Aggressive Wife novel (Madeline and Noah)

"Right, is the money transferred?"

"Yes. Ten million dollars, and not a cent less!" Albert said gently as usual. He was following

behind Madeline while cradling the box that held the necklace in his arms.

"Mm. Remember to process the donations as promised."

Madeline nodded, though there was a hint of a smile on her face.

She had sketched the design of the necklace on a whim one night shortly after she

became a full-time jewelry designer. Later, she had the necklace custom-made according

to the sketch. Despite using the highest-grade jade and diamonds, it cost only fifty million

dollars.

To her surprise, she did not expect someone to buy it for one billion!

Ten minutes later, the necklace that Noah had bought at a high price appeared in the

bargain section of eBay. Soon, the news spread throughout the Internet.

"What's going on? Isn't that the necklace Mr. Quincy had bought at the auction? Why is it

on sale for such a low price?"

"Madeline doesn't care about what Mr. Quincy does for her. She's gone overboard!"

"Madeline Grant, how shameless can you get?"

"…"

Everyone on the Internet was eagerly discussing the news that the exorbitant necklace

was on sale. The socialites disregarded their status and flooded the comment section with

filthy language.

…

Wayne's jaw dropped when he read the news.

"… Sir," he said tremblingly as he brought the tablet computer to Noah.

Yes?"

Noah was in a good mood. Madeline had just accepted his gift for her. However, his

expression darkened when he saw Wayne hemming and hawing.

"You… You should see for yourself."

Wayne was terribly nervous, and his heart was thumping hard at record speeds. He had to

squeeze in a word before Noah released his anger on him.

Noah tapped on the link. Instantly, he saw the screenshot showing the necklace being put

on sale. The captions accompanying the photographs were written in all caps and bright

red. It was the hottest item on the website, and the servers were overloaded.

Noah then visited the sales page of the necklace, as well as what people were talking

about it on Facebook.

The deluge of derogatory comments made him furious!

"Wayne!"

"Yes, Sir. Ms. Grant has gone overboard this time! I'll get the website to take down the

sales post at this instant!"

Wayne could see that his employer was about to explode. He took the opportunity to

express his unwavering loyalty.

"Get the lawyers to prepare lawsuits for every person who made a negative comment on

Ms. Grant! Also, make an announcement on my behalf: Ms. Madeline Grant has every right

to do whatever she pleases with her property. Anyone who slanders Ms. Grant will face

legal action!"

"Huh? Sir, shouldn't you be angry that Ms. Grant is selling your gift to her?" Wayne was so

shocked he thought he had dislocated his jaw.

What's going on? Does he have a head injury or something?

"Well? Do you not understand what I just told you?"

"No, Sir. I'll get it done immediately!" Wayne broke out in a cold sweat and exited the

room as quickly as he could.

Soon, a headline swept across all the social media platforms: Protected At All Costs -- The

Darling of Mr. Quincy!

…

Madeline was not in the mood to follow the events that happened online. She was looking

at her phone, overjoyed.

Colt is awake!

He sent me a message too!

Madeline could not believe her eyes when she saw the message that Colton had sent her.

Noah was the last thing to be in her mind now. She ran down to the basement.

"Colt, you're awake! Are you feeling better? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Madeline was fraught with worry as she looked at the pale and frail figure on the bed.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

Colton looked straight at Madeline and slowly shook his head.

Madeline was relieved that Colt was feeling alright. She pulled a chair next to the bed and

sat down.

"I'm glad that you're okay. What do you want to eat, Colt? I'll get it done for you

immediately," she said gently.

Colton seemed to be in a daze for a short moment before slowly shaking his head again.

"You need to eat something, Colt. Why don't I make some hot chocolate, and we'll drink it

together?"

She could not bear to see the little fellow so lethargic and sickly. The boy nearly lost his

life because of Angie, and Madeline was not going to let him suffer again. She stood up

and prepared to go to the kitchen to make some food for him.

As soon as she stood up, the boy held her pinky finger tightly.

He looked into Madeline's eyes for some time before gathering the courage to speak.

"Don't go, Auntie Madeline. Stay with me."

Madeline was surprised at first to hear Colton's hoarse voice, but the surprise soon turned

into joy.

"You can speak now! You can finally speak!"

Madeline bent over and hugged the little boy tightly in her arms. Her voice was trembling

with excitement, and huge teardrops fell from her eyes onto the bed.

Colton did not know why Madeline was so happy when he spoke. He reached out to return

Madeline's warmth.

Madeline wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and whispered into Colton's

ears, "I'm so happy! Don't worry, Colt. I'll be with you from now on, and I won't let you

suffer anymore!"

Later, when Madeline was feeding Colton a glass of chocolate milk, Albert barged in

through the door excitedly with a laptop in his hands.

"There's an update, Ms. Grant!"

"Sounds like good news. Go on."

"I've found out that Felix Turner has a granddaughter who has been abroad. She just

entered the country two hours ago," Albert said hastily while passing the laptop to

Madeline.

Madeline looked at the photo on the laptop. The slender young woman had a face that

shared some similarities with Felix.

"Confirm her identity, first," Madeline said after giving it some thought.