Noah had not missed any expression on his grandfather's face after he had thrown the explosive question at the old man. Albeit subtle, he had seen his countenance change and Noah felt his heart drop in despair. He felt betrayed and lost and most of all, he felt his soul escaping from his body. This was the worst truth ever and he did not know how to face it.
The one thing Noah was excellent at was reading expressions and his grandfather had shown him the truth that he so badly wanted to deny. Instead of being confused at his question, his grandfather had shown signs of being terrified and it only proved that somewhere Oliver had been right all along. His grandfather was somehow involved with Charles and Jared and he did have a hand in the crimes.
"What's Mission Code X? Is that a new project our company is handling? What is it about?"