"Noah, you... you're not like this. You clearly know how much I love you, and everything I did was for you..."
"And Lilith, Lilith is my daughter too, how could I not love her?! I did all this just to avoid trouble. I was afraid Ethan Wilson would harm the Ford family. I... I did it all for you!"
Bella Scott was genuinely panicked at this point, and she lunged forward, holding onto Noah Ford.
"For me?" Noah sneered. "For me, so you protect that little beast and turn this home into a mess?"
"Bella, I'm telling you the truth. After so many years, I had no intention or expectation. I decided just to get by and spend a lifetime with you. But now, you make me sick—"
He pointed at Hannah Ford, his vicious words pouring out, "This little beast drugged Mr. Cooper, and when they were beaten like this, everyone thought it was the little beast's fault for not behaving."
