Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 106:

Sharon was at a loss for words, stunned by the way Norah retorted. Still wanting to downplay her wrongdoings,

Kathy swiped at her tears and said, “I truly had no idea those people were so cruel. | just wanted to teach Norah

a small lesson. Please, grandma, you have to believe me.”

Yet, their eyes fell on the hickeys around Kathy's neck, triggering them to suddenly remember that they were in

the middle of disciplining Kathy before Norah arrived. Norah's arrival had interrupted that matter for the time

being.

Sharon was fuming. From her perspective, Kathy was usually a well-behaved little girl. The nerve of Kathy,

intending to harm with the help of gangsters, shocked her. She assumed she had taught Derek and Kathy in the

smanner. She couldn’t fathom why Kathy would turn out to be this malicious.

“Derek, call Madeline over. Let's get to the root of this issue.” Sharon eyed Kathy frostily, hoping Kathy hadn't

lied and shifted all the blonto Madeline.

Norah comforted Juliana. She had avoided troubling Juliana in the past because she was worried Juliana’s

condition would be affected by the intense anger triggered by Derek's ridiculous behavior. However, Kathy's

actions were even more disgusting than Derek’s. Norah felt that if she had the chance to be alone with Kathy at

that moment, she would have already thrashed Kathy soundly.

“Yes, let's call Madeline over and discuss how to deal with this matter.”

Norah seethed inwardly but maintained her composure, appearing indifferent to the situation.

Juliana knew that Norah was enraged right now. She grasped the gravity of the situation and understood the

need for proper handling. Otherwise, the bad blood between Norah and the Carter family would only grow. She

had once hoped that, even after Norah and Derek parted ways, Norah and the Carter family could still socialize

frequently. But now, it dawned on her that it would be considered a favorable outcif they did not end up as

enemies. After all, Derek’s and Kathy's actions were truly despicable.

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Derek called Madeline and arranged for a driver to bring her here.

Madeline entered the house meekly. She swept her eyes around the living room, stood next to Derek, and

hesitantly asked, “Derek, what's going on? What is Norah doing here? Was she here to visit Juliana and Sharon?

Didn't she accompany Mr. Scott to the auction today? Why did she show up at Carter Manor in the afternoon?”

“Oh, Kathy, why are you kneeling on the floor? Get up and sit down.” With that, Madeline walked toward Kathy.

Before Derek could say anything, Madeline went to Kathy's side and crouched down next to her. As Madeline

supported Kathy, her brows knitted when she noticed the hickeys on Kathy's neck.

“Let her go,” Juliana’s stern command echoed in the room.

Madeline shuddered when she heard it. She was particularly afraid of Juliana. Juliana’s imposing manner was

intimidating, creating genuine fear in her.

Sharon rolled her eyes and sarcastically spat out, “Madeline, stop pretending.”

“Aren’t you aware of the reason for calling you here today? See Norah over there? She said you and Kathy hired

someone to kidnap and harm her! We asked you here to clear the air.”

Madeline's heart sank. She couldn't figure out how Norah had gotten to the bottom of this matter so quickly and

connected her to it.

Lacking any defense, Madeline put on an innocent face and responded, “Oh, I didn’t know about this. Is Kathy

behind this?”

Kathy's eyes flew up and she glared fiercely at Madeline, retorting, “You were involved as well. Why are you

pinning the blonalone? How could you do this?”

Madeline instantly sprang to her feet, rushing directly into Derek's arms. “Kathy, | really had no clue about this!

You never confided inabout it. You never toldthat you were planning to kidnap Norah. Where do you

even know these bad people from?”

Tears pooled in Madeline's eyes as she shook her head and added, “Why are you accusingof being in the

know about this? Norah looked after Derek, so even though I dislike her for taking my place, the thought of

harming her has never crossed my mind!”

Kathy was shocked. She hadn't expected that instead of proving her point, all the blwould be heaped on

her.

Juliana straightened her spine and icily asked, “Kathy, who is lying here?”

Kathy turned her head and saw Madeline leaning on Derek’s chest with a wronged expression. She sprang to her

feet and wrenched Madeline away from Derek, grabbing Madeline's arms and shaking her vigorously. “Madeline,

don’t shun your responsibility! You can’t deny your involvement in this!”

Madeline shook her head and shot back, “I didn’t know.”

“I truly had no clue. Kathy, you don’t even have any proof.”

Kathy was stunned. Madeline was right. She really had no evidence of Madeline's involvement. All their

communications had been verbal, and Kathy had made all the arrangements herself without Madeline's

participation. Kathy had assumed that Madeline trusted her to handle everything, but now she realized that

Madeline had merely used her as a convenient scapegoat when things went wrong.

“Kathy, letgo. Give Norah a proper explanation and maybe she will forgive you,” Madeline struggled to break

free from Kathy's grip.

Kathy was furious with Madeline for making her face the consequences alone. She blamed Madeline for playing

an act, not convincing Derek to bring her to the auction, and causing her to strike a deal with a despicable man

like Jordy just for an auction invitation. In Kathy's eyes, both Madeline and Norah were at fault.

Just as Norah was about to speak, Kathy slapped Madeline fiercely.

Derek and Madeline were caught off guard. Norah's eyes sparkled with interest as she observed the Carter

family’s internal strife. She found their bickering amusing.

“Kathy!” Derek was enraged to see his sister slap his gentle lover so viciously. He shoved his sister away and

gathered Madeline in his arms, tenderly stroking her face. “Madeline, are you hurt?”

Kathy fell to the floor, her arm grazed and bruised. A wave of anger surged inside her as she watched Derek

show concern only for Madeline.

Madeline covered her hot, throbbing cheek, tears welling up in her eyes. “Derek...”

No one had anticipated Kathy's outburst. Sharon, thoroughly puzzled, asked, “Enough! Who planned all of this?”

Norah smirked and weighed in, “Simply involving the police will unearth the truth. There's no need to complicate

matters.”

The only reason Norah lingered was to see how the Carter family would handle Kathy and Madeline.

Juliana clutched Norah's hand and implored, “Norah, can we keep the police out of this and settle the matter

amongst ourselves? | know you're the victim, but the Carter family...”

Norah was always aware that the Carter family’s reputation meant a lot to Juliana. If the police weren't involved,

Juliana could at least protect the family’s reputation.

“I'm begging you, please,” Juliana lowered her head, her hands shaking, the plea clear in her voice.