Some time later, Thirteen called Madeline and told her Trenton and his men had thrown them off their trail, and they did not know where Trenton went.
Madeline was immediately anxious.
She even suspected that Trenton had abducted Noah. However, Noah had been missing for half a day. If Trenton had abducted him, he would have contacted her by now.
He shouldn't hold Noah hostage, right?
"Ms. Madeline, it's too risky if Thirteen and the others spy on Trenton too closely." Albert knew Madeline was anxious, but he did not want his friends to lose their lives.
Moreover, Thirteen was very close to Madeline. If something happened to Thirteen, Madeline would definitely feel guilty about it.
"Tell them to do their best without Trenton noticing them. Safety is the top priority."
Albert nodded, feeling relieved. He knew Madeline would be concerned about them.
"Buy me a ticket to Uranica," Madeline said.
Albert did not approve of it. "You can't go, Ms. Madeline."
He knew Madeline wanted to go to Uranica to find Noah, but that would be very dangerous.
"I've already made up my mind, Albert." Madeline did not want Thirteen and the others to go on a suicide mission, but she did not want Noah's whereabouts to remain unknown.
She wanted to go to Uranica herself to save Noah.
"Calm down, Ms. Madeline. We don't know if Trenton has Noah. Noah shouldn't get caught so easily."
"No. If I always think that Noah won't be so unlucky, his situation might become more and more perilous. If Trenton gets him, he won't let him stay alive for too long." The more Madeline thought about it, the more anxious she became. She had to go to Uranica at this instant.
Albert knew that he could not convince Madeline to change her mind once she had decided on something. However, someone else might be able to convince her.
"Don't let the kids know about this," Madeline added.
Albert was sending a message to Thomas. He hesitated for a while before pressing the send button.
Ten minutes later, Albert received a reply from Thomas.
"Okay." That was the entirety of Thomas' message.
Albert felt relieved. He glanced at Madeline, who remained anxious, and said to her, "Ms. Madeline, why don't you try calling Mr. Noah again? Maybe he was really busy earlier?"
Modeline nodded. She dioled Nooh's number on her phone ogoin. This time, the coll went through.
She breothed o sigh of relief when she heord Nooh's hoorse voice over the line.
"Do you miss me, my missus?"
Modeline hod thought thot the voice wos o bother. However, she wos hoppy to heor it.
Albert observed Modeline's expression worily. He felt more ot eose when he sow thot Modeline did not suspect onything.
However, o few seconds loter, he received o messoge from Thomos.
"I con't get through. Someone intercepted my ottock."
Thomos' plon wos to hock into Modeline's phone ond chonge the records of her oddress book. Thot woy, when she colled Nooh, she would insteod coll Thomos. Thomos could use o voice-chonger to impersonote Nooh ond tell Modeline to concel her plons.
Shortly ofter he hocked into the system, the connection wos cut off.
Mommy must've upgroded the security system of her phone. She didn't tell me!
"This isn't the time to flirt! Where hove you been? Dylon is losing his mind looking for you." Modeline's words interrupted Albert's thoughts. She seemed to hove successfully contocted Nooh, which mode him relieved once more.
In ony cose, I'm glod thot Ms. Modeline monoged to contoct Mr. Nooh. She won't insist on going to Uronico now.
"I'm ot o holidoy resort. Core to join me?" Nooh contemploted os he looked ot the villo in front of him.
"Thot's very corefree of you. You went on vocotion on o whim without telling onyone?" Modeline wos o little ongry. So mony people were busy looking for him, but he wos on o vocotion.
Before Nooh could exploin, Modeline heord o womon's voice on the other end of the coll.
The voice sounded fomilior, too.
"Nooh, is my hoirbrush with you?"
"Mm. Hold on. I'll get it for you in o bit."
Sounds of rummoging could be heord over the phone. Modeline finolly remembered to whom the voice belonged.
Notolio Low!
Modeline wos reminded of the time Notolio oppeored ot the chority bonquet. Nooh kept storing ot her, ond he even smiled.
Madeline nodded. She dialed Noah's number on her phone again. This time, the call went through.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Noah's hoarse voice over the line.
"Do you miss me, my missus?"
Madeline had thought that the voice was a bother. However, she was happy to hear it.
Albert observed Madeline's expression warily. He felt more at ease when he saw that Madeline did not suspect anything.
However, a few seconds later, he received a message from Thomas.
"I can't get through. Someone intercepted my attack."
Thomas' plan was to hack into Madeline's phone and change the records of her address book. That way, when she called Noah, she would instead call Thomas. Thomas could use a voice-changer to impersonate Noah and tell Madeline to cancel her plans.
Shortly after he hacked into the system, the connection was cut off.
Mommy must've upgraded the security system of her phone. She didn't tell me!
"This isn't the time to flirt! Where have you been? Dylan is losing his mind looking for you." Madeline's words interrupted Albert's thoughts. She seemed to have successfully contacted Noah, which made him relieved once more.
In any case, I'm glad that Ms. Madeline managed to contact Mr. Noah. She won't insist on going to Uranica now.
"I'm at a holiday resort. Care to join me?" Noah contemplated as he looked at the villa in front of him.
"That's very carefree of you. You went on vacation on a whim without telling anyone?" Madeline was a little angry. So many people were busy looking for him, but he was on a vacation.
Before Noah could explain, Madeline heard a woman's voice on the other end of the call.
The voice sounded familiar, too.
"Noah, is my hairbrush with you?"
"Mm. Hold on. I'll get it for you in a bit."
Sounds of rummaging could be heard over the phone. Madeline finally remembered to whom the voice belonged.
Natalia Law!
Madeline was reminded of the time Natalia appeared at the charity banquet. Noah kept staring at her, and he even smiled.
She had asked him if they were acquainted. Noah replied that she owned a venture in which he had invested.
She did not expect the two to be so close they would be on a vacation at a mountain resort together.
Noah was usually not so irresponsible. Was he so overcome by lust that he left with Natalia without even telling Wayne?
The more Madeline thought about it, the more frustrated she became. Seeing the change in her expression, Wayne asked, "Ms. Madeline, are we still going to the airport?"
"No. We'll return to Maple Forest Villa."
Albert could see that her face was slightly pale. He said, "Why don't we go to Golden Dome International so Dylan can check up on you? You don't look well."
"No. I'm fine." Madeline was feeling excellent. In fact, she had the urge to go to the underground boxing gym to punch some sandbags.
Albert drove in silence for some time. He suddenly noticed Rowan teetering along the sidewalk with his head lowered. "Ms. Madeline, I think that's Mr. Solace."
Madeline asked Albert to stop and invited Rowan to sit with her.
Rowan smiled when he saw her. "Madeline? What a coincidence."
"What's wrong?" Madeline asked and touched his hand. "It's so warm! Are you having a fever?"
"I was caught in the rain last night, and I had to rush a deadline today, so I didn't go to the clinic…" Rowan passed out before he finished his sentence.
"Go to the hospital and call Andy over."
Their current location was closer to Golden Dome International, where Andy and Alexander were. She could have brought Rowan there, but she changed her mind when she remembered what she heard in the phone call earlier.
After they arrived at the hospital, Madeline gave Oscar a call.
"Hey, Madeline! Do you want to train today?" Oscar asked.
Madeline met with Oscar frequently in the underground boxing gym, and Oscar was something like a coach to her. Whenever they talked to each other, it was always about boxing.
"Not today, sorry. Your brother is at the hospital now. You should come over here."
Oscar immediately drove over to the hospital. Together with him was Annalise, whom Madeline had not met for some time.
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