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.

she had been with in the car. Otherwise, Noelle would never have acted so coldly towards him. She would

talk with Xavier had her

her life.

no matter what, life went on and one could

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

I heard her sister even saved her

how can someone bite the hand that feeds

be real, she’s never been Ms. Congeniality. Did you know she’s one of us? She’s the reason a bunch of women here got

stomped her foot, her piercing gaze landing on the group of gossiping women. Maybe 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 parting shot before leaving. “You think being the third woman in someone’s relationship is something to

talk about it now,

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rising and falling as she fought