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.

Charles approached their first New

formally celebrate with either family. In past years,

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

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

at the end of the year, her relationship with Xavier

stayed home, but Xavier was indifferent to

would often choose not to come home at night, choosing instead to stay at the office. His behavior was mainly due to Winter's recent scandals, which Xavier found hard to accept, especially since the

both Winter and Xavier still had to return to the Shaws' for New Year's. Regardless of their feelings, family unity during