Semua Bab The Cherished Wife: Bab 801 - Bab 810

"It's not exactly my style. Saint Di's all about prim and proper dresses fit for a demure lady. I'm definitely not that," Rowena grumbled. However, as her eyes landed on a particular dress, she could not help but be drawn in.Noelle caught a glimpse and instantly knew Rowena was smitten. She waved someone over. "Hey, could you help me get one of these?" Noelle flipped through the catalog and pointed at a particular outfit.The sales associate hesitated, but considering Noelle's apparent connection to Winter, she reluctantly approached. However, her face fell upon seeing the design Noelle was interested in. "Sorry, but that one's not for sale.""Not for sale?" Noelle arched an eyebrow. "Why's that?""It's just not, okay? Why all the questions?""Hmm." Noelle smiled slyly. "Is this how Saint Di treats its customers?""What's going on?" Winter, catching the commotion, snapped her catalog shut and strolled over. "Noelle, show me which one caught your eye."Her face twisted into an a

The mention of the annual Collosus event made everyone put their poker faces on—each of them had caught wind of a different tale. However, Noelle was in a league of her own. She had been right there in the thick of it, so she knew what really went down. Winter's composure wobbled, but she clung to her emotions, her lips quivering in a picture of distress.Noelle was no stranger to Winter's damsel routine. In fact, she had seen it enough to write the playbook. Once upon a time, she might have fallen for it, but those days were long gone. She was immune now."The way you and Mr. Hoffman were chatting up a storm that day made you guys look like best friends.”"Enough!" Emilia cut Noelle off mid-sentence. No woman could stand by while her daughter-in-law made a fool out of her son. Emilia was already stewing over the whole mess, but she had hoped to smooth things over with Winter today and remind Winter of her place. Winter needed to understand that she had to act appropriately as a mar

"Sean..." Rowena turned to Sean, her expression utterly confused. She did not get why Sean was there and was about to ask when his piercing gaze met hers. He flashed a brief, disarming smile. "I take it you're Noelle's friend, Miss Rowena? And the other lady here must be Miss Teresa, right?"Before Rowena could say anything else, she was interrupted: "Hello. I'm Andy, Noelle's boyfriend."Rowena's eyes nearly popped out of her head, her mouth hanging open in shock. "Noelle, he... You two?""Noelle, this is the guy I've been telling you about, my blind date, Andy." Noelle gave Rowena a quick pinch from behind and whispered, "Keep it cool!"Rowena snapped out of her daze. "Oh, so you're the infamous brother-in-law Noelle can't stop talking about..." Rowena said with a playful drawl. "Nice to meet you!"Sean gave Rowena and Teresa a perfunctory handshake before focusing on Winter. "Ms. Shaw, we haven't seen each other for just a few days. Surely you don't think I'm some kind of scoun

"A bunch of people already know about me and Charles, and it seems like we can't keep it a secret much longer. We never really planned to keep it under wraps anyway!""You're thinking of making it official?" Sean grinned. "That's awesome. I won't have to play third wheel to you lovebirds anymore. You don't know how tough it's been, getting an eyeful of your lovey-dovey act all the time. It's so cringe!""Cringe?" A playful glint appeared in Rowena's eyes as she leaned in and teased, "Mr. Smith, you're familiar with that word? I didn’t know you were so hip with new slang.”Sean arched an eyebrow. "I know way more than you think, kiddo. Did you really think I was out of touch?"Rowena laughed and settled back into her seat, trying to piece together what had happened. "So, you pretended to be in a relationship with Mr. Smith to throw people off? But I'm still confused. Who's Andy? Why did Winter look so scared when his name came up? I've never heard of someone like him in Brookville,

Charles flashed a mischievous grin, noticing Noelle's cheeks were red. He slowly stood up, still cradling her waist, and gently set her down in his seat before taking the spot next to her, oblivious to the stunned looks from the crowd.Noelle was mortified. She was convinced Charles had lost his mind. She glanced around at the silent onlookers and let out a nervous chuckle. "Looks like everyone's here, huh? What's the occasion? Are we having a party today?"The crowd gave her blank stares as if she had just said the most ridiculous thing.Noelle thought, ‘I’d better just shut up.’"Don't be shy!" Peter said, breaking the ice. "You two remember me, don't you?""Absolutely, Mr. Lennon!""Please, call me Peter!" he insisted with a firm tone, then changed the topic of conversation. "Sean, you set this up today. What's the plan now? Where are we going?""We're off to grab some food. I've already told Noelle’s two friends over here," Sean said with a whistle, standing up. "Ronald's go