looked up at him again, desperate. "He's old. He should be enjoying his retirement. If he dies because of me, is that really worth it?"

"Noah, don't listen to her. She's a bad person," Sheldon said calmly.

He grabbed Noah's arm. "You know my secret now. It's time to rest. Now, if you had to choose between me and Cassie, who would you choose?

"I'd choose you, Mr. Phelps," Noah answered quietly.

His face had gone pale. He didn't even need to think to answer the question. Cassie could never compare to Sheldon.

"Good. Then let's go."

With that, Sheldon turned and led him out of the basement.

They stepped out of the small villa, and a cold wind swept over them. It was only then that Noah realized his entire body was soaked in sweat.

"Stop thinking about it. Go take a shower. Get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, everything will feel different," Sheldon said gently.

"Mr. Phelps, I—"

before he could finish. "I know what you

argument. Noah couldn't resist. He gave a small nod and returned to

glint passed through his eyes. Cassie could no

sleep. He waited until the house was completely silent, then quietly

time, Noah lay awake in bed, tossing and turning. He didn't know if he had made the right choice. His thoughts were a mess. He

suffer for someone like Cassie. On the other hand, he

both been searching for Cassie. If they found out she was in Sheldon's hands, they would take revenge. That was exactly the outcome Sheldon wanted

them to be stained by blood. Sheldon's loyalty to the Holden family had never

his head until his mind felt like it was

him put himself at

was not the

headed for Marcus' bedroom. He knocked firmly, but the moment his knuckles left the door, he remembered that Marcus and Natalie

and knocked on Wesley's

a voice answered from within. "Who is it? It's the middle of the

it's me.

"Just a moment."

coat, and walked to the door

middle of

for disturbing you, Mr. Wesley, but yes. It's

closer, lowering his voice. He told Wesley everything—the hidden basement, the cage,

He had suspected something. Since his

it was as if she had vanished from

hidden here, in

kept it from everyone, punishing Cassie under their noses, while

He gave Noah a nod of approval. "Keep this to yourself. I'll handle

I just don't know

to. Sheldon is not unreasonable. He'll understand your

"Thank you, Mr. Wesley."

red. He still didn't know

chosen this