When Manager Josh tried to yank his hand out of Noah's grip, and it wouldn't budge, he attempted to throw his fist at Noah’s face, but Noah was quicker than him and dodged it easily.Then Noah twisted his wrist, making Manager Josh yell out in pain, pushing his head downward, and said coldly, “Apologize now,” Struggling to break free, Manager Josh gritted out, “Get your hands off of me.”Instead of letting go, Noah tightened his grip and yanked his arm upward, causing a grunt to erupt from his lips. “Apologize to him.” Noah threatened again, twisting his wrist harder until Manager Josh screamed in pain, “Alright, alright!! Stop hurting me already!”Looking up at Noah with pouted lips and watery eyes, Leo sniffed, and Manager Josh frowned at the sight of the kid, but his arm felt like it was about to get ripped from its joint, and the force had become enough to cause tears to well up in his eyes. “I am sorry! I apologize, kid!” Manager Josh yelled, his chest rising and falling rapid
Confused and already annoyed, Genevieve rolled her eyes and said, “I just came to get my things and leave! Whatever this is, I want nothing to do with it.”“Your presence is making our family a joke! You are a curse! It's such bad luck to be related to someone such as you! You have ruined the entire family! Why didn't you kill yourself, huh?! You should've been killed by that car! It would have been better for everyone!” Glenn screamed.Walking between Genevieve and her, knowing that Glenn was about to become aggressive, Noah calmly said, “That's enough.”Immediately, Glenn shoved him in the chest, causing him to slightly lose his balance, but he stood his ground as she screamed, “You two losers are such trash! Trash who should never be in the family! You’re ruining the whole family's reputation! The only thing you're good for is being worthless scumbags!”As his jaws clenched in fury and his body tensed, Noah could feel his grip on his own anger tighten and grow stronger. But he remai
Drawing the phone away from her ear, Genevieve didn't need to stare at Noah to know he wasn't happy about that call.Looking up towards him again, she could barely find anything in his face. It seemed like he was trying to hide his feelings, but she could feel the tension between them.“Get dressed. I will drop you.” Noah said.“You don't have to. I can just get an Uber.”“Don’t worry, it's my pleasure to drop you.”Even though he was saying it calmly, Genevieve could hear the slight hint of irritation and disappointment in his voice.“I said there's no need.” Genevieve insisted, looking at him.“Yes, yes, there is,” Noah sighed deeply, running his hand down his face, “You don't know how many pigs there are in the industry, and it's almost ten. You are a skinny woman, meeting up with some potbelly guy at a restaurant in a hotel alone. Do the math, Genevieve.”“It’s not what you think it is.”“And what do you think I think this is?”Biting on her lower lip as he stared at her with tho
The tightness from the guards’ grips around her wrists hurt, but Genevieve ignored the feeling and kept screaming, “Let me go, please let go.”The hallway that they dragged her down was long and deserted, with only her screams echoing and the sound of their footsteps chiming in the otherwise silent space. In that instant, there was only one person on her mind, and that was Noah. She grew desperate to see him, and he became her source of hope because he promised not to let her down. Every life choice she had made today up to this very moment became her most profound regret, and she knew that every step she took led her to the edge of ruin.As they arrived at the elevator and stopped, the sound of fast, quick footsteps echoed in their direction, making her hold her breath as she looked back.Within a flash, Noah appeared, sweating and looking like he was about to murder someone.“Genevieve! Are you alright?!” Noah exclaimed as his heart almost exploded out of his body, glaring at the
Silently, Genevieve looked up at Noah, who was so close to her she could feel his warm breath on her skin and the sound of his heart beating wildly in his chest, but she could also sense the fear in his eyes.There was something about the sincerity in his tone that had her heart racing as well, and as a momentary distraction, she pressed her finger underneath his lip where the cut was and tiptoed to plant a kiss there.Her soft lips touched the corner of his mouth, lingering a little longer before pulling back, and she said softly, “We don't mean nothing to me anymore, Jack. I'm tired of running away from things, and the most important thing right now is to take care of myself and keep Leo safe. But if you are going to hurt me... us, tell me now so I can run far away from here as fast as possible.”Those words knocked Noah back to his senses, knowing that he had put himself in a spot where the truth had to be delayed not to hurt her or Leo, and Noah sighed, pulling back, taking a step
Slowly raising her lashes, Genevieve's vision was blurred, but she could see a dull image of Noah staring at her with his cheek resting on his fist, and she shut her eyes again, feeling exhausted and sore from all that excitement and sex.“We should get going. Leo needs to go to school, and it is six already.” Noah said, making Genevieve snap her eyes open and glance at him. Groaning, she sat up, and when the blanket fell off her body, she realized that she was naked, and her cheeks flushed brightly.“Good morning,” Noah whispered, smirking at her as he lowered her gaze and wiggled his brows.“Shut up,” Genevieve chuckled, glaring at him.When he went silent, staring at her, she raised her gaze and mumbled, “What?”His hand slipped under her chin and tilted her face up towards his as his lips hovered inches above hers, and she stared back at him, her breath stuck in her throat, her pulse racing in nervousness.“Shut me up,” Noah murmured huskily and slowly leaned closer to her mouth,
Calmly, Noah walked over to the chair and sat down, facing his father man to man, and then said, “When I was little, if you would have witnessed a man senselessly raise his hand to hit me, what would you do?” Noah asked as his father raised one eyebrow, confused and astonished by the sudden subject change. “What does that have to do with anything?!” Mr. Stark retorted.“Answer the question, father.” “Well, he would have to answer to me, of course! I would have beaten the living shit out of him!” Silent followed those words for a while as Noah waited for his answer to sink in, and then he asked, “And if another man was to force himself on mother.”Immediately, Mr. Stark slapped the desk, looking violated in every way possible, and lashed out, “What are these questions about?” “Please, tell me how you would handle such a hindrance crime.” Noah calmly spoke, ignoring his father's outburst.The two stared at each other for the longest and then Mr. Stark sighed, frustrated with the que
When the Uber arrived at the Blue Water film building, Genevieve was about to step out of the taxi, but then she saw a bunch of people surrounding someone, shouting, “Can we get your autograph!!! Please!!!”‘Who’s the famous person out here today?’ She mumbled in her head, curious to see a face.As the crowd moved around a bit, Genevieve could see who was in the center of it, and the sight of her cousin made her jaws tighten, and an uneasy feeling washed over her.‘She has no project with this company at this moment, so why is she here? And why did the director call me around the same time she was here? Is this a coincidence or ...?’ Genevieve thought, watching her cousin beaming at the crowd, signing their books, or shaking their hands?After the crowd had walked a bit further from the entrance, Genevieve stole the chance to rush out of the car, hiding in her face behind Noah's cap, and ran into the building.A feeling of relief washed over her when she got to the counter undetected.