The Cherished Wife

Meanwhile, Winter's face did not show any improvement, and she stayed in the hospital for about a week. During that week, the situation involving Winter and Janet stirred up a lot of noise online. The media outlets, all managed by Ronald, knew exactly what to say and what to avoid.

Meanwhile, the reporters hired by Janet at the event harshly criticized Winter, sparking outrage among Winter's fans.

They flooded the reporters' social media accounts and websites with angry comments. Janet's personal websites and information were also targeted, and she was quickly exposed.

It was undeniable that the power of netizens was impressive. Within a week, the media narrative completely shifted. Initially, they criticized Winter, calling her shameless. Yet now, they were attacking Janet, labeling her as twisted and narrow-minded. Since the relationship between Charles and Winter was never confirmed, and Charles was not someone people dared to offend, discussions about him online were minimal.

Even when he was mentioned, it was mostly about how handsome and wealthy he was, with no negative comments attached.

all this chaos and noise, Noelle and Charles approached their first New Year's

marriage, they could not formally celebrate with either family. In past

treated her well, nobody else in the Shaws really liked her. So, spending New Year's with them had always been a major dilemma for Noelle. Last year, she managed to avoid it by being away on a business trip, but this year, she had

her early on, reminding her that regardless of how bad things were with Julian and Jade, she was still a Shaw, and not coming home for New Year's would be inappropriate. Noelle had already decided that she would go back this year. However, another issue emerged. The problem stemmed from the fact that Winter had

her at the end of the year,

Winter stayed home,

mainly due to Winter's recent scandals, which Xavier found hard to accept, especially since the person involved was someone more powerful than

the Shaws' for New Year's. Regardless of their feelings, family unity