Aggresive Wife Chapter 74
âAngie, I truly wish that were true and you had nothing to do with Grandpaâs death. You take care,â
Noah ended the conversation. He took long strides toward the door and left Angie alone in the
ballroom.
Angie crumbled to the ground as she watched Noah take his leave, feeling utterly crushed and
defeated. At this moment, Suzette Grant, who had been hiding and observing everything all this time,
came over to her daughter and extended her arm. âAngie, get yourself up first. We have to replan our
strategy now that things have come to this.â
âMom, where were you just now? You didnât see what happened, they all ganged up against me!â Angie
cried.
âAlright there, darling, donât cry. Your father called me just now. He says there might still be a chance to
turn things around,â Suzette tried to reassure her daughter.
âA chance to turn things around? For real?â Angie eyes widened with both interest and caution.
âWhy would I lie to my own daughter? Come on, letâs look for your father and ask him,â she persuaded
Angie, motioning for her daughter to take her hand.
âAlright, letâs go,â Angie said, feeling hopeful once again. âOh, by the way, Noah seems to be
investigating what happened years ago. Do you think heâll trace it back to me? Iâm afraidâ¦â Angie
began to ramble, but Suzette cut her off immediately.
âShh, you stupid girl! Donât talk about things like this in public, there may be ears around!â she
admonished. âWhatever it is, always vehemently deny that that had anything to do with you, got it?
Everyone who knew the truth about what happened back then are no longer around. Thereâs no way
Noah will get to the bottom of things, donât you worry.â
âBut Mom, are they truly all dead? Are you sure?â Angie still was not convinced. She felt that Noah
must have known something for him to bring the topic up at all.
âOf course! It was a clean job!â Suzetteâs voice was confident, but deep down she had the same
niggling worry as her daughter. Perhaps it was time to pay an old friend a visitâ¦
â¦â¦
Madeline was perched on the sofa at home, browsing through social media on her tablet. She had
seen all the articles about the press conference that Angie had organized and the revelations that
came after. She had been pleased with what had happened to Angie, but something about Wayneâs
announcement had ticked her off.
How dare Noah Quincy announce publicly to the media that he was courting her? Where did he even
get the confidence to say something like that? Armed with angry determination, she was ready to give
Wayne a call and ask him to remove all those articles linking Noah to her. However, speaking of the
devil, Wayne gave her a call first.
âMs. Grant, the Quinton Corporation is ready to pay another $100 million to keep promoting the article
to the top of the search trendâ¦â Wayne began.
âWhat search topic is Quinton Corporation trying to promote so heavily?â Madeline asked curiously.
Based on the Quincys power and influence, it would have been easier for them to purchase a media
company outright instead of relying on her.
âItâs the topic about Mr. Quincy courting you, Ms. Grantâ¦â Wayne explained.
ââ¦â¦â Madeline could not fathom the ridiculousness of the situation. The douchebag had already
publicly announced that he was going after her, and now he wanted to shamelessly promote the story
on the internet? What was he thinking?
âThatâs not all. Heâs requested that the search topic remain at the top of the search trend for at least the
next three days,â Wayne continued.
âWell, he does have a lot of requests, doesnât he?â Madeline said sarcastically. âIf thatâs the case, you
can go back and tell Mr. Quincy that his requests are not a problem, but the price will be tenfold of what
it used to cost!â
âI understand, Ms. Grant,â Wayne confirmed before he hung up.
There was still a ball of fire in Angieâs stomach, but soon enough, different feelings of confusion and
intrigue took over. What had happened that had caused Noah Quincy to divert from his usual detached
and aloof ways of doing things? Hadnât he barged into her home a few nights ago in the middle of the
night just to give her a scolding, saying she had ulterior motives up her sleeve? Madeline was so
confused when it came to this man.
Last night, Noah was not around when it was time for Colton to cut his cake, nor was he with Angie
Grant. By the time he appeared at Maple Forest Villa, Madeline had already returned home from the
Quincy residence. The question was, where did Noah Quincy go in between that time? Madeline had a
hunch of her own.
She quickly walked to the kitchen island and switched on her laptop. There were only a few things that
could make Noah miss out on his own sonâs birthday party, Madeline thought as her slender fingers
typed frantically on the laptopâs keyboard. Very quickly, she managed to pull up surveillance footage
from various points around the city. Using advanced facial recognition technology, she was able to filter
out the footage that captured Noahâs face and his car number plate. She charted his movement
according to the footage and found his destination â the Golden Dome district, Dylan Felchâs turf.
Hold on, Felix Turner?! The Lone Wolfâs signature method of assassination did not match the details of
Felixâs assassination attempt. If Felix survived, he was most likely severely injured. Previously, she had
gotten Andy to search all the hospitals and clinics around Imperia, but she had completely forgotten
about Dylan Felch, the man who owned a whole building that housed a medical treatment center.
With this sudden epiphany, Madeline ran up the stairs in a rush.
âFuture Oscar winning star, itâs your time to shine now!â she called out to Thomas. Ten minutes later,
Thomas, who had been watching his favorite cartoon, was âkidnappedâ by his own mother into the car.
âMommy, do you think itâs a good idea for the two of us to ambush the naggy doctor by ourselves?â
Thomas wondered out loud. Thomas had previously met Dr. Felch on a few occasions. Apart from his
long-winded nagging, Thomas did not have a particularly bad impression of him.
Madeline, who sat at the back of the vehicle, inched closer toward her son. âHmm, itâs not exactly the
most conventional way of investigating someone, so youâll have to put on a good show, alright? Donât
let anyone know your real identity!â
âOkay, Mommy,â Thomas could not possibly disobey the woman who gave birth to him. With his gifted
acting skills, his Mommy was sure to get to the bottom of this mystery! Soon enough, Madeline and
Thomas had arrived in front of the medical lab in Building 87, Golden Dome district.
Dylan Felch was very surprised to see Madeline at the door when he opened it. âMs. Grant, what brings
you here?â His medical lab was a private one and he never took walk-ins. Besides Noah Quincy, no
one had ever came on their own.
âDr. Felch, Iâm sorry to disturb. This child here has been having a bad migraine and insisted on me
taking him to his favorite Dr. Felch, so I found your address,â Madeline explained herself. At the same
time, she turned around the carry Thomas in her arms.
Thomas put on a pained expression. âDr. Felchâ¦. My head hurts⦠Hug meâ¦.â Thomas said weakly,
his breathing labored.
Dylan, who was initially quite suspicious of Madeline, let down his guard as soon as he spotted little
Thomas, thinking he was Colton. âColt? Are you sick? Let Uncle Dylan find out whatâs wrong!â the
doctor said as he immediately ushered them into his clinic, carrying Thomas in his arms.
Thomas nodded gently, resting on Dr. Felchâs shoulder without saying another word. As the doctor
carried Thomas through the doors of the clinic hastily, he completely missed the cheeky little wink
Thomas gave his mother, who was following them from the back. She chuckled lightly at her sonâs
antics as they entered Dylan Felchâs lab together.