Mute Girl The Series : Rose Thorns

Only the next morning Noah woke up from the deep slumber. Next to the bed, Oscar firmly stood waiting for his boss to open his eyes. When he saw Noah squirmed in his bed, quickly he helped to adjust the bed to a comfortable sitting position.

"How did you find me?"

"Master Nick. He's the one that found you."

"Hmm... The bottle and the hard disk?

"I've kept them in the safe box."

"Send that bottle for analysis. Did the doctor say anything about my body?"

"I'll send the bottle to the lab after this. The doctor found nothing abnormal. It just that you were extremely tired and need more nutrients to revitalise your body. Emm.. Boss, about yesterd...."

Ring! Ring!

Oscar was about to ask his boss the weird incident that occurred yesterday but he was interrupted by a call from Noah's private phone that was on the small table beside the bed. The screen flashed a very familiar name. Seeing that name, Noah dismissed Oscar before picked up the call.

"What's it?"

"You're awake. That's a relief." The incoming voice sounded croaky. The owner must have a sore throat.

"Huh? You're worried about me?"

"You're my grandson. How could not I concern about you?"

"Whatever... what do you want?"

"You know it's a trap. Why did you go there?"

"Because it's trap, I must go. Isn't that what you want?"

Since he got that anonymous email, he had a rough guess of who was the unknown sender and this so-called grandpa was among the top people in the list. He tried to track the IP address of the sender but it gonna take a lot of time to uncover the trace. Honestly, this mission was carried out without a proper measure. He rushed to that landmark building although he knew there might be a trap waiting for him. What had pushed him to make that careless decision?

Most probably it was due to his eagerness as to prove to this grandpa that albeit the pre-planned trap, he was gonna succeed anyway. But in the end, he experienced the most terrifying episode in his life so far. It was much painful than losing both of his dear parents. But how did the trap was devised in the manner that they knew he was going to fall into that sub-cellar?

"I'm just an old man. My hands are tied."

"That Stafford guy was your previous assistant. Yet, this wasn't mentioned in that file but took the hassle to include that guy's another identity as one of Aurora's informants. How incomplete this file is!"

Whoever the sender was, that person knew that he was targeting Casey Hugh hence that was why the extended details about Russell Stafford was also attached in the email however it left out an important info from that Stafford guy's details file. Either that person didn't know that Stafford was once his grandpa's assistant or it was removed intentionally.

But if to take account of the access to the highly classified information of the West Cliffestockbeach, that person must have known about the past relationship between his grandpa and this Stafford guy and purposely excluded it from the record. In addition, that person also knew his interaction with Casey Hugh. So the party that fit these clues the most was either his own grandpa or his uncles or powerful figures that he wasn't aware of. Mayor O'Ryan could be one of them also but up to this point, he had yet make a direct contact with him.

"Are you sure it's not that woman? She's been involved with you for multiple occasions."

"HAH! Are you that bored? You've been keeping track of my movements. It's definitely you that sent me the email. Why don't you just admit it?" Noah's suspicion on his grandpa grew bigger as his grandpa indirectly confessed that he was been monitored by his grandpa till this moment. Who was the mole?

"Poor child. Your parents have passed away for such a very long time. Your first uncle is busy with your late father's company and others have their own businesses to manage. Who else gonna watch you over if not this old man?"

"If you're genuine towards me, you won't spread out the rumour!" Noah was getting more agitated as if the more he talked to this old man, the more resentment towards the other party built up inside him. Majority said that communication is the key but not in his case. Things were much better left unsaid or else, more damage done on both sides.

"What rumour? It's my death wish to have you back in this lonely mansion."

Noah recalled the conversation about the servants at the West Wing Mansion talking about his possible reasons of returning to this West City after disappeared since the death of the Second Master of O'Sullivan family. In that mansion, only Butler and Madam Jones were the loyal helpers of his late parents and had been working there since his late parents built that house. Other servants were sent by the old grandpa to take care of the West Wing Mansion that was belonged to his late parents.

So naturally those servants wondered who was the next successor of O'Sullivan's empire and his return to this country had stirred up the current power held by all of Noah's uncles. Noah was the only child of the late second master hence by right, he should inherit that same right of his uncles, continuing his late father's position. But if he were to step up, his uncles won't be happy with him. How could a young man like him have more significant voice than them? Because of this, since the second master left the world, Noah had been outcast by his uncles. His relationship with his cousins was also not on the good term. His grandpa failed to see this situation in advance so the issue got worsened so Noah chose to leave.

"Your other grandchildren are so eager to keep you entertained. Why don't you reciprocate their warm-hearted efforts? Leave this estrange child alone!"

"You're just like your late father. Stubborn and has heart that made of steel. Nevermind. Come back when you're ready. Don't forget that the door is always open for you. This old grandpa really hopes that one day you'll let the bygones be bygones."