CHapter 248
Beckett couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling chuming inside him!
Although Palmer was Noe’s fiance, the fact that he had just emerged from his sister’s bedroom
seemed to rush things up a bit too much!
Noe could tell at a nce that Beckett had gotten the wrong idea.
“Beckett, he got hurt. He crashed on the couchst night.”
Knowing Palmer had only slept on the couch, Beckett’s expression softened significantly.
Marcel and Sexton, on the other hand, were chuckling away.
Sexton, in particr, was thrilled to see Palmer, that boy, finally get a clue and walk out of Noe’s
room. His old face was blooming with joy! At this rate, he could start pondering names for his great–
grandchildren!
But upon hearing that Palmer had just slept on the couch, Sexton’s eyes betrayed a hint of
heartache.
With such a beautiful fiancée by his side, and he slept on the couch?
The Schnabel family’s nannies had been reced, and the breakfast table showcased a new array
of dishes.
Marcel just wanted to enjoy his twilight years in peace, staying out of affairs,
Beckett’s tone camed the weight of a solicited opinion. “Noe, as for home matters, just do what
you can. I have the butler handle the rest. Don’t worry about a thing, focus on your studies!”
“Okay”
Ulrich nced at his phone, his eyelids twitched with irritation, which he quickly subdued, regaining
hisposure.
Only after Marcel and Sexton had left for their chess game did Ulrich pass the phone to Beckett.
“Beckett, someone’s been spreading info about Noe online, trying to stir up trouble. I’ve handled
it, and we’re tracking down the source.
Beckett mised an eyebrow
Were people itching for trouble, daring to smear his sister online?
A video of Noe ying the zither had somehow be popr online. Several ounts had
posted disparagingments about Noe, making Beckett bristle with anger!
Watching Noe calmly eating across the table, Beckett felt a surge of protectiveness.
His sister had endured so much, and yet people were still spinning tales about her!
“Noe, don’t be scared. How about we skip school today? We’ll go after I’ve sorted this mess out,
okay?”
Noe just smiled softly and shook her head with a resolute gaze.
“Beckett, have you forgotten what I said? I’m a Schnabel too. I’m happy to be behind my brothers,
but I want to stand with you, shoulder
to shoulder.”
Beckett was nearly moved to tears!
Those words… She truly was a daughter of the Schnabels!
Ulrich grew sentimental too. “Reminds me of when Stirling was starting out. He said something
simr.”
The Schnabel kids always stood together!
Palmer, who was by Noes side, had a flicker in his eyes and a gentle curve to his light
His fiancée was so tough and brave, no matter what. It was endearing, yet it tugged at his
heartstrings.
Since Noe had spoken, Beckett didn’t press any further. He handed her the phone to look at the
messages herself.
After scanning them, Noe’s expression remained unchanged, if anything, she chuckled.
“They just can’t believe a girl can y sa well. A girl getting into Imperial University on a
schrship has shattered their ss ceilings!”
Those attacking remarks insinuated that her academic sess was merely due to being a
Schnabel. They suggested that Master Rainer’s zither was not meant for a young girl’s touch. Even
worse, there were rumors about her so–called indecent life back in Glen Vige.
Noeughed it off with disdain.
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As if they knew her from Glen Vige, as if they had grown up together!
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“Beckett, those don’t matter. Today’s my first day of college, and I can’t miss IL”
Beckett nodded. “Should we try to clear things up?”
Noe shook her head, her eyes fierce with . “Self–defence is the most foolish act, I won’t get
sucked into that vortex Let ourwyer deal with the nderers. We won’t be paying them attorney
fees, right?”
Why should she prove her worth against baseless nder and spection?
To Noe, it was as absurd as proving she was herself!
Beckett couldn’t help butugh, yet he felt relieved.
“Nonsense, if Jasper dares charge you legal fees, I’ll break his legs myself”
Noe calmly instructed, “Then please have him trace the source. Sue every rumormonger, make it
public, then clolm damages.”
“Got it!”
Seeing Noepletely unfazed by the situation, logically arranging the follow–up, Beckett felt
both proud and heartbroken. His sister’s cool, calm demeanor was a result of the hardships she
faced growing up with their grandmother in Glen Vige!
Malvina, nibbling on her fork, swiftly scrolled through her phone.
“Noe, sweetie, I just saw aizen iming to be Queenie’s burner ount, saying that you
bullied Queenie and got her ount deleted. This…”
With these nders they had just seen, wasn’t this all a bit too coincidental? How could all of this
target Noe at once?
Noe effortlessly switched to her internalwork ount and, with a few simplemand lines,
located theizen Malvina mentioned
Beckett and Ulrich didn’t catch the quick keystrokes N
Noe made, but Palmer, sitting close by, saw everything clearly
Having dabbled in deep web programming himself, he knew theplexity of setting up a local
network. Observing the speed of Noe’s typing and the time it took to locate the information, he
realized the localwork she had set up must be extensive!
Palmer felt a stir of curiosity, suddenly keen to uncover any connection between Noe and the
infamous Q of the deep web!
Maybe Q was also one of the Pris Star folks?
Noe stared at the message on her phone and blinked. “It’s from Yvonne, on Queenie’s behalf.”
The speed at which the ount information was investigated and rified had even Beckett and
Ulrich gobsmacked!
“Noe, do you
you know some kind of elite hacker?”
This timing and speed not even the cops could lock down someone’s details this quick, let alone
knowing them inside out!
Noe looked as innocent as amb, spreading her hands and shrugging her shoulders, casually
nudging Palmer who was standing by her side.
“It’s a favor from Palmer.”
“It’s my crew. Got a couple of decent hackers at the Pock Group.”
The ones who just sifted through that data and pinned dan tepuppet master so quickly, were indeed
his people!
He was somewhat amused by his girl’s eamest attempt to pass the buck. At least it proved that she
trusted him.
Noe wanted to explode but held back, considering there were several others around the dinner
table. She had to swallow her
frustration.
Hearing that the help was from Palmer’s crew, Beckett breathed a sigh of relief, reassured that the
Pock Group wouldn’t set Noe up and with Palmer on watch, no significant trouble would arise.
Palmer grunted softly, nonchntly taking credit for this unexpected de. At the same time, his
hand swiftly caught Noe’s nudging leg, gripping her ankle firmly to stop her from fidgeting.