Aggressive Wife

Chapter 85

Madeline was surprised. Despite not being the top guns in Imperia, the Hann Corp was influential, like the Lowe family.

She had to give it up to Suzette for being able to join forces with the Hann Corp when the Grant family had barely anything left. However, Madeline was not prepared to let Suzette have her way.

Madeline ended the call. Noah seemed to be sound asleep. She was about to leave to check on Colt when Noah grabbed her wrist. She turned to look at the sleepy man on the bed.

“Please don’t leave. Please,” he pleaded softly. She took a deep breath. It sounded all too familiar - she used to be the one begging him to stay, and he never stayed. She felt sad about herself, but she did not let her emotions show.

He saved her, so she should show her gratitude by taking care of him. She remained calm and bent down to check on him. “Hey, are you awake?”

Noah looked pale and his skin felt unusually warm. He did not seem to be fully awake to her. He might have simply been talking in his sleep. She frowned and examined him closer.

He opened his eyes, and she was caught off guard. She blushed and took a step back. He did not seem to be disturbed, “You can ogle me as long as you want, Ms. Grant.”

“I am not ogling you, for god’s sake!” She scowled at him, “I am only checking if you are still alive, in case you die all alone.”

He was disappointed with her response. However, he could not exactly blame her for avoiding him. He managed a smile and lightly pulled her arm, “Well, would you please at least fetch me a cup of water,

Ms. Grant? As you can see, I am injured.”

She glared at him, but she could not refuse his request. She felt pity for him. “Fine. I will get you a cup of water.” She turned to pour him a cup of warm water.

Madeline had been taking care of two kids on her own all these years, so she could say she was good at taking care of people. She persuaded herself she was only taking care of Noah now because he was injured.

In any case, to her, Noah was just another kid to take care of. Speaking of which, he had been behaving quite childishly since he got injured; Madeline wondered briefly if he had sustained any brain damage as well.

Much calmer now, Madeline brought the cup of water to Noah and began to treat him like her own child. “Here’s your water. Open your mouth now, and take the straw like a good boy.”

She had meant to make fun of him, but he did not seem to mind and played along. He opened his mouth obediently and let her hold the cup for him, so she could practically feed him like a baby. She was dumbfounded.

There was no backing out now. She had to play along with him. She continued to feed him water while persuading herself the man was behaving like a child because he had sustained brain damage.

“Madeline, how is Noah doing? Is he awake?” Dylan walked into the room and was shocked to see Madeline feeding Noah water while holding his head carefully. Dylan’s jaw dropped. Have they already gotten this far?

Embarrassed, Madeline turned to look at Dylan and quickly let go of Noah’s head. Noah was not prepared for it. His head hit the bed with a loud thud. He glared at Dylan and yelled, “Get out!”

He was annoyed by Dylan’s interruption. Dylan quickly gathered himself and ran off with a smirk, “I am leaving now!” He was glad Noah was falling for Madeline. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Madeline was stunned briefly. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got at Noah. He must have been pretending to be sick to toy with her! He appeared to be quite energetic when he yelled at Dylan. How could she fall into his trap?

Noah interrupted her train of thought. “Ms. Grant, shall we continue?” Madeline scowled at him.

At the same time, Angie stumbled into the Grant residence, reeking of alcohol. Suzette wasted no time scolding her, “Where have you been? You have not returned for days!”

“Why do you care?” Angie smirked at Suzette, obviously drunk, “Our family is going down! I have to find a way out myself.”

Angie could have stopped doing this dirty job after the rich guy last night, but she wanted more money, so she continued. However, she did not make much money. She had had too much to drink though, and now she struggled to stay focused.

“Nonsense! Stop doing this to yourself,” said Suzette, her heart aching for her daughter, “You are better than this. You are my daughter!”

“Stop doing this?” Angie chuckled, “If I stop doing this, we will run out of money very soon. Why do you think I am working so hard?”

“Oh wait,” she continued, glaring at Suzette, “How could I have forgotten about James? You have nothing to worry about because you have James to support you.”

“Watch your mouth!” Stunned, Suzette put a hand on Angie’s mouth, “Your father is at home!”

Angie was momentarily startled. She said nothing more and crashed onto the couch. Suzette was furious to see Angie stoop so low.

“You need to get back up, Angie,” said Suzette, “So what if Grant Corporation is going down? You can always find someone else to support you, and you will be back in the game.”

Suzette threw a bag to Angie. “Here’s the invitation card to a birthday party with the Hann family. Now, get ready to put your best foot forward at this party. Get to know the sons; you only need one of them to get you back in the game.”