Falling in Love : I love you, Today and Forever

After Ivy and Joshua had taken off, Noah had brought Oliver to his house. After making sure he was comfortable and settled, he had handed him all the details he had collected related to the opening of his agency. He had also given him a cell phone so that Oliver could call him any time he wanted. To assist him, Noah had asked his servants to be at Oliver's beck and call in case he needed something.

Later, he had to go to his office as he had some documents to sign. He had left with Ronnie and had asked Oliver to call him in case he needed anything. He did not want his future father-in-law to suffer in any way.

As soon as he had reached the office, Noah had drowned himself in a sea of files and reports, not even taking a lunch break. All the employees could sense that something was wrong with him. He was unusually calm and silent. Though he was cold and silent most of the time, today it had been amplified by many folds. Everyone wondered what was wrong with him. But nobody knew the answer except Ronnie.

Ronnie had perceived long back that his boss was sad. Now that Madam was gone and nobody knew when she would return, his boss was definitely missing her a lot. It had been just a few hours since she had left and his boss had become silent and sad. 'How would he cope up until her return?' He wondered.

Just as he had thought, Noah was missing Aria lot. Though he had busied himself with work, he couldn't stop thinking about her. Every few times, his mind would wander off in her thoughts and he would get deviated from work. He was finding it very hard to concentrate. His mind was filled with Aria and her thoughts.

Noah sighed for the nth time. He pinched his brows, leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes. He wondered if Aria had reached safely and if everything was alright. He couldn't stop worrying about her now that she was in a very dangerous place. It was also bugging him that he was not beside her to protect her. He could only put his hopes on Ian to keep her safe.

"Aria," He whispered softly and pulled out his phone. He opened the photos of her on his phone he had secretly taken in the Kyoto Garden and went through them. A small smile made up on his face as he scrolled through them. He reminisced all that had happened between them since the day he had met her. He noticed the time on his watch and saw that an adequate amount of time had passed since Aria had left. But neither she nor Ian had given a call to him.

Unable to control himself, he dialed Aria's number and waited for her to pick up. But it did not even connect. He tried again, only to meet the same result. Every time he called her number, it would declare as not reachable. Panicking a little, he called Ian only to receive the same answer.

Sensing something to be wrong, Noah stood up suddenly. The chair jerked a little due to his sudden action. Without another delay, he sprinted out of his office and called for Ronnie.

"Ronnie. Ronnie." 

At that time, Ronnie was helping Shane to arrange the slides of the presentation for their next meeting. Hearing his boss shout, Ronnie was stunned and he rushed to him immediately. Even Shane and the other secretaries were dumbfounded by his behavior. They had never seen him so agitated and worried.

"Yes, Boss," Ronnie answered. He saw that Noah was upset about something. He wondered what had happened now for him to go into a panic mode.

"Ronnie, get the chopper ready. We are going to the border." As soon as he gave his order, Noah started walking towards the elevator.

It took Ronnie some time to contemplate what he had just heard. When it finally struck him, he noticed that his Boss had already got in the elevator. He rushed to get inside and he made it before the walls closed, and the elevator started descending.

"Boss, why are we going to the border? Did something happen?"

"Yes. My calls to Aria are not connecting. I am unable to call Ian either. Something must be wrong."

Ronnie, who had got all worked up seeing his boss distraught, let out a helpless smile. He did know how to tell his boss that everything was alright. He suspected if this was how all the men behaved when they were in love. 'Would they lose their ability to think and behave weirdly? If so, then this feeling called love was a very dangerous sentiment.'

"Boss," He let out a sigh. "Boss, everything is alright."

"How can you say that? Her phone is not reachable. Something must be wrong." Noah bellowed in anger. He did not know why Ronnie was saying all these things when he was sure that there was a problem.

"Boss, none of the phones will work in the border area. They have a military landline. Only that device will work in that area."

"What?" Noah was perplexed. 'Why did I not know about this?'

"Yes, Boss. No personal numbers will connect through. So, you will not be able to call them."

"Then, how will I contact Aria?"

"Boss, only Madam can contact you."

"Then, why has she not called me yet?"

"Boss," Ronnie sighed again. It was the first time he was seeing Noah asking such ridiculous questions. "Madam, must have been busy. She must have gone to work as soon as she landed there. So, she would not have called you. Maybe, she will call you later."

"That must be the case. Why did you not tell me about this before?" Noah complained.

"Sorry Boss." Ronnie apologized immediately even thought was not his mistake.

"It's okay. Don't do it again."

After five minutes, Noah returned to his cabin. Shane and the other secretaries were again dumbfounded on seeing him go in calmly. It did not look like he was the one who had panicked a few minutes ago. Seeing Ronnie return, everybody rushed to him to ask what was wrong with their boss. But he did not give them any reply and they returned to their work in dejection. How could he say that his Boss was behaving like a woman who was on her menstruation?