Chapter 662



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The room was filled with an eerie silence.

Old Maddy, who had taken some time to calm down, suddenly said, “Let … let me rinse my face to clear my mind a little.”

It seemed that even the time he had taken to calm down had not allowed him to assimilate the new information.

He walked groggily into the living room bathroom and turned on the faucet. Then he grabbed a handful of ice water and splashed it on his face.

It turned out that during these twenty-something years he had been crazy, Miss Nora had become so remarkable….

If Miss Yvette were still alive, she’d probably be very happy to see this, wouldn’t she?

Outside, Nora heard him turn on the faucet. Amidst the sound of the water flowing and splashing, she thought she heard Old Maddy’s sigh.

A minute later, the sound of flowing water continued.

Seemingly sensing something, Nora immediately jumped to her feet and ran to the bathroom, only to find that the bathroom window was wide open and Old Maddy was already gone.

Nora frowned.

She had been thinking that Old Maddy and Charles seemed to be hiding something from her, but she had not expected Old Maddy to pull a disappearing act in this situation….

The first thing he did was look around the room. There was no sign of a struggle, but the burglar barrier on the window was broken.

This was definitely not something that could be done in a minute….

Nora frowned. Just then, her phone beeped: it was a text message from an unknown number. It said:

[Miss Nora, although you have already become very strong, you are not yet strong enough to face the mysterious organization. Don’t underestimate anyone in this world. Your next task is to befriend King. Until then, don’t go against the mysterious organization].

Nora: “?”

She raised her eyebrows and sent a reply, [Where are you, King and I are already friends].

Five years ago, in order to make some money to feed Cherry, he had mounted a stock market boom. Without risking anything of his own, he had used some legal tricks in the stock market to make $75 million. Then King took the initiative to contact her and brought her into the Imperial League.

By the time she joined the Imperial League, she had probably already made friends with King, right?

Old Maddy replied: [Do you trust him?]

Nora was silent for a moment before answering: [Yes].

Old Maddy: [So, does he trust you?]

Nora thought a moment and replied, [Probably].

At least when King brought her into the group, he had told her privately that everyone in the group should help each other and be kind to each other.

For the past five years, King had not asked her to do anything. In the group, she was nothing more than a spectator. After observing the Imperial League for five years, she discovered that everyone in the organization was very discreet and talked mostly about world economic trends.

These people were in control of the world’s economies. No matter what they did, they discussed everything properly among themselves. Even if a dispute broke out, a single word from King was enough to shut them up.

In his impression, the members of the organization were all only too happy to help. Moreover, none of them had ever questioned the information provided by other members of the group. They had always given their colleagues unconditional trust.

Therefore, Nora felt that she could trust King and that King would trust her as well.

After all, it wasn’t as if the two of them had financial dealings with each other. Besides, King was really very nice. He was the only one who knew what she was capable of and yet he had never bothered her in her sleep! Instead, just like that, he had allowed her to be a person who would take advantage of the benefits of being in the group.

But Old Maddy was not satisfied with Nora’s response.

Old Maddy replied, [Miss Nora, never trust anyone. The same goes for King. Besides, the part that makes the mysterious organization powerful is not as simple as you think. I’m afraid even King wouldn’t want to be enemies with them. But unfortunately, if there is anyone in this world who can help you defeat the mysterious organization, then that person would certainly be King].”].

Nora: “?”

She had always felt that she was too ordinary and not strong enough. That was why she had kept her secret identities well protected and had kept them from coming out, just so she could avoid what her mother had warned her about.

She would be in danger if anyone noticed her.

So she frowned and sent another message: [How can I get King to help me?]

The mysterious organization had driven her mother to her grave. He had to avenge her.

However, Old Maddy merely replied: [King won’t help you, unless he is the father of the children. Only then will he have the same point of view as you. Miss Nora, heed my advice, do not trust King unconditionally, much less try to avenge Miss Yvette. Take the two children and Mr. Hunt with you and live the rest of your life in America peacefully. Miss Yvette never intended for you to take revenge for her. Don’t look for me, there are some things I will do on her behalf. When it is time for me to appear, I will naturally appear before you. Also, if you are ever in trouble, you can contact me by placing an ad in the newspaper].

Nora hastened to send a message: [What are you going to do on my behalf?]

Old Maddy did not respond further.

When Nora called him, she was informed that the other party had turned off his phone.

She traced the location of the phone number, only to discover that its coordinates changed along with the flow of the sewer, indicating that Old Maddy had already removed the SIM card from the phone and tossed it into the sewer.

Old Maddy was very professional…or at least, that’s how he was when he was hiding from people.

Nora frowned.

Five minutes later, Lily brought up the hospital surveillance camera footage.

This was, after all, the Hunt Corporation’s private hospital. Here, Lily behaved almost as casually and naturally as she would at home. With just a word from her, the security guards had handed her the surveillance camera images without any questions.

Nora sat in Old Maddy’s living room and reviewed the images.

She discovered that after Old Maddy regained mental clarity, the first thing he had done was to check his surroundings. Every morning when he went to the bathroom at a set time, he always had a kitchen knife with him.

Through the recordings from the cameras outside, it could be seen that Old Maddy had been sawing through the burglar barrier every day when he went to the bathroom. However, he also made sure that the barrier was kept as it was. This way, when he needed to use it, the burglar barrier could be easily broken with a little effort, making it convenient for him to escape and avoid being trapped in the ward.

Nora clenched her jaw.

Old Maddy definitely hadn’t been trying to avoid her when he did all this. After all, his eyes were very kind and devoid of hostility when he looked at her.

Therefore, these subconscious actions of his, as well as his uneasiness? Who was he hiding from?

There was only one answer: the mysterious organization?

Nora clenched her jaw.

Yes, Old Maddy was constantly on guard against sneak attacks from the mysterious organization.

She lowered her gaze.

To be honest, she had somewhat underestimated the mysterious organization all this time. After all, when Trueman was in the country, he had almost been arrested and had been hiding from the special department all along, like a rat who could only live in obscurity for life.

It was now that he suddenly realized the reason why his mother had not collaborated with the Smiths to fight the mysterious organization after their return to the country, so as not to implicate Ian.

Why had his mother run away?

Because the mysterious organization was too powerful.

The mysterious organization had never been an organization to be underestimated. Otherwise, why would his mother be cornered like that?

It seemed to him that he had not taken the mysterious organization seriously all this time?

From the beginning, this way of thinking was terribly wrong.

Old Maddy must have sensed it from her, too. That’s why she had refused to say anything and had chosen to get up and leave, right?

But… What capacity did the mysterious organization have?

As Nora pondered this, her phone rang: it was Justin. When she answered, his gravelly voice rang through the phone, “Old Maddy has escaped?”

No doubt she would be informed of the happenings at the Hunt Corporation’s private hospital.

“Yes.”

Nora answered dispassionately, but her voice was filled with frustration.

It was the first time she had ever felt so helpless.

Justin was silent for a while before finally saying, “I’ll have my men look for him.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Nora stopped Justin. She said, “After all these years, he’s finally sobered up. It’s time for him to mind his own business.”

Besides, judging by Old Maddy’s professional, spy-like demeanor, it would be very difficult to find him.

Justin was taken aback for a moment. Then he asked, “So you’re not going to ask him what you want to know anymore?”

Hearing this, Nora suddenly curved her lips into a smile. She raised her eyebrows and said with a grin, “He may be gone, but isn’t there still another one here?”

Old Maddy must have thought Charles was doomed. Even if he came to, the brain hemorrhage would turn him into a vegetable. But he definitely had no way of knowing that she had saved Charles’ life!

What Old Maddy was trying to hide?

Charles would definitely confess everything!

Since he was someone capable of betraying his mother back then, Nora could guarantee that she would definitely be able to make him spit whatever he wanted out of his mouth!

When Justin heard this, he let out a chuckle. “Yes, I knew my Nora was amazing, but I didn’t expect her to be that amazing. Given Charles’ situation, he was nothing but a dead man, and yet you managed to save him.”

The corners of Nora’s lips tightened.

This direct compliment… Wasn’t it a little too… pleasing to the ears?

The corners of her lips slowly curved upward. Suddenly she said, “By the way, can I ask you about someone?”

As the head of the number one family in the United States, Justin would probably know who King was, right?

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