"Why did they all have the heart, Dad? Emma shouldn't have agreed to your marriage right away! Emma should have investigated their family background first! Aaaaa, I'm sorry, Emma can't defend the house and even the company ...."
Emma's cries at that time sounded very painful, she was like a person who no longer had a life.
Even more stupidly, Emma gave up all of her family's assets because she didn't want the Ravens to be fired. But now, that damn man had betrayed her by cheating on her with her stepsister!
No, no, no ... No, she was a bitch, Emma didn't want to think of her as a stepsister!
"Emma wants to come with you!"
Suddenly, Emma took something out of her shirt pocket, in which there was a bottle of drink that seemed to be poison.
Noah, who was looking at it from a distance, squinted his eyes to get a better look at what drink was in Emma's hand.
When he read the brand, Noah immediately realized and opened his eyes. Emma was about to take a sip of the drink. But quickly, Noah ran over and took over the bottle in Emma's hand.
"Who are you?" Emma was also surprised to see someone who didn't know where he came from now beside her.
"You want to drink this poison? Emma, oh My Goodness ... If you give up now, your parents will feel sad, because you can't take back what should be yours!" Without answering Emma's question, Noah scolded her instead.
Fortunately, Noah was there. What would have happened if he hadn't been there and Emma had drunk the drink and died of convulsions after drinking it?
"Who are you?" asked Emma again in annoyance that Noah didn't answer her question.
No wonder why Emma didn't recognize Noah's face. It was because the two of them had not seen each other for a long time. Noah left New York when he was 15 years old. What's more, Noah was now wearing sunglasses.
Not because Mr. Adwlyn threw them away. Rather, Mr. Adwlyn was giving Noah a path to where he would go in the future.
"I'm Noah," he replied with a sigh and took off his sunglasses.
"Noah?" Emma wrinkled her forehead. Because she still needed to think, the name sounded familiar but Emma didn't remember it.
The next second, Emma's reaction was very happy, and hugged Noah without being asked.
"I miss you, Noah! Why don't you ever come here anymore?"
Being hugged like that by Emma, Noah who used to admire the brunette woman, his heart beat faster at this time.
He returned Emma's hug right in front of Mr. Adwlyn's grave and next to it, Mrs. Adwlyn's grave.
"I'm sorry, Emma ... I came too late. I already know the news is circulating right now."
Emma nodded her head. Her heart now felt calmer when she met Noah.
"We'll talk about this elsewhere. But let me talk to your father first," Noah said.
Then, Emma, who understood, immediately made room for Noah to speak at Mr. Adwlyn's grave. She knew that when they were kids, Noah was very close to Mr. Adwlyn.
"You wait in the car first," Noah ordered.
Emma had no idea what Noah was talking about, as she was already in the car. She leaned her head against the head of the seat, not realizing that Emma had fallen asleep because she had cried so much today that she was exhausted.
Twenty minutes passed, and Noah, who had poured out his heart to Mr. and Mrs. Adwlyn, was now walking away from their grave.
It was as if while he was there, Noah got the message that he had to look after Emma.
How could he look after her? While Noah lives in London. Would he have to take Emma to London and leave New York?
As one of his hands was about to open the car door, Noah was immediately treated to the sight of Emma asleep in the seat.
The weather in New York today was quite cold. Therefore, Noah took the blanket that was in the back. He covered Emma's body so she wouldn't get cold again.
Many times it made Noah draw a smile on his face.
Poor Emma. That's what Noah was thinking at the moment. He got into the car and sat on the seat next to Emma.
The car was started by the driver. The car was going to drive to one of the hotels here, booking a room for one day only. Noah couldn't stay here for long, as he had work to do that he couldn't leave.
Unfortunately, when he arrived at the hotel, there was only one room left. Though he wanted to book 2 rooms, of course, one for him and one for Emma.
"It's okay, you wouldn't dare mess with me anyway, right?" Emma, who was too lazy to think anymore, immediately took the room key from Noah's hand and walked towards the elevator to the hotel room.
But what about Noah? Would he be able to stand being in the same room as Emma?
It was a bad idea to be in the same room with Noah. Just as Emma was about to step into the kitchen, which was close to the bathroom, Noah came out and was just cleaning up.
Emma let out a small scream while turning her face the other way. Actually, at that moment, Noah was wearing a towel wrapped around his waist, but it was his chest that made Emma misfocus!
"Sorry, I didn't know you were here." Instead of Emma apologizing, it was Noah who said it first.
Honestly, Noah was embarrassed. He walked straight to his room, locked the door, and let out a long sigh.
Noah had to find a way out, how to solve this Emma problem.
Later that evening, Emma and Noah sat on the sofa, both of them discussing something important.
"What do you want to do for the two of them?" Noah asked.
"I want to get everything I have back!" Emma replied.
"Revenge?"
Emma looked at Noah with a meaningful gaze. "Are you willing to help me?"
"Of course, I will repay the Adwlyn family for their kindness to me."
"Listen Emma, but I have work in London and can't be gone for long, I have two options for you," Noah said with a very serious look on his face.
"What are they?"
"First, if you can do it without me, you can go on a revenge mission here, but of course, I'll still monitor your every progress. And secondly, if you want to come with me to London, we will together build a revenge strategy from there. I already have an idea of how to get back at them."
"Which one do you want? Option one or option two?" asked Noah after explaining to Emma.
The brunette woman was silent, thinking about it.
"Noah, can't you move here?"
"I can't, Emma. I have an important job there for the country."
However, Emma couldn't live alone. She had never lived alone in her life.
If she chose the second option, would she be able to leave all her memories in New York behind?
"Alright, I choose to come with you. Then, tell me what your plan is?"
"Are you sure?" Now why was Noah the one doubting Emma?
"Of course. Maybe by leaving New York for a while, I can reorganize my life."
Noah smiled at that, as Emma's mature nature slowly began to grow.
"So here's the plan, first you have to delete all your social media accounts, give your college a letter of resignation and don't tell your college friends. So that they all feel confused when you suddenly disappear from New York."
"You have to make Jovanka and Jennifer, and much your boyfriend–"
"My ex!" corrected Emma quickly.
"Well, they won't receive any news from you. Because I'm sure as hell, they must be monitoring your every move, because they're afraid you're a threat to them."
"Then, how do I give them my passport when I go to the airport?"
"For that matter, take it easy. I have contacts at the airport here, and they won't divulge if you have a flight to London."
"As for further developments, we'll talk when we get to London. Now, all you have to do is send a letter of resignation to your college and delete all your social media." While saying this, Noah handed Emma a cell phone.
"My phone?" Emma asked.
"If you keep using your cell phone, Jovanka will track you."
Noah was certain that Jovanka had tracked Emma's cell phone, so Emma would have to change her phone.
"But there are so many memories on this phone," Emma said with a sad face.
"Any photos or videos that are on your phone, send them to my laptop. This laptop will be yours. I'm sorry I forgot to buy a new one for you because I didn't think of it. And this is my spare laptop, not the main laptop for work. So you can have it now."
"Thanks, Noah. I don't know how I could live without you."
Many times, Emma suddenly hugged Noah. She was very touched, and finally, someone was willing to accompany and support her.
Because what Emma needed right now was support.
"I will also do anything to help you, Noah. Think of it as returning the favor."
So, how will it go, what revenge mission will Emma undertake for Jovanka and Jennifer?
***
"How is it going, has the perpetrator been caught?"
Having just arrived in London at 7.30 am, Noah headed straight to the office to get an update on the bombing that happened two days ago.
"The perpetrator got away, Mr," his secretary replied–Zeke.
"Oh my, how did he get away?" Hearing the news made Noah's head spin.
"Take me to the hospital where the patient is being treated!" Noah ordered.
"Mr, let me, you just got back–"
"I can't delay work! Quick, take me!"
No matter what the reason was at the time, Noah wanted to scream in anger that they couldn't find the culprit. Because when Noah was in the field, he could usually find the culprit.
"Yes, Mr."
Noah came out of the office, and many of the employees there greeted him and smiled kindly because they didn't expect Noah to come this early, as he had just flown to New York yesterday.
What exactly was Noah's body made of? Why did he never feel tired?
"Oh yeah, please send the maid who usually cleans my penthouse to my residence, to accompany Emma," Noah said, suddenly stopping his steps as he remembered Emma who was now in his penthouse.
Noah did not have a maid in his house, because since childhood he did not feel comfortable living with strangers, occasionally if the house looked messy, Noah called the maid who used to clean his house.
"You brought her here, Mr?" asked Zeke, who knew who Emma was.
"Yeah, right now Emma is a mess. The only way is for me to bring her here," Noah replied.
Zeke was the only one who knew Noah's story. He nodded in understanding at Noah's command.
The two of them continued their journey by car. Noah deliberately wanted Zeke to drive the car, but he also asked some of the bodyguards in the office to follow behind.
"Emma's situation is chaotic, all I can think about right now is that she can't be lonely. She needs someone to lift her spirits," Noah opened the conversation with Zeke in the car.
"Do you want to help her get revenge?" asked Zeke, who had somehow managed to read Noah's mind.
"You know me very well, Zake." Noah smiled meaningfully.
"I've already thought of a plan to get back at them. You will find out about Jovanka's background," Noah ordered again.
Perhaps if the Adwlyn family had been in London, Noah would have taken matters into his own hands and prosecuted Jovanka and her daughter. However, since that was not his territory, they were in a different country, so Noah had to think of another way to get revenge on the two of them.
Thirty minutes passed, and now the car had pulled into the hospital parking lot.
When Noah got out of the car, the security guards there immediately bowed their heads obediently because they all knew who Noah Basso was.
"Please show me the room of the patient who was the victim of the explosion at the station yesterday," Noah said to one of the security guards.
The security guard immediately walked forward to show the room where the patient was being treated.
One of the doctors approached him and greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Noah ...."
"How are they doing? There are no more victims, right?" asked Noah, without replying to the doctor's greeting.
"None so far, Mr."
"So far? Is there a possibility of more victims?"
"There is one patient, a boy who is still in ICU, after surgery, his sternum was fractured. The patient did have a history of lung disease, but it was cured one year ago. And now, when his sternum is fractured, he has difficulty breathing again," the doctor explained.
"What about his family?"
"One of the victims who died was his mother."
"Oh, God." Noah rubbed his face roughly, for some reason he immediately remembered his childhood, living alone because both his parents died in a car accident.
"I want to see it later, now I want to meet the patients who have recovered enough, I want to ask them something," Noah pleaded.
"All right, Mr, come with me." The doctor walked over to one of the patients who had been traumatized by the bombing. She was already feeling better.
The doctor seemed to be chatting with the female patient, and soon after, the doctor gave Noah the code to approach the female patient. As usual, Zake followed Noah's instructions.
"Good morning, I'm Noah, from IAE," he introduced himself, showing his business and company cards around his neck.
IAE stands for Intelligence Agency of England. Everyone in England knows how this government company works.
"I'd like to ask you some questions about the chronology of the bombing at Cambridge station yesterday."
The patient simply nodded her head. A sign that she agreed and didn't mind at all.
"That afternoon, I had just returned from college and we all boarded the train without suspicion. Then, suddenly, halfway through the journey, one of the passengers screamed because he had accidentally seen a bomb that had been placed under a passenger seat. The situation was very chaotic, as it was written that the bomb would explode within 5 minutes. Since the train couldn't stop suddenly, we tried to run to other cars, some broke the windows and some tried to open the train doors. When there were only 2 minutes left, the passengers didn't care about getting hurt, they tried to get out through the windows that had a lot of glass on the sides. So did I, who jumped straight through the window. My hand was scratched by broken glass and I was hit by a rock when I jumped. After that, I don't know what else happened inside the train, because my body hurt when I hit the rock. All I know is that shortly after I got out, the bomb exploded and destroyed several train cars," the female patient explained at length.
"Didn't you see anyone acting strangely?"
At first, the female patient shook her head, but a few seconds later she said, "I saw from the crowd of people who were already at the site, that one man was wearing a black hat and a black jacket."
"What about his face?"
"Not too clear. However, his face looked very strange. Like wearing a mask."
As the woman explained, Zeke wrote down important information about the chronology of events.
"Well, thank you for taking the time to be interviewed by me."
Noah and Zeke said goodbye to the female patient, but suddenly the female patient spoke back to him, "Please save the little boy in the ICU. I was with him when the bombing happened. He's a poor boy."
So, what would Noah have done for that poor child? Will his life be saved?
***
"The food is ready!" Not knowing where to get the idea from, a princess like Emma Adwlyn had been struggling in the kitchen for the past two hours.
Knowing that Noah would arrive at 7 pm, Emma had the idea to cook for him.
"Emma, can you cook?" asked a very surprised Noah.
"Of course, it's not difficult to cook," Emma replied proudly.
"Where did you learn that?"
"YouTube!" replied Emma confidently.
"Well, thank you. I'll eat when I'm done showering," said Noah who certainly appreciated Emma's cooking, even though he had already had dinner with Zeke last night.
While waiting for Noah to bathe, Emma sat on the dining chair, her head resting on the head of the chair. Staring at the white roof.
The roof didn't look white to Emma now, as she felt that her whole life had turned gloomy since her father's death.
"Dad ... Mom ... Emma misses you, guys. What should Emma do now? I can't do anything without you," she whispered to herself.
Tears welled up in her eyes, but Emma tried not to cry. Her heart was so tight that she remembered how evil Jovanka and Jennifer were.
Finally, unable to hold back her tears any longer, they slid freely down Emma's cheeks. She burst into tears.
Worried that Noah would see her again while she was crying, Emma hurriedly walked to the bathroom to wash her face so it wouldn't look like she was crying.
However, just as she was about to walk into the bathroom, she screamed.
"Aaaaaaa!" She covered her eyes with the palms of her hands.
What exactly did Emma see? Did she see a ghost or a beast?
"Geez, Emma ... Why did you go to the bathroom?"
That's right, what Emma saw was Noah. Somehow, the handsome shirtless man had just come out of the bathroom.
Over and over, Emma and Noah accidentally met when Noah had just come out of the bathroom.
"I thought you took a shower in the bathroom inside your room!"
"Right!" Noah immediately tapped his forehead, he still felt that if he lived alone in this penthouse, he was free to choose to take a shower in the bathroom upstairs or downstairs.
However, when Noah and Emma's eyes met, Noah was immediately worried to see Emma's eyes puffy.
"Did you just cry again?" asked Noah.
Hearing that question, Emma immediately turned her face in another direction.
She failed to go to the bathroom to wash her face so that Noah wouldn't realize that she had just cried.
"Noah, when are we doing the revenge plan? I don't want to see the two of them happy on top of all the money my parents have made over the years."
"I plan to discuss it tonight, after dinner. How about it?"
"Very well."
Fifteen minutes later, with Noah dressed in his casual clothes, he descended the stairs to the dining room. There was already Emma waiting for him.
Honestly, Noah was still wondering why Emma was at his residence. Noah used to always look at Emma from a distance as a child and now the beautiful woman was in his Penthouse.
"I've prepared this for you!" Emma smiled as she showed Noah her neat teeth.
She had cooked spaghetti because it was the only food she found easy to cook.
Noah immediately scooped up the spaghetti and put it in his mouth.
He hadn't chewed it yet but it already tasted salty in his mouth.
His eyes glanced at Emma who was watching him, waiting for Noah's reaction to his cooking.
"How is it, good?" Emma asked. Seeing Noah's reaction, he just smiled while chewing.
"It's good, but I think you used too much salt, huh?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot, she said to add salt to taste, I thought it wouldn't be too much."
"That's okay, I think for your first time cooking, it's not too bad."
"Then it's good, right?"
Noah nodded his head reluctantly.
"Well, my food is here!" exclaimed Emma happily, hearing the bell outside the door.
"Your food?"
"Yeah, I ordered food from the restaurant!"
"So you don't intend to eat this spaghetti?"
"No, I'm afraid you won't be full if you share with me, so I'd rather give in."
Be patient Noah, she's Emma Adwlyn. Hold your temper!
After finishing dinner, Noah, who was still groggy from finishing a plate of spaghetti that tasted very salty, now Noah and Emma were in the living room, to talk about something important.
"I want you to stay here for three months," Noah said.
"So that everyone in New York forgets you exist, if you come too soon, it won't be fun!" he continues.
"Indeed, what's your plan? I thought we'd get back at them from a distance."
"While we're here, we're looking for information on how to defeat the two of them first."
"I just requested information from an acquaintance who has a reliable informant. He said that your father's step-wife has a very bad history in Qatar. The day after tomorrow, the two of us will fly to Qatar," Noah said.
"Let them smile happily now before we drop a time bomb on them," he added.
Speaking of bombs, Noah suddenly remembered a poor boy who was a victim of the Cambridge station bombing.
"Oh yeah, I want to adopt a little brother."
"Adopt? Who would you adopt?"