Charles and Noelle had not expected Henry and Nancy to still be up. "Uncle Henry, Aunt Nancy, why are you still up?" Charles asked, surprised.

Henry grinned at them, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "Back so late? Looks like someone had a date night."

Noelle let out an awkward laugh and quickly fetched slippers for Charles, then knelt to slip off her shoes.

Charles shot Noelle a look and said while changing his footwear, "We were just giving you lovebirds some alone time. I bet you wouldn't get a moment's peace at the Hoffman family's old house, right?"

Henry chuckled. "Look at you, acting like it's all for our sake." He was clearly delighted with Charles's consideration. "So, Noelle, did you have fun today?"

today's your anniversary. You guys must've had fun too." She dug through her bag for a moment before pulling out a small box. "Oh, here's a little something Charles and I picked out for you while we were out today. It's

Charles. She eagerly grabbed

I had some time to kill, so we went there and prayed for this. Aunt Nancy, wearing this should keep you safe," Noelle explained as she cozied up next to Nancy. "I mean, it's all

such a sweetheart." Noelle's gesture genuinely touched Nancy. She appreciated not just

own world of topics to explore. Meanwhile, Noelle popped into

been the star of the show for years, and this year's no different.

sip when Noelle handed him a steaming cup of coffee. His face lit up with a

titt of her head. "Uncle, aren't you going to the meeting? You're a big-time shareholder of Collosus Group, right? I know you're not running the show these

still part of the

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