Semua Bab The Cherished Wife: Bab 1061 - Bab 1070

Noelle clutched Charles's hand as they stepped out of the Hoffman family's grand old house. However, as soon as they reached the front steps, she dropped his hand. Her face was a mask of ice, giving nothing away. Charles stumbled for a second, thrown off by her sudden coldness, and watched her stride ahead.With a slight frown and a flash of something fierce in his eyes, Charles hurried after her. "Noelle!"She did not even glance back. She kept marching until she reached the sleek Maybach parked at the curb. She stopped and waited there as if she expected Charles to catch up.Charles eventually did, his steps quick and sure. He reached out, but Noelle sidestepped his hand with a swift grace. She looked up at him, her eyes chilly as Charles's hand hung there, suspended in the air.They stood in silence, the air between them thick with things unsaid. Charles had never seen Noelle this distant and with her gaze so frosty.Finally, she held out her hand. "Keys!"Charles blinked, his

Noelle bit her lip. "Kelly... I've got questions about her!"Sean squinted his eyes, a playful smirk on his face. "Oh? What exactly do you want to know about her? I don't know everything, but..." He trailed off, a knowing look in his eyes. "I'm pretty sure I know the important bits.""She and Charles...""You're curious about Kelly and Charles's relationship?" Sean asked, his voice laced with intrigue. He put his phone on speaker mode and stood up, heading towards the liquor cabinet. "It’s whatever you saw today. Before Kelly took off three years ago, she paraded around as Charles's fiancée. Charles, on the other hand, never confirmed or denied it!"Noelle's grip on her phone tightened, her eyes losing focus momentarily as she attempted to smile. "Really?""But back then, Charles didn't call anyone his girlfriend. There were a lot of ladies flocking around him!" Sean chuckled, even finding himself amusing. "With Charles being such a catch, of course girls fell for him. Kelly was d

Charles paused. "Do you even want to hear it?""Not right now," Noelle shot back.With that, Charles went quiet again. His eyes, usually so full of life, were dimmed by a touch of sadness and defeat.Noelle felt a twinge of pain in her heart. She turned away, refusing to meet his gaze, her fists clenched. "Just give me some time, okay? You know I need it.""Okay," he agreed.The two of them headed off in different directions that morning, each behind the wheel of their own car. They headed to work as if it was just another day. However, beneath the surface, everyone could tell there was trouble in paradise. The ball was in Noelle's court to fix the rift between them.The fact that Noelle did not step out of Charles's sleek Maybach that morning was the talk of the town at Colossus Group.What went down at the old Hoffman estate was a mystery to the Colossus crew. Mateo and Henry had put a lid on it fast, warning that if even a peep about last night's drama got out, there would be

Over at the Shaw residence, Winter was a storm of emotions. Ever since she had discovered Noelle's true identity that fateful night, her world had been turned upside down. She stomped around, her mood as dark as a thundercloud, her temper sparking like lightning.Seeing Xavier only added fuel to her fiery temper."Why does Noelle get all the luck?" Winter fumed, throwing her hands up in exasperation. "She's got nothing on me. So why does she get everything she wants?"Winter had known Sean and Bob for ages, and she had been married to Charles for all this time without breathing a word of it to anyone. Watching her and her mom fuss over all those arrangements, she could just stand there, cool as a cucumber, playing them like it was all a game. That was too much for Winter, who was used to being on top. Noelle was Charles's wife, while she was just Xavier's, and to top it off, she was just another artist in Charles's lineup. No matter how she looked at it, Noelle had the upper hand.

"If Winter hadn't visited the Hoffmans today, we'd still be clueless. They've been married for ages, yet that sneaky brat kept it under wraps so well. I bet she's...""She did the right thing!" Samuel’s voice echoed from upstairs. With Eli helping him down, Samuel's icy stare swept across Jade and Julian before settling on Winter."Noelle's made a good match. Shouldn't you be happy for her, as her parents and big sister? Instead, you're throwing a fit and smashing things up! What a lovely family.” Samuel's voice dripped with sarcasm."What's there to be happy about? That girl got married and didn't bother to tell her own family. Winter says she's been Mrs. Charles for over six months now, but she kept quiet about it. Winter and I have been running around playing matchmaker while she's already tied the knot. It makes us look like total chumps. How can I be thrilled about having a daughter like that?""Seriously, you don’t deserve to be happy!" Samuel huffed, his voice icy. "As Noell