Aggressive wife novel (Madeline and Noah) novel Chapter 454

CHAPTER 454 JOSEPH QUINCY IS THE OTHER HEIR

The medical team swiftly brought over a stretcher and was prepared to carry Steve away to the hospital for treatment when he grabbed Madeline’s sleeve and refused to let go.

Madeline sighed and said, “It’s okay. I will go to the hospital with Old Mr. Solace.”

Rowan nodded and turned toward Noah. Noah remained expressionless. He asked for Dylan to follow along so he could take care of Madeline’s back injury.

Before she left, Madeline looked at Noah’s right leg and said, “You should take care of yourself too. Sit down if you are not feeling well.”

Noah smiled slightly and nodded, “I thought you would be able to enjoy the show. I am sorry.”

Rowan frowned and asked Oscar to stay, as Annalise was part of the family, and someone had to say something for the family when everyone found out about the scandal. Moreover, she had always been Steve’s favorite; he would be heartbroken if they had not tried to protect her.

Once Madeline, Dylan, Rowan and the medical team left with Steve on a stretcher, Noah lifted a cruel smile as he opened the door to the room. At the same time, reporters flocked into the room, taking pictures of the two persons on the bed while bombarding them with questions.

“Ms. Solace, could you tell us who this man is in bed with you? Why would you do such a thing with him on your engagement day?”

“Ms. Solace, are you sleeping with this man because Mr. Quincy dumped you?”

“Sir, may I know who you are? Why are you here?”

However, Joseph and Annalise could care less about their questions, because Annalise had drugged both of them with large doses of aphrodisiac that were enough for them to hallucinate.

She had gone all out to make sure Noah would be hers, but she did not realize the man she was sleeping with was not Noah. Instead, she was sleeping with Joseph. Joseph, on the other hand, thought he was sleeping with Madeline.

Fueled by drugs, the two slept together unashamedly in front of the reporters. Embarrassed, Noah took a blanket to cover them to stop the reporters’ prying eyes.

Even though not getting a single response from the two in bed, the reporters kept taking pictures of the scene. If Noah had not stopped them, they would have lifted the blanket and took more photos of the two naked.

Seeing the two in bed was not going to stop, Noah felt it was enough and asked his bodyguard to chase the reporters away from the room. He closed the door after leaving the room.

The reporters took the opportunity to get more information from him, as he seemed unfazed by the entire drama. “Mr. Quincy, what do you think about this?”

Another reporter continued to ask, “Mr. Quincy, now that you have known Ms. Solace is sleeping with another man, what do you plan to do about the Solace family?”

Noah frowned and glared at the reporters. They immediately fell silent. He slowly said, “They have my blessings since they are in love.”

“There has been a rumor online that Ms. Solace is your fiancée. She has also professed her love for you publicly. Does seeing what happened just now change how you feel about her?” someone asked.

“I think there has been some misunderstanding about Ms. Solace’s fiancé’s identity and who she loves. There will be an explanation soon,” Noah replied. He began to walk toward the banquet hall, and the reporters quickly followed.

Music had stopped in the banquet hall, and the crowd attending the party was expecting something to happen at this point.

Noah entered the hall and caught everyone’s attention. They were waiting for him to say something and try to explain what happened with the Quincy family.

Remaining unfazed, Noah walked toward the stage and took the microphone. “I would like to make an important announcement.”

He looked at a suited man standing on the right of the stage. The man was wearing a mask, but anyone could see the burn scars on his face.

The man got on stage and took out an envelope. He began to speak to Noah and everyone in the hall, “My name is Dennis Hughes, and I have Old Mr. Quincy’s will in this envelope. The will clearly states his intention to give ten percent of his share of the Quinton Corporation to his grandson Joseph Quincy.”

Everyone was stunned. It was known publicly that Old Mr. Quincy had hand-picked his favorite daughter’s husband, but he grew to dislike the son-in-law so much that he once threatened to throw Dennis out of the family.

The tragic fire that took his favorite daughter’s life also ruined Dennis’s face. Dennis had kept a low profile ever since, and he had not even attended Old Mr. Quincy’s funeral.

There was a rumor that Noah was the one who started the fire to make sure he received the full inheritance. People had heard of such things happening among rich families.

Seeing Dennis on stage holding Old Mr. Quincy’s will, everyone grew certain of the rumor and began to worry for Dennis. He might not survive this time if Mr. Quincy tried to hurt him again.

Dennis glared at Noah, further confirming everyone’s suspicion. Dennis had chosen to announce this today because he needed to stop Noah from denying everything.

Even though he was furious when he saw that Joseph was sleeping with Annalise, Dennis thought it would be an opportunity for him to get the Solace family’s support. With their support, he would easily take over the Quinton Corporation.

Therefore, Dennis decided to take advantage of the situation and make it a big deal. However, to his dismay, Noah did not seem to be affected at all by his announcement.

Instead, Noah smiled and took out an envelope. He slowly opened it as he glanced at Dennis. “Well, I also have a will from Grandpa.”

Dennis’s heart sank. What was the old man trying to do? Was he toying them around? Did he do something so Noah could refuse to give Dennis his share?

He had waited for so many years for the Quinton Corporation to grow into such a scale. He had to get his share no matter what today!

“The will states that the Quincy family and the Solace family had made a pact that the two families shall join together in marriage. However, since Noah Quincy is already married, the other heir of the Quinton Corporation, Joseph Quincy, shall marry one of the Solace family. If Joseph Quincy fails to do so, he will not be eligible to inherit the family wealth.”

Noah read what was stated in the will with ease. He almost seemed like he was relieved. Dennis was delighted to hear the content of the will. It was everything he had planned. He thanked the old man for doing something right for once.

“I believe everyone has seen how much Joseph and Ms. Solace are in love with each other, so I shall leave the engagement party to Dennis now,” Noah said and left with his bodyguards.