Chapter 40: The Truth Revealed?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After bidding farewell to Grandmother, Mia hurried home.

It had been a long time since Mia had been on the streets because of what had happened to Grandfather and the constant unpleasantness with Noah.

When they left the hospital, Mia suddenly realized that the streets were decorated with lanterns and colored banners. There was still some time before the new year. Why was it so lively? Mia wondered.

It was snowing outside today, and there was a bit of snow on the road. Mia was afraid of slipping since she had a baby in her stomach, so instead of walking to the subway station, she went to a bus stop near the hospital.

Mia had never learned to drive herself. On one hand, she felt that she didn’t have enough time. She had to take care of Noah every day, and she had to go to the gallery to work. Even though it seemed like her job didn’t matter to Noah, Mia truly loved this job, so even if it was hard work, she still persisted.

Grandpa saw that Mia had worked so hard, so he kept saying he was going to get Mia a car, but Mia didn’t think it was necessary. So every time Grandpa mentioned it to Mia, she refused. She had a fight with Noah yesterday, and Mia hadn’t contacted Noah to get the driver to pick her up, so she got into the car on her own.

The car sauntered on, and Mia looked up out the window.

Suddenly, she remembered that it would be Christmas soon, so when she came out of the hospital, she saw that the streets were decorated with colorful lights. All kinds of shops were doing activities, and there were decorative colored lights hanging on the leaves by the roadside. The festive atmosphere was especially strong, especially for parents who brought their children out to shop. The children were all dressed up neatly, and there was a very festive atmosphere. Mia was also a little infected by this lively atmosphere. She rubbed her stomach gently and thought that she could bring her baby out to the streets next year, and she could also dress him up beautifully. Thinking of this, Mia revealed a gentle smile.

It was rush hour and the roads were congested. Hence, the car had to stop every now and then. By the time Mia reached home, it was already past seven.

When Mia got home, she thought Noah would be home, but the lights in the house weren’t on. Everything was dark. After pushing the door open, she went into the living room and found the house still the same as when she’d left it two days ago. It was obvious Noah hadn’t been home for the last two days.

Mia’s heart that had just warmed in the hospital suddenly turned cold after seeing that Noah might not be back for two to three days.

Was it because she wasn’t home? Or did he go to Jenny’s house? After putting down her bag, Mia slowly sat down on the sofa while deep in thought.

Not wanting to go wash up, Mia stayed on the couch with her legs crossed while waiting for Noah. Before she knew it, she fell asleep.

It was unknown when the sky had lit up. The sunlight passed through the window and slowly shone into the living room. The birds in the garden started chirping.

The sound of the birds chirping woke Mia up. She opened her eyes abruptly while thinking that Noah had come back to wake her up. However, the house was still empty. There was no one there.

She dreamed that Noah had come back and even covered her with a shirt. Why was she still wearing the same clothes that she had worn yesterday when she woke up? Mia thought for a while in a daze.

After a long while, as if confirming the fact that Noah had really not returned all night, she stood up and walked upstairs.

After entering the guest room, Mia picked up a set of home clothes and went to the bathroom to wash up.

The door to the living room downstairs opened. It was Noah.

Noah, who had just returned from work, looked exhausted. There had been too many things happening in the past few days, especially the day before, when his grandfather had suddenly been critically ill. After much difficulty, his grandfather had just been rescued, and Mia had fainted. Thankfully, it was nothing serious. The doctor said that she was just too tired and would be fine after a night’s sleep. He stayed by the bedside for the entire night. The secretary’s calls came one after another. Noah really had no choice but to leave as soon as dawn broke.

After returning to the company, he had to work overtime for another two days before he could barely settle the current collaboration.

Coupled with the fact that Grandpa’s condition had been unstable recently, a bunch of old people in the company had also started to become mutinous after hearing the news.

They probably felt that Noah was young and easy to bully. Those who did not know his limits wanted to test the waters, so they kept making small moves behind him. Fortunately, Noah was already prepared, so he did not let those old guys get their way. In order to deal with them, Noah had not come home for the past few days.

When he was finally done for the day, Noah was urged to go home by his secretary. He would take a short break, but he had to go to the office for a meeting in the afternoon, Noah thought with a headache.

The company was also the empire that his grandfather had worked hard to build. He could not let it fall into decline in his hands, so Noah gave himself a lot of pressure.

Reaching out, Noah pulled his tie and walked upstairs. Just as he was about to push open the door and enter the room, he heard the sound of water coming from the guest room beside him. Was Mia back? Noah thought.

Perhaps Mia was going to leave him this time. Noah did not dare to think further because he had already gotten an answer from the investigation yesterday. The surveillance footage from that day at the hospital had been sent to Noah, so Noah had already seen it last night. He also knew that Mia really did not lie to him. As a result, Noah was even more afraid to see Mia. He did not know how to explain it to her. After all, his attitude the day before was really bad.

As he was thinking, the door beside him suddenly opened.

“Noah, you’re back!” Mia’s surprised voice rang in Noah’s ears..