Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 49 pt.2

Chapter 757: She Had Sacrificed Too Much!

Nora’s actions woke Justin up.

His voice was clear as he asked, “What’s wrong?”

He did not look like he was asleep.

Nora did not care about this. She stood up and rushed to the study room. Then, she put on her earphones. Her mother’s last words started playing on them.

She took out a pen and paper and listened carefully.

After a while, she suddenly looked up at Justin and asked, “Do you have good hearing?” Justin hesitated. “Quite.” “Then you do it!”

Nora stood up and got Justin to take her place on the seat. She handed both earphones to him. “Listen carefully to the background noise. There’s a metronome. Help me decipher the difference between the beats.”

Justin did not understand what she wanted to do, but he did as she asked. He frowned and listened attentively to the recording.

After listening for a few seconds, Justin realized something.

How was this a metronome? It was just noise created by someone knocking on the table.

After studying the intervals between the taps, Justin looked up and said, “This is Morse code.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Nora picked up the piece of paper and began to decipher the content on it. As she read, she explained, “I don’t have very sensitive hearing. In the recording my mother had left behind, the background noise was too rhythmic and soft. I always thought it was the sound of a tap or a clock.” In fact, she had sensed it the last time she heard the voice inside. However, before she could figure out what was going on, she had been distracted by something else. When she returned to it, she could not find it.

She was born with a terrible voice and sang out of tune. That was why she had missed this after so many years.

Today, Justin was analyzing the voice message Iris had sent. When he mentioned a clock in the background, Nora caught on to it.

Now, she had finally figured it out.

Justin: “…”

He raised his eyebrows and finally learned one of Nora’s flaws.

He walked to Nora’s side and held her shoulder. He suddenly said, “I helped you. Do you want to reward me?”

Nora’s attention was all on the Morse code. She casually replied, “What reward do you want?”

“Hmm, sing a song for me?”

Nora: “…”

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes at him and turned her back to him. She continued to look at the Morse code.

Justin walked over and sat beside her. Five minutes later, Nora rubbed her forehead.

Justin said, “You can’t solve the cipher?”

The Morse code was encrypted.

Nora nodded and asked, “How do you know?”

Justin sighed. “If the evidence your mother left behind could easily be cracked by others, it wouldn’t have taken so many years. This secret could only be discovered by you. So I guessed that the Morse code must have been encrypted. Your mother must have hidden a key to the cipher.”

Nora nodded.

She put down the piece of paper in her hand and could not help but feel a little discouraged.

She had finally discovered the secret. She thought that the clue to the V16 would be in her hands, but she did not expect it to be another mystery!

Her mother’s password book…

The corners of her mouth twitched. “There are so many books left in my mother’s study. How can I tell which one is it?”

Besides, her mother had always liked to read.

There were even many books back home in California.

California…

Nora immediately said, “I’ll go back to California tomorrow.”

Justin nodded.

That night, Nora kept turning in bed and could not sleep no matter what.

At dawn the next day, she woke up. When she went out, she bumped into the three little fellows who were about to eat breakfast and go to school.

When they saw her, the three little fellows revealed shocked expressions.

Cherry tilted her head. “Mommy, did the sun rise in the west today? You woke up so early?”

Nora pursed her lips and heard her continue to suck up to her. “But early morning Mommy is so beautiful! I’ve never seen Mommy wake up early at 7:30 AM!”

Nora: “…”

She suspected that Cherry was mocking her.

She rubbed the heads of the three little fellows and took out breakfast to eat a few mouthfuls. Then, she said, “I’m going to California today. I’ll go in the morning and return in the afternoon.”

Cherry nodded meekly. “Okay! Mommy, don’t worry. I’ll miss you. I’ll take good care of my brothers too!”

Pete said worriedly, “Find a chauffeur. Don’t fall asleep on the way.”

Xander nodded and grinned. “It’s fine if you hit someone else when you’re asleep, but don’t hit yourself.”

The corners of Nora’s lips spasmed.

Was she that worrying?!

She walked out with a piece of bread in her mouth. Just as she left, she saw that Justin, who she did not see when she woke up, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car, looking at her silently.

His black car was parked at the door.

Nora got into the car without a word and said while chewing a piece of bread, “I thought you went to work.”

“How could I?”

Justin said, “I’ll accompany you to California.”

“Fasten your seatbelt.”

Nora stuffed the bread in her mouth. The car rushed out with a whoosh, raising a cloud of dust.

Nora would not find a chauffeur.

No one drove faster than her.

If not for the fact that it was too dark last night, she would have gone to California overnight!

On the way, Justin handled matters on his phone.

Sean sent a message: “I still haven’t found her.”

Justin replied: “The sound of the sea might be deliberately giving us false information. Contact our men at the airport and see where they went.”

Sean: “Yes.”

Justin put down his phone and hid the worry in his eyes.

Where was Iris? Was she alive or dead? No one knew.

Yesterday, he had said it confidently, but he was still worried.

However…

On one side was his wife and son, and on the other was his mother.

He could not do anything but ask Sean to find his mother.

—

At the Hunts’ residence.

Nora and Justin had just left when Brenda drove home.

She got out of the car, feeling exhausted. She yawned and asked the butler, “Did Justin and Nora seem alright?”

The butler nodded. “Yes.”

Brenda heaved a sigh of relief and said happily, “This is all thanks to me!” The butler: “?”

Brenda pursed her lips. “You don’t understand. If not for me, Nora wouldn’t have returned to her family. She might have run off with that pretty boy!”

Brenda had pestered that pretty boy the entire day yesterday!

He did not even have the time to pick up his phone, let alone go on a date. Later on, when he was asleep, she deliberately took his phone and found Nora’s chat to send her some messages!

Nora must have felt the coldness of the pretty boy and returned to her family!

She was really the savior of her brother’s family! When her brother returned, she had to let him know that she had sacrificed too much for him!

The butler was speechless.

Just as Brenda was about to speak, the butler silently opened his phone and showed her the news about how Nora and Justin had clarified the matter.

Chapter 758: Password Book!

Brenda lowered her head in confusion. When she saw the content, she was stunned.

She slowly raised her head and looked at the butler in disbelief. Then, she said, “Was this set up by Nora and the others? Don’t tell me that Nora is really Q!”

The butler was silent for a moment before he finally nodded.

Brenda: “…”

Brenda’s fatigue from earlier was swept away. She instantly puffed up as if she had been deceived and walked out the door. “I’ll see him!”

Brenda drove back to the villa in the suburbs.

When she arrived at the door, she began furiously knocking on it. After knocking for a long time, the door was finally opened. Solo’s face was pale, and he stood there looking extremely exhausted.

He rubbed his eyes. It was obvious that he had just fallen asleep. When he saw Brenda in front of him, Solo instantly revealed a surprised expression. “Sweetie, you’re back?”

Brenda was stunned by his address. She continued to shout, “Who’s Sweetie?”

Solo was puzzled. “Didn’t you say last night that your name was Sweetie?”

Brenda: “I think so. Forget it, I won’t pester you about my name. Let me ask you, why did you lie to me?”

Solo was even more puzzled. “What lie?”

Brenda took a deep breath. “I asked you if you were a programmer. You said ‘yes’!”

Solo tilted his head. “I really am! I’m a programmer and I write codes. I make games for others to earn money!”

Brenda: “?”

Therefore, this fellow was not Q, nor was he a hacker. He was a true programmer?!

She choked and asked after a moment, “Then when I asked you if you were from Switzerland, you said ‘yes’ to that too?!”

Solo felt even more aggrieved. “I’m really from Switzerland. I still have a plane ticket here. Do you want to take a look?”

Brenda: “???”

She was stunned. “So you’re not lying to me?”

“No, why would I lie to you? I’ll drop dead right now If I did!” Solo swore. Then, he looked at her and revealed a shy and innocent look. “Um, you came over so early. Did you miss me?”

Brenda: “!!!”

She finally understood that she had made a mistake!

She had found the wrong person!

Oh my goodness!

She had suffered a huge loss.

At the thought of this, Brenda looked at Solo again. She did not expect to have sacrificed so much for her sister-in-law and brother.

No, she could not take this loss.

Therefore… she had to sleep with him a few more times!

At the thought of this, Brenda grabbed his collar and pushed him into the door…

–

It would take five hours to drive to California.

After driving for two hours, Nora switched places with Justin.

She could rest in the front seat.

She picked up her phone and realized that last night, Solo had sent her a few baffling messages like a lunatic.

“Actually, I just want your money. I don’t like you at all. I already have someone I like.”

“It’s over between us. Let’s leave it at that.”

Nora: “?”

The corners of her mouth twitched as she replied to Solo: “?”

After sending it, she received a message from Solo. He had been typing for a very long time.

However, after typing for a long time, he only sent one photo.

It was… Brenda?!

Furthermore, why was Brenda sleeping on his bed?

Solo asked: “Do you know this person? She said she’s your sister.”

Nora: “Yes.”

Solo continued to ask mysteriously: “I found her police badge. She said she was a cop, not Interpol, right?

Nora "?"

She thought about it: “Why?”

Solo: “I committed a crime overseas and only returned to the country to hide. It’s good that she’s not Interpol. I’m just afraid the Interpol will catch me!”

Nora: “??”

She thought about it. It seemed like that was what Morris had said when he introduced Brenda to her in the special department. Was she sent by Interpol?

Her lips suddenly twitched.

However, she could not expose Brenda’s disguise, so she did not say anything.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, she saw Solo send a message: “By the way, I told her that I’m a programmer. I make games and stuff. Don’t tell her that I’m a hacker~ Thank you!”

Nora: “!!”

What were the two of them up to?

Why were they hiding their identities from each other?

She shook her head in confusion.

Justin looked at her and asked, “What are you doing?”

Nora thought about it and said, “Being a cupid.”

Justin: “…”

The corners of his mouth twitched. He still wanted to say something, but Nora leaned back and closed her eyes to sleep.

Justin: “…”

The two of them arrived in California very quickly.

Justin drove very steadily. After entering California, he turned around and saw that Nora had already woken up at some point. She was looking into the distance silently.

She grew up in California. Nora was very familiar with this place.

She looked at the street silently.

When she was young, she had not attended school because she was fat and weak.

She had been locked at home.

However, her master lived next door and taught her martial arts.

Therefore, she could actually sneak out. Sometimes, she would walk along this street and see how other parents and children interacted.

As she watched, she would become… sleepy. Then, she would find a random place to take a nap. After sleeping, she would wake up and continue walking.

There were a few times when she did not go home after walking the entire night, but Henry and Wendy at home would not notice.

She did not feel sad. Instead, she felt more free.

The two of them returned to the Smiths’ house in California.

Henry had not returned. When Wendy came back, she had swept away all the family assets. The villa belonged to Henry. Without him, they could not sell it.

Coupled with her aunt’s protection, the villa was still around.

The door had a combination lock.

Nora walked over and entered the passcode.

She did not know the passcode initially. It was her aunt who had told her after changing the passcode. She had also said to her, “This house was left behind by your mother. It should be left to you. This house is yours.”

After Henry passed away, this house was transferred to her name.

After Nora entered the villa, she realized that there was no change on the first floor. The valuables in the house had been taken away, but it was not messy. It was probably cleaned by her aunt.

She went upstairs and realized that the door to the study was open. After pushing the door open, she saw that it was filled with books left behind by her mother, Yvette.

Her mission today was to find the password book from these and crack the Morse code.

But which book was her password book?

Nora wandered around the room, thinking.

Suddenly, she thought of something.

Chapter 759: Find the Code Book

Nora said directly, “The password is not in these books.”

Justin asked hesitantly, “Why do you say that?”

Nora said, “Mother knew what kind of person Henry was. They don’t want to love him. After she passed away, Henry would definitely have removed all traces of her at home, so she definitely won’t have left the passcode in this house.”

Justin nodded.

Some of the books in the study had not been read at all. Some of the books had not even been opened. It was obvious that Henry had bought them to show off.

He asked, “Do you have any leads?”

Nora nodded.

She suddenly said, “What is it that you can leave behind in the open, something normal people wouldn’t bother with?”

Justin frowned. He suddenly thought of something and suddenly said, “The account book!”

“That’s right. It’s the account book of Idealian Pharmaceuticals!”

Nora walked out.

She did not have any attachment to this home that she had lived in for 18 years.

To her, this was just a place to sleep. Henry and Wendy did not treat her well, so she did not have any feelings for them.

She slept well anyway.

Therefore, she had no feelings for this place.

Justin glanced at the room again. He was very curious about the place Nora had grown up in. However, he saw Nora’s determined back and followed behind her.

Half an hour later, Nora brought Justin to Wayne’s house.

Wayne opened the door and saw her. He immediately shouted excitedly, “Ms. Nora, are you finally returning to inherit the family assets?”

Nora: “…”

She was silent for a moment before saying, “Back then, when Mother handed Idealian Pharmaceuticals to you, did she give you the accounts?”

Wayne immediately nodded. “Yes! I have it!”

He moved aside and let the two of them in. Then, he went to the study room, picked up a bunch of account books, and handed them to Nora. “These are for the past few years. The earnings of the pharmaceutical factory have always been very stable. There are about five to six million dollars every year. I’ve already transferred this quarterly dividend to your card. Also, these…”

Nora interrupted him. “I just want the account book my mother left you.”

Wayne was stunned. “Why? If you don’t look at the accounts from the past few years, how would you understand the balance sheet? Ms. Nora, have you never managed a company before? Actually, to manage a company, you have to look at the accounts first. For example, look at this sum of money…”

Nora saw that he was as long-winded as usual. She glanced at it and grabbed a book among the more than ten account books on the table.

The cover of the notebook was made of small flowers. It was obvious that it was not Wayne’s style. Furthermore, the cover was a little worn out. It could be seen that it had been around for a long time.

After she opened it, her mother’s words fell into her eyes.

Nora looked up at Justin and stood up. “I found it.”

Justin nodded and got up as well.

Wayne was still talking endlessly, but Nora interrupted him. “Alright, stop talking.”

Wayne: “?”

Nora said, “Idealian Pharmaceuticals is yours from now on. You don’t have to report to me.”

Idealian Pharmaceuticals was just a small company her mother had left behind to take care of her basic expenses. Furthermore, Wayne had been managing the company for so many years. He had already lived up to Yvette’s expectations.

It was understandable that she would give this small company to him.

Wayne: “?”

He immediately said emotionally, “Ms. Nora,

you…”

Before he could finish, Nora interrupted him. “Don’t be touched. You deserve it.”

After saying this, she and Justin left without hesitation.

Wayne: “??”

He did not want to say that he was touched. Boohoo!

He wanted to go on a holiday! Back then, Ms. Yvette had trapped him here. She even said that as long as he successfully handed the company to Nora, he would be free.

However, he did not expect to be trapped by Ms. Nora for the rest of his life.

He wanted to retire!!

Nora got into the car and placed the book in her bag.

Other than her, there were a few more people in this world who were also looking for V16. These people were all people like Trueman, who had taken the V15.

Caleb had said before that in the experiment back then, five children had survived.

Including him and Trueman, there were three people outside.

These three people had probably already become big shots by now. Furthermore, Joel had once said that after learning that Nora was his sister, Quentin had been personally protecting her. At that time, he had realized that there were several groups of people following her.

Therefore, Nora would not expose the account book to anyone.

She would look at the account book when she returned to a safe place.

On the way, Justin saw that she was a little bored, so he asked, “How did Wayne offend

you?”

Nora: “?”

She looked at Justin in confusion and tilted her head. “He didn’t offend me!”

Justin: “Then why did you use such a small company to trap him in California?”

When Nora heard this, she was even more confused.

Seeing her like this, Justin seemed to realize something and chuckled. “Don’t tell me you really think this Wayne guy is a manager?”

Nora asked, “Isn’t that so?”

Justin was certain now. It seemed like Nora really did not know Wayne’s identity.

The corners of his mouth twitched as he said, “This Wayne was a world-renowned biologist more than twenty years ago. He served as a biology professor at Staav University.”

Nora: “!!”

She was stunned.

Staav University was currently the top institution in the world, and the microbiology department of this institution was the top existence in the world.

This Wayne was actually a professor at Staav University?!

20 years ago, he was not even 30 years old!

Justin continued, “I don’t know how he offended your mother, but he was trapped in California for more than twenty years. Now, because of you, he’s going to be trapped for the rest of his life.”

Nora: “…”

No wonder this person was so agitated when she said that she would give the company to him. So it was not because he was touched, but because he really did not want it?

Nora was thinking about this when Wayne called her. Nora picked it up and heard him crying. “Ms. Nora, please let me go! I really just want to retire!”

Nora thought for a moment. “How did you offend my mother?”

Wayne instantly shouted, “Ms. Nora, I’m innocent! I’ll explain things between me and your mother to you before you make a judgment, okay?”

20 minutes later, after hearing Wayne’s story, Nora was so shocked that she lost all her sleep.