Chapter 782


    “Noah, I miss you. Can youe over? I haven''t seen you for so many days,” Emma said sweetly into


    the phone.


    Noah had tons of things to deal with. On top of that, Stephanie was pregnant and needed hisfort.


    Hence, he did not treat Emma as warmly as before. Although he kept telling Emma how much he loved


    her, he, in truth, loved himself more. He only feared treating her indifferently would only make her


    cause trouble.


    After all, a desperate person would harm others without thinking of the consequences. To make sure


    Emma did not do that, Noah could only pretend as if nothing was wrong. Even so, he did not like her as


    much as he did back then.


    “Have you taken a liking to a bag? Go and get it, then. Charge it on my card.”


    “Noah, am I just a gold digger to you? I''m sure you know how much of your money I''ve spent over the


    past few years. I just miss you. I want you toe over and keep mepany. Is that so hard? Do


    you not love me anymore?” Emma said pitifully.


    Noah pinched the space between his brows and said, “I''ll head over now.”


    Soon, Noah arrived at his secret hideout with Emma. He had just parked his car when Emma pounced


    on him and hugged him from the back. “Noah, I''ve missed you so much.”


    Noah nced around the area in terror. He sighed with relief when he saw there was no one


    suspicious around.


    Feigning confusion, Emma asked, “What''s wrong, Noah?”


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    Noah shook his head and wrapped his arms around her waist. “Nothing. Let''s go upstairs.”


    When they had gone upstairs, Stephanie, who was in the car, was already burning with rage.


    Isabe smirked andmented coldly, “I never knew Noah and Emma were in this kind of


    rtionship. What are you going to do, Stephanie?”


    Stephanie unfastened her seatbelt and huffed, “What else can I do? Of course, I have to go in there


    and catch them in their act. I swear I''m going to beat that adulterous woman to death today!”


    Isabe grabbed Stephanie''s arm. “Calm down, Stephanie. You''re still pregnant, remember? It won''t do


    you and the baby any good if you get too emotional. Besides, if something happens to the baby, it''ll be


    an advantage for Noah and Emma.”


    Stephanie gave her a look and asked crossly, “Then what do you propose?”


    “Let''s go upstairs and have a look. Let''s hear what Noah has to say. It''s no wonder people always say


    that only half of what a man says can be trusted, while the other half is just sweet talk. I never believed


    in that until now. Here I was thinking my brother loved you deeply when he acted carefully around you,”


    Isabe said, adding fuel to the fire.


    She was intentionally agitating Stephanie. The angrier Stephanie got, the more troubled Noah would


    be. When the time was right, Isabe could instigate Stephanie to go back to her family. Then she


    would get the chance to meet Oscar. All she had to do was to find the right time and drug his food at


    least three to five times. Once that was done, Oscar would belong to her.


    Isabe had nned out everything carefully. She did not even have an ounce of guilt for using


    Stephanie to achieve her goals.


    As soon as Isabe and Stephanie got out of the car, thetter supported her belly and marched to the


    elevator door. “Which floor?”


    “The tenth floor, I think. That''s what I heard her say back then. At first, I thought she was living there


    alone. Who would''ve known Noah was also... They''ve been hiding it from me for quite a long time. Who


    knows how long they''ve been together ever since they became friends?”


    As expected, those words angered Stephanie further.


    Both of them entered the elevator and headed upstairs in silence. The moment they stepped out of the


    elevator, Stephanie knocked on every door. However, no one opened it until she arrived at the fifth


    door.


    Fuming, Stephanie stared at Noah, who opened the door. He was shocked to see Stephanie before


    him. When he thought about how Emma was in there, his temples throbbed.


    “Steph, what are you doing here?” Noah tried his best to stop Stephanie from entering.


    s, someone was determined to go against his wish.


    “Noah, why aren''t you letting Stephanie in? Are you keeping a woman in there?” Isabe said


    gloatingly.


    Noah instantly shot her a re. Before he could say anything, Emma''s voice rang out. “Noah, who is


    it?”


    Stephanie red at Noah. She looked so furious that she looked as if she was going to eat him up.


    Sensing she was angry, Noah pulled her into his embrace and said calmly, “Steph, listen to me. Things


    aren''t what it looks like. I just bumped into Emma along the way. Coincidentally, my shirt was stained


    with coffee, so she kindly invited me over to get changed. Please don''t misunderstand.”


    Stephanie shoved him aside, strode toward Emma, and swung her arm hard, giving thetter a tight


    p with no mercy.


    Emma clutched her throbbing face and nced at Noah pitifully. “Noah.”


    Emma would have been fine if she had not said anything. But as soon as she did, Stephanie''s rage


    spiked. She pulled Emma''s hand aside and pped both sides of her cheeks, showing absolutely no


    mercy.


    Emma instinctively dodged them and pretended to look pitiful to anger Stephanie further.


    “Noah, help me. Noah, please. It hurts.”


    Seeing Emma''s foxy act made Stephanie all the more livid. She was so angry that she started to run


    after Emma, forgetting the fact that she was several months pregnant.


    The entire scene gave Noah a fright. He ran after Stephanie and grabbed her hand. “Steph, calm


    down. There''s really nothing going on between me and Emma.”


    To his dismay, Emma refuted fearlessly, “Noah, we''ve known each other for so many years. I even kept


    youpany when you were living abroad. You weren''t even friends with the daughter of the Clintons


    when we were together. I''m your real girlfriend. How could you deny our rtionship now?”


    Noah''s head throbbed. “Shut up.”


    Stephanie panted with rage. Suddenly, an excruciating pain spread over her belly. She clutched her


    stomach and screamed, “Ouch! Noah, my stomach hurts!”


    Noah panicked, and he bent over to hold her up. Isabe, too, hurried over. “Stephanie, are you okay?”


    It was not Isabe''s purpose to let something happen to Stephanie, for she would be in deep trouble if


    the Clintons discovered she was the culprit.


    Noah shot her a re. “You''re the first one I''ll be looking for if something happens to Steph.”


    Isabe rebuked shamelessly, “Stephanie wouldn''t be in such a state if you and Emma didn''t have


    such aplicated rtionship.”


    Noah''s blood boiled. However, he could not be bothered to argue with Isabe when he saw the beads


    of sweat on Stephanie''s forehead.


    Upon arriving at the hospital, Noah anxiously watched the doctor push Isabe into the operating room.


    After that, he and Isabe waited outside.


    After taking a few deep breaths, he grabbed Isabe by the throat and said through gritted teeth,


    “Isabe Walker, what''s your purpose in bringing Steph there? I''ll never forgive you if something


    happens to the child in her belly.”


    The pressure from his grip caused blood to rush to Isabe''s face. Even so, she still smiled


    nonchntly and said, “Noah, I think you should inform Aunt Olivia about this. I''m afraid you won''t be


    able to exin yourself if something actually happens to Stephanie.”


    Noah''s face was distorted with rage. “I''m going to kill you, Isabe.”


    Right then, a nurse rushed over and advised, “Calm down, Sir. Release thisdy, or I''m going to call the


    police.”


    Hearing that, Noah tossed Isabe aside.


    The nurse asked in concerned, “Miss, are you all right?”


    “Thank you for helping me. I''m fine. My brother''s anxious because his pregnant wife is in the operating


    room. That''s why he''s venting it on me. It''s just a sibling feud. Don''t worry. You should go get busy.”


    The nurse left after making sure everything was fine.


    Staring at the operating room, Isabe pulled out her phone to make a call, but it got snatched away.


    “What are you doing? Give it back to me.” Isabe frowned.


    Noah merely red at her. “Isabe, what exactly is your purpose for doing this? If Stephanie really


    gets angry, the entire Clinton family will be angered. Nothing good will happen to our family if that


    happens. Why are you still plotting against me despite knowing the oue? Tell me, did someone


    promise you something?”


    Isabeughed so hard even tears poured down her cheeks.


    “Noah, you think too much. I''m just annoyed by you. Think about it. You married a beautiful woman and


    even progressed well in your career. I, on the other hand, am not only despised by Oscar but I was also


    kicked out of hispany. You''ve taken all the good stuff, while I can only watch you enjoy the fruits of


    your victory. I naturally can''t ept this. That''s why I wanted to cause you some trouble,” Isabe said


    nonchntly, shrugging.


    Noah raised his hand and pped her across the face.


    “Just you wait, Isabe. I''m going to make you pay with your life if anything happens to Steph.”


    Isabe clutched her face, disdain shing across her eyes.


    “Noah, she''s just your pawn in helping you rebuild Walker Group. Why are you pretending to be a loyal


    lover? Besides, if you really love her, you won''t have an affair with another woman,” Isabe mocked.


    Noah merely pursed his lips and kept his silence.