Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law-Chapter 732 - 731: Minor Interlude (1)_1
"Let me go, don’t touch me!" Adele Horne fiercely shook his hand, but she couldn’t break free.
Angry, she turned and forcefully tried to pry off the large hand gripping her arm.
"Adele," Noah Reyes forcefully pulled her into the car and shut the door. The tinted windows shielded them from outside view as he used his strong frame to press Adele against the seatback.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Adele Horne struggled even more. She was quite tall and not weak, but compared to a man like Noah Reyes—who had received special training since childhood and was a skilled fighter—her strength was insignificant. Her struggles only served to exhaust her further.
"Adele, listen to me, okay?"
She didn’t want anything more to do with this Demon!
"The reason I left without a trace back then was because my situation was very dangerous; I could have been assassinated at any moment. Yes, I was the young master of the Blazing Flame Sect then, which sounds like being second to none. But you don’t know the truth of our Reyes Family. While there are many of us, only the direct heir can inherit the leadership. My father had only me as his direct heir. If I had died, my half-brothers would have had the chance to seize the leadership and break the old rules of the Blazing Flame Sect. Even if my father remarried and had another direct heir, they would still kill him." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Noah Reyes held Adele firmly, preventing her from struggling further. He spoke in a hoarse, deep voice, telling her about his background, his identity, and his environment; he was truly heartbroken.
He never wanted such a background or identity, nor did he wish to live in that kind of environment, but he couldn’t choose his parents. As the direct heir, he had no choice but to accept it all. He had to meet their standards, make himself strong, and secure his birth mother’s status within the Reyes Family. Towards his father, he felt only respect, no love. But for his mother, he held deep reverence and affection.
"I never dared to stay in one place for more than a week. Wherever I appeared, I had to have a body double prepared. In all the years from becoming the young master to inheriting the leadership, I don’t even know how many body doubles died for me. I didn’t even dare to marry and have children..." Noah Reyes’s voice grew lower, more pained.
During those years, his mind was stretched taut. He didn’t even dare to sleep soundly, terrified that someone would seize the opportunity to kill him in his sleep.
"What happened with you was truly unexpected, but I’ve never regretted such an accident. I know I wronged you, but I was helpless; I had no other choice. I couldn’t let an innocent person like you become their assassination target. If I hadn’t left silently, and if those people had found out I’d been with you, they certainly wouldn’t have spared you. They don’t want me to marry and have children. As long as I don’t have a direct heir, the leadership will eventually fall into their hands... Adele, in those circumstances, I had to let you be wronged first. I’d rather you suffer some hardship than lose your life. In that situation, even if your elder brother and Ruiz had joined forces, they couldn’t have saved you."
Noah Reyes finally poured out the explanation he had always wanted to give Adele.
He truly hadn’t meant to ignore her and show no concern.
Adele glanced at him, seeing the profound pain in his eyes. For some reason, her own heart twinged.
So, everyone has their own powerlessness, their own hidden difficulties.
"Adele, can you give me a chance? Let me make it up to you and Billy, okay?" Noah Reyes caught Adele’s hands with one of his, freeing the other to gently stroke her face. Their son was already four years old. Adele had recently celebrated her twenty-sixth birthday and was now nearly twenty-seven.
"Don’t touch me!" Adele Horne turned her head away, unwilling to look at his pain-filled eyes any longer.
Whether what he said was true or not, she really didn’t want any further involvement with him.
This man was someone she couldn’t afford to provoke!
Noah Reyes turned her face back towards him, not allowing her to look away. He gazed deeply at her. He had explained everything; why was she still reacting this way?
SLAP!
Suddenly, Adele raised her hand and fiercely slapped Noah Reyes across the face.
Noah Reyes’s handsome face instantly darkened. He caught the hand Adele Horne had used to slap him, glaring at her sullenly. His expression was furious—intensely so. Meeting his glare, Adele stared back fearlessly.
What a despicable lecher!
Noah Reyes looked as if he wanted to devour Adele Horne. But in the end, he released her hand. Adele immediately pulled away, opened the car door, and scrambled out, hurrying back towards the company building.
