The Cherished Wife

Chapter 62

“What happened to me? Oh, please. I’ve always been this way. You never knew the real me, or maybe you Just never bothered to!” Noelle’s laugh was cold as she cut off Xavier’s words. “We’ve had nothing to talk about for ages. I haven’t forgotten what went down last night. I’m not some puppet you can play with. Go tell Winter to watch her back. If she slips up, I’ll make her wish she’d never crossed me.”

Noelle was not the type to be cold and unfeeling: she would not have turned this way if they had not pushed her to the limit.

After her outburst, Noelle rubbed at her eyes, her head hung low, and she forced a bitter smile. No matter how much her parents played favorites, she used to just get over it. She was great at making her own fun, or she would just hang out with her Grandpa, playing chess. Her Grandpa always said chess was a great way to calm down the mind.

Noelle tried to tell herself that her parents just wanted her to learn to stand on her own two feet. Then she saw how they doted on Winter, and she started to doubt again.

they were little. Meanwhile, Winter kept using that one

kids, it was toys and family affection. Now that they were older, it was

was it. She had

paid back any debt from the past,

washed over him, like he was losing something precious that he could not quite catch–like trying to hold onto

generous she is. That year you were gone, I ended up spending a lot more time with her, and things just…. happened. I never wanted to hurt you. I meant to tell you when you