Chapter 161
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I was likely t
his money belonged to Irvin. He had probably transferred it from his account to the one linked to the card. And considering that his money was now mine, there wasn’t much point in accepting it
As though guessing what I was thinking, Irvin quickly said, “I’m not helping Julianne pay you back. This money really is hers!”
Julianne shot me a murderous look as soon as he finished speakli Judging from her reaction, it appeared this money truly was Iver owIL
I raised an eyebrow in surprise. She was so money–minded. So, I was genuinely surprised she had willingly forked out what she awed me.
Before Irvin could say anything else, Julianne abruptly changed the tople, Pointing at Noah, she asked, “Who’s that man next to you, Mille? Is he the reason you’re so insistent on divorcing Irvin
She was implying
g that I was cheating on Irvin. It wasn’t surprising She had always been good at slitting blame onto others.
Irvin’s actions were why our relationship had reached this point. But it seemed she wanted to shift the fault onto my shoulders instead with her question.
Irvin only noticed Noah after Julianne pointed him out. His expression darkened when he saw Noah holding my bag. cautious gaze instantly became chilly and menacing.
And his
“Who is this, Em
Irvin questioned.
He knew I always kept strict boundaries when interacting with the opposite sex. I never even allowed my male friends to carry my bag for me. Yet, here I was , allowing Noah to do just that.
I burst out in laughter at the reproachful tone behind his question
“Do you honestly think you have the right to question me about this, Irvin?” I shot back.
Naturally, Irvin wanted to argue. However , my mocking tone had rendered him speechless.
Thad merely allowed a man to carry my bag for me. Yet, he was acting as though I was being unfaithful to him. He didn’t even stop to think about how intimately he behaved with Julianne.
“How can you say that, Emi? Irvin is your husband! Why wouldn’t he have the right to ask about your relationship with other men?” Julianne responded for Irvin instead .
You’re always misunderstanding Irvin’s relationship with me, Emt. And because of this, you refuse to allow us to be close. Yet, here you are, acting close with another man. You’re such a hypocrite!”
There she went again, trying to reverse the blame.
“If anything, you’re the one that’s being a hypocrite, miss.” Noah spoke up from beside me.
Before I could say anything, he proceeded to call her out “You’re canging to someone else’s husband and calling his name so affectionately. Then, you try to shift the blame onto Emi. Where do you find the nerve to do that? Have you always been this shameless?
Julianne had never been confronted so directly while in Irvin’s presence. She was so furious that she wanted to lash out, But remembering that Irvin was there, she latched onto his arm instead.
“Did you hear what he just said, Irvin?” she whined. “He’s being mean to me!
Irvin frowned and was about to speak, but before he could, Noah hugged my a
“ Look , Emi! Look at this shameless, evil woman!” he said , mimicking Julianne’s overdramatic whining. “She’s so wicked , and yet she’s the first to complain about how she’s being treated!”
Noah’s antics amused me, and I couldn’t hold back my laughter.
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Meanwhile, Irvin’s face darkened even more
“Who is he, Emt?” he repeated his question with barely concealed anger.
A spiteful idea suddenly came to my mind.
“Oh, he’s just someone I grew up with,” I replied. “We aren’t rela, but he’s like a little brother to me. We’re closer than real siblings. And he even saved my life once when we were teenagers
I had purposely imitated the way Irvin had once spoken about Julene, throwing his words back in his face.
But then , I suddenly recalled an incident from my high school days
Back then, I had accidentally fallen into a river while playing, Since 1 couldn’t swim, I thought I was going to drown. And I almost did, but Noah had saved me .
So , what I said was actually true. He really did save my life before.
However , Irvin didn’t believe me.
He thought Noah was someone I had purposely found to antagonize him. He also believed I was lying about our relationship just to get under his skin.
His glare toward Noah grew increasingly hostile.
Then, he suddenly frowned. Noah seemed familiar to him. He had a feeling they had met before.
But no way. Noah couldn’t possibly be who levin thought he was. Even if Noah was that person , he couldn’t possibly be here.
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