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?"

suspecting he had been monitoring her since he called as soon as she stepped

"Come up

Noelle refused immediately.

have anything to do at home anyway. Come up. I have

Noelle decided to go to Charles' office. Worried about being seen, she first went to

at the elevator door for quite some time When Re finally saw Noelle, he hurried to her. "Mrs. Hoffman why did you take

me?" Noelle asked, looking at Ronald suspiciously. She felt a bit embarrassed. "I

continued, "Stop calling me Mrs.

"Yes, yes. Of course."

and after hearing a "Come in," he respectfully opened

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 behind

Noelle, he beckoned her