Chapter 11 Julia quickly tried to explain , " Of course not , Noah . You're very good . I'm the one who's not . I'm worried people will talk if you make such a big deal out of marrying someone who's already been married once . " In their circle , gossip was inevitable . She'd stayed by Oliver's side for years without any status , and people in Harbour City had laughed at her for it . Hearing that , Noah's gaze turned cold . " If anyone dares laugh at you , I'll make sure they never laugh again . " Tears instantly welled up in Julia's eyes . She had never known that being loved and protected could feel this comforting . Back when she first got together with Oliver as his secretary , there had always been unpleasant rumors swirling around . Every time she'd tried to tell Oliver about the rumors , he'd just shrugged and said , " You can't control what other people say . Why bother caring ? " Over time , Julia grew numb to the whispers and learned not to care what anyone thought . But at this moment , seeing the way Noah stood up for her , Julia finally understood that she didn't have to endure those rumors in silence . Maybe it was the overwhelming feeling of being loved that got to her beca tears of happiness welled up before she even realized it . ॥ Before Whitney and Charles could react , Noah had already pulled Julia into his arms . He gently comforted her . " Go ahead and cry , Julia . As long as you're with me , I promise you'll never be hurt again . " Julia buried her face in his chest , silently vowing to spend the rest of her life loving Noah and her family . She would leave the pain of her past behind for good . Since Julia still wasn't familiar with the house , Noah offered to show her around while Whitney headed to the kitchen to cook dinner herself . The first floor had rooms for the maids , the second floor featured a gym and a piano room , and the third floor was where the family's bedrooms were . Even though Julia had been gone for years , the biggest bedroom had always been kept ready for her . When she opened the door , she found the bed and floor covered with birthday presents that her parents and Noah had bought for her every single year . Not a year had been missed . Julia felt both joy and sorrow in that moment . She was glad to know her family had always been waiting for her and that they had never given up hope . For the first time , she understood the weight of real blood ties . But she also felt the sting of all those years spent in the Evans residence . She had worked hard , yet was given nothing more than a maid's room to call her own . She remembered how Martin ' suffered from chronic headaches , especially on rainy days . She had even spent a month learning massage therapy just to heip ease his pain . Yet , none of that mattered to him . All he ever cared about was Emily . But all of that belonged to the past now . The moment she left Harbour City , her ties to the Evans family were broken for good . Back in Harbour City , a steady rain fell as reporters crowded every inch of space outside the Evans residence . Martin sat inside , and his headache was pounding worse than ever . Emily was sobbing beside him . " Dad , Oliver doesn't care about me anymore . You can't just abandon me too . " Due to Emily's scandal , shares in the Evans Corporation had plummeted , and shareholders were demanding answers . Martin's temper flared as he snapped at her , " What do you expect me to do now ? Should I call another press conference and keep up the lie that Julia plagiarized your painting ? " I already made her leave Oliver so you could have him , and you went and messed everything up . I can't believe that I have a daughter like you . You're so foolish ! " If you can't fix this and turn public opinion around , don't expect me to acknowledge you as my daughter ever again ! " Martin had always favored Emily , but when it came to the business , not even his own child was safe from his wrath . His headache was unbearable . He called the maids to give him a massage , but the more they worked on him , the worse it got . He snapped , " Can't any of you give a proper massage ? What's the point of keeping you around ? " The maids exchanged nervous glances . " Mr. Evans , it's usually Julia who does it for you . She took special classes to learn how to ease your headaches . None of us can compare , " Growing more furious , Martin grabbed his phone and called Julia . He figured she was probably struggling out there . Knowing how dutiful she'd always been , he thought a few sweet words would be enough to bring her running back home . by pure chance , Julia had forgotten to block his number . She was having dinner with her family when her phone rang , She saw Martin's name on the screen . After hesitating for a moment , she finally answered . Martin's tone was as cold and haughty as ever . " Julia , you've made your point . It's time to stop this before it goes too far . I don't care where you are , Come back now , or don't blame me for disowning you ! "