Falling in Love : I love you, Today and Forever
Chapter 753: The truth from the past - Part 1

Chapter 753: The truth from the past - Part 1

"Do you think it is a good idea?" Aria queried as she looked at the man beside her. "Would it not be dangerous?"

"This is the best idea, Aria and do not worry," Noah looked at her, his eyes filled with assurance and confidence. "I have taken care of everything. Nobody will be in danger."

"I hope so. I don’t want anything bad to happen. All the people here will be our loved ones and if a quarrel breaks out, I do not know who to support." Aria was still unconvinced, and she looked at the time on her phone.

"If people start quarreling, then support the one who you feel is right. We cannot go against our morals and satisfy everyone. Can we?" Noah brushed her hair and caressed her cheek softly.

"But..."

"Aria, we will see how the situation is. What if nothing as you are thinking happens and we handle the matter like the civilized people." That stopped Aria from commenting any further and she nodded at him slowly.

"Yo, lady and gentlemen, are you prepared for the big day?" Joshua was the first to enter the mansion, with Ivy and Oliver behind him. He looked at the love birds with a teasing smirk before he nodded at Ronnie, who was scrolling through his phone with a bored look.

"And here comes the chatterbox." Aria sassed and waved at her sister and father while Noah stood up to greet his father-in-law.

Joshua ignored Aria’s sass and took his seat beside Noah. "Where’s Theo, by the way?"

"He’ll be here soon. Ian’s with him."

"Good. I hope we’ll get our answers today. I need to know what happened in the past and how things turned out to be so stinky."

Aria was amused by Joshua’s choice of words, while Ivy just rolled her eyes at him.

"What’s wrong with him?" Aria nudged Ivy and gave her a questioning look. "Is he high?"

"I think so. He is awfully chatty today and I can’t point out why."

"He is nervous," Oliver observed as he took his seat beside Ivy. "He is trying to hide his worry and nervousness by being boisterous.

"Hmm...understandable. Although I don’t have any relation with Theo, I am still nervous. I can’t imagine how Noah, Joshua and Ian are coping." Aria agreed while Ivy sighed softly.

"I hope it won’t be drastic. All’s well if it ends well." Ivy too agreed and the sisters watched Noah and Joshua engage in a conversation.

Soon, it was the Carter family who arrived next, followed by Joshua’s parents. The crowd in the mansion did not faze them, for Noah had already given them a heads-up. Whoever was attending the meeting that day already knew what would be happening and why they were even called in the first place.

After everyone exchanged their greetings, they took their seats. Noah had made sure to arrange seats for everyone who was attending the meeting. Everyone could look at each other without any obstructions, with the focus being mainly on his grandfather and Theo.

"Hello, Grandpa. How do you feel today?" Aria initiated the conversation with the old man, who was awfully silent that day. Compared to the languish man with a sunken face, she preferred a lively old man who teased at every instant, asking Noah and her to give him a great-grandchild as quickly as possible.

Old Carter was lost in his thoughts to reply to Aria. It was not until Samuel tapped his shoulder did he break out of his reverie.

"Dad, are you okay?" Samuel looked at him in concern.

"I’m fine. Why do you ask?" Jonathan looked at him in confusion and Noah felt a pang in his heart immediately. The man who had once been vigilant and active seemed to have lost his shine.

Recently, he found his grandfather staring into nothingness as he drowned himself in his thoughts. Although physically he was fine and had no issues with Aria and Ian assuring them repeatedly about it, it could not be said the same about his mental well-being. Emotionally, he seemed drained and was just close to giving up. Everyone could feel it, everyone could see it.

"Aria asked you about your well-being, Dad." Samuel pursed his lips as he looked at his father before glancing at his son, who looked equally worried as him.

"I’m fine, dear. I’m fine." Jonathan assured which no believed. He looked anything but fine.

Noah squeezed Aria’s palm while silence ensued. However, it was only brief as Valerie, Preston, Ryder and Maggie made their way inside the mansion.

Joshua went into alert mode right away as he scrutinized Preston right away. He was the only man inside the mansion who could betray them and convey all that would be discussed to Jared. If today’s matter were to leak out to Jared, he had to be the one.

This was Preston’s chance, to prove himself, to show everyone he was guilty. Not just Joshua, most of the young people had their eyes on him and had come up with this plan to test him. If he was innocent, they were ready to apologize and mend their relationship. But if he was not.... then all that remained was bloodshed.

"How do you feel now, Deputy? I hope you have recovered well." Joshua initiated the conversation, forcing everyone to focus on her instead of the old Carter, who still seemed to be in a daze.

"I feel fine now. Thank you for asking." Valerie returned with a smile as she gauged the tense situation around her.

"Who else is yet to arrive?" She looked around and was not surprised to find almost everyone present for the meeting.

"It’s just Ian and Theo. And as we take the name, here they come." Joshua clapped his hands as Ian and Theo entered the mansion and the moment they did so, the guards outside closed the door.

Now, except for one person possibly, no one would betray them.

"Now that we are all here." Noah started as soon as Ian and Theo took their seats. "Shall we start?" His gaze was fixed on his grandfather and Theo, who were seated beside each other. "We want the truth, all of it without any eliminations from your side. I hope you’ll respect us by coming clean. After all, we are your family."