Aggressive Wife

Chapter 136

“Do you think your fall will cancel out whatever you owe me? Sorry to burst your bubble, but you don’t get the easy way out. You are to pay me back for the rest of your life!” With emotions running high, Madeline could not pinpoint whether she was mad or worried. She simply had a stuffy feeling in her chest.

It was suffocating at the thought that this could be the end of Noah, the b*stard.

“Madeline…” Noah murmured her name before trying to break free of her grasp.

Having realized what he was up to, Madeline freaked out!

“Thirteen!”

Madeline screamed at the top of his lungs.

She and Thirteen split up to look around the nearby area, so he should not be far.

So long as she hung in there for a little longer, Thirteen would surely make it here in time.

He could then help her to rescue Noah.

While Madeline gritted her teeth and got on with it, Noah was yanked down by someone below.

The sudden plunge of weight tipped Madeline from her gravity core and dragged her down together with Noah.

“Ah!” Letting out a shriek, Madeline grabbed ahold of a nearby sapling to stop herself from going down.

“Pretty lady, we should go down together since you’re here. Why are you dawdling up there anyway?” Lone Wolf’s mocking voice echoed through the valley. It sounded rather eerie.

Paying him no mind, Madeline inched her body upward to the cliff with the help of the stubborn sapling.

She was in an awkward position. Her center of gravity would shift forward, plunging her down to her death if Lone Wolf decided to give another lug.

“Shouldn’t you hate me, Madeline? Why save me?” Noah watched as Madeline tried to heave her way up. The scratches and bruises on her arms broke his heart.

“Yes, I hate you, but the kids are still little. You can die once they’re all grown up.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Of course. You’re good at making money. You better stay alive and make more. Thomas, the brat, has been dreaming about inheriting your fortune.”

Hiding behind the embarrassment, Madeline threw her son under the bus.

Speechless, Noah started to regret asking the question.

Although Noah was more than willing to increase the family fortune, it did hurt him to hear the ungrateful woman put it that way. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

He was about to die. Could she not say something nice?

“That reminds me. Thomas and Colt are safe. Don’t worry about them, but they’re still waiting on the hill for you to save them. I can’t do it myself, so you can’t die! Hang in there. Thirteen will be right here…”

Madeline looked at Noah as she pleaded.

It was like she was soothing a child.

Still, it worked with Noah.

“Alright. I’ll hold on.” Noah stepped on a tree branch entrenched along the wall of the hill to gain a firm foothold before holding Madeline’s hand tight.

Right beneath Noah, Lone Wolf’s life was dependent on the whip caught around Noah’s ankles. He was not too happy to be ignored.

“Why aren’t you giving me any attention, pretty lady? I’ll come up to find you if you continue to ignore me.”

“Alright, that’s if you can come up here.” Madeline provoked Lone Wolf on purpose.

Fine, I’m coming. Do you think I can’t do it?”

Lone Wolf uttered while planting his foot on a protruding rock. He released the whip around Noah’s ankle and wrapped the whip on a branch before springing up the hill.

He was about to land near Madeline when a whip struck him on the chest.

The blow knocked Lone Wolf off the wall. If that was not enough, he coughed blood out.

Lone Wolf slammed into a tree, and an arrow pierced through his chest before he even hit the ground.

By then, Lone Wolf was knocked out. He dropped into the ravine down below.

Madeline could hear a huge splash as something heavy hit the waters.

“Hang on. I’ll pull you up.” Madeline’s arms were numb from holding onto Noah. However, without Lone Wolf dangling below, Madeline could still pull Noah up, especially now that Thirteen was here.

To her surprise, Noah scaled the stone wall and lunged up.

He landed on his two feet right next to Madeline.

Leaning forward, he extended his muscular arm to Madeline and pulled her up.

Madeline’s legs were numb from staying in a crouching position for too long. Failing to secure a firm footing after the pull, Madeline crashed into Noah’s arms.

His embrace, despite the chilling mountain breeze, provided her warmth.

She lingered in the cuddle for a few seconds before trying to push Noah away out of embarrassment. Alas, she failed to do so.

Noah locked her tight in his arms. Despite her struggles, she simply could not break free.

“Let go, Noah…” Pulling herself out of the reverie, Madeline picked her head up and stared into Noah’s eyes in confusion.

“No.”

“Huh? Ugh…” Madeline was puzzled, but soon her lips were taken by force.

His thin lips ravished hers out of the blue. For a moment, she forgot about fighting and let the moment simply take her.

Soon, Madeline returned to her senses and gave the b*stard a well-deserving bite on the lips.

Tasting the heavy stench of blood in his mouth, Noah finally let loose of her.

“You’re a biter, aren’t you, woman?”

“Well, I should fight back when a dog bites me.”

“You…” Did the ungrateful girl just call him a dog?

“Maddie!”

Noah was about to retaliate with another kiss when the sweet voice of a young man caught his attention. He turned to the source of the voice.

What was Madeline doing?

She escaped his embrace, only to be friendly with another man.

Noah pulled a long face as Thirteen went a little touchy-feely with Madeline. He took large strides over to the pair.

“Thank you, Thirteen. Your arrival was timely.” Madeline dotingly stroked Thirteen’s head. The boy was growing taller by the day. She could barely run her fingers along his hair on her tiptoes.

“Hehe. I’m happy to be of assistance to you, Maddie!” Thirteen joyfully tugged onto Madeline, lowering his head on her shoulder for a good snuggle like a docile kitten.

He was about to ask Maddie if it was time to go home when a dark silhouette came in their way.

“Honey, who is this child?” Noah may appear mild-mannered, but there was something invasive about the look on his face. He deliberately drew close to Madeline and acted intimate like they were a couple.

Thirteen had an ill feeling about Noah from the get-go. His adorable face scrunched up at the sight of Noah.

“Honey? Maddie, why is he calling you honey?”

“Noah, don’t joke around like that.” Seriously, Noah was an adult. Why was he fussing with a kid? People might take it the wrong way and believe that he was acting out because of jealousy.