Chapter 55

Meanwhile, Ronald escorted two colleagues away when a sudden chill crept over him, a gut feeling that something was off. “Seriously? Mr. Hoffman can’t be that ruthless, can he?”

Noelle listened as Charles did something he hardly ever did: he admitted he was wrong. She had to admit that part of the blame was on her for not being more alert. She glanced down at how close she and Charles were standing and felt her cheeks heat up again.

She gently pushed away Charles’s hand and turned her head to hide her flushed face. “Where are my clothes?”

Charles narrowed his eyes, feeling the loss of warmth from his hand, and looked away. “Head upstairs

first.”

“Okay.”

just married Charles like that? It all had happened so

had noticed that his house was tastefully decorated, with a simple yet sophisticated style that did

That was when she spotted

was bombarded with a bunch of missed calls. Most were from Xavier, but there were also a few from her grandfathers, Sebastian

number first. He picked

phone died

felt a wave of relief wash over him. “Weren’t you at Samuel’s place yesterday? He rang me up in the dead of night, worried sick, asking if I had any clue where you were. That’s when it hit me that something

his chill–not just with the Shaws but with his own daughter, Jade–from a

on her lip. “Grandpa, don’t worry. I’m all good. I just had a rough night, so after we celebrated granddad’s big day, I

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