Chapter 152
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There was still an hour until the appointment, relatively early, so Bertha drove back to the beach villa first.
On the second floor, Tommy was bandaging Derek's waist. He used three layers of gauze on the inside and three layers on the outside, still showing a faint trace of blood.
Bertha walked over, sat down on the chair next to her, and asked. "What's wrong? Haven't your wounds healed already? Why are you injured?"
When Derek saw her return, he smiled happily. 'Because today is a special day, I wanted to cook a few more dishes, but I wasn't careful and my back hit the edge of the kitchen table."
Special Day?
Isn't today Noa's birthday?
Could it be her special day?
Derek saw her frowning in thought and said. 'Have you forgotten? Today is the first day we met three years ago."
Bertha was surprised.
She doesn't even remember this but Derek does.
Derek seemed to see what she was thinking. 'Since I realized that I like to care about you, I remember everything related to you in my heart."
Bertha said nothing, nor showed any expression.
After Derek finished bandaging, he took two steps towards her, looking at her expectantly.
"Bertha, this time let me make up for it, I cooked a lot of food, do you want to have dinner with me?"
Bertha frowned, her expression gradually becoming serious.
"Impossible."
Derek was a bit stunned, he didn't think she would refuse so decisively.
Bertha said. 'Those years for me, ever since I entered your house, have become extremely gloomy."
'Mrs. Victoria falsely accused me of stealing the jewels, Mr. Devon is next door adding fuel to the fire, Rose is always causing trouble for me, and you, where are you? You want me to remember those painful days."
Her eyes were cold, cold to the bone.
Derek hadn't seen her look at him like this for a long time, so he quickly apologized. 'Sorry, I don't know those things."
Bertha wouldn't take her anger out on him.
'At that time, you were probably working overtime at Tibble Corporation, so, normally, you didn't know. This anniversary dinner, I don't want to eat."
She said, looking at the time, it was already late.
After instructing Tommy to entertain Derek, she prepared to leave.
Derek quickly grabbed her hand.
'Bertha, Noa is going to propose to you tonight, you know?"
Bertha wasn't surprised at all, but she still turned around and asked. "How do you know?"
Derek also didn't hide it. 'Last time he came to Tibble Corporation to look for friends, I met him, and he told me. I feel he is too soft, he may be a good friend, but he certainly won't be a good husband. You're next to him, he'll think it'll make you sad."
Regarding this matter, Bertha agreed with his thoughts, Noa's gentleness was not just for one person, but for everyone.
But these words coming out of Derek's mouth reminded her, she felt very funny.
'Whether he is a good husband or not, perhaps it cannot be confirmed yet, but you are not, so what right do you have to say these words?"
Suddenly Derek's face turned pale.
Hesitating for a moment, he raised his face to look at her again. 'I am your ex-husband, I did not fulfill my duty. I hurt you, I owe you, sorry."
Bertha shook his clenched hand away. "You don't need to apologize, wait until after the one-year contract ends, you have paid your debt, and you and I will be on two parallel paths, never intersecting."
Derek's face became increasingly pale, he stared blankly at her leaving his hand and left the villa.
So, she likes Noa?
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Douglas seven-star hotel in X city.
Noa rented an entire floor in the Sky restaurant.
The entire floor was covered with nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine roses and a diamond ring box was hidden inside the birthday cake.
The long table was filled with exquisite dishes and gifts.
Noa meticulously checked everything, and confirmed there was no problem, he adjusted his tie, thinking about how to open his mouth.
This was the third time he came to City X to confess his love to Bertha. The previous two times were either too hasty or someone else ruined it.
This time, he had to make it.
He was thinking, suddenly a man wearing a suit and leather shoes in the style of a bodyguard walked up to him.
'Hello, I am Miss. Bertha's bodyguard."
'But I've never met you before?"
Aran laughed. 'I'm Tyrone, I was sent by Miss Bertha to do some work. Last time you went to the beach villa, it was Casey and Emilio who took you home."
"So that is."
Noa smiled back.
Seeing that this guy was handsome and quite friendly, he was not suspicious.
Because Bertha is a person who pays great attention to her appearance, the bodyguards beside her are not bad.
Aran continued speaking. 'That's right, Miss. Bertha said she has prepared a surprise birthday gift for you, she wants to invite you to the terrace."
As soon as she heard that Bertha had prepared a gift for him, Noa was very happy.
'Okay, she's nice."
He followed Aran, the two bodyguards he brought with him saw he wanted to leave, and they immediately followed.
Aran saw that and questioned. 'Miss. Bertha is waiting for you on the rooftop alone, do you want to bring a bodyguard with you to make her lose interest?"
Noa thought again, he also felt bad.
Such a romantic moment, how could Noa let others interfere?
"You two just wait here, I'll just go upstairs, nothing will happen to me."
'Yes, young master."
The Douglas Hotel's elevator cannot go straight to the rooftop. Noa wants to go to the rooftop, he has to go up the emergency stairs.
Aran helped him open the terrace door. Aran bowed his head and gestured to invite him in.
After Noa smiled modestly in response, he strode in.
The terrace is empty, there is nothing.
Noa realizes something is wrong.
'Where is Bertha? You deceived me."
Noa turned around to leave, but suddenly a man in a staff uniform appeared behind him, he used a white cloth to cover Noa's mouth from behind.
Noa tried to struggle, but he was immediately knocked down.
The man in the staff uniform took off his mask, revealing Liam's face.
