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River sneered. “Noah, you suspect that I did it just because I was with your mother? Is this beneficial to me? Did I do it just for the pleasure of seeking revenge?”
“Or else?” asked Noah
“I’m not a fool! Can’t you investigate who did it with your capability? Why would I do it at the risk of being resented by you?”
Noah scrutinized River and could not see that she was lying.
Noticing that Noah was quiet, River said weakly, “I don’t have a reason to seek revenge on you, and you didn’t do anything that wronged me either. I don’t resent you for not saving me five years ago because of Daniella I just want to stay away from you!”
Noah felt his heart wrench in pain upon hearing that “Alright. Even if you’re not the culprit, I would still want to ask you this. Why did you allow my mother to get onto the Ferris wheel by herself?”
River’s gaze dimmed when the incident was brought up.
She said in guilt, “I’m sorry.”
“Does saying sorry make up for the mistake you made? You knew she had a mental illness! Noah was livid.
“I tried to stop her, but she insisted on getting in. She had already gotten in by the time I was looking for the staff-”
“Do you think I’d believe your explanation? You can’t gather evidence from the dead!” Noah interrupted.
River clutched the bed sheet tightly and met Noah’s angry gaze with her reddened eyes. “Since you can’t gather evidence from the dead, why are you interrogating me?”
River could not suppress her anger anymore and vented the emotions she had pent up over the days.
“Is my explanation worth anything to you? What answer are you trying to get from me? Are you only pleased if you hear me say that I caused your mother’s death?” River shouted.
Noah clutched River’s chin all of a sudden.
His grip tightened. River’s face turned pale in pain, and she teared up.
“Did you not? You alowed her to get in alone, knowing she was mentally ill! You wanted her to jump off the Ferris wheel during her relapse! You managed to clear your name by luck because never be erased in your life!”
River looked at the frantic man with bloodshot eyes in disbelief. ‘So I’m regarded as such a despicable woman who would cause harm to a sick person. He doesn’t trust me, just like in the past.”
River said bitterly. “If that is the case, kill me to avenge your mother then.”
Noah pulled his hand back while snarling, “You know I won’t kill you!”
“What do you want then?” River asked
Noah’s anger diminished, and he turned cold. “I will let you have a taste of losing the most important person to you! Don’t even think about seeing Axel again from today onward!”
Noah turned around in preparation to leave.
River suddenly tasted blood in her throat as she gazed after Noah’s departing figure.
In the next moment, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Reuben witnessed the scene just as he was preparing to leave with Noah. He was startled for a while before telling Noah hastily, ‘Mr. De Marco, Ms. Healy is coughing up blood!”
Noah stopped walking, and there was a glimpse of panic in his eyes. However, he suppressed the urge to go back to the room after a while. “There are doctors here. She’s not going to die!”
Reuben was at a loss for words
Noah ordered Reuben to drive him to Bayview Villa after leaving the hospital.
The bodyguards posted at the door did not stop Noah from entering because they had seen him around.
The triplets were heading to school after breakfast when they spotted Noah.
The kids and Paige were taken aback.
“Mr. De Marco,” Paige called out.
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Noah glanced at Paige, nodded, and then shifted his gaze to Axel.
“Come with me, Axel,” he said.
Axel gripped his bag tightly, stood with pursed lips, and avoided eye contact.
Noah frowned, unable to understand Axel’s hesitation. “You used to come when I told you to. Have you suddenly started disobeying after just a few days?” he asked.
“Axel De Marco“” Noah’s voice grew colder, and he seemed displeased.
“Stop shouting! You always take Axel away, but he’s also Mommy’s child!” Liora glared at Noah.
Noah narrowed his eyes. “So what if he is? I have custody, so I decide where he goes!”
Liora was stunned and confused by Noah’s words. She could tell he was speaking to her in an unpleasant tone.
Liora clenched her top tightly as she remembered seeing Noah fail to protect her mother during the severe beating on surveillance footage. She decided she didn’t want him as her father–the bad man didn’t deserve her affection.
Motivated by anger, Liora rushed over to Axel, grabbed his hand, and leered at Noah. “I don’t understand what you’re saying, but you can’t take Axel before Mommy gets back!”
Noah’s face darkened. “Are you testing my patience?”
Noah’s dominating presence terrified Liora, and her body stiffened. Memories of Brandon grabbing her hair and throwing her away filled her mind. She feared Noah might attack her like Brandon.
Seeing Liora’s pale face, Paige and Tyler hurried over to her.
-Paige picked up the stunned Liora and spoke to Noah. “Lia is still a child. Please don’t lose your temper with her, Mr. De Marco.”
Tyler glared at Noah and said coldly, “Please don’t be harsh on Lia. She’s been through abuse and can’t handle it when others are harsh with her.”
Noah was stunned. “The child has been abused?”
He felt mixed emotions and spoke more calmly. “I’m not the kind of person who would harm a
“Can you please give us a reason?” Tyler asked calmly.
Noah explained, “His grandmother has passed away, and her death is somehow connected to your mother.”
Tyler replied, “So this is how you see Mommy.“.
“The facts speak for themselves, Axel, do I need to repeat myself?” Noah turned to Axel once more.
Axel lowered his head and mumbled, “Sure…”
“Bad man!” Liora shouted after recovering from her initial surprise. “You’re a bad man! I won’t allow Mommy to be with you because you don’t deserve her!
“Mommy treated Grandma so well. She cooked for her and slept with her every night. Yet, you seem to think that Mommy put Grandma in danger. If Grandma knew about this, she’d hate you in heaven! Go away! We don’t want to see you anymore… Boo–hoo!”
Liora reprimanded him through her tears, her sobbing figure heart–wrenching to witness.
Axel’s face turned pale. He realized he couldn’t stay any longer, or his father might harm his sister if this continued.
“Let’s go!” Axel grabbed Noah’s sleeve and said, “Let’s go!”
Noah’s expression turned serious as he witnessed the scene. ‘They’re acting like I wrongly accused River of causing my mother’s death! Is she so good at pretending that her kids believed she sacrificed everything for my mother? If that’s true, why did she let my mother ride the Ferris wheel alone?‘
Noah turned away, his face tense, and left the villa,
In the car.
Axel looked at Noah, his disappointment evident
“Mommy didn’t go on the Ferris wheel because of me I’m scared of heights! They would have all fallen to their deaths if I weren’t there!”
Noah’s eyes narrowed at Axel’s words as he pictured the scene. Still, he couldn’t trust River after she exposed his mother’s rape incident.
Two days later, River learned that Axel had been transferred to another school but didn’t know which one. Luckily, Axel stayed in touch over the phone.
After two days of rest, River could walk, grateful she only had whip marks and no fractures.
Mary suggested they go outside due to the nice weather.
River accepted and slowly headed to the hospital’s yard with Mary’s help.
Sitting on a bench, Mary asked, ‘Ms. Healy, would you like a blanket? It’s quite windy today.”
River nodded. “Sure, thank you. And please bring my cup.”
“Of course.”
As Mary left, River tilted her head to soak in the warm sunlight, finding a sense of calmness.
In a wheelchair pushed by a bodyguard, Casey spotted River and signaled for the bodyguard to stay put. “Wait here. Don’t follow.”
The bodyguard nodded. “Certainly, sir.”
Casey maneuvered his wheelchair slowly toward River, observing her side profile as he approached.
He had to admit that Noah had good taste in women. River might not be conventionally beautiful, but her delicate features combined perfectly on her face, drawing attention.
Casey smirked and remarked, “What a coincidence.
River opened her eyes upon hearing his voice.