Chapter 35 Noah went straight into his study the moment he got home.
Staring at the report on his computer screen, Noah grew solemn and frustrated. With his finger tapping on the rosewood table, his eerie voice ensued. âIs this all you gathered from Imperiaâs charitable association?â
Wayne hung his head low as exasperation fleeted across his eyes. âSir, the data on Imperiaâs charitable association was wiped clean. We couldnât retrieve much information. I suspect Ms. Grant adopted some sort of preventive measure.â
He went on to drop another revelation. âBesides, the data was destroyed close to the time you called for the investigation. In other words, we have a mole among us.â
Stopping the consistent tapping, Noah narrowed his eyes at the glass on the table. âWas there anyone else around when I told you to look into the matter?â
Wayne gave it a thought before replying with hesitation, âWe were walking by Coltonâs bedroom...â
However, Colton was only five. How could a five-year-old be in touch with Madeline?
Not to mention, the pair did not know each other.
Noah eliminated the possibility. His dark eyes spoke of obscurity. âSheâs more than what I thought she was capable of. She even has eyes on me.
âLeave no stones unturned. I want a detailed investigation of every person we ever came in contact with.
âYou can ship yourself to Alewell if you come back empty.â
Wayne was feeling weak in the knees by the time he left the study in dejection.
For the sake of his livelihood and not going to Alewell, he must find the mole!
These people had the audacity to play dirty right under Mr. Quincyâs nose. Well, they would get what was coming for them.
Noah barely got much sleep in the last few days. Plagued by a headache, he rubbed his temples and planned to turn off his computer and get some sleep. It was then he noticed activity on the infrared surveillance on the rooftop.
Something glided past the monitoring screen, but it was enough to warrant attention.
Noah was alarmed.
He immediately turned on the thermal sensor system installed in the residence and pinpointed the location on the rooftop.
Meanwhile, a large display screen rolled up against the wall in front of him.
The huge screen displayed eight camera angles to give a clear view of the rooftop.
Noah turned on the infrared sensors on his computer and synced them with thermal sensors in an attempt to track the location of the abnormal activity.
He was certain that they had an intruder.
Noah had all his bases covered!
Fixating on the looming anomaly, Noah quickly got a rough idea of the personâs whereabouts.
âWayne, intruder on the west wing of the roof!â
It turned Noahâs frown upside down to see the intruder fall right into his flawless trap.
Noah could finally see the person who had been causing mischief in his territory!
On the rooftop.
Madeline searched long and hard, but she could not find a loophole through the mass of laser sensors.
Out of options, she braced herself and planted a computing paradigm into the laser beam spot.
It should disrupt the system and create a breach in the web of lasers to pave a way for her.
Nevertheless, it was not in her calculations that the Quinciesâ security system had been upgraded to the maximum. Madeline was discovered the moment she reprogrammed the system.
Moreover, the laser sensors were equipped to attack thermal energy. The mere brush against the beam burned a hole through her leather jacket.
Madeline would be a walking target if she forced her way through.
Did Noah have a gold mine buried within the house?
Must he install such a high-tech security system?
Madeline cussed him out in her mind.
She was a sitting duck, caught between a rock and a hard place.
Madeline became nervous as the footsteps of the security details grew close. She was seconds away from having her location compromised.
Was she about to get caught?
No. She needed to figure a way out of this!
Thinking on her feet, Madeline found a hiding place in a blind spot from the infrared detection before throwing out her jacket.
The laser beam pierced through the thick leather jacket, setting the garment on fire in midair.
It did not take long before the jacket. was reduced to nothing but ashes.
The flame might not have been burning for long, but it was a clear sign to the oncoming bodyguards.
âHere!â
âHurry!â
With the bodyguards swooping in on the scene, Madeline noticed the sensors were shut down when the men in black set foot on the rooftop.
Here came her chance!
She threw herself off the roof the moment the laser sensors were shut off. With the help of a carabiner, Madeline leaped over several roofs and disappeared into the night.
By the time the bodyguard got an idea of what was going on, all they saw was Madelineâs receding figure.
Noah caught everything on surveillance in the study.
It was a shame that he did not get a look at the personâs face, albeit he could make an educated guess that it was a woman.
It was a sneaky woman!
While deep in thought, Noahâs mind was suddenly taken over by Madelineâs face.
His profound eyes gathered ruthlessness.
Was it her?
Noah was unsure, but the thought of Madeline made him irritable.
Since Angie refused to travel abroad, Wayne left her be and pulled out the security personnel outside the ward.
Lying in bed in despair, Angie stared blankly at the ceiling.
She was done for. It was over. Noah wanted to break up with her. There was no way she could become the most esteemed woman in Imperia.
The thought was nagging at her and sucking the life out of her like an endless black hole.
Despair did not even scratch the surface of describing her feelings now.
The hate comments and dirt on her online showed no signs of slowing down. She could sense that Noah was giving up on her for real this time!
Lost in her fear, Angie was only pulled out of the depths of the abyss when Suzette turned up in full disguise.
âMom, Noah doesnât want me anymore. Why doesnât he want me? We were doing fine before!â The sight of Suzette was a lifeline to Angie. The girl bawled and let it all out.
âWhat do you mean, Angie? Mr. Quincy doesnât want you anymore? What on earth is going on?â
Suzette came to Angie, bearing a glimmer of hope, but the news came as a bombshell. Her heart sank as her nerves got the better of her.
Her worst nightmare had come true!
âN-Noah said the weddingâs off. He doesnât want me anymore. What should I do, Mom? Tell me! What should I do!â
Clasping against Suzette, Angie whined irrationally.
âSlow down, Angie. Tell me what happened between you and Mr. Quincy? Why doesnât he want you? Did he find out that you threw Colton off a cliff?â
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