The Cherished Wife

Arya went on critiquing Xavier, but when she noticed that Noelle keeping silent, she raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "You two aren't... in that kind of relationship, are you?" "No!" Noelle pursed her lips. "He's my sister's husband and was my former boss."

"Oh, right. He mentioned Frotconn earlier, and you used to work at Frotconn too, so your relationship..."

"Isn't good. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left for Collosus Group." Noelle clearly did not want to continue discussing Xavier. "He probably came by to ask why Frotconn wasn't chosen as a collaborator for the project with Collosus Group." Noelle was merely guessing, but she was pretty confident she was right.

Arya shrugged. "I mean, come on, we're partnering with Lennon Group this time. What's Frotconn compared to Lennon Group? Nothing!"

Arya chuckled as they crossed the street to the restaurant. She quickly found a seat and settled in. "Today's my treat, so don't hold back-eat whatever you like!"

"Alright!"

...

catch Charles at Collosus Group, Xavier relayed what little information he

surprise, Joseph took matters into his own hands and personally visited the Hoffman residence with a

gathered there that day. Mateo and his wife,

with a load of gifts, and despite the butler's attempts to stop him, he insisted on having

playing chess with Mateo while Henry and his

tea when she heard the commotion outside. "James, you don't need to

It's been a while since I visited the old man. I

paused mid-sip, watching a middle-aged man enter.

away from Brookville, did not recognize Joseph nor was she aware of his