Billionaire And His Son Betrayed Me: Brothers Back Me Up novel Chapter 300

Chapter 300

Chapter 300

After leaving the Garcia Group, Noelle headed straight back to the García family estate.

She couldn’t stop replaying what happened in the office in her head.

‘I was about to fall, and Joshua didn’t even bother to catch me?‘ Noelle thought, feeling aggrieved.

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‘And Xylia hasn’t even left Jupiton yet. Could it be that Joshua’s so worried about Xylia getting the wrong idea that he doesn’t even want me near him?‘ Noelle fumed inwardly.

That shameless, clingy bitch Xylia just won’t stop hovering around Joshua, Noelle fumed to herself.

‘If it hadn’t been for that woman butting in all the time, I’d be the one at Joshua’s side now, Noelle seethed inwardly.

Back at the Garcia family estate, Noelle didn’t waste any time and made a beeline for the study.

She was planning to dig up some files for Aaron, and while she was at it, maybe track down that document Richard had been asking about.

But when she opened the study door, she immediately noticed something that didn’t quite belong. The room, usually all somber and businesslike, suddenly had this jarring touch.

By the floor–to–ceiling windows, a plush carpet was laid out, and everything needed for drawing–sketch paper, brushes–was neatly arranged.

Beside a low stool sat a beanbag chair, absolutely overflowing with girlish charm.

Noelle’s hands clenched into fists.

She’d lived with the Garcia family for years–there was never any of this girly stuff here before.

It was obvious this whole setup was for Xylia. ‘Seriously? Joshua pulls out all the stops for her,‘ Noelle thought, bitterly.

‘Oh, Joshua really knows how to take care of Xylia!‘ Noelle scoffed internally.

Jealousy blazed in her chest, hotter by the second.

She barely held herself back from tearing up all those art supplies, gritting her teeth as she forced herself to start digging through the study for documents.

The files Aaron wanted were a breeze to find; the real headache was tracking down that confidential file Richard had asked for.

She searched the study for what felt like forever, and finally, she spotted a safe hidden at the bottom of a bookshelf.

Her heart skipped a beat. Safes were where people stashed the really valuable stuff–things like confidential

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files. Surely, that was where it’d be.

But then it hit her–she didn’t have the code. There was no way she could crack it open.

‘Guess I’ll have to get Richard to help with this, Noelle thought, sighing.

She closed the bookshelf and walked over to the floor–to–ceiling windows.

On the sketch paper was an almost complete clothing design, with a small note scribbled beside it about next month’s International Fashion Competition.

Noelle figured this had to be Xylia’s entry for the competition.

A sly smile crept onto her face. She whipped out her phone, snapped a picture of the design, sent it to someone in her contacts, and then deleted all traces.

Richard showed up the next day to pick up Sonny.

Joshua had already left early that morning with Xylia, telling the servants to just hand Sonny over to Richard.

Richard was a little disappointed he didn’t get to see Joshua or Xylia.

Sonny was also bummed he didn’t get to see Xylia.

He’d been staying at the Garcia family estate for two days, and even though he was feeling better now, he still hadn’t seen Xylia once.

‘So that’s how it is,‘ Sonny thought, finally realizing Xylia would never be his mom again.

Noelle heard Sonny was here, and since she knew he was Xylia’s kid, she hurried outside to check it out.

But right at the door, she bumped into Richard.

“Richard, what brings you here?” Noelle asked.

Richard, knowing Noelle had come back to Jupiton, didn’t look surprised. He just gestured at Sonny next to him.

“I’m here to take him home,” Richard said.

Noelle frowned, puzzled. ‘Why is Richard involved with Xylia’s son?‘ she wondered.

‘Could this be one of Richard’s tricks to win Xylia over?‘ she thought to herself.

She shrugged it off. None of it was really her concern anyway.

She leaned in and quietly told Richard about the safe.

Richard paused, then told Noelle, “I’ll deliver what you need. Just wait for it.”

“Richard, I’m almost done with my part. You really need to hurry up,” Noelle said.

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Richard didn’t pay her any more attention, just took Sonny by the hand and walked straight out of the Garcia family estate.

At the Garcia Group, Joshua was watching the security footage showing Noelle meeting up with Richard..

He couldn’t help but smirk, looking pretty pleased with himself.

Xylia, lounging on the couch, caught that look on Joshua’s face, and instantly thought, ‘Yeah, whatever he’s up to–it can’t be anything good.

Lately, Joshua’s been all cryptic, like he’s brewing up some kind of huge scheme.

She let out a sigh and pushed the thought aside.

Joshua usually tells her everything, but lately he’s been really secretive, keeping a ton of things to himself.

Since he clearly didn’t want to talk, Xylia decided not to press him. She knew he’d come clean when he was ready.

‘He’ll tell me eventually,‘ she reassured herself, letting it go for now.

Joshua was clearly in a good mood. Suddenly, as if he’d thought of something, he set his phone aside and strode over to Xylia.

He took the tablet right out of her hands.

Looking at her, he said, “We’re free this afternoon. Why don’t we stop by the Schultz family estate?”

“Wait, what?” Xylia shot Joshua a puzzled look. “Didn’t you say we weren’t going?”

‘What’s up with him changing his mind all of a sudden?‘ Xylia wondered to herself.

Joshua laid it out, “I’ve been mulling it over. Ziggy has already zeroed in on you, and even if you skip out today, he’s just going to keep coming after you.”

“So I say we confront it head–on today and nip this problem in the bud for good!”

With that striking silver hair of his, Joshua delivered those words with a kind of raw determination.

He looked every bit like a hot–blooded protagonist straight out of an anime.

Xylia thought she’d barely scratched the surface when it came to Joshua.

Before she even snapped out of it, Joshua whisked Xylia off for lunch, and then they made their way to the Schultz family estate.

At exactly two o’clock, Joshua’s car rolled to a stop in front of the Schultz family estate.

They parked right at the grand entrance, the place looming as silent as ever.

It was just like Xylia remembered–only now, it felt eerily deserted. There wasn’t even a security guard

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anywhere.

Xylia locked eyes with Joshua, and when he gave her a nod, she stepped up and pressed the doorbell.

After a while, Gia’s voice echoed from inside the house.

“Who is it?” Gia called out.

“It’s me, Xylia,” Xylia replied.

There was a brief pause, and then the line cut off.

Right then, the front door swung open.

Xylia grabbed Joshua’s hand and led him inside the Schultz family estate.

No wonder Xylia had that empty feeling. She remembered how bustling the place used to be, with servants scurrying around everywhere.

But now, there wasn’t even a security guard, and even the folks who used to look after the garden had disappeared.

The garden was choked with weeds, and there were barely any flowers in sight.

It looked like it hadn’t been tended to in ages.

That was when it finally dawned on Xylia–just how long the Schultz family had been struggling.

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