The Cherished Wife

Chapter 16

“How can you even suggest something like that about me and Winter? It’s not because….

“Stop! Just stop. I can’t listen to another word, Xavier. You’re making me sick. Get out now before there’s nothing left of you in my heart.” Noelle shoved Zaver back, shooting him a look that could freeze lava. “And don’t you dare come back.”

With that, she fished her keys out of her bag, strode to the apartment door, flung it open, and disappeared inside. She felt like she would totally lose it if she spent one more second with

Xavier

Xavier watched Noelle’s back as she left, completely lost. How had things between them gone so horribly wrong?

Even if they could not be a couple, the bond they had once shared still lingered. He believed that if Noelle had even the slightest affection left for him, she would be mindful of his feelings. She should be cool about him and Winter being together, especially since Winter had once saved her life.

He planned to make things right with her, hoping they could return to the way things once were. Noelle would remain the same big–hearted, empathetic girl he had always known.

been with in the car. Otherwise,

That talk with

her life.

to shake everything off before returning to work. She believed that no matter what, life went

stares and whispers upon stepping into the company lobby. “Look, that’s her! The girl who

her sister even saved her life when

can someone bite the

never been Ms. Congeniality. Did you know she’s one of us? She’s the reason a

It was the commanding air she carried or her standing in the company, but the women quickly scattered with their heads bowed. One of them could not resist a

even talk about it now,

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chest rising and falling as she fought to