Chapter 4

There was no time to think. I hurriedly booked the earliest flight to France.

I managed to get the very last first-class ticket.

Lily came out from behind me, looking like she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

But I didn’t have time to deal with her at all. I just quickly left the company and rushed to the airport.

By the time I arrived at the airport in a sweat and finally boarded the plane, I sat in my seat, clasped my hands together, and prayed that my father would be safe.

I didn’t notice that the person who had just sat down beside me was Jason Reed.

He stood next to me, looking at my pale face and drenched body, and teased me mockingly.

[Well, look at you, going on a trip too? If you don’t have money, then don’t copy other people’s vacations. Someone like you belongs in economy.]

I closed my eyes and didn’t want to deal with him, but Jason kept pushing, demanding that the flight attendants kick me off the plane.

Seeing the embarrassed look on the flight attendant’s face, I took a deep breath and stood up. [Fine, I’ll move to economy. Is that okay?]

Right now, I didn’t want any conflict with him. I just wanted to see my father one last time.

The moment I stood up, Jason suddenly cried out and started patting himself down frantically.

[Where’s my watch? It was just here. Did you steal my watch? That watch is worth three million dollars. It has to be you.]

With just a few words, Jason had easily set me up.

I frowned and looked at him helplessly. [What proof do you have that I stole it?]

[You were sitting right next to me the whole time. The second you stood up, my watch was gone. It had to be you. I’m calling the police!]

As the situation got bigger and bigger, the plane still couldn’t take off normally, and the passengers around us were starting to complain too.

But Jason didn’t care about anyone else. He kept forcing me to admit I had stolen the watch before he would stop.

[Don’t call the police! I’ll pay you for a new one, okay?! Can you just calm down already!]

If Jason called the police, the crew would kick us off the plane, and I would lose my last chance.

I couldn’t take it anymore and even agreed to his unreasonable demand.

But Jason only smiled smugly and waved his phone at me. [Too late. You’re so scared of me calling the police, that means you’re guilty. I already called. Just wait for the cops.]

Sure enough, the police came very quickly and, without further explanation, restrained me and took me off the plane.

[Don’t touch me! I need to get on that plane! I need to see my dad one last time!]

No matter how much I struggled, I could only watch helplessly as the only flight I had kept drifting farther and farther away from me.

Now I couldn’t even see my father one last time.

I was taken to the interrogation room, and Jason was still standing off to the side, confidently insisting that I had stolen his watch.

My phone rang again, and my mother was crying so hard on the other end that she could barely breathe.

[Noah... your dad... he’s gone!]

The phone slipped from my fingers and smashed heavily to the floor, breaking into pieces.

And Jason deliberately leaned close to my ear, his tone vicious and contemptuous.

[Someone like you doesn’t have the right to sit beside me in first class, and you don’t have the right to fight me for Lily either.]

So Jason had deliberately called the police and framed me to get me kicked off the plane.

At that moment, I could no longer hold back the anger in my heart. I swung my fist at Jason and slammed it down hard.

Every punch landed solidly, and Jason couldn’t resist at all.

It wasn’t until Lily hurried over after hearing the news that she finally pulled us apart.

While shielding Jason, Lily frowned at me. [Noah, are you insane?! How dare you go after Jason? Are you tired of living?!]

In Lily’s mind, Jason and I had never been on equal footing.

He was always above me.

My eyes were red as I looked up at Lily. Even now, she was still choosing to protect him without even asking what happened.

In that case, there was no need for me to save them any face either.

[Lily, we’re done for good! These seven years, I’ll just pretend I fed them to a dog!]