That same night, Noah took a flight back to Nihonburg.The lights were still on by the time he made it back to his villa. The entire place was decorated with strings of Christmas lights, from the yard, to the door, and to the living room.Gwynn was wide awake. She was decorating the house while wearing an all-white nightgown. Walking around in bare feet, she was engrossed in hanging up the ornaments.She looked so exquisite, as if she had jumped out of a painting. She might’ve recently given birth to Lorian, but it did nothing to diminish her naivety.Noah looked a little exhausted from the flight. In fact, there was still a faint odor of Gianna’s perfume about him. However, his heart skipped a beat when he saw Gwynn.At that moment, he was thrown back all the way to the distant past. Gwynn was just twenty-two years old back then. She had accidentally bumped into him in a crowd. Some random folk said she looked like a spooked bunny. She didn’t really know how the real world
Once their sex had gone on for some time, he felt a little disinterested in it. So, he finished it rather abruptly.…The deed was done. Rising, Noah regarded the mess on the bed. Gwynn was still lying face down on it. Sultry hickeys decorated her slender shoulder. He had been quite rough with her. Instead of leaving immediately, he sat by the side of the bed and lit a cigarette.Curling herself up, she pulled the blanket over and covered herself. Still wearing a naive expression, she had tears filling up in her eyes. This was how she always looked every time they were done doing it. His eyes grew darker and he stared at her for a long time. Leaning over, he snuffed out the cigarette before going downstairs. After he left, she loosened her grip on the blanket and went into a daze. Then, her heart started pounding. She had a hunch that Noah came here to divorce her in the middle of the night. They might’ve done it, but he wasn’t satisfied at all. In fact, he found it mu
A hint of affection flashed in Noah’s eyes.He seemed to be hesitating. In the end, however, he merely patted her head the way he did with Lorian. She looked so naive and frail now, just like their baby boy.He went downstairs in the middle of the night. Gladys was sitting in the living room restlessly. The moment she noticed him, she rushed over and asked, “What’s going to happen to Ms. Gwynn now?”He knew what she was worried about. Lowering his head, he looked at the divorce agreement and said dryly, “Everything’s going to be the same!”That stunned her. After all, she loved Gwynn very much. Then, she did everything she could to speak up for her mistress. There was a hint of pleading in her tone. “Perhaps you could set her free, Mr. Noah. If I remember correctly, she has an elder brother. I think he’d be pleased to look after her.”The truth was that it would’ve been better if she didn’t bring up Liam. The moment Noah thought about his wife’s brother, an unfeeling coldness
Noah turned on his phone the moment he touched down. There were several missed calls, all of them from the bodyguards in the villa. He returned the call and asked, “What is it?”Then, the bodyguard stammered and told him everything. It was cramped in the car. Noah’s face turned grim. He pondered on it for a while before saying dryly, “Don’t lose her.” It was a brief instruction, but it was enough to show what she meant to him. The bodyguard gave an affirmative response. Hanging up the phone, he rubbed his brows. He took several flights in a single day and had rather intense sex with Gwynn while he was in Nihonburg. It was quite exhausting. His chauffeur turned around and asked gently, “Are we going back to the villa or to Ms. Gianna’s place, Mr. Noah?”Noah responded without a thought, “Take me back to the villa.”…Noah’s eyes were shut as he leaned back on the couch and rested a little. He was on the top floor of Sanders Group where his office was. After a two-hour conf
Gladys sobbed towards the end of her sentence. Her heart sank when she saw the state Gwynn was in now.Noah remained quiet for a brief moment before he said dryly, “I’m busy. I won’t be coming back! Take good care of her, Gladys. Also, I want you to tell her I won’t go soft on her. She had better know what’s good for her.”Her heart sank.She had been looking after Gwynn all the time and she had a pretty good idea that her mistress was just faking her mental condition. That was why she spoke up for her in front of her husband a couple of days back. However, she had never expected Noah to take things this far.Gwynn was only twenty-four years old, for Heaven’s sake. What was she supposed to do?!She parted her lips, about to say something, but Noah had already hung up on her.As he said, he wasn’t going to let himself go soft. It was only normal that Gwynn would cry for the next few days. After all, she thought he abandoned her. With that said, she was bound to get hungry after
However, Noah didn’t make the phone call in the end.He knew what was going on with that lingering feeling in his gut. He was worried and concerned. He missed Gwynn. It was the eve of New Year. Lorian was eight months old now. Noah brought his son to Nihonburg. They were going to spend their New Year's there.It started to snow when their private plane was about to land at the airport, but it was ultimately uneventful. A black limousine pulled into his villa when evening rolled in, its roof blanketed with a thin layer of snow. Getting out of the car, he swept his eyes across the surroundings. The villa wasn’t as cheerful as it was at Christmas. It was deadly quiet and not festive at all.Walking into the living room, he brushed off the snowflake on her overcoat. Gwynn was nowhere to be seen. Gladys saw him and knew what was on his mind. Carrying Lorian in her arms, she said, “Ms. Gwynn wouldn’t come downstairs. She had always had her meals up there. She wouldn’t speak too.
Out of nowhere, Noah lost his temper. Walking over to the dining table, he said dryly, “Get dinner ready.”It was a New Year's Eve dinner. So, the servants prepared a big meal for the occasion. They went in and out of the dining hall, serving dinner on the dining table. Gladys went upstairs to fetch Gwynn a nightgown. Then, she helped her mistress to sit next to Noah. She even whispered to Gwynn, “Keep Mr. Noah happy. He brought Lorian here just for you. Don’t make him regret doing it.”Gwynn was puzzled.The snowstorm got heavier outside. Noah had just taken a flight all the way back here, but he looked cold and elegant. Pouring himself a glass of whiskey, he sipped it while training his gaze on her.She was a little picky about what she wanted to eat. There were some honey-glazed ribs right in front of him and Gladys put some of it on Gwynn’s plate. However, she wouldn’t eat it, no matter what the old servant said. So, he stabbed it with his fork, reached out, and placed it b
Noah had just entered the master bedroom when it suddenly occurred to him that he and Gwynn were divorced. It would be unseemly for them to sleep together. With that said, it was quite late now. He had no intention of cleaning up the cold, unwelcoming guest room and sleeping there. So, he strode over to the bed and laid down on it. Lifting the blanket, he saw Lorian and Gwynn holding each other tightly in their sleep. His baby boy was snuggled in her embrace.Lorian’s fair cheeks were pressing against his mother’s breasts. It was supposed to be a heartwarming sight, but he saw it differently. He had suppressed his lust earlier, but it came back with a vengeance. Picking his baby boy up, he put him down at the side of the bed. Then, he pinned Gwynn to the bed and started kissing her. At the same time, he lifted the hem of her skirt with another hand. He was very anxious to have a taste of her enchanting body. He couldn’t wait to slip his manhood into her before she was ev