Aggresive Wife

CHAPTER 452 DID I DO WELL TODAY?

"The contract you signed clearly stated that if you ruined this engagement party, you would have to pay a financial penalty of two hundred million. If you have that much money, go ahead and make a scene." Rowan had previously revealed Annalise's true feelings to Oscar, so he no longer felt sympathy for her, not even a smidgeon.

That brainless idiot was a ticking time bomb, and had she remained with the Solace family, it was only a matter of time before she brought trouble upon the entire family.

To end the relationship now would therefore be a good idea.

Annalise's face paled when she heard about the two hundred million compensation because she remembered the three hundred million she had obtained by secretly selling some of her grandfather's properties and antiques. She'd already spent all of that money on the film.

The film director and actors were underperforming, raising concerns about the film's completion. She was terrified of losing all of the money she had invested.

If she caused more trouble today and lost another two hundred million dollars, her grandfather would undoubtedly develop a distrust for her.

However, she could never bring herself to swallow this insult.

Seeing that her three older brothers lacked the genuine desire to help her, Annalise was seething with rage. Taking advantage of Rowan being preoccupied with flattery from others while Oscar and Alexander were idly chatting away, she quietly slipped to the restroom.

Alexander was the first to notice she'd gone. He didn't think much about it when he saw her going to the restroom, or perhaps he hoped she'd do something, even if it meant breaking up Noah and Madeline and causing an even bigger commotion.

After all, this is Noah's party. The more ruckus there was, the better. It was justice served for what he had done to Madeline.

In the restroom, Annalise contacted Liam, who came in disguised as a woman and handed her a glass bottle.

"Mix it in the drinks. Just a sip and it will take effect," Liam said with a devious grin on his face.

Annalise had no time to be disgusted by him. She quickly exited the restroom, holding the drug bottle in her hand.

As she approached, Annalise noticed that the party had grown quiet. She watched as Noah walked over to Madeline, bent down like a gentleman, and asked her to dance. Upon seeing this, Annalise tightened her grip on the glass bottle and vowed to make them pay for what they had done that day.

Madeline caught a glimpse of Annalise from the corner of her eye as Noah forced her to dance. She whispered in his ear, "Your fiancée looks absolutely furious, like she wants to devour me. Why don't you go and placate her?"

Noah scoffed, "Fiancée? I, Noah Quincy, don't have a fiancée, only a wife." He then leaned in to try to steal a kiss from her, but Madeline turned her head away.

"Why would you want to humiliate her when you have no intention of getting engaged to her?"

"I'll never forget what she did to you and our children. This is the punishment she deserves."

"Are you not putting your friendship with the Solace family at risk by doing this?" Madeline inquired, arching her brows.

Noah could tell what she was thinking. "The Solace family is the Solace family, and Annalise is Annalise," he said with a smile.

Madeline understood that Noah held the Solace family in high regard and would never cut ties with them solely to avenge her. She had scanned the area and failed to spot Steve, which meant Noah must have planned for this.

Moreover, she was confident that Noah's relationship with the Solace family would not be affected even if Annalise was humiliated.

"Are you not going to ask me why?" Noah's brows quivered as if to say, "Come on. Ask me right now. If you let me kiss you, I'll tell you."

Madeline pulled away from him speechlessly as the dance reached its peak. Her skirt fluttered in sync with her movements, gentle like the clouds, capturing the attention of everyone around her.

It wasn't until the dance had concluded that she eventually replied to his question, saying, "If you want to tell me, then feel free to do so. But if you don't, then that's okay too."

A twinge of disappointment flashed across Noah's eyes as he didn't see the expected scene of Madeline begging him to tell her the truth. Nonetheless, he swiftly turned his dark eyes and utilized their dance moves to pull her closer into his embrace, holding her tightly as they swayed to the music.

He leaned in to kiss her soft pink lips as she struggled against him.

He had been thinking about her lips all night, ever since he first saw her that evening. His gaze had never left her lips, and he had finally gotten a taste of it. The sweetness was just as he had imagined.

"Wow! Mr. Quincy is so romantic!"

"Did you see it? When Madeline was dancing, the diamonds embellished on her skirt twinkled, making her entire body sparkle. She's like a fairy amongst the stars."

"Such small diamonds. They're barely noticeable when she's still, but they shine ever so brilliantly when she moves. It's truly stunning. Do you think there are tens of thousands of diamonds embellished on the dress?"

"Have you seen Ms. Fleur's Facebook? She shared a photo of Madeline wearing that dress and mentioned that she finally brought her imagination to life. This means that Madeline is wearing the original one!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Madeline and Noah were locked in a kiss for nearly a whole minute. She couldn't hear anything else except for the sound of her own heartbeat. She'd almost forgotten to breathe when Noah let her go. She finally gasped for air only after he smirked and said something to her.