Martha had not understood at first, but now she finally caught on to what Eleanor and Lydia had implied. It gave her the perfect excuse to twist Serena's accusation into something believable.
Sure enough, the moment she said it, Noah's expression turned even colder as he looked at Serena.
"You're way too petty. Martha didn't even do anything to you. Was this really necessary? You've only just come back, and you're already stirring trouble. You're just…"
Before he could finish the insult, a calm but heavy voice pressed down on him.
"Noah."
Just a word, yet enough to shut him up instantly.
He glanced at Adrian and saw that even the faint smile on his face had cooled. Noah shrank back instinctively, not daring to speak again, though the dissatisfaction in his eyes remained.
With Noah b
