The Cherished Wife

"Mr. Julian, Sir Shaw is upstairs. He said he'd come down for dinner once you returned," Fay replied, glancing at Jade.

Jade nodded and said, "Since Mr. Julian is back, please go upstairs and invite Sir Shaw to come down."

She added, "Sir Shaw is getting older and may have neglected all of you."

Noelle smiled faintly. "Not at all, Mom."

"Fay, please attend to matters in the kitchen. Mr. Jones and I will go upstairs to invite Grandpa."

As Noelle finished speaking, Sean stood up as well. "Noelle is right. We'll go up and ask Sir Shaw to come down," Sean said before following Noelle upstairs. Everyone in the room was left with different expressions as each was lost in their own thoughts.

Julian and Jade exchanged looks, realizing that with just a few words, Sean had not only challenged their previous assumptions but also involved the Jones family. The Jones family!

crossed Jade's eyes, but it

and Xavier each had their own concerns

other. It was evident that Noelle treated Sean differently than she treated him. This brought back memories

interrupted his thoughts, looking at him suspiciously. "What are you thinking about?

snapped out of it. "Oh, did

displeasure. "You and Winter went through so much to get married. Now that you're finally together, what's going on?" To be honest, Julian had never been fully satisfied with Xavier

liked Noelle but later ended up with Winter. Even though both were his daughters, Julian had

Xavier, Julian had some reservations but did not

that Xavier would treat Winter well after their marriage, but things did not seem to be

and Winter still had not resolved. He had made an effort to come to the Shaw residence today

Xavier replied, "You should be asking her. Only Winter knows what's