The Cherished Wife

Annie quickly explained, "It's not like that. I didn't do anything to Noelle. Last time was my fault. I just ran into her by chance and had a brief conversation. She said she wouldn't hold a grudge." Annie bit her lip and gripped the stair railing. "Did something happen? I really didn't do anything to Noelle!"

"Alright, I got it," Cody said, waving his hand dismissively. "I need to go out for a bit. If Mom and Dad ask, just tell them I went out for business."

Then, Cody went upstairs, changed his clothes, and headed straight to Collosus Group's headquarters.

Meanwhile, Noelle answered all of Brian's questions thoroughly during the interview. In the end, Brian told her to wait for further notice and did not ask anything about her background.

...

As soon as Noelle left Brian's office, Charles called her. Noelle looked around before answering, "What's up?"

"Finished with the interview?" Charles' clear voice had a hint of amusement. "Hmm?"

me?" she asked, suspecting he had been monitoring her since he called as soon

chuckled. "Come up

refused immediately. "I'm

home anyway. Come up. I

decided to go to Charles' office. Worried about being seen,

When Re finally

She felt a bit embarrassed. "I was worried about being seen, so I took a detour and almost got

continued, "Stop calling me Mrs. Hoffman. You can

"Yes, yes. Of course."

then led Noelle to Charles' office door. He knocked, and after hearing

was Noelle's first real visit to Charles' office. The space was minimalist and grand, with a very open view. She entered quietly and closed the door

up. Seeing Noelle, he beckoned her over. "Come