Chapter 259


    When Noah arrived at the hospital, Annalise''s fever had subsided, and she was lying quietly on the


    hospital bed without any abnormalities.


    "Mr. Sce, let''s not beat around the bush and be frank."


    He was willing to meet them, not because of Annalise or because he was afraid of Rowan''s threats. He


    cared about Madeline''s Charity Association, and he believed that he was capable of protecting it.


    He was here for the sake of the Old Mr. Sce.


    When he was young, Old Mr. Quincy was still the leader of the Quincy family. He was the righteous and


    appointed heir. But some people were displeased and wanted to get rid of him.


    At one banquet, he would have drowned silently in the swimming pool if it were not for Old Mr. Sce.


    "During the fire breakoutst night, I lied to you so that you could look for Annalise while you were


    searching for Madeline." Rowan exined awkwardly.


    Noah responded emotionlessly, "Shouldn''t the Sce family be able to handle such a situation?"


    "Annalise requested to bring lesser bodyguards to show our sincerity. I didn''t think much about it and


    agreed. I never expected something like that would happen."


    In fact, Rowan did not bring many bodyguards with him when he arrived at Imperia because he would


    only be here temporarily to settle Annalise''s issue.


    He believed that knowing who he was, no one would dare to provoke them.


    "Ms. Sce wasn''t vicious before."


    Noah''s mother and Annalise''s mother were close friends; they betrothed them when they were young,


    as Old Mr. Sce had saved Noah''s life before. The Sce family was having a good rtionship with


    the Quincy family too.


    Noah had known Annalise since she was a child. In his memories, she was a timid girl. He did not


    expect her to turn out like this.


    "Actually, I was doubtful too. She was extremely careful and modest when she first came back to our


    family. Everyone sympathised with her and pampered her. Maybe she changed out of jealousy and bad


    influences."


    The Sce family only had one girl in Rowan''s generation. Unfortunately, Annalise was taken away by


    her mother when she was a child, and she was lost for seven years.


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    Hence, everyone doted on her very much; they told her to be confident and to trust her family. Sce''s


    family would always back her up.


    Later on, she lived alone with her grandpa, and she was good at making him happy.


    Rowan was busy with his studies and career all these years, so he barely met up with his sister. But he


    always got her a lot of gifts when he met her.


    She barely took the initiative to contact him, let alone ask him for anything.


    Rowan had always remembered her as an obedient and gentle little girl.


    Recently, Grandpa was severely ill. Rowan went back to visit him, and he stayed with him for quite


    some time.


    He identally found out that Annalise acted like an innocent and soft girl in front of Grandpa. She


    would be mean to the servants behind everyone''s back.


    He was puzzled, so he secretly observed her over a period of time. He noticed that the servants were


    afraid of her, and she was restless and cruel.


    His mother gave birth to four of them. Besides living separately with her siblings for seven years, she


    grew up in the same environment as the rest of them. It was impossible for her to be twisted.


    On the contrary, she was raised by Grandpa. She should have been far better. However, not only her


    personality had problems; she was not as smart as the rest of the Sce family.


    So, he took the initiative to propose to his grandfather that he would apany Annalise back to


    Imperia.


    Grandpa''s condition worsened by days, and he put his entire trust in Annalise, who grew up with him


    for more than ten years. He would never, ever doubt Annalise.


    Coupled with Grandpa''s guilt toward Rowan''s father and mother, he would do anything for Annalise.


    Grandpa would never threaten to make the Quincy family disappear if he was still in his right mind.


    Noah was not interested in Annalise''s affairs, but he deduced that Annalise was two-faced toward the


    Sce family.


    "Madeline was alright, so I would let this matter go to repay my debt to Old Mr. Sce. I won''t be this


    easy going if simr things happen again in the future."


    "Well, the Sce family would prepare a generous dowry for Annalise if she''s getting married. If she


    isn''t, our family would still look after her." Rowan was hinting at Noah.


    He wanted to assure Noah that Annalise would not be able to interfere in the business affairs of the


    Sce family. He hoped that Noah would be professional about it, not ruining the business rtionship


    between their families.


    "At the same time, we knew that we had wronged Ms. Madeline. We would donate 10 million dors to


    the Charity Association as an apology to her. I hope you will pass on our apology to her."


    Rowan said it humbly; he was totally sincere. Noah did not immediately agree with Rowan because


    Madeline should be the one making decisions for her charity association.


    "Mr. Sce, you shouldn''t call me to the hospital for work-rted matters."


    "It''s because my foot was injured and I couldn''t move. And Annalise was making a fuss, so I didn''t dare


    leave her unattended. I was worried you might misunderstand our intention, so I invited you here for a


    talk."


    Rowan''s foot was covered in ster, and he appeared serious and trustworthy.


    Especially when he looked at someone with his innocent eyes, a person with little self-control would


    probably promise him anything.


    Noah would not be fooled by his look, but based on his understanding of the Sce family, he chose to


    believe Rowan.


    "Sir, someone broke into the residence!"


    "Are Mrs. Quincy and the children alright?" Noah red at Rowan when he heard his words.


    Rowan gave him a sympathetic look as he overheard the conversation.


    "They''re both sound. The man was caught the moment he broke into Mrs. Quincy''s room. We did not


    find anything on him. Instead, he called the police himself and was taken away by the police.


    "He broke into Mrs. Quincy''s room? Tailgate him after he''s out of the police station."


    "Sir, he disappeared into thin air after entering the police station. We''d been following him all along; the


    police couldn''t find out where he went even after looking into the surveince. Sir, I''m sorry for ruining


    my task! Please punish me."


    Noah hung up the phone heatedly. The man was targeting Madeline, because he went straight into her


    room!


    He must have a contact in the police department; if not, he wouldn''t be able to escape quietly.