The Cherished Wife

Charles took the opportunity to pinch Noelle's cheek, then said with a serious tone, "You've definitely lost weight!"

Noelle pinched her own cheek again and playfully swatted Charles' hand away. "I don't believe you. I've definitely gained weight recently."

Smiling, she added, "I get it. You just want me to eat more so that you can later tease me about getting fat, right?"

"You cheeky girl!" Charles could not help but laugh softly. He gently patted Noelle's cheek and said, "Alright, let's go buy some groceries first."

"Okay!" Noelle nodded, holding onto Charles' hand as they walked forward. "I'm still thinking about what we should eat. Charlie, do you have any suggestions?"

"Xavier, what do you want to eat tonight?" Winter asked as she held Xavier's hand. Xavier was pushing the shopping cart, and the two of them happened to be at Jenz Plaza as well. Since Winter was busy filming during the day, she wanted to spend more time with Xavier in the evening to strengthen their relationship. Emilia had suggested they go shopping together.

usually just waited at

clueless folks ended up randomly picking out some items before heading to

who had been distracted, suddenly seemed to snap back to reality.

baffled by his sudden departure. She hurried to follow him but was slowed down by

that?" Winter asked, feeling puzzled as she followed

Winter looked around but saw nothing out of the ordinary. "Xavier? Did you see someone

out of his daze, pressed his lips together, and frowned slightly. He shook his head

not seen anything unusual, she decided to let it go. "Let's go pay for our

he still felt a sense of unease. He