Charles' eyes flickered as he gently kissed Noelle's forehead. "How did I lie to you?" he asked softly.

"You said just once. But how many times was it?" Noelle mumbled with her eyes half-closed.

"Hmm? I think you misunderstood, my dear," he replied with a slight smirk.

Noelle protested weakly, "Next time, you're sleeping in the guest room."

"Come on, don't fall asleep yet. I'll carry you for a bath," Charles whispered in her ear, but Noelle was already drifting off. "I'm so tired," she murmured.

Charles shook his head in amusement. He then carried her to the bathroom.

kept her eyes closed the entire time

and tucked her in. He then changed into casual

slight smile, he sat down, marking key points on the blueprint and recalculating a set of data

to Winter's involvement.

moment, he instructed, "Look into any connections between Suzy

was not as anxious about Annie before, yet she was so attentive to Suzy. This could

Winter's relationship

blame all these problems on Winter, Winter would certainly

of it right away!"

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