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“Lily, don’t mention him,” River interjected, not wanting to hear his name at that moment.
His selfishness had frightened her to the point where she wished to escape
Lily proceeded to explain, “No, Ms. Healy. He brought a woman home.”
A hint of sarcasm flickered in River’s eyes.
He doubted and humiliated her because of another man’s approach. But what was he doing now?
Was this some form of revenge?
Initially lacking an appetite, now she didn’t even feel like eating.
Her tone turned cold. “Fine, I won’t no downstairs.”
Lily found herself in a dilemma. “But Mr. De Marco ordered that you must go downstairs..”
River sneered inwardly.
For Lily’s sake, she chose to go downstairs.
As she entered the dining room, she saw Daniella serving food onto Noah’s plate, smiling.
“Noah, should I peel the prawn for you?”
Noah seemed to have heard River’s footsteps and looked up. Upon seeing River, he responded with a cold expression, “Sure,”
Daniella saw Noah’s gaze on River, and a trace of cruelty flashed in her eyes. However, she quickly composed herself, putting on a smile as she said, ‘Ms. Healy, here you are. Come and have a seat.”
Her words conveyed a sense of familiarity with the place, implying that River was merely a guest.
River saw through Daniella’s intentions, but she chose to ignore them. She calmly sat opposite them and ate her food.
Daniella looked at Noah with a sense of awkwardness. “Noah, is Ms. Healy unhappy because I’m here?”
“Just ignore her.” Noah replied, extending his hand to pull Daniella down to sit beside him.
Daniella obediently nodded and absentmindedly took a few bites of her food. “Ms. Healy, I didn’t blame you for what happened the other day. It was my fault for not standing properly.”
As she spoke, her eyes turned red. “Please don’t be mad at me, okay?”
Daniella’s words were like repulsive meat in front of River. She had to forcefully suppress her disgust, or she might have vomited.
roline looked up at Daniella. “I’m not as petty as someone.”
Upon hearing River’s remark, Daniella clenched her fork tightly.
However, she was remarkably skilled in acting. She swiftly turned her anger into pitifulness. “No.
that’s not true, Ms. Healy. I didn’t mean that. I just think that since we’re going to be staying with Noah from now on, we should resolve any conflicts sooner…”
As she spoke, she burst into tears.
Her lips trembled, her head hung low, and she sobbed. “Noah, I’m sorry for disturbing your meal.
I’m so sorry…”
A tinge of annoyance and frustration flashed across Noah’s face, but he still gently consoled her.”
You’ll only subject yourself to more griNoahces if you engage with an unreasonable person. Just listen to me and eat.”
Hearing how Noah defended and sided with Daniella, bitterness consumed River. In his eyes,
she had once again become the mean person.
On the other hand, Daniella appeared gentle and generous as she accepted the compromise.
Suddenly, River found it incredibly difficult to swallow the food in her mouth.
After lunch, Noah left the villa to attend to some matters. Meanwhile, River decided to go to the kitchen to ask Lily to cut some fruits for her.
As she got up, she overheard Daniella’s sarcastic remarks, “Your family situation is so terrible. Is that why you insist on clinging to Noah and refuse to leave?‘
River halted in her tracks and shot Daniella a glare. “You’re quite skilled at assuming different personalities. It’s a shame you didn’t pursue a career in acting.” ”
Contempt flashed in Daniella’s eyes. “Did I hit a nerve? Looks like you can’t come up with a comeback.”
However, River smiled. “Don’t you find your words dripping with jealousy? You’re so incapable that all you can do is mock others.”
Daniella’s expression turned cold and gloomy. “River, your smugness won’t last long.”
River glared at Daniella icily. “Your current angry face is more satisfying than before.!!
With that, she couldn’t be bothered to argue further and made her way to the kitchen.
Lily handed the cut fruits to River. “Ms. Healy, please forgive me for being meddlesome.”
River looked up at her. “Yes?”
Lily sighed. “If your relationship with Mr. De Marco is strained, it’s easy for another person to come between you.”
River found herself at a loss for words.
Of course, it wasn’t Daniella who had come between their relationship. On the contrary, River felt like she was occupying someone else’s place.
But Noah refused to let her go.
She didn’t want to explain it, so she smiled and replied, “Lily, thank you for your concern.”
Upon returning to her room, she ate some fruit before starting her design work.
After drawing for less than an hour, drowsiness overwhelmed her, causing her eyelids to droop.
She felt the need to go downstairs to get some water and refresh herself.
As she stepped out of her room, she noticed Daniella walking into the study. Noah wasn’t home yet, so why was Daniella in his study?
Curiosity piqued, River turned around and headed towards the study. Upon reaching the door, she witnessed Daniella bending over to open a drawer.
She remembered that the contents of that drawer were a sensitive subject for Noah, and no one was allowed to pry into it. Acting swiftly, River interrupted Daniella. “What are you doing?”
Startled, Daniella looked up at River. “Why didn’t I hear you? Are you trying to scare me?”
Mockingly, River replied, “Are you scared because you have a guilty conscience?” She then walked closer.
Approaching the table, River noticed the drawer that Daniella had partially pulled out, causing her heart to skip a beat. She didn’t dare to look inside and quickly pushed it back in place.
“Your position is still unstable, so I suggest you refrain from going through his belongings,” River coldly reminded her.
Just as she uttered those words, a dark figure suddenly appeared at the door. She heard a furious male voice before raising her head.
“What are you doing?”
In shock, River looked up to see Noah standing there.
Before she could explain, he stormed over in a fit of anger His eyes turned scarlet upon noticing. the keys jutting out from the drawer. Losing control, he grabbed River by the throat.
Didn’t I warn you not to touch this drawer? Noah yelled in a rage. “River, why do you always.
defy me? Why?”
River’s eyes filled with terror.
She struggled to explain, but Noah maintained a tight grip on her neck, rendering her unable to utter a single word.
Meanwhile, Daniella quickly assumed the role of the good person and stepped forward
“Noah, you’ve misunderstood her. I asked her to help me find a book to read. She didn’t purposefully open that drawer. Don’t be angry. If you want to blame someone, blame me,” Daniella.
interjected.
Upon hearing Daniella’s words, Noah finally released his grip.
As River gasped for breath, she held her throat and coughed vigorously.
Noah glanced at River, then turned to Daniella, his tone icy as he said, “It’s getting late, Ella. I’ll have Reuben give you a ride home.”
Danielle protested, “But I want to stay with you a little longer.
Noah’s voice turned cold abruptly. “I have other matters to attend to!”
Dejected, Daniella relented. “Okay, I’ll listen to you,
As River watched them depart, tears welled up uncontrollably.
Was whatever Daniella was involved in so important?
Important enough for Noah to seemingly want to harm her just now….
After composing herself, River made her way downstairs.