Chapter 15

Back in Thornbridge, Noah woke up in the hospital. The harsh white light stunned him for a moment, and he instinctively spat out, "Have Mrs. Ashford come to the hospital to see me." Ricky trembled. His face was as pale as death. He lowered his head and said in a shaky voice, "Mrs. Ashford has already left." Noah's eyes cleared instantly. The events of the past few days flooded through his mind, and his mood grew restless again. Isabelle had run away from home. Ignoring the doctor's protests, he forced himself out of the hospital. He immediately ordered for the entire villa to be gutted and renovated. He wanted to restore it to the way it had been before Amber ever stepped foot inside. He sent out wave after wave of people to search for Isabelle, but every team came back empty-handed. It was as if she had vanished from the face of the earth. He sat in his office every day, unable to focus on anything. He abandoned billion-dollar deals without a second thought. In just over a mont