The Cherished Wife

Annie paused, silenced by Noelle's words.

She had never considered this perspective before. She used to see Noelle as arrogant, seemingly caring about no one. During those times, she often saw Winter looking pitiful while Noelle appeared to treat Winter poorly.

Thinking back now, it seemed like it was always Winter who approached Noelle, saying ambiguous things. Then, Noelle would seem uninterested in engaging with Winter, and Winter would end up apologizing to Noelle in a hurt manner.

Annie's face was somewhat flushed. She had always viewed things from Winter's perspective, thinking that Winter was humble while Noelle did not seem to care about her at all.

"But you're sisters, why do you-"

"Why don't we get along?" Noelle interrupted, shaking her head with a smile. "I also wonder why everyone thinks we don't get along."

Annie was completely stunned. "So, you and Winter don't have any issues?"

"No, we do have

she does, have you ever heard

true. Winter never said anything explicitly bad about Noelle, but she also never praised her. She would only make comments that guided others' perceptions, like saying Noelle did not mean

you wanted to meet me. I don't have much time," Noelle said, glancing at her watch. "My

snake that night wasn't my doing," Annie confessed after a moment of hesitation. "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't do it. I admit I didn't like you and wanted to teach you a lesson, but all I did was-lock you in the bathroom. I didn't know they would release a snake. I

"I've already paid the price. My face

turned cold. She was not a villain, but she was not a saint

could not bring herself to forgive someone who had intended to harm her. Even if Annie did

Yevgen's timely intervention, Noelle could not imagine what