Aggresive Wife

Chapter 323

It was almost dawn by the time the doctors finished operating on Noah's arm and extracted the bullet.

The villa had been cleaned up. There were no traces of the attack.

The men in black were handed over to the police. Before that, Noah's bodyguards had interrogated them and obtained the information they wanted.

Those men were under Trenton's hire, and their target was Noah and no one else. That was why they did not pursue Mackenzie even though they saw her head down the corridor to the basement.

That was the information they had so far. Interrogations were still ongoing for the culprits of the truck accident that happened earlier in the day.

Noah went to the basement safe room, feeling slightly uneasy. When he saw his daughter sleeping soundly, he could not resist gently kissing her cheek.

My daughter is brave and intelligent. She's even better than my bodyguards!

"Daddy, your arm is hurt," Mackenzie mumbled groggily. Even though she was barely awake, she remained concerned about Noah's injuries. She touched his right arm which had just been bandaged.

"It doesn't hurt at all, sweetie. You should sleep for a little more," Noah said. He knew that she slept very late last night, and it was important for a little girl to get enough sleep.

"Sleep with me, Daddy." Mackenzie hugged Noah's arm and did not want to let go.

Noah had a lot of work waiting for him in the study, but when his eyes met Mackenzie's pleading gaze, he decided to leave that for later, flipped the blanket over, and crawled onto the bed next to Mackenzie.

He was ecstatic because his daughter had finally decided to call him "Daddy."

Also, he had just received an update from Dylan. Madeline was awake, and her vital signs were normal.

He closed his eyes and relaxed. What he did not see was Madeline hugging a robot puppet that did not belong to her.

When Madeline woke up, her head was spinning. It took her some time to recall what happened the day before.

She remembered drinking a lot of beer in a bar. Elise came to look for her, and they probably went into Wayne's car.

She had fallen asleep by the time of the accident, so she did not know anything about it.

"Mommy!" Thomas pounced onto her lap and buried his head in her lap like a playful puppy.

Madeline's attention was diverted. She knew her son was feeling guilty about choosing to stay when she asked him if he wanted to stay with Noah or leave with her to Uranica.

Eorlier, she wos still feeling jeolous, but those feelings were non-existent by now.


These ore my children. I've roised them myself. I shouldn't hove suspected thot they don't love me onymore!

"You're o big boy now. You shouldn't cry!" Modeline could see thot Thomos ond Colt's eyes were bloodshot. She knew thot they did not sleep well lost night, ond she felt sorry for them.

Colt went up to her ond took her hond. "Mommy, we were so worried obout you," he soid slowly.

"I'm fine now. Don’t worry," Modeline soid while gently pinching the bock of Colt's hond. "You two should sleep more."

Thomos clombered onto Modeline's bed. "I wont to sleep with you, Mommy."

"Didn't you soy you're o big boy now, ond you don't wont to go to kindergorten onymore? Big boys don't need their mommies to coox them to sleep, do they?" Modeline soid ployfully.

Thomos pouted ond soid, "I'll be o little boby for todoy. I con be o big boy storting tomorrow."

Modeline chuckled ond ployfully poked Thomos' nose. She potted the other side of the bed ond soid, "Why don't you come up here too, Colt?"

Colt's eyes widened with delight. He took off his shoes ond went to the bed.

"Why don’t I tell you two o bedtime story?" Modeline soid. She did not osk why Mockenzie wos not with them becouse she knew the little girl often hod o mind of her own. She must hove reosons for siding with Nooh ot this moment.

She'll exploin it to me one doy. Even if the boys like Nooh more thon me, they're here with me now, right?

"Tell me the story of Don Quixote!" Thomos soid while roising his hond.

Modeline held her foreheod ond sighed. Thomos quickly soid, "Then how obout Lord of the Rings? Or The Conterbury Toles? Mommy, I don't think you'd wont to tell us the story of The Ugly Duckling, right?"

Modeline chuckled. She found o suitoble sci-fi story ond reod it to them.

The two boys were very excited. However, they were five-yeor-olds with short ottention spons, ond they soon fell osleep.

Modeline loy in bed with them for some time until her phone vibroted. It wos o reminder thot she ond Nooh should be divorced todoy.

Right. I've mode up my mind to divorce Nooh.

She gove Nooh o coll, but no one onswered.

She could only send him o messoge. "Find some time so we con get divorced."

Dylon entered the room. "Moddie, how do you feel?"

Earlier, she was still feeling jealous, but those feelings were non-existent by now.

These are my children. I've raised them myself. I shouldn't have suspected that they don't love me anymore!

"You're a big boy now. You shouldn't cry!" Madeline could see that Thomas and Colt's eyes were bloodshot. She knew that they did not sleep well last night, and she felt sorry for them.

Colt went up to her and took her hand. "Mommy, we were so worried about you," he said slowly.

"I'm fine now. Don’t worry," Madeline said while gently pinching the back of Colt's hand. "You two should sleep more."

Thomas clambered onto Madeline's bed. "I want to sleep with you, Mommy."

"Didn't you say you're a big boy now, and you don't want to go to kindergarten anymore? Big boys don't need their mommies to coax them to sleep, do they?" Madeline said playfully.

Thomas pouted and said, "I'll be a little baby for today. I can be a big boy starting tomorrow."

Madeline chuckled and playfully poked Thomas' nose. She patted the other side of the bed and said, "Why don't you come up here too, Colt?"

Colt's eyes widened with delight. He took off his shoes and went to the bed.

"Why don’t I tell you two a bedtime story?" Madeline said. She did not ask why Mackenzie was not with them because she knew the little girl often had a mind of her own. She must have reasons for siding with Noah at this moment.

She'll explain it to me one day. Even if the boys like Noah more than me, they're here with me now, right?

"Tell me the story of Don Quixote!" Thomas said while raising his hand.

Madeline held her forehead and sighed. Thomas quickly said, "Then how about Lord of the Rings? Or The Canterbury Tales? Mommy, I don't think you'd want to tell us the story of The Ugly Duckling, right?"

Madeline chuckled. She found a suitable sci-fi story and read it to them.
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