Chapter 126 What Was It Like If Its NorahwIn the sprawling Dereks villaMadeline how many times do I have to tell you Dont toss your clothes around like confetti If youre not up for folding them let those servants help take care of them Just look at this chaos Derek wrapped up his tasks pushed open the bedroom door and found a bed drowning in a sea of clothesMadeline wearing a delicate white nightdress lounged on the bed idly kicking her feet up and scrolling through her phoneAt the sound of Dereks disapproving tone she tumed her head with a frown Derek I got back late today and didnt have the energy to tidy up The servants will handle them when they come tomorrowSetting her phone aside Madeline turned around revealing a generous amount of dcolletage You know you dismissed all the household staff right Theyll be here tomorrow But for now were snug as bugs in a rug so why worry about these clothesGetting off the bed she sauntered over to Derek hooked her arms around his neck
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and planted a ki*s her breath warm against his skin Derek am I rightDerek wrapped his arms around her shoulders returning the ki*sHe didnt say anything but thought of Norah He never cared much for having servants They always seemed to fuss around when he wasnt there After marrying Norah she took charge of everything at home Laundry cleaning cooking She handled it all leaving him with a wellkept homeBut since Madelines retum the bedroom resembled a tornado aftermath with clothes and cosmetics strewn everywhere Only when the servants came could it be cleaned but it never lasted a day before retuming to its chaotic stateMadeline let out a soft murmur and Derek felt a surge of heat coursing through him Like a wild animal he tossed Madeline onto the bed fingers fumbling with her nightdressUnexpectedly he touched something and examined it closely This bag if I recall correctly setus back 600 000Temporarily suppressing his desire he sat on the bed turning the bag over and over growing more certain with each passing momentMadeline simply removed her nightdress lying beside Derek her fingers deftly undoing his belt her voice dripping with honey HmmYou bought this Whose money did you use Derek askedMadeline raised her head gazing at Derek with teary eyes Whose money besides yours Derek I thought youd knowShe lightly tapped Dereks chest with a clenched fist At the last auction didnt you promise to make it up to me I browsed for a while and settled on this bag Doesnt it look fabulousDereks head spun a little Madeline you know after the divorce most of the Carter familys fortune went to Norah right The familys finances are tight now and the company needs a significant injection of cash to stay afloat Why splurge on this bag at such a timeMadelines eyes welled up with tears I didnt think a bag would matter The gifts you used to shower me with were worth millions I picked out a bag worth 600 000 thinking you wouldnt bat an eye DerekShe wiped away her tears If I had known youd fuss over even this 600 000 I wouldnt have mentioned anything making it up for me Though I adore this bag for your sake Ill return it Derek I cant bear to see you upsetTears trickled down her cheeks tugging at Dereks heartstrings He pulled Madeline close enveloping her in a comforting embrace Madeline if you love it keep it Just promise me youll be more mindful next time You know our financial situation isnt rosy Please wait until things stabilize and the companys back on its feet By then we can splurge Got it
Madeline smiling through her tears nodded AlrightHer hands clung to Dereks her teary eyes still carrying a hint of allure Her delicate tongue peeked out as she whispered DerekDerek succumbed to the lure booting the 600 000dollar bag to the foot of the bed getting entwined with MadelineAs they reveled in their intimacy listening to Madelines moans a stray thought crossed Dereks mind What if the person in his arms were Norah instead What kind of spectacle would that be What would Norah say How would she respond Would she shoot him a look of disdain or would she extend a welcomeNorah had taken away a considerable fortune from him Derek wondered whether it was an attempt to grab his attention persuade him to alter his course and reclaim those assetsYet his heart belonged to Madeline She was the woman he had pined for throughout the years Now with her lying beneath him he wouldnt be swayed by anyoneAlmost involuntarily images of the selfassured Norah on the racetrack the composed Norah in the hospital and the radiant Norah at the auction inundated Dereks thoughtsHmm In the throes of ecstasy his mind was flooded with Norahs images Even if he wouldnt admit it a part of his heart had already capitulated for Norah just waiting for the rift to widenThe following day Norah headed to Silver Boulder Private Hospital for work After finishing the customary patient rounds she stepped into the operating room for surgeriesOnly three surgeries were on the docket for the day concluding a little past three in the afternoonNorah made her way to Jamisons office planning to ask for some time off She had decided to forego the surgeries slated for the afternoon and wanted to check in on Joanna and KasonJamison appeared somewhat taken aback as Norah stood at his office door Dr Wilson I was just about to seek you out and here you areWhats up Jamison Norah walked in maintaining her composureowJamison sighed his expression stern Remember our chat yesterday about your promotion to attending physicianNorah noddedI dont know who dropped an anonymous complaint at the hospital accusing you of inappropriate relationships within the premises It alleges you pushed Aikin out using your connections and your climb to attending physician was facilitated through those ties The complaint even suggests that as the department head I favor you by constantly tossing opportunities your wayJamison admitted to harboring a soft spot for Norahs talent but vehemently denied any shady dealings He treated Norah the same as other doctors only scheduling a few extra surgeries for her As for Aikin he genuinely had no inkling about any link between Norah and Aikin let alone any wrongdoingNorah had earned her current position through hard work and devotion to each surgery with no hidden agendasYour experience is insufficient and you dont meet the requirements as per the hospital president Instead Baylor has been promoted to attending physician Jamison responded helplessly This years evaluation is out of the question Next year perhaps there will be a chanceA glimmer of bitterness appeared in Norahs eyes The writer of the anonymous letter was dissatisfied with her From what Jamison had revealed that individual was not only aware of Aikin but also knew her possibility to become an attending physician This seemed to be the work of someone close to her Was it for the promotion to the attending physician Or was it just because of the distaste toward her