"I meant what I said." Noah swept a glance at Stephen before looking at Philip once more.

"Ever since I was young, no matter how hard I tried, all you ever saw was Stephen. I knew that I could never be as good as him in your eyes.

"Which is why I had long given up on getting your approval. I'll fight for the things that I want."

Noah sniggered. "Setting you up to hurt you was my choice. It's only a pity that it wasn't successful. If not, I would surely have had the last laugh."

A slap land