Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 105:

Norah looked disdainfully at the Carter family in front of her.

“I want Kathy to spill the beans, or should we summon Madeline? The two of them put in extra effort just to deal

with me,” she said, her voice calm yet piercing.

Responding to Sharon's baseless accusation, Norah replied coolly, “Mrs. Carter, if you're content with the divorce

terms of having nothing, you're setting the bar quite low. Derek regretted what he offered to me. | must say, I'm

impressed by the Carter family.”

Derek’s expression suddenly shifted tically. “What? Derek told you to give up everything? Seriously?”

Juliana asked, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Furious, she pointed at Norah with a trembling finger. “Is this how you treat Norah? What about the promise you

made to me?”

Impatience flickered in Derek's eyes. “Yes, | had said | would compensate her, but that was under the condition

that she once took good care of me, and | thought she needed my money. Of course, | recall your words in the

study, but she’s now his mistress and doesn’t need anything from our family. The delay in the divorce is on her

for not agreeing to my terms.”

“Really? Have you no shame?” Sharon sneered, her tone dripping with malice. “You've been kept as a mistress,

and you still expect a share from the Carter family? Aren't you afraid the Scott family will kick you out?”

The idea of Norah living a good life was the last thing Sharon would accept. She had made sure to take

deliberate steps to disparage Norah at every opportunity.

Despite feeling tempted to partake in the mockery, Kathy found herself still at the center of reprimand from her

family, leaving her with no choice but to stay silent.

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Seated beside Norah, Juliana took a deep breath and grasped Norah's hand, assuring her, “Norah, don’t worry,

Derek will give you what the Carter family owes you. It's good to hear you didn’t accept his outrageous terms. As

long as I'm here, I'll handle the divorce proceedings and everything for you!”

Aware that Juliana was the only member of the Carter family who treated her with genuine kindness, Norah

confided, “I'm grateful, Juliana. But I've already initiated legal action. Derek went too far.”

With a comforting pat on Norah's hand, Juliana offered encouragement. “There’s no need for court, my dear.

Believe me, I'll help you in resolving this matter.”

Juliana had long assumed that Derek was impeding the divorce proceedings, under the impression that Norah

was dissatisfied with the offered settlement. However, she now understood that Derek had attempted to dismiss

Norah without compensation, and Norah was determined not to accept this treatment passively.

“Let’s set aside the proceedings for now. I'm here today for another matter.” Casting a chilly gaze at Kathy, who

was cowering behind her mother, Norah declared, “Kathy hired someone to kidnap me, aiming to ruin me

completely. | believe Madeline also played a role in this scheme.”

Her icy words reverberated in the silent living room, leaving the air thick with tension. Overwhelmed with

apprehension, Kathy shuddered at the allegation, her complexion rapidly losing color.

Wide-eyed with astonishment, Juliana sought clarification, prompting Norah to divulge each pertinent detail.

Merely hearing Norah's words, those gathered in the living room could easily envision the intensity of the

confrontation.

“I initially believed it was just my misfortune to have upset those individuals, but | never anticipated Kathy's

involvement,” Norah said as she pulled out her phone and pressed play.

The room filled with the sound of a conversation between two women, with Kathy's voice being especially

discernible.

Kathy shook her head in a daze, bewildered by the situation. How was it possible? How did Norah cto

possess a call record of her conversation with that individual?

Shocked and appalled, Sharon exclaimed, “Kathy, how could you have any involvement with gangsters? You're a

lady! Your actions have brought disgrace on the Carter family!”

Derek swiftly cto Madeline's defense, retorting, “Kathy harbors animosity toward you, so she sought

revenge. But I'm sure Madeline is not implicated in this. She values peace above all. Norah, stop making

baseless accusations!”

“Well, why don’t you ask your dear sister about this?” Norah sneered.

Amidst the escalating arguments and accusations, Juliana’s agitation intensified, and she becdizzy. Abruptly

clutching her chest, she gasped for air, alarming everyone in the room. “Grandma!”

“Juliana!”

Witnessing Juliana’s distress, Norah feared for her safety. She quickly retrieved a small scalpel from her bag and

made a careful incision at the side of Juliana’s neck. Horrified gasps permeated the room as the others’ eyes

bulged with shock.

Sharon's scream pierced the tense atmosphere. “Norah! Are you crazy? What are you doing? You cut her neck

with a knife! You're killing her! Ill call the police!” The unfolding left everyone in a shocked stupor,

paralyzed and unable to react.

Derek rushed to his grandmother's side, his gaze filled with worry. “Grandma, are you okay? How are you

feeling?” Then he turned accusatory eyes on Norah. “What have you done? My grandma has always been nice to

you. Why would you try to murder her?”

Norah rolled her eyes at Derek and Sharon, pursing her lips in exasperation before sighing. “If | had intended to

kill her, she wouldn't be breathing right now.”

They glanced back at Juliana, noticing her breathing had calmed and the color had returned to her face. Derek's

relief was palpable.

Gazing at the delicate stream of blood seeping from the tiny incision, Derek snapped, “Tend to the wound you

inflicted on my grandma’s neck. If any harm comes to her, the Carter family will not overlook it, nor will we allow

you to escape unpunished!”

Even in this critical moment, Derek persisted in delivering threats and warnings, unperturbed by his customary

approach.

Norah remained indifferent, observing as Juliana’s condition stabilized. Norah delicately blotted the blood from

Juliana’s neck with a clean cloth.

With a frail finger extended, Juliana pointed at Kathy and commanded, “You, chere.”

In humility, Kathy lowered her head and advanced toward Juliana, assuming a posture of submission in the

center of the living room.

“Now, tell me, and be honest. What did you do?” Juliana demanded.

After listening to the damning recording, Kathy realized she had no leeway.

She paused briefly, contemplating her words before speaking. “Ever since Norah befriended the daughter of the

Andrews family, she’s becincredibly arrogant. While shopping with Madeline in the Splendor Building that

day, we bumped into Norah and Joanna. Norah mocked us repeatedly. Madeline was so furious, she askedto

teach them a lesson, so | did. | got someone to do it, but | honestly don’t know anything beyond that.”

Tears welled up in Kathy's eyes after giving her side of the story. She shifted the blonto Madeline, who

wasn't there to defend herself. If Madeline had been there, the two would have quarreled about it. “I didn’t know

what they were planning to do with Norah,” Kathy remarked amidst her tears. “I didn’t want to hurt her. It was

Madeline who persuadedinto doing it.”

Norah observed Kathy with stoicism. “Your collaboration with Madeline led to this scheme. Were | to inform the

authorities, | question the duration of your imprisonment. | wonder how long you would survive in a prison

environment. This is the only evidence | have currently, and it only implicates you. You might spend quite some

tbehind bars.”

Kathy briefly considered various options but ultimately realized the recording in Norah's possession left her with

no recourse.

Fearing Norah might involve the police, Sharon interjected, attempting to assert authority. “Norah, Kathy is your

former sister-in-law. You can’t treat her like this. You can’t abandon all your manners just because you're going

through the divorce with Derek!”

“Manners, you say?” Norah tilted her head, her expression bordering on disbelief.

The audacity of Sharon’s words. “I've been an orphan since childhood, and no one has ever cared about me. And

now you, of all people, talk toabout manners! Have you forgotten how you treated me?”