The Cherished Wife

Chapter 64

Noelle started packing up her stuff. It was just a rental, but she had accumulated a ton of things over time. If she was serious about this move, waiting until the third day to start packing would have been foolish. Decision made, Noelle got down to business, tossing out the junk and keeping what mattered. It was a full day’s work.

Meanwhile, Xavier was totally blindsided. He could not belleve Noelle had actually called the cops on him, and that they had just scoffed at his name, totally unimpressed. Dropping the Hoffman family name did not work either. The cops had said, “Even if Mr. Hoffman himself showed up, we’d still play it by the

book!”

Little did Xavier know that Mr. Hoffman was the reason the cops were there in the first place. There was no way they were going to let him off easy.

Xavier had had no other option but to ring up Winter. The moment Winter caught wind that Xavier was with the police, she dashed there without a second thought. Xavier had just wrapped up his statement when Winter came up to him, her hands clasping his, “What’s going on? Why are you here? They’re saying you caused a ruckus! Xavier, tell me what happened.”

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frustration. Not her again, she thought. Outwardly, she looked concerned and even a bit guilty. “I’m so sorry, Xavier. This is

haven’t you figured out yet how I

Winter, giving her a comforting pat, “Promise

she could not help asking. “What

a listening mood right now. I was worried sick about her yesterday, thinking something bad might have

saying Noelle is the one who tipped off the cops?” Winter’s eyes widened in disbelief, shaking her

“She’s not into me. Today, I caught her stepping out of some flashy sports car. One glance and you could tell the guy who owns it is loaded. Noelle’s always playing the victim, saying we’ve done her wrong. It’s all

orchestrated Noelle’s departure from Brookville. Over the past year, she had made sure to