Chapter 462: Pre planned

Noah could not stop thinking about what Maggie had told him before the meeting had started. Everything, every damn thing was being orchestrated by Jared and his Godfather, creating havoc in not only his life, in everyone's life. Although she had not given him the details, she had briefed him on what the duo had done, and how they killed many people using their disgusting tactics. 

He sat on his bed, trying to sort out his messed up thoughts. Though he was unsure about it, he had a hunch that Charles had been attacking his family even before he was born. 'Or else, why would he go for someone else's wife?' He wondered. 'Was Dad his target when that bastard got together with his wife? Or was it a mere coincidence?' As soon as the thought came to his mind, he shook his head, discarding it right away.

"There is no way it would be a mere coincidence. There must a ploy here too. He must have been deliberate when he went behind that woman." Noah accessed, folding his hands. "If that is the case, Charles might be the one to plan an attack on me given how dumb his wife is." Noah patted his fingers on his elbow, his eyes narrowing dangerously. "But why is he doing this, and what enmity does he have with me or my family?"

Even though he tried to come up with a satisfactory answer, he couldn't, for he had no idea why Charles was behind him and his family. "I will have to talk to Dad and Grandpa about this. They must know something." With that thought, he took out his phone to make the call. However, he stopped when he noticed what time it was. There were barely ten minutes left for the clock to strike midnight. "Guess, I will have to talk to them tomorrow." He sighed and dropped his phone on the bed.

"Jared," He yelled, running a hand through his hair in frustration. A knock on the door brought him out of his anger and calmed him a little. He tried to smoothen his ruffled hair before he opened the door, only to find Maggie waiting for him. 

"Noah, do you have a minute?" She queried, and the man observed her before he nodded at her.

"Do you want to come in?" He moved aside to allow her in. But the girl shook her head at once.

"That's fine. It will barely take a moment. I wanted to hand over this hard disk and pen drive to you." Maggie held out her hand, and Noah took the two devices with a questioning gaze. "They contain everything Jared and Charles have done. I thought this might be of help to you."

Noah's eyes widened in surprise hearing Maggie's words, and his eyes immediately slipped to the two devices in his hands. "Well, thanks, Maggie." He was grateful that the girl had decided to trust him with these, even though it was the first time they were meeting each other.

"No problem." Maggie turned around to leave. But stopped when she remembered another issue she wanted to tell him.

"Noah, there was something else I wanted to tell you." She started and stopped suddenly when she did not know how to continue.

"Yes, Maggie. Tell me." He promoted seeing her hesitate and waited for her.

"Noah, Jared wanted to use your sister to harm your family. He told me personally when I asked him about it. All he wanted was to get to you, and in the process, even sleep with her if possible." Maggie did not stop even though she saw the man's face turning red in fury. Although she had seen him angry before when she had told him about his mentor, he was not this incensed. But now, she could see the beast in him fighting for control.

"So, I recommend you increase the security around her. That man is insane. You have no idea how many girls' lives he has destroyed." Maggie warned, but Noah was too angry to hear her.

Seeing him silent, Maggie sighed lightly. She knew that the man had found out a lot in a day, and it was too much to bear. She too found it difficult to digest the news when she had learned about it. But she had to tell him, for it concerned his family and their safety.

"Noah," She waved her hands in front of him when the man did not respond, and this brought him out of his stupor.

"Yes, Maggie?" He enquired, his voice low and threatening, and this should have made Maggie run for her life in fear. However, she didn't, for she knew that the man would never hurt, and it was not her he was angry at.

"Are you alright?"

"I am not," Noah replied honestly, making Maggie nod.

"I understand. You should calm yourself down before I tell you another important issue that I forgot to inform you about before. I'll meet you in the morning." She was just about to leave when Noah stopped her.

"Maggie, tell me what you have in mind."

"But, Noah..."

"Maggie," Noah's warned her, and Maggie sighed, succumbing to the pressure from the domineering man.

"Noah, you do remember the issue where a lot of people were poisoned right?" She asked, carefully observing the man's expression.

"Yes, what about it?" He returned with a question of his, even though he knew where this was going. "Was this done by Jared too?" Maggie's nod was enough for him, and now his fury was at the peak. 

"It was he who released the poison in the air when his plan of releasing the virus did not work. He was indirectly responsible for...."

"Aria's sickness." Noah finished the sentence, gritting his teeth.

"Yes, he was."

"That man played with the lives of almost all the people I am closed to. I am not going to let him go. He will get a death so brutal that he will curse his existence." Noah vowed, clenching his hands, his stern gaze making Maggie tremble. However, she was not scared. She was excited, ecstatic even to see the man she loathed the most approaching his doom. 

At that moment, his phone rang, and Noah took deep breaths to calm the raging beast in him. His anger almost vanished when he saw who it was. "Aria," He breathed as soon as he picked up the call, and Maggie took it as her cue to leave. She did not forget to close the door after her, giving him the privacy he needed.