Both Noah and Archibald remained quiet on the phone.

After about a minute, the old man hung up. He was too prideful to plead with Noah to show Anderson mercy.

Meanwhile, Noah tossed his phone aside casually.

After the phone call, he had sobered up quite significantly.

On the other hand, Gwynn was on her knees on the ground, her face filled with shock.

She could never imagine that Anderson would be involved in a bribery scandal that was worth up to a hundred million dollars. Her guts were telling her that Noah set him up.

Raising her head, she looked at him, but she didn’t ask about it. On the contrary, Noah was the one who came clean. “His mistress, Ayanna, and the bribery case were my doing. I hold Anderson’s fate in my hand, and yet Archibald still doesn’t want to yield.”

She was stunned.

He pulled her into his arms. “Are you afraid of me?”

She shook her head gently.

Pressing her head down on his chest, he explained softly, “Archibald’s standing runs deep, and his po