Once she was certain that they were out of earshot, Lucinda whirled around and asked Noelle, “Why are you here with Mekhi? Don’t tell me, did you move back to the Shaw residence again?”
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Noelle nodded, her shoulders still slumped.
“That’s right. I thought about it for a long time, and I felt… I felt that I should return and at least try to fit in with them. They are my family, after all.”
Lucinda nodded in approval and patted her shoulder.
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“It will be good for you. You are a young lady of the Shaw family, and you’ve suffered enough in the
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past. Now, you’re no longer alone. You have your siblings to fall back on when you’re in trouble.”
Noelle’s face inexplicably darkened at the mention of her siblings.
She thought of Kaitlin and squeezed Lucinda’s hand.
“I think I’ve discovered something terrible going on in that house, Lucinda. On the day my mother had lunch with us, I saw bruises on her wrists. She was injured. Mekhi wasn’t around in the next two days, so I didn’t see her, either. I guessed my mother didn’t want to be around me, because she was always so cold to me. It’s like I was nothing more than a stranger, whom she only treated politely for the sake of Mekhi. Lucinda, there are a lot of secrets lurking in that house. Everyone is acting strange. Mekhi took my phone away two days ago. Please relay this information to Cyrus. I’m sure he’ll help me look into the matter.”
Lucinda stroked Noelle’s back as she listened.
“Don’t worry, I’ll tell Cyrus all about it.”
It left her puzzled, however.
“Mekhi is now the head of the Shaw family. As Kaitlin’s son, how could he let her get hurt under his watch?”
Noelle tried to think of a plausible explanation, but came up with nothing. She woefully shook her head.
“My mother stays at the top floor. Her room is always locked at night. I plan to sneak in once I get Mekhi to lower his guard against me.”
“ALL right, but you must be careful.”
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“Okay.”
They chatted for a moment more before exiting the washroom in a more somber mood.
Nathan and Mekhi were right where they had left him.
Mekhi broke the silence first.
“You are one lucky guy, Mr. Payne.
You have a beautiful wife, two adorable babies, and a successful career.”
Something flashed in Nathan’s eyes.
“You say that as though you’re expecting my downfall somewhere down the road. Which is it? Are you wishing for the ruin of the Payne Group or the National Security Bureau?”
“Please don’t get me wrong. I would never dare. I am very happy for you and your achievements.” Mekhi lowered his head slightly, trying to quell the sudden sense of foreboding that washed over him.
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