Vendetta: Mysteries that surround it

Chapter 28

"Noah! My child! Where did you run off to?!!" A petite lady, must be in her forties made her way towards them," You had this old lady so worried."

She tried to grab Noah, but he hid behind Alexa.

Alexa looked down to see him burying his face in her waist and clenching onto her shirt for his dear life. 

His hands were trembling.

"Noah... Let go of her. She is a very busy lady, we should not trouble her anymore my child. Come here."

She again tried to get hold of him, but this time Alexa's hand stopped her.

Alexa looked at that lady with a frown," He is clearly terrified right now, what is up with you?"

"O-Oh, don't worry about that ma'am. That is a very naughty kid, always in detention. Come here Noah, ma'am will not send you for detention. Don't you worry."

He slightly shook his head against Alexa and mumbled," Alexa please..."

She bent down in front of him and said," What do you want me to do? I can't take you with me. Why won't you go back?"

His back facing Mrs. Harris, Noah whispered," They are horrible people Alexa. Very horrible people."

Alexa squinted her eyes in confusion," Huh?"

Suddenly Mrs. Harris placed a hand on Noah's shoulder," Sorry for the trouble Ms. Angello. I think you should take your leave now, don't you worry about Noah. We will take good care of him." She said with a huge smile plastered on her face.

"I-" Alexa had no clue what she was supposed to do, seeing Noah's face broke her heart. He was begging her for help.

She turned around to look at Christian who was also looking at Noah with sad eyes.

Alexa glanced between Noah and Mrs. Harris and then back at Noah.

Releasing a deep breath, Alexa turned to Mrs., Harris," Can we have five minutes?"

" Yeah, sure." She said with a smile still attached to her face.

"Alone."

"Oh?" Mrs. Harris's smile dropped a little and she hesitantly let go of Noah and backed off.

"Alexa-"

"Listen here kid," She said cutting him off in between," If anything happens, call me." 

Alexa sneakily slipped her phone number inside Noah's pocket," And no funny business. Don't call me unless it's urgent. Okay?"

Noah bitterly smiled at her knowing damn well these people at the orphanage will never let him call her.

He was visibly sad as he realized that they wouldn't be taking him with them.

" Can't you just take me with you?" he mumbled with his head lowered.

"I can't," she replied to him with a blank face.

" Please come meet me again." Noah suddenly hugged Alexa. Her body froze, having no idea where to place her hands," Thank you for today. Thank you for the ice cream." he mumbled against her shoulder.

He backed off from her with teary eyes and gave her a small smile," Sorry to bother you."

Noah turned around and ran inside the orphanage building.

Alexa stared at his disappearing figure and let out a deep sigh as she got up back to her feet.

Mrs. Harris came up to Alexa with an extremely pretentious smile," Thank you for bringing back Noah to us. You have been of great help, Ms. Angello."

Alexa rolled her eyes at her and turned around to look at Christian, "Let's go?"

He hesitantly nodded his head and got in the car.

Once he was inside the car Alexa turned to look back at the lady in front of her.

She took slow calculative steps towards Mrs.Harris, till she was hovering over the lady.

Alexa bent down a little and whispered in her ear," Listen here, woman. I think you know damn well who I am and what I am capable of." Turning her head slightly to look straight into Mrs. Harris's eyes Alexa continued," IF. If you dare lay a finger on that child. Or hurt him in any way possible..."

Bringing her face dangerously close to the terrified lady in front of her," I will rip your head apart and remove your existence from this planet and no one is going to even get the whiff of it." She said while narrowing her eyes at Mrs. Harris, with a slight smirk plastered on her face.

Mrs. Harris gulped in fear," Y-Yes ma'am."

Alexa saw her hands shake in fear and her lips trembling. She scoffed," Good."

"Alexa?!" She heard Christian's voice coming from the car.

Straightening her back she turned around a little to give a reply to him," Coming."

Giving a last glance to Mrs. Harris, Alexa turned around in her heels while putting on her sunglasses and made her way towards her car.

They drove in silence for a few minutes. Alexa kept on glancing between Christian and the road, before she could say something he spoke up first.

"Alexa can we take ice cream for all the children in the orphanage." He asked turning towards her.

"What?!!" She asked him bewildered, "Christian Belincias, do I look like someone who does charity work?" Alexa asked him while raising an eyebrow in disbelief.

"Alexa! Look at Noah. He seemed so happy to get the ice cream." he tried to explain to her hopefully.

Alexa rolled her eyes at him and looked out of the window," I don't have time for this bullshit Belincias."

"I dOnT hAvE TiMe. Yeah, I have heard that a million times." Christian huffed in annoyance and leaned back in his seat," Doesn't matter, I will go on my own. I was anyways just trying to be nice." He turned his head, trying not to look at Alexa's face.

Don't give in Don't give in Don't give in. That was all that was going on in Alexa's head.

She sighed heavily," Tomorrow 9:00 a.m. We will be back before 10:30, I have a meeting to attend."

"Really?!!" Christian asked her with a huge smile plastered on his face as he suddenly whipped his head around to look at her.

Alexa was trying very hard to avoid any eye contact with him," Shut up before I change my mind."

"No! No! 9:00 a.m. it is!!"

"And stop smiling so foolishly." She said while glancing at him," You look like a fucking idiot."

" You know I don't." He said while leaning very close to her ear.

Alexa's breath hitched, but Christian was too oblivious about it as he went back to his position and started thinking about the next day's plans.

She just shook her head and focused on the road to Belincias's mansion to drop off Christian.