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?"

and I've never heard a peep about Charles having a nephew. A niece, sure, but she's just

work at Collosus Group, big deal! Your sister just got signed as

that she was being a bit snarky at that moment.

had tiptoed around the Shaw family for more than twenty years, and the more she backed down, the more they pushed. Now, stripped of everything else, she clung to her last shred of dignity, unwilling to let

to mean? Are you trying to tick me off today? Noelle, after all the years I've taken care of you,

and her fearless stance. "Just a heads up, you're nothing more than an employee at Collosus Group. What's 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 you'd end up alone, even setting you up with my bestie's son. Looks like I was just wasting