Aggressive Wife novel (Madeline and Noah)

Noah's employees spent all day searching the entire cemetery, as well as the hill, but

came up empty-handed. The only thing they found were faint traces of bloodstains near

the parking lot by the cemetery.

Angie sat beside Noah on the couch, long legs curled up under her. The black dress

hugged her exquisite figure, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of her pale collarbones. Her

eyes were swimming with tears as she murmured with worry and self-reproach, "I'm so

sorry, Noah, this is all my fault for not looking after Colton properly! With his condition,

if…" She was unable to hold back her tears, sobbing, "If anything happens to him, I…"

Noah radiated hostility as he sat there. Reaching up, he jerked his tie free and pulled it off.

With unprecedented harshness, he snapped, "Stop bawling like an idiot!"

Angie was so shocked she stopped sniveling at once. She wanted to explain further, but

Wayne burst excitedly through the door at that very moment.

"Sir, we finally have some news! The surveillance cameras at the cemetery were all

damaged, but we did manage to find a clue. One of the drivers parked near the cemetery

parking lot managed to catch something on video. It was the mysterious woman we saw

on the hill! When she left the cemetery, she was carrying a child in her arms. She was also

the one who visited Mr. Gordon's grave and left the bouquet of lilies there!"

Noah stood up at once, his cold eyes darting to Wayne's face. "Are you certain of this?"

Wayne nodded. "I am. The woman's identity is a mystery, but we managed to discover her

car at the Imperia Community Hospital. Young Colton was very badly injured; he's there

now, but thank goodness he's out of danger!"

Noah scowled and ordered, "Let's go!"

Angie was thrown into a panic. Since it was already too late to stop Noah and Wayne, she

gasped instead, "Is that true? How is Colton? Noah, I want to go to the hospital with you

and see him!"

Where did this mysterious woman materialize from?! Furthermore, how was Colton still

alive after she had pushed him off such a high cliff on the hill?

She wanted to follow Noah, but he had already left, giving her no chance to stall him.

…

In Colton's room at the hospital, Madeline had not been able to trace her wayward son,

but she did stumble upon the Quincy family's missing person report.

However, she had not been able to make out Colton's features with any degree of

certainty due to how battered his face was at present.

Before she could do anything more to ascertain his identity, though, an unwelcome guest

stormed into the room!

She had not expected Noah to arrive so soon. In an instant, the entire place was filled with

black-garbed bodyguards. Wayne ran straight to the bed; when he saw the boy's injuries

and his groggy, befuddled state, his anger boiled over. "Colton…"

It was common knowledge in Imperia that Colton Quincy was autistic and had never

spoken since birth. Nonetheless, he was still the apple of the Quincy family's eye! This

woman, whoever she was, had dared to kidnap the boy and cause him such grievous

harm. As far as Wayne was concerned, she had a death wish!

Noah's bodyguards surrounded Madeline in a tight cluster but parted to let Noah through.

Noah stalked through, a tall, broad-shouldered figure with his black coat swirling behind

him like the wings of an avenging angel. His handsome features were half-hidden in

shadow; his dark eyes bored into Madeline as if he would swallow her whole.

In an icy voice, he snapped, "So you're the one who hurt my son?"

Madeline stood her ground, straight-backed and unafraid. Keeping her temper with an

effort, she met his gaze without flinching and retorted coldly, "I did nothing of the sort!"

Anger sparked in her eyes.

The two of them locked gazes, neither willing to back down.

Madeline was no weakling. She was no longer the timid, pitiful young thing she had been

five years ago, and she was not worried that anyone might recognize her. For the last few

years, she had disguised herself through the use of cosmetics, and no one had ever seen

her real face.

However, Noah had caught a glimpse of Colton's battered, bleeding form on the bed, and

his face turned as black as thunder. "If it wasn't you, then why were you at Gordon

Quincy's grave? Why is my son lying there right now when he was perfectly fine at the

cemetery earlier?!" His eyes glittered viciously, and his voice took on a frightening edge

as he snarled, "You won't live today out, given you've dared to harm my son!"

This woman had brushed past him on the way to the cemetery, of that he was certain. It

was not that he had no recollection of the encounter; it was merely that he never paid

attention to anyone who was not of immediate importance. However, he had never

expected that she would have come prepared to kidnap Colton!

Madeline ignored Noah's threats. Flatly, she stated, "It wasn't me!"

Noah was just about to escalate matters when a sudden cry of astonishment and delight

came from outside the door. One of the bodyguards rushed in, carrying a boy in his arms.

"It's Colton! He's been found, sir, he's right here!"