Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 877

Chapter 877 Power And Influence

Isabella was very nervous to see her videos and photographs spread like wildfire on the internet. The incident caused members of the Walker family to be anxious as well. Even Noah was seen pacing around the house.

“Isabella, why don’t you go meet Oscar? He has always told you that he likes you. Moreover, you’re his fiancée. It’s weird if he’s merely sitting back and doing nothing,” he said with jitter.

Similar to him, she was restless as well. After all, she had put in a lot of effort to be where she was now. Therefore, she would not let everything slip through her hands so easily.

“Please find ways to delete the videos and photographs for me, Noah. If you don’t, it will really anger Oscar and the Clinton family. I’m not the only one who’s doomed. Even the Walker family won’t gain anything good from it,” said Isabella petulantly before grabbing her bag and leaving the house.

Noah clenched his hands into fists and snorted angrily.

All of a sudden, Stephanie came down the stairs. She noticed his grim expression and approached him. “Look at how furious you are. Did you argue with Isabella again? What’s there to fight about? In my opinion, the Walker family can only prosper if both of you can get along well.”

With that, Noah took a deep breath to calm his temper.

He frowned as he spoke. “We didn’t argue. I only reminded her to be careful for the time being She shouldn’t let the reporters take more photos of her. You shouldn’t go out as well. It’s to prevent you from being ambushed by the reporters. They’re never afraid of making trouble. Sometimes, they even have no qualms about twisting a story completely.”

Stephanie huffed, but she had to admit that he was right.

With a frown, she said, “I need to go home to see what the Clinton family is up to. Logically, Oscar won’t let the videos and photos circulate further.” Even though she usually couldn’t care less about others, she also noticed that something was amiss.

Moreover, she was afraid that Oscar would be furious and plan to use the incident as an excuse to teach Isabella and the Walker family a lesson.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Noah said, “I’ll come with you.”

Stephanie shook her head after mulling it over.

“You don’t have to go. I’m sure my parents are still angry over Isabella’s incident.”

“Steph, thank you for helping out. We can only rely on you to come up with a plan after something like this has happened.”

She rolled her eyes and waved her hand impatiently.

“That’s enough. Stop being melodramatic. It pisses me off. It’s better if you start finding ways to delete Isabella’s videos. More than two days have passed, and there’s no progress at all. Don’t let me think that you’re good for nothing without help from the Clinton family.”

Keeping his anger in check, Noah said, “Don’t worry, Steph. I’ve instructed my men to delete the videos. It should be over soon.”

He was annoyed by people frequently mentioning that he relied on Oscar to make Walker Group grow bigger and stronger. It was no surprise that he started to find ways to bring Oscar down and take away the shares in Clinton Corporations in order to claim them as his.

“I’m leaving now. If everything is good, I won’t come back home. Don’t try to flirt around while you’re at home. Otherwise, I’ll teach you a lesson.” Having warned him, Stephanie left hastily.

Clenching his fists tightly, Noah looked at Stephanie’s retreating back with mixed feelings. He was dissatisfied because Stephanie had been bossing him around for the past two years. If she were not the daughter of the Clinton family and also the mother of his son, he would never let her challenge his authority.

He had been patient all this while and was looking forward to seeing Oscar eating out of his hand one day.

Meanwhile, Stephanie did not know what was going on in his mind. Otherwise, she would scorn his overly-ambitious dream. In her opinion, Noah was an easy target. He would never be a threat to anyone. It was the reason why she had managed to bully him for the past few years.

She brought Nolan, her son who had just learned how to walk, home to the Clinton residence. It was a surprise for her to see Amelia and Tony there as well. With a frown, she subconsciously hugged Nolan tighter.

Her life had been good for the past year because Olivia loved Nolan. Moreover, as her relationship with Oscar was on the mend, she could do as she pleased in the Clinton residence. In fact, she got so carried away that she had forgotten all about Amelia and Tony. Their sudden appearance awakened a sense of danger in her mind.

It was not easy for her to gain Olivia’s love—all thanks to Nolan. Thus, she would do anything to stop Amelia from taking away all that she had now.

Thousands of thoughts raced through Stephanie’s mind at that moment. However, she did not stop walking while carrying Nolan in her arms.

“I brought your grandson to see you, Mom,” said Stephanie as she pretended not to see Amelia and Tony.

Olivia was having fun playing with Tony. It had been a year since their last meeting, and she had missed him so much. As such, she was not angry over Stephanie’s rudeness.

“Amelia and Tony just came back from overseas. Aren’t you going to greet them, Steph?” she asked.

As a response, Stephanie put her son down and let him walk toward Olivia.

“Mom, I don’t see Isabella and Oscar around. Can you help me to coax Noah? I’m starting to get tired of hearing him asking for you for the past couple of days,” Stephanie said coyly while continuing to ignore Amelia and Tony.

Olivia’s face darkened. Deep inside, she was annoyed by Stephanie’s attitude.

“Why are you behaving like this, Steph? Tony just came back from overseas after a year. Can’t you treat him nicely?” she said grimly.

Finally, Stephanie glanced unwillingly at Tony. She noticed that he had become more handsome after a year. Even the aura that he was exuding and his appearance looked very similar to Oscar’s. Stephanie gritted her teeth as she did not want him to come back. Once he did, she knew that the Clinton family would treat Nolan like he was an outsider.

Stephanie approached him and said with feigned affection, “Come here, Tony. I’m sorry that I didn’t greet you. You’ve grown so much in a year.”

Without any expression on his face, Tony nodded toward her solemnly.

“Hello, Aunt Stephanie,” he said with a slightly cold tone.

Except when he was with Amelia, he rarely showed any spirited behavior toward strangers.

After a mocking glance at Amelia, Stephanie said to Tony, “You’ve only been staying abroad for a year, Tony. Why are you so formal with me? You were so cute when you were younger, but now you look so unhappy. Were you bullied overseas?”

He glared at her in displeasure.

“I have never been bullied, Aunt Stephanie. In fact, I’ve always ranked first in school. Other children always said that I was their boss. Mommy told me that as the first grandson of the Clinton family, I’m the heir, so I can’t show any weaknesses in front of others. I can’t embarrass Grandpa and Grandma,” he explained solemnly.

Stephanie chuckled flatly. Covertly, she hated him so much.

On the contrary, Olivia was very sad to hear his remarks. She hugged him tightly and called him “Darling” repeatedly.

Stephanie was furious when she saw Nolan left standing at the side.

“Mom, Nolan is asking for you. Can’t you see that he’s going to cry?” Stephanie reminded Olivia.

Olivia finally noticed her grandson.

Tony also noticed the cute little boy. The former lifted his hand and wanted to hold his face. However, Stephanie grabbed his hand all of a sudden.

Olivia and Amelia turned to look at her at the same time.