The Cherished Wife

"Mother." Noelle had reached her limit. She felt like her mother was being completely absurd, treating her as if she were some kind of disappointment. Every word dripped with scorn. Was she really that terrible?

"I didn't get kicked out of Frotconn; I left on my own terms," Noelle retorted, noticing a flicker of surprise on Jade's face, which gave her a sense of satisfaction.

"I moved on because I got a better job. You know what they say, right? Aim high." "You? Getting a better job?" Jade's skepticism was palpable.

"It's a pretty good one! I'm working in the project department at Collosus Group now." Noelle sat with a calm poise, catching the swift change in Jade's expression. "Collosus Group? Isn't that Charles's company? Xavier's uncle?"

heard a peep about Charles having a nephew. A niece, sure, but she's

deal! Your sister just got signed as a new artist

her to cash in What's so bad about that?" Noelle could not deny that she was being a bit snarky at that moment. She just could not fathom why, when they were both Jade's daughters, both from the Shaw family, everything Winter did was

down, the more they pushed.

I've taken care of you,

there to gloat about? Remember who your mom is. You keep this up, aren't you scared of karma biting back? And here I was, worried sick