Contract Marriage; Fated Love

Early the following morning, Noah set off with the mobilized men. He wanted to go there himself. But before he left, he went to see how Emily was faring.

She looked better than she was the previous day. Maybe it was because she was too weak to continue crying.

Gu Yanxi looked unkempt too. Her hair was a mess but she wasn’t crying anymore. She went closer to Noah and pleaded with him,

“Please, find him. Emily will be so broken if he doesn’t return before nightfall. I spent the whole night consoling her. Please.”

“I promise to do my best. Take care of her.”

“Alright. Take care of yourself too and be safe.”

She placed her hands on his shoulder to reassure him. His heart stopped beating and he froze. The effect of her touch was electrifying. She noticed his reaction and withdrew her hands.

“I’m sorry.”

Noah left the house without another word, as was very typical of him.

Noah went with his men to the location. As he guessed, the security was tight. It was a mountain and the communication signal wasn’t clear.

Noah didn’t go out with them. His men were many and they were stronger. They quickly overpowered the others. They didn’t kill them as was instructed. Noah wanted to make sure they paid for their sins. They dared to lay a finger on his son!

When the last man standing saw that others had been overpowered and he had no chance of escape, he quickly drew out a knife and placed it on Liam’s neck, frightening the boy to death.

“If you move, I will rip his neck!”

They all stood back and thought of what to do. The man still held Liam captive and screamed,

“Move! Retreat all of you or I will kill him!”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

The pressure from the knife was much and made a slight cut on Liam’s neck. Blood dripped slowly and tears ran down the boy’s face. He didn’t make a noise, the tears only ran silently.

On the spur of the moment, Liam’s captor received a terrifying blow on the head and he fell flat on his face and passed out. Liam turned to see what happened. It was Noah! He appeared just in time and saved him. He carried the boy to his car safely. His men took care of the criminals. They were hauled into the waiting police van and taken to the station. They were ten in number.

He rushed Liam to the hospital and he was quickly attended to. He sent his driver to bring Emily to the hospital.

Emily came alone as Gu Yanxi had stepped out. When she saw her son, her heart calmed down and she smiled for the first time in many days. Liam was away for five days.

With great joy in her heart, she thanked Noah profusely. Noah didn’t answer, he only stared at her for some time. She was forced to ask what the matter was.

“The ring on the table in your house. How did it come about?”

Emily swallowed and stared at him.

“W.. what ring?”

“The one Liam has.”

“I.. he.. it..”she stammered looking for the right words. She couldn’t bring herself to tell him how she got it. It was a bit embarrassing.

Heavens heard her silent cry and her phone rang. It was Gu Yanxi. For security reasons, the receptionist wanted to confirm before letting them in. She looked at Noah for his consent.

“It’s up to you.”

After saying that, he stood up and left the room. Gu Yanxi came in with Jessy a few minutes later. Emily was surprised to see him.

“Jessy?”

“You know him?”

“Not really. The Governess sent me to him on one occasion.”

Jessy didn’t spare her a second glance.

“She’s my very good friend, she’s my sister too. The one I told you about.”

He grunted in response and went to Liam’s bedside.

“How’s he?” he inquired from no one in particular.

“He’s feeling better. He was rescued in time.”

“How about you? You are okay now, right? Yanxi told me you haven’t been yourself in days.”

Emily was surprised. He didn’t even notice her in the beginning but here he was asking if she was alright.

“Yes, I am fine. Thank you for your concern.”

“Emily, where’s President Noah?”

Jessy turned at the mention of that name.

“He left just before you guys came in. He might come back soon.”

“I need to see him and thank him. How were they able to save him?”

“My dear, I have been too excited and occupied with looking after Liam. I haven’t asked him yet. It’s good enough that my son is safe and he’s safe too.”

There was a soft tap on the door and Noah came in. His eyes met with Jessy and lingered for some seconds. Gu Yanxi, who was very observant, noticed the hostile air between them.

“Good afternoon, president Noah.”

“How are you doing?”

“Yanxi, you guys know each other?”

“Yes. He’s…”

She realized she didn’t even know who he was. There were no words to describe his relationship with either her or Emily. She quickly changed the topic.

“President Noah, how did you find him?”

“His watch. We tracked it some time ago. I located the signal and found where he was.”

“Do you know who’s behind it?”

“I’m yet to investigate.”

Noah opened the door after talking to her and left. Jessy followed him immediately. Jessy crumpled a piece of paper and threw it at him. Noah turned to see who did that. He already guessed it would be Jessy.

“Are you currying favours? That’s a cheap habit.”

Noah turned around and grabbed him by the collar.

“You should and must desist from stopping me on the road or annoying me.”

He looked up and saw that Gu Yanxi was watching them from the door. He let go of Jessy and adjusted his shirt.

“Tell Emily I’m leaving.”

Gu Yanxi walked to his side and wrapped her arms around him!