Chapter 48

Averill's POV

I left the mansion earlier than usual. Noah is still sleeping soundly in his room. I told him to move out, but he stayed.

I called Shiloah again and told him that I was on my way to the hospital. He called me last night and told me all the things that are happening in Europe. The things that my family has been keeping from me. I asked him to do it for me.

No one reached out to me.

Even Ken and Sam. Kieffer.

How?

Noah is a powerful man. I give him that. He made it possible for all those issues not to reach my ears.

Also, maybe because I cut off all my social media accounts after I retired, I wasn't that updated on things online. I don't even watch the news.

"So you told him everything?" Shiloah nodded. He's not even feeling guilty about it.

"This is not legal, Shiloah,"

"He's your husband, technically," he shrugged.

"You need him, Averill. You need a shoulder to lean on,"

"You don't know how he treats me, Shilo,"

"I know. He's been treating you like a disgusti