'Noah Blair? I think I've heard that name before. It can't be Noah Blair, the sole heir of Cruise International, Zara Jones' fiancé, right?' Jonathan was still trying to remember the name of the man in front of him.
"Noah, you don't have to say anything to him. Just get out of here." Grace didn't want Noah to reveal their relationship to Jonathan unnecessarily.
"Come on, so the reason you're rejecting me is because you already have another guy paying off your mom's hospital bills, right? Ok, I get it," he said with a mocking smile.
"You're a doctor here, right? I'll make sure you receive your termination letter from this hospital if you don't watch your tongue. So now you just remember my name and stay away from my women!" Noah spoke firmly and immediately drew a clear line for Doctor Jonathan.
"Okay, clear enough for me," Doctor Jonathan answered Noah directly before turning to Grace. "Grace, thank you for everything. I'm sure I'll repay you someday." He said it irritably and left without wanting to bother Noah any longer.
"Noah, you don't have to respond to her. He's crazy."
"He needs to be warned, darling. If I don't make it clear that you're mine, he won't stop approaching my wife." Noah looked furious at this point. It was evident from his arms around Grace's waist: "Don't protest anymore because I did what a husband should do to his wife's bully!"
Grace swallowed back the sentence that was already on the tip of her tongue. After all, what Noah had said and done was right. If Jonathan hadn't been warned so sternly, it was certain that he would have continued to harass her in the days to come.
"I'm late, Noah. I'll go in first, okay?" Grace did not want to prolong Noah's annoyance. She said goodbye from there.
"You're leaving after pretending not to know anything, huh? Doesn't your nose smell the scorched heart of seeing his wife touched by another man?" Noah grumbled in annoyance and turned his face away from Grace.
Grace acted quickly because she wanted to get things over with. She gave Noah what he had asked for in the first place. The beautiful nurse immediately grabbed Noah's face from both sides and gave him a quick peck on the lips before pulling their faces away again.
"Don't get angry again, and thank you for freeing me from Jonathan's interference. You're probably right, no matter how much I explain to him, he'll never believe me. So, good job, Noah—ops, honey." Grace chuckled to herself as she tried to deflect Noah's anger.
"It's not enough," he grumbled. "I'm still mad that I couldn't tell him you were my wife."
"So what else should I do?"
"Kiss me again and for a long time. Not just once." Even though her husband's answer was so blunt, Grace smiled at Noah's grumbling behavior.
She understood and was about to give Noah another kiss, but the sound of Noah's cell phone made the two of them break up this little romantic moment.
Noah, who was initially smiling, immediately dimmed his smile when he saw the name of the caller.
"What's wrong, Mom?" Noah spoke in a cold tone. He had long disliked conversations with his mother, especially when Mrs. Sayla insulted and made life difficult for Grace.
While Grace immediately hushed her voice and won her expression. She didn't even want her breath to be heard by Noah's mother on the other side of the call.
‘Noah, where are you, son? I looked for you at the office, but Lucas said you've been gone since this afternoon. Where did you go, Noah?’
‘Since you came back here, you haven't seen your mom. I miss you.’
"I'm home, but you're not. Anything else you need? I can't talk much, Mom." Without preamble, Noah asked firmly.
‘Why do you like this? What's wrong with a mother wanting to hug her son?’
‘I've cooked your favorite meal, son. You're coming home, right? We'll have dinner together at home. I'm waiting for you, Noah. If you don't come home, I won't have dinner!’
‘Be careful, son. I love you!’
Noah didn't answer but just gave a 'hmm...' in response to his mom.
"Grace, I'm leaving first. I'll pick you up tonight." Noah immediately confirmed this to Grace.
"No need to come here anymore. I'll take the bus to Mom's house. You just go home and rest." Grace also didn't want to bother holding Noah because, for her, today had been quite varied. She didn't want to add anything new when Mrs. Sayla found out where her golden son was and why he wasn't home.
"Where did you and I go home?" Noah asked in a sarcastic tone.
"You go to your parents' house, then I go to my mom's house. It's like that, isn't it?" She replied without feeling guilty.
"No! That's a big mistake." Noah was annoyed. "You go in now, and I'll leave for a while. I'll be waiting here when I pick you up later. We'll go home together."
Grace widened her eyes, but Noah's annoyed expression made her shut up. Grace knew that Noah's mood had changed and could not be denied at this time after talking with his mother. So Grace just shut up and nodded.
"I'll go first. See you tonight!" Noah gave Grace a soft, deep kiss on the forehead before walking away.
"Take care, Noah." Grace waved goodbye to her husband with obvious annoyance.
Meanwhile, behind one of the pillars of the hospital building, Jonathan was still observing Noah and Grace's interaction.
"His arrogant demeanor and the car he's driving show that the man is wealthy. But his name? I still can't believe that he's the man Zara is engaged to."
"But if that's true, I didn't expect you to be so brave, Grace. You're so reckless to play crazy with an engaged man."
Jonathan continued to mutter in annoyance. He did not expect his ex-girlfriend to have another man so soon, and that man was an unusual person. Besides being the heir to a wealthy family, Jonathan thought that Noah might be the fiancé of the famous designer he idolized, Zara Jones.
Now, Noah's expression was colder than before he left Grace just a moment ago. He was sure the call from his mother was not as simple as expressing her longing for her son."What else is Mom up to?" he muttered in annoyance.Less than forty-five minutes passed before Noah finally arrived at his family's large mansion. As he got out and was greeted by the doorman, Noah saw a new luxury car parked there."Did my mom buy another car?" Noah asked the doorman who received his car keys."No, Mr. Noah. That's not Madame's car. It's Madame's guest car."Hearing the answer from one of the workers at the family mansion made Noah raise one eyebrow suspiciously."Well, park my car out front. I won't be here long," Noah ordered before entering the main door of the house.Just as he entered, Noah immediately noticed that there was someone other than Mrs. Sayla smiling and welcoming him into the living room."Noah, welcome. Come quickly, son. Zara's been waiting for you, you know!" Mrs. Sayla greete
Noah left his mother in anger. He went down the stairs and then passed Zara, saying, "You're coming with me." He said it coldly.Zara was both excited and anxious, but she nodded and followed Noah out of his parent's house.Noah opened the car door and said, "Come in, we'll talk inside.""Hmm, okay," Zara replied without forgetting to smile gracefully.Noah started driving his car quietly and without looking at Zara for even a second. The atmosphere was awkward, and Zara didn't know where to start."Why are you here? Don't you still have to be in London?" Noah began to ask."Hmm, I'm attending a meeting to discuss a fashion show collaboration I'm doing with a fellow designer. So I stopped by your parents' house first because I missed Uncle and Auntie," Zara answered very carefully. Noah's aura was so cold at the moment."I know what you guys are talking about isn't as simple as you say. Admit it, my mom discussed remarriage plans with you, right?" Noah's tone was colder this time."No
The truth was that Grace was still not used to it and needed a little more time to adjust to her relationship with Noah, but Noah's unyielding nature could only make Grace sigh heavily."I told you that you don't have to pick me up tonight. I can go back to my mom's by myself," Grace commented."I also told you that I would pick you up when you got off work. So don't complain too much," Noah answered calmly, but Grace realized that something was different."You don't have to stay at your mom's place anymore because we're going to live together," Noah ordered.Grace immediately refused.Noah looked at her with a complicated expression on his face. "We're already husband and wife, so we won't be living separately after we get married, right? Unless you think that with all that I've done to you, you'd be willing to let me live a lonely, dry life.""And if I get sick, then you'll ask me for a divorce. For anything, Grace. I still think that you have a mind to ask me for a divorce.""I did
Noah, who saw Grace's gloomy silence, gently tugged on Grace's chin to make them look at each other again."What are you thinking about again? Is something still missing this time?" Noah asked softly while caressing his wife's cheek.Grace shook her head softly and said, "Nothing. Everything is enough for me. It's just...""It's just what?" Noah asked again."It's just that I'm still afraid of my mom and your parents if they find out we're married. It's like a time bomb ready to explode at any moment," Grace said glumly."Even if it does go off, you won't get hurt because I'll protect you. Can't you still trust me?" Noah reaffirmed the protection of his love for Grace until Grace burst into tears.Noah kissed the tears streaming down his wife's beautiful face. He replaced the tears of sadness with the warmth of his lips."Fight your fear. Where is the Grace I know who dares to face anything, anyone? Why do you have to break down and sadden yourself just because of what outsiders say a
It was already 2 a.m., but Noah, who had finished cleaning up, was still busy with a pair of new toys in his hands until the exhausted body owner protested against her husband's naughty behavior."Noah, please. What time is it?""2 am," Noah replied casually as he savored the softness of the squishy creation of God. He was enjoying his new, eternal addiction.Grace sighed heavily, her body already exhausted from keeping up with her husband's unbelievable stamina. With her eyes reluctantly open, she grumbled again, "Don't you get tired of holding my boobs?""I'd have to be the biggest fool to get bored with a wonderful wife like you," Noah replied softly as he kissed Grace's exposed back. "Well, you go to sleep. I'll wake you up later.""You should sleep too; you're leaving early tomorrow, right?" Grace responded in her half-consciousness. She could no longer bear her sleepiness and tiredness.Noah just smiled. He freed his arms from Grace's body so that she could sleep comfortably in
Grace managed to escape the drama of Noah's love that kept wanting to hug her, kiss her, and end up making love again. With her footsteps struggling to walk normally, Grace arrived at the hospital."Eve, there's a new patient who came in last night, right? What room is it in now?" Grace, who had just arrived, immediately asked Eve, a fellow nurse who would be alternating shifts with her.After Eve explained that the newly arrived VVIP patient had been temporarily secured, they sat down at the nurses' station to chat."Hmm, that's... The room your mother should be in," With a scared look, Eve finally told the truth, "Because that's the only room with facilities equivalent to this type of patient, Grace. I'm sorry, I should have confirmed with the patient's family first even though the room hasn't been used yet," now she felt very guilty.Eve felt guilty because she knew that Grace's mother would be in the room after the doctor confirmed that she could be discharged from the ICU. But si
"Morning, Grace. Can you help me put an IV in the patient?" Grace looked back, but she was astonished to see Julie's face bent in lethargy even though it was early in the morning, "Where's Tina? She's also on the morning shift, right?""She came in early this morning, but she just left," Julie replied listlessly."So, what's up? Eve didn't say anything to me earlier." Grace answered again."It's about that new patient. His temperament is out of control. I also don't think that Tina came early to enter the patient's room carelessly.""I just arrived and was shocked to see Tina holding her bleeding head. She said she had just been hit by a new patient using a flower vase. It was done because the patient was in pain when Tina adjusted the IV,""But after that, Tina said she didn't want to sue the patient because the patient had immediately given her the treatment fee.""It came to that?" Grace was surprised by Julie's explanation, "Why would Tina want to be treated like that? Even if he
At Cruise Enterprises Headquarters...Noah carried his happy morning with Grace into the office. This was the umpteenth morning he had been a happy man for marrying Grace. He even shared the victory of his love with those around him like this morning.The finance department was shocked by Noah's order to give two monthly bonuses to all Cruise Enterprises employees for reasons that the employees did not know.Shafea, a beautiful woman around Noah's age who was the design manager at Cruise Enterprises headquarters, was also happy. Shafea heard that the Vice President was in a good mood today. It was such a rare opportunity to miss when she had been waiting for the moment to confess her feelings to the Vice President to materialize.But she had to wait for the right time today, and it fell at the end of working hours as she was sure to give her best performance to show Noah.Shafea deliberately came to the Vice President's office in work clothes that were tailored to her body shape. Coup