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 eventually fell

and tucked her in.

his eyes narrowing as he examined the calculations. With a slight smile, he sat down, marking key points on

Xavier has also sought help, possibly due to Winter's involvement. With the incident blowing up like this, Winter

desk. After a moment, he instructed, "Look into any

about Annie before, yet she was so attentive to Suzy.

Winter's relationship with

leverage over Winter. IfSuzy decided to blame all these problems on Winter, Winter would certainly use something to threaten or

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