Chapter 91


    Even though Noah''s voice was soft, his gaze was filled with hostility.


    There was a hint of gentleness in his eyes when he looked at Madeline.


    The proprietor of the auction house did not waste any time. He took the jade ne and ran up to


    Madeline.


    "Ms. Grant, Mr. Quincy bought this ne for you. He hopes you will like it."


    The proprietor looked at Madeline with a smiling face and behaved obsequiously as though she was


    already married to Noah.


    Madeline turned to talk to Albert. "If Mr. Quincy has already bought the ne, you should take it.


    Thank him for me for contributing to charity."


    She stood up and left the scene amid the envious gazes of the socialites of Imperia.


    "Why does Mr. Quincy care about Madeline so much? She''s so lucky!"


    "What''s so good about her anyway? She''s rude and arrogant. There''s no femininity in her at all!"


    "Yeah, isn''t that so? Even I''m so much gentler than her!"


    "…"


    The socialites were gossiping behind Madeline''s back. Every one of them was envious and resentful.


    Noah was not angry to hear that. Instead, he smiled.


    He wanted to give back to Madeline everything he owed her.


    Madeline would be the most popr woman in Imperia, and all the socialites would envy her.


    Even so, she would live without a care…


    Half an hourter, Madeline returned to Maple Forest Vi.


    "Ms. Grant, what do you want to do with this ne? Should I put it in the vault?"


    "Nah. Do whatever you want with it."


    Madeline cast a nonchnt nce at the returned ne in Albert''s palm. There was no emotion in


    her eyes.


    She was not interested in any gifts from Noah.


    A short momentter, she abruptly turned around as though she had remembered something.


    "Right, is the money transferred?"


    "Yes. Ten million dors, and not a cent less!" Albert said gently as usual. He was following behind


    Madeline while cradling the box that held the ne in his arms.


    "Mm. Remember to process the donations as promised."


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    Madeline nodded, though there was a hint of a smile on her face.


    She had sketched the design of the ne on a whim one night shortly after she became a full-time


    jewelry designer. Later, she had the ne custom-made ording to the sketch. Despite using the


    highest-grade jade and diamonds, it cost only fifty million dors.


    To her surprise, she did not expect someone to buy it for one billion!


    Ten minutester, the ne that Noah had bought at a high price appeared in the bargain section of


    eBay. Soon, the news spread throughout the Inte.


    "What''s going on? Isn''t that the ne Mr. Quincy had bought at the auction? Why is it on sale for


    such a low price?"


    "Madeline doesn''t care about what Mr. Quincy does for her. She''s gone overboard!"


    "Madeline Grant, how shameless can you get?"


    "…"


    Everyone on the Inte was eagerly discussing the news that the exorbitant ne was on sale.


    The socialites disregarded their status and flooded thement section with filthynguage.


    …


    Wayne''s jaw dropped when he read the news.


    "… Sir," he said tremblingly as he brought the tabletputer to Noah.


    Yes?"


    Noah was in a good mood. Madeline had just epted his gift for her. However, his expression


    darkened when he saw Wayne hemming and hawing.


    "You… You should see for yourself."


    Wayne was terribly nervous, and his heart was thumping hard at record speeds. He had to squeeze in


    a word before Noah released his anger on him.


    Noah tapped on the link. Instantly, he saw the screenshot showing the ne being put on sale. The


    captions apanying the photographs were written in all caps and bright red. It was the hottest item


    on the website, and the servers were overloaded.


    Noah then visited the sales page of the ne, as well as what people were talking about it on


    Facebook.


    The deluge of derogatoryments made him furious!


    "Wayne!"


    "Yes, Sir. Ms. Grant has gone overboard this time! I''ll get the website to take down the sales post at this


    instant!"


    Wayne could see that his employer was about to explode. He took the opportunity to express his


    unwavering loyalty.


    "Get thewyers to preparewsuits for every person who made a negativement on Ms. Grant!


    Also, make an announcement on my behalf: Ms. Madeline Grant has every right to do whatever she


    pleases with her property. Anyone who nders Ms. Grant will face legal action!"


    "Huh? Sir, shouldn''t you be angry that Ms. Grant is selling your gift to her?" Wayne was so shocked he


    thought he had dislocated his jaw.


    What''s going on? Does he have a head injury or something?


    "Well? Do you not understand what I just told you?"


    "No, Sir. I''ll get it done immediately!" Wayne broke out in a cold sweat and exited the room as quickly


    as he could.


    Soon, a headline swept across all the social media tforms: Protected At All Costs -- The Darling of


    Mr. Quincy!


    …


    Madeline was not in the mood to follow the events that happened online. She was looking at her


    phone, overjoyed.


    Colt is awake!


    He sent me a message too!


    Madeline could not believe her eyes when she saw the message that Colton had sent her.


    Noah was thest thing to be in her mind now. She ran down to the basement.


    "Colt, you''re awake! Are you feeling better? Do you feel any difort?"


    Madeline was fraught with worry as she looked at the pale and frail figure on the bed. Tears welled up


    in her eyes.


    Colton looked straight at Madeline and slowly shook his head.


    Madeline was relieved that Colt was feeling alright. She pulled a chair next to the bed and sat down.


    "I''m d that you''re okay. What do you want to eat, Colt? I''ll get it done for you immediately," she said


    gently.


    Colton seemed to be in a daze for a short moment before slowly shaking his head again.


    "You need to eat something, Colt. Why don''t I make some hot chocte, and we''ll drink it together?"


    She could not bear to see the little fellow so lethargic and sickly. The boy nearly lost his life because of


    Angie, and Madeline was not going to let him suffer again. She stood up and prepared to go to the


    kitchen to make some food for him.


    As soon as she stood up, the boy held her pinky finger tightly.


    He looked into Madeline''s eyes for some time before gathering the courage to speak.


    "Don''t go, Auntie Madeline. Stay with me."


    Madeline was surprised at first to hear Colton''s hoarse voice, but the surprise soon turned into joy.


    "You can speak now! You can finally speak!"


    Madeline bent over and hugged the little boy tightly in her arms. Her voice was trembling with


    excitement, and huge teardrops fell from her eyes onto the bed.


    Colton did not know why Madeline was so happy when he spoke. He reached out to return Madeline''s


    warmth.


    Madeline wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and whispered into Colton''s ears, "I''m so


    happy! Don''t worry, Colt. I''ll be with you from now on, and I won''t let you suffer anymore!"


    Later, when Madeline was feeding Colton a ss of chocte milk, Albert barged in through the door


    excitedly with aptop in his hands.


    "There''s an update, Ms. Grant!"


    "Sounds like good news. Go on."


    "I''ve found out that Felix Turner has a granddaughter who has been abroad. She just entered the


    country two hours ago," Albert said hastily while passing theptop to Madeline.


    Madeline looked at the photo on theptop. The slender young woman had a face that shared some


    simrities with Felix.


    "Confirm her identity, first," Madeline said after giving it some thought.