Chapter 307


    Chapter 307 Noah Is Missing


    Noah stood in the living room on the 88th floor of Golden Dome International. He was staring eye to


    eye with a little girl holding a milk bottle.


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    "Zeke, can you promise me not to tell your Mommy what you saw earlier?"


    Mackenzie blinked. She took out her phone and dialed her mother''s number.


    Noah immediately grabbed her hand. "Please! I beg you! Don''t tell Mommy, okay?"


    "Reason?" Mackenzie took a sip of her milk. There was still a drop on her lower lip. It was a stark


    contrast to her precocious behavior.


    Noah sat her down on the sofa. "You know your Mommy is ill, right? Daddy wants to go to help Mommy


    get her medicine, but I don''t know if I can get it. You shouldn''t tell Mommy, and I''ll give her a surprise,


    alright?"


    Noah could havee up with some random excuse and lied to her, but he knew his daughter was too


    intelligent. If he lied, she would immediately call him out on it.


    Rather than having her tattle on him to Madeline and start an unnecessary argument, he would rather


    tell her the truth and give her a better impression.


    Mackenzie also knew that her mother was ill. Also, she had overheard from Dn that the medicine


    was in Trenton''sboratory.


    Trenton was nice to her. He bought her candy and new dresses, but she knew her mother did not like


    Trenton.


    Moreover, Trenton was very cruel to the people he did not like.


    "I wanna go too." Mackenzie was looking for someone to buy her a ne ticket.


    "No. It''s very dangerous there. I don''t want you to get hurt." Noah refused her suggestion without even


    thinking about it.


    "Trenton likes me. He won''t hurt me."


    "How do you know I''m going to look for Trenton? Do you know him?" Noah did not expect Mackenzie to


    know that bothersome guy.


    Mackenzie nodded. "Trenton likes well-mannered girls. I''m a well-mannered girl."


    Noah thought Mackenzie sounded like she was very close to Trenton. What if he asked her to borrow


    the medicine from Trenton?


    No, of course not! I can''t let my daughter take the risk!


    Noah shook his head. If Madeline knew Noah took Mackenzie to confront Trenton, she would not


    speak to him for a few months.


    Moreover, Trenton had given Madeline the drug to keep her on a leash. Noah would be walking right


    into Trenton''s ploy if he brought Mackenzie there.


    "Listen to me, Mackenzie. Trenton might hold you hostage and threaten your Mommy. You absolutely


    shouldn''t put yourself in danger, because your Mommy cares a lot about you. Do you understand?"


    Mackenzie did not miss the sh of hesitation in Noah''s eyes. "Trenton will chop off your hands and


    feet and pluck your tongue out."


    "I''m not afraid. I''ll protect you and Mommy." Noah gently kissed Mackenzie''s forehead and brought her


    back to her room.


    Mackenzie knew that she might be a burden to Noah if she followed along, so she did not struggle.


    Before Noah left the room, Mackenzie tugged his sleeve. "Aren''t you worried that Trenton might hold


    you hostage and threaten Mommy?"


    Noah was surprised. "Maybe I''m not as important to her as you are," he said.


    "You should return as soon as you can," Madeline said and closed her eyes.


    Noah tousled her hair, and a smile appeared on his face.


    My daughter finally cares about me.


    Dn did not see Noah when he woke up the next morning. He could not find him in the house, and


    Noah did not answer his calls. He became worried when he remembered what happened to him in


    Peffel.


    "Wayne, where''s Noah?"


    "Mr. Noah told me he has no official business, so he gave me the next two days off. Is there


    something?" It was rare that Wayne got to sleep in, though hearing how anxious Dn was, he


    immediately sat up.


    "It''s nothing. Sorry to disturb your rest. I''ll continue looking for him," Dn said and ended the call.


    Noah gave Wayne the next two days off… Could Noah be spending some private time with Maddie?


    If he called Madeline and interrupted what they were doing, Noah would be very angry at him.


    He decided to call Elise instead. "Hey, Elise! What''s up?"


    "What else can I do other than sit in the boutique?" Elise said and rolled her eyes. "Don''t tell me you


    want free lunch again? I''m telling you upfront that you won''t get a bite if you don''t pay me."


    "That really hurts,ing from you."


    "No hard feelings, Dn. This is strictly a mary transaction."


    "Fine. I''ll transfer the money to you right now," Dn said before wiring a thousand dors to Elise.


    Ouch… I don''t get too many of these thousands a month! Well… maybe a few dozen thousand. That''s


    not too bad, I guess.


    "Listen to me, Mackenzie. Trenton might hold you hostage and threaten your Mommy. You absolutely


    shouldn''t put yourself in danger, because your Mommy cares a lot about you. Do you understand?"


    Elise had been pestering Dn to send her money. She could sense something was amiss when Dn


    gave her money so readily this time.


    "What do you want? Let me tell you, don''t ask me to matchmake Maddie with Noah again. I won''t


    betray my friend for money!"


    "Here''s another ten thousand."


    Elise immediately put her toothbrush down, washed her mouth, and said, "How can I help you, sir?"


    "Tell me what Maddie is doing now." The bribe had taken a chunk out of Dn''s finances, though he


    was sure that Noah would reimburse him.


    "Maddie? She''s sleeping. Didn''t you say her symptoms might return in these couple of days? You even


    told her not to step out of the house."


    "She''s not with Noah?" Dn was anxious again.


    No, it can''t be! It''s not what I think it is, right?


    "No? She''s sleeping in my room," Elise said while ncing at her bedroom. Through the open door,


    she could see Madeline still sleeping on the bed.


    "Oh no! Noah''s gone missing!" Dn pped his forehead and called Dn to look for him.


    If Noah was abducted and no one knew where he was, it would be aplete disgrace!


    Elise quickly woke Madeline up and told her anxiously, "Noah is missing!"


    Madeline was still half asleep. "So? He''lle back eventually, right?"


    "No! Dn called me earlier and told me that he couldn''t reach Noah on the phone. He sounded very


    anxious." Elise dragged Madeline from the bed and forcefully pried her eyes open.


    Madeline sat up and rubbed her face to wake her up. "Wayne and his men must be looking for him


    now. He''ll be fine."


    "Aren''t you the least bit worried?" Even Elise was worried on her behalf.


    Madeline smiled and got off the bed. "Think about it. Noah Quincy sends shockwaves around the city


    wherever he goes. What could possibly happen to him?"


    "You''re right,e to think of it." Elise felt relieved. She continued to work on her gowns.


    Madeline was not anxious not because she believed in Noah''s abilities, but because she had tasked


    Thirteen to keep an eye on Trenton. Thirteen told her Trenton had beenying low for the past few


    days because he could not get any benefit from Noah.