Chapter 99 I'm The One Who Lied
Eden's POV:
As Sally continues to introduce me to various investors and business contacts that my grandma has been gathering for decades, my eyes keep wandering to where Noah is standing waiting for me.
He's probably furious. He looks furious.
How am I going to explain this whole thing to him in a way that will make him understand. I could easily distract him with the situation with grandma or this whole mess with Martin but I don't want to do that. I want him to know the truth. I want him to understand why I came to work at Clancy's. Not just why grandma wanted me to work for the company but why I chose to come.
But that means finding time to explain when all this is going on. I don't really know if that's possible.
When I’m not worrying about what Noah is thinking, I’m checking my phone to see if Martin has sent news. I wish this thing was over already so I could rush over to the d*mn hospital. That’s where I should be, right next to my grandmother.
The whole thing just keeps going on though and I’m growing more and more ill at ease. Time feels like it is moving slower than usual and I feel like I’m never going to get out of here.
"Are you ready to go?" Noah asks when he's finally able to get me on my own.
Nodding my head, I reply, "yes please."
I want to get out of here. I need to check on my grandma. I've checked my phone several times but Martin hasn't messaged me. I want to believe that old adage that 'no news is good news' but I'm not convinced it's true. Martin wouldn't want to disturb the event. There's no way he'd have messaged me while it was going on, no matter what is happening.
He's been working for my grandma long enough to know what she would expect and she'd definitely want the company and dad's memorial to come first. As I get into Noah's car, I pull out my phone and try to reach Martin but he doesn't answer.
Turning to face Noah, I consider trying to explain now, but there's not enough time.
"Noah..." I begin.
"Eden, don't worry about it."
I don't respond immediately and he continues, "don't worry about us right now. We're okay. I'm not angry."
"You looked angry earlier," I say quietly.
"That wasn't about you," he says, not taking his eyes off the road as he takes one hand off the wheel to take my hand in his. "We're okay, I promise."
"You're not angry I lied to you?" I ask disbelievingly.
I know Noah. He's not the most forgiving guy I've ever met. Quite the opposite actually.
"I'm not saying I don't want an explanation at some point. It just doesn't have to happen right now. I can wait."
He's too calm. It's confusing. I was expecting him to blow up. There's no world in which Noah Grisham learns that his girlfriend has been lying to him since the day they first met and he just shrugs it off...
"You already knew?" I ask. It doesn't seem possible but it's the only thing that makes sense at all.
"Er..."
He's not the only one who wants an explanation.
"How long?" I ask as we pull up into the hospital car park. "How long have you known?"
"Since your grandma's birthday."
I’m not sure what I’m supposed to make of that. He’s known all this time and hasn’t said anything. Logically, I know I can hardly hold it against him. I’m the one who lied. I’m the one who kept a massive secret. But that does very little to ease how disappointed I feel.
“I… I can’t do this right now.”
My grandma is in the hospital and I’m sitting here worrying about my relationship with Noah.
“It can wait,” Noah says, getting out of the car.
“I can do this on my own,” I say, spoiling for a fight.
“I’m not leaving,” he tells me firmly.
“Why?”
“I’ll explain everything later.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t know exactly. I just know what James Artie told me.”
“James Artie?”
“Yeah… Eden, it can wait though. Let’s check up on your grandma first.”
I want to argue with him but I also want to see my grandma. I want to know what the hell is going on.
Log in with Google Account
Chapters
Favorite
Settings
