The Cherished Wife

"You mentioned earlier that you had something to show me?" Charles interrupted Sean. "Give it to me."

Sean flashed a harmless smile, but it gave off a strange vibe, one that made Noelle and Rowena feel like it was insidious and sly.

Sean handed Charles the video he had just recorded in the lounge. "When I went to see Noelle earlier, I stumbled upon quite the show. Take a look for yourself-it's quite entertaining!"

Charles glanced at the video and then looked at Sean, asking, "Did she see it?"

Sensing a gaze on her, Noelle looked up and found herself staring into Charles' deep, stormy eyes. She gave him a puzzled look, silently mouthing, "What's wrong?"

Charles withdrew his gaze and focused on Sean's face, pressing him, "Well?"

assured Charles. "I swear,

a shiver down Sean's spine. He was starting to think

didn't expect it to last

Teresa also caught bits of Sean's words, they could not make sense of them. Seeing the calculating look on Sean's face, they both silently vowed to keep their distance from him in the future. Meanwhile, Charles tapped the table, casting a warning glance in Sean's direction. At that moment, Winter appeared, having changed into a different outfit as she walked arm-in-arm with Xavier. Both

a done deal. Though he felt a lingering resentment, thoughts of the family's shares and Noelle's coldness made him force himself to move

to where Noelle was sitting. He noticed that Charles was with her. There was now another man at the table, one he did not recognize. Yet, this

his whole body radiating