Before long, Noora finally joined them. She hastily entered the house, her sad expression becoming obvious when she saw Natalie Wright sobbing in the kitchen.
Since yesterday, when Bella suddenly flew to East City, Noora had suspected something might have happened to Bella’s parents. She wanted to call Bella to ask but refrained, recalling that Bella seemed to avoid talking about it. So she waited.
This morning, Bella finally called and told her what had happened in East City.
Noora was shocked to learn how terrible the situation was. Knowing that Lucas Donovan had beaten Natalie Wright was painful enough, but learning that he hit his wife when his wife was terribly sick, in stage three of cancer, was too hard for Noora to bear.
It was too painful. She feels like she wanted to fly to East City solely to whack that evil Lucas Donovan.
Now, Noora was increasingly worried about Natalie’s condition. She walked quickly into the kitchen, approaching Natalie Wright and ignoring Bella sitting in the living room.
"Oh my God, madam, you’re finally here," said Noora with teary eyes as she quickened her steps. "I’m sorry, but only now could I come to welcome you. I was busy helping the chef prepare lunch in the kitchen."
"Noora," Natalie also couldn’t hold back her sadness, finally meeting Noora after so many years.
When Bella and Tristan married in the past, Natalie insisted on sending Noora to accompany Bella into the Sinclair family despite Jessica Sinclair forbidding it. She fought with Jessica, and finally, that woman agreed to let her daughter’s maid enter the Sinclair family.
"Thank you, Noora, for always helping Bella and Dax. I will never forget your kindness to them." Natalie sincerely expressed her feelings. "I will now call you my sister; you are my family now, Noora."
"Oh, ma’am, please don’t say that. It was my responsibility to help young Miss and young Master Dax."
Bella felt emotional seeing her mother cry again. She didn’t stay there for too long but excused herself when she received a text message from Tristan in the main house asking her to return immediately.
***
Later, Bella arrived at the main house. Before heading to the second floor, she met Geoffrey, who updated her on their lunch preparations. He also informed Bella that Dax was now in his computer room, attending a computer lesson.
They talked for a few more moments before Bella rushed to the master bedroom to meet her demanding hubby.
Arriving on the second floor, Bella smiled when she saw Tristan pacing back and forth in the living room, near the glass window, staring at his cellphone screen as if waiting for something.
She opened her mouth, wanting to call him, but her words stopped on the tip of her tongue when she faintly heard Tristan say, "Why hasn’t my wife replied to my text? Did she forget about me again? For real?"
Even though she tried to hold it in, a soft chuckle still escaped her lips.
Bella’s small laugh surprised Tristan. His steps suddenly stopped, and he turned to look at the stairs. His previously worried and sad expression suddenly changed, like a warm spring coming after a long and cold winter.


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