"You... have quite the sharp-tongue!"

Clarisse had not expected Noelle to be this difficult to deal with. It was clear that Noelle had no intention of taking her seriously.

"Do you really think that by saying these things, you can compare yourself to me?"

Noelle smiled calmly. "I never thought that. In fact, I'd rather you compliment my eloquence. After all, Charlie thinks I'm quite articulate too."

"Insolent!" Clarisse slammed the table with a harsh thud. "It seems you really won't leave Charlie, will you?"

"I have no reason to leave my husband. So, I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by meeting me today. Which mother doesn't wish happiness for her child? Yet here I am, facing you-a mother determined to break her son's marriage. I find it... intriguing," Noelle replied, her tone firm and unyielding.

"Of course, I want him to be happy, but not with you!" Clarisse's gaze turned sharp. It was filled with hostility as if Noelle were her greatest enemy.

a fact that she had not met or wronged Clarisse before, she might have

her lips together. "Why? I don't think I've offended

fell for you? It's only because of

was violently kicked open, startling both

a storm of fury, his entire presence

She staggered to her feet,

son, yet she found herself terrified of the man he had become. "C-Charlie, why are you

eyes never left Clarisse. His expression was cold and unforgiving,

the oppressive weight of Charles' anger radiating from him. He was

strides steady and deliberate. Each step seemed to crush Clarisse's spirit further into

his hand on her shoulder with firm pressure. His expression was still

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