Chapter 770

“As agreed, Mr. Noel, I’ll be transferring 30% of the shares of Wall Group and giving you the preferential cooperation rights for next year. I’ll have the formal contract sent to your office tomorrow.”

She was drawing the line—with ink, signature, and silence.

Noah said nothing. Behind the mask, his expression was unreadable.

But inside, something coiled tightly in his chest—unspoken, unresolved.

Hailey, oblivious—or perhaps willfully ignorant—of the simmering tension between Sadie and Noah, let her eyes dance between them before flashing a graceful smile.

“Thank you, Ms. Hudson,” she said warmly, accepting on Noah’s behalf, perfectly content to pretend there was nothing beneath the surface.

The air between the three of them, however, told a different story. No one else noticed. But between them, the silence was loud.

Across the ballroom, a man in a black suit moved casually through the crowd, a wine glass in hand, blending in like any other guest.

But his eyes were sharp—focused—and filled with something venomous. His gaze landed on Sadie.

He closed in quietly, one step at a time, like a shadow slipping through light. At his side, his hand dangled loosely, the wine glass a mere prop. Beneath his sleeve, the faintest glint of metal caught the light—a concealed blade, ready.

He was only steps away.

Then—his expression twisted.

The glass slipped from his hand, shattering with a loud crash that drew startled gasps—then chaos. In one fluid motion, he reached into his sleeve, yanking out a dagger, its steel glinting as it flew straight toward Sadie—aimed viciously for her heart.

The attack was sudden, violent, and utterly unexpected. Gasps echoed across the ballroom as panic rippled through the crowd.

Noah reacted instantly—before thought, before reason.

His body moved on pure instinct. He lunged toward Sadie, intent on pushing her out of the way.

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But in that split second— Hailey screamed and flung herself at him, clinging tightly to his arm in mock panic, locking him in place.

“Ah! Patrick! I’m scared!”

Hailey’s actions perfectly blocked Noah from intervening.

At the crucial moment, Noah was too late, and the shining dagger was inches from Sadie’s skin.noveldrama

Suddenly, a small figure sprinted from the sidelines.

It was Briley!

She had disguised herself in a server’s uniform and had been watching from the shadows.

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