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?"

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

chuckled. "Come up

Noelle refused immediately. "I'm

good. You don't have anything to do at home anyway. Come up. I have

Charles' office. Worried about being seen, she first went

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

She felt a bit embarrassed. "I was worried

"Stop calling me Mrs. Hoffman. You can just call me

"Yes, yes. Of course."

knocked, and after hearing a "Come in," he respectfully opened the door for

visit to Charles' office. The space was minimalist and grand, with a very open view. She

Seeing Noelle, he beckoned