The Cherished Wife

Charles squinted, but he kept looking at Noelle as if he did not even notice Xavier standing there. Xavier felt awkward but did not know what to say.

Noelle felt the tension in the air. "Mr. Hoffman, what brings you here?"

Charles gave her a small smile. "I was just talking to Sir Shaw, and he mentioned you." He did not exactly answer her question, but Noelle got the hint. "You're friends with my Grandpa? He just called me to come over."

"Really? Shall we go together?" Charles asked. Noelle nodded eagerly. "Yes, let's go!"

As Noelle was about to leave, Xavier could not hide his disappointment. "Noelle!" he called out. "You said you'd talk to me!"

Noelle's brow furrowed. She could not believe that even with Charles there, Xavier still would not back down.

and said in an icy voice, "If I'm not mistaken, isn't today your wedding to the Shaw family's daughter? Yet here you are, hanging out

to get loud to be in charge. When he raised his voice just a little at the end of his sentence, it was the final

weird jolt in his heart. Something felt off,

looked over at Charles and Noelle. They were not standing too close or too far apart. Noelle looked really small next to

admit it, but

if the groom was missing from his own party. Ms.

seen my

his icy voice warming up a little. "They're

looked up into Charles's eyes and teased, "Mr. Hoffman, you're too humble. My Grandpa and Granddad just play for fun. You're in a

big day, right? You should look the part. Did your dad invite me here