Chapter 4

“You can't let alexandro take over what rightfully belongs to you, to his family, clearly because you refused to find a wife and have a future as him”

Beep...

“Time's running out, you have a week before the birthday of alexandro first child, Marco and once that's done without you bringing in a girl as your fiance to the family, sighed. — You know what that means”

Beep..

“Call me when you get there, we have a lot to talk about concerning your late father's business.

Come home Noah”

There was a long beep at the end of the voice mail.

“She's right you know” Said out, Noah raised his head from the files he was buried to and stared at his best friend, Adrian then back down without saying a single word to him. “You can't run From this—”

“As you can see I'm busy Adrian” he didn't have time for something like this, and the only reason he had played the voice mail was because Adrian forced and promised to shut up but clearly, he was scammed.

Marriage? He scoffed at the thought of it. Not for once had he thought about such thing in a long while now. It sounded pathetic to him, the rules, tradition, everything.

“Not surprise, you always tend to run away from this subject, knowing it will cost you your business sooner or later” he paused hoping to get a reply but nothing, Noah didn't say a word

“You haven't been returning her calls or even able to pick any up, why?”

“Don't need to or tell you any shit” he responded without glancing up at Adrian.

“Come on man, we both know she can save your pretty ass from all this bullshit rules, she loves you Noah—”

“Look, it doesn't matter wether or not she loves me, we aren't a match for fuck sake adrian, I do not have what she wants from me”

“Everyone deserves a second chance at love Noah, yes vera made a mistake but she's sorry and changed and wants you back, can't you get that into your thick skull?”

“I don't give out second chances to people who would waste it all over again, stumping on it's like nothing” he dropped the file he held in his grip and sighed “I was foolish back then to think she loved me, you should know... she had played us both—”“And I forgave her, you should too, we—”

“She lost that from me the very first moment I laid a second eyes on her” he was hurt but how could he show when all he had be trained was endure as a man. Deep within he needed a shoulder to cry on but that would be labeled weak.

Vera had broke him, someone who he thought would last with him, who thought their love would hold till the very end played with his heart like it had been nothing. He hated the fact he trusted her and loved her too much that when he found out she was cheating he still didn't or couldn't believe and stood for her. He believed an Ex would always be one, no matter what happens.

And now, Noah wasn't cut off with any woman in his life right now or even in the nearest future.

All he would do was have sex, pay them off and leave his life as Noah Waniworth, the tycoon of the HNX. It was a simple life for him.

“Noah i—”

“Enough of this Adrian, I'm sure you have somewhere else to be, rather than plead for someone else” he spatted out, annoyed by Adrian continuous pestering. He exhaled in and let it out in a brief.

“I just thought I was helping a bro out, you've always got my back, so it's my turn” Adrian huffed out, leaning against his Metal chair which was across Noah's.

“You're helping out the wrong bro” bluntly, he replied.

“Whatever you say man.. so, how was the grand reopening of DeVille's club yesterday?”

“A mistake” the word just flew out of his mouth even before he could stop it. Maybe it was or maybe it wasn't. The memories of last night flashed across his mind, even though he was too drunk to see her face, the memories still gave some kind of feeling he couldn't understand, her touch, the way the smoothness of skin met his, it was different, and by the time he woke up, she was already gone without a goodbye. In all to add, He assumed, it was just another sex night with a whore. Noah suddenly stood up from his seat and picked up his black suit jacket.

“Where you going?” Adrian asked.

“Granny just got a personal care taker and you know it's the Waniworth's tradition to be always there for family. They called in a family meeting today and I've got to go there, early..” he explained.

“But, the Noah I know have never followed that tradition, you always bail out some way or the other... It been two straight years since you went to the mansion, to see anyone or anything

”“Like you said, it's been long, And it's just for granny's sake, she pleaded I come, I make better suggestions she says.. alright” he ran a hand through his hair and picked up his brief case from the table and walked towards the door “You coming?”

“Not like I have anything else doing” Adrian stood up and followed Noah behind, signing. While they discussed on few things mostly on business matters and events they had to be there made their way out of the building and got into the black Royce that had been waiting infront of the Company.

“You sure about this?” Adrian asked, sitting comfortably against the leather seat.

“About what?”

“Going there.. alexandro would be there, Edmund and maybe vera too” Adrian raise a brow up and smirked at the sight of Noah's expressionless face.

“Let them come, I am not afraid of anyone” he said out with authority as his husky voice filled the air.