Chapter 198


    Even when Noah had Wayne pull the car around and drive them back to Maple Forest Vi, Madeline''s


    head was still spinning. Mentally exhausted, Madeline started drifting off to sleep in the car. When


    Noah noticed that Madeline was fast asleep, he instinctively leaned toward her to let her liefortably


    in his arms.


    Madeline awoke to find that she and Noah had arrived at the vi and that Noah had fallen asleep while


    hugging her. Under the moonlight, his beautiful eyshes stood out like the ones on a doll she had


    liked as a child. As Madeline reached her hand out to touch them gently, Noah''sshes fluttered ever


    so lightly before he opened his eyes.


    "Oh, you''re awake. We''ve arrived; let''s go." Once Madeline realized what she was doing, she withdrew


    her hand and sprinted out of the vehicle first.


    Noah moved his numbed arm around and sat up, only to feel a sharp pain from the wound on his


    abdomen. Despite the difort, he stepped out of the car. Seeing Madeline scurrying into the vi,


    he smiled and followed suit.


    Upon entering the residence, Madeline immediately sensed that something was off. Pieces of luggage


    were neatly stacked in the living room, and Mr. Charles was hard at work in the adjacent open kitchen


    with several other servants. She felt her appetite rising in response to the tantalizing aromas from the


    kitchen. Meanwhile, Thomas could be found seated at the table, enjoying one of the freshly baked egg


    tarts.


    "Hm, seems like Mr. Charles has already prepared our meal. You must''ve been famished. Shall we


    have a meal together?" Noah walked in and said.


    "Uh… yes, I''m hungry, but do you mind exining what''s going on with this?" Madeline pointed at the


    stack of luggage at the side.


    "Oh, these must be the luggage I asked Mr. Charles to move. Since most of my property now belongs


    to you, I''m penniless now and must rely on your support going forward."


    "What?" Madeline eximed. Indeed, she epted the property ownership certificate but did not


    expect this sudden twist of events!


    "Have no fear, Ms. Madeline. I still own a sessful business and can guarantee you a luxurious


    lifestyle." Noah smiled as Madeline stayed silent. She was furious that she was tricked!


    "I did not agree to that!"


    "I know. That''s why I voluntarily bestowed everything to you." Madeline was surprised by Noah''s


    exnation, which he delivered solemnly.


    "I didn''t…" mean that.


    Before Madeline could exin, Thomas interrupted, "Mommy, you''re back! Here, have an egg tart by


    Mr. Charles. It''s so delicious!" Thomas immediately sprang down from his chair and ran toward her.


    Thomas was excited to finally try one of Mr. Charles''s egg tarts and could not wait to share it with


    Madeline. Madeline felt her heart melt upon realizing her precious son was thinking about her, and she


    crouched down and hugged the little fellow.


    Fine, I''ll talk to Noahter once I get the chance.


    "You''re back, Mrs. Quincy," Charles greeted. "The food is ready."


    "Thank you, Mr. Charles."


    "You''re wee, Mrs. Quincy. If there''s anything you need, please don''t hesitate to tell me," Charles


    responded cheerfully without losing a hint of respect toward Madeline.


    Charles was overjoyed to learn that Madeline was the young mistress of the Quincy family and the


    mother to Noah''s two kids. As he waited for her arrival back at the Quincy family''s vi, he took the


    opportunity to cook up a feast.


    "I''ll be in your care then, Mr. Charles."


    "Of course, it is our duty to keep the young mistress happy and healthy…" Mr. Charles replied while


    leading Madeline to the dining room,pletely ignoring Noah, who was standing at the side.


    Madeline was feeling somewhat awkward, but when she noticed that the dishes on the table were all to


    her liking, she quickly felt her stomach growl.


    "Thank you, Mr. Charles. I''ll be sure to savor every single dish." It was nice to be greeted with a


    delicious feast after a long journey. When Madeline was about to eat, she noticed that her favorite dish


    - sweet braised pork ribs - was ced right in front of her.


    "Be careful. It''s hot," Noah gently reminded Madeline.


    "How do you know this is my favorite dish? It seems that the dishes here were prepared ording to


    my liking."


    "Madeline, what if I told you I remembered everything you ever told me?"


    …


    Outside Enchanteur Bar, Joseph furiously stomped back to the parking lot while Fred silently followed


    him. He had been by Joseph''s side for many years and knew that Joseph despised anyone that would


    bring up his bloodline. Noah, however, hit the bull''s eye and honed in on Joseph''s weak spot. Fred


    clearly recalled that the two young masters were close to each other when he first entered the Quincy


    family household. To think that it had boiled down to this…


    Fred was pulled out of his thoughts when he realized they had reached the car and rushed to open the


    door for Joseph. Once Joseph was in the car, he ran to the driver''s seat.


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    "Sir, are we heading back to the castle now?"


    "Go to…"


    Ding dong! Beep beep! When Joseph was about to respond to Fred, the phone in his pocket rang.


    Before he could even look at his phone, he heard a strange sound of a timer starting in the car, which


    was instantly followed by a tick-tock noise like a clock.


    "Fred, get out!"


    A loud explosion followed Joseph''s scream. At the same time, Joseph hurriedly exited the vehicle and


    leaped forward with all his might to avoid the oing heat wave. He got back to his feet and looked


    around, only to see the car in mes. He watched as the car turned into a mere metal frame in a matter


    of minutes.


    For a while, Joseph stood there, taking in the scene before him, his heart aze with rage. Meanwhile,


    the explosive force sent Fred flying a few feet away, injuring his arm, but he could not care less and


    hastened for Joseph.


    "Sir, are you alright? Are you hurt?"


    "I''m alright. It''s just dirt on my clothes." Joseph noticed Fred''s wound and frowned but did not show his


    concern to Fred.


    Ding dong! Suddenly, Joseph''s phone rang again to alert him to unread messages. Frustrated, he took


    out his phone and read the message sent from an unknown number.


    "Don''t you touch my man!"