The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Annie quickly explained, "It's not like that. I didn't do anything to Noelle. Last time was my fault. I just ran into her by chance and had a brief conversation. She said she wouldn't hold a grudge." Annie bit her lip and gripped the stair railing. "Did something happen? I really didn't do anything to Noelle!"

"Alright, I got it," Cody said, waving his hand dismissively. "I need to go out for a bit. If Mom and Dad ask, just tell them I went out for business."

Then, Cody went upstairs, changed his clothes, and headed straight to Collosus Group's headquarters.

Meanwhile, Noelle answered all of Brian's questions thoroughly during the interview. In the end, Brian told her to wait for further notice and did not ask anything about her background.

...

As soon as Noelle left Brian's office, Charles called her. Noelle looked around before answering, "What's up?"

"Finished with the interview?" Charles' clear voice had a hint of amusement. "Hmm?"

"Yeah, just finished. Did you have someone watch me?" she asked, suspecting he had been monitoring her since he called as soon as she stepped out.

Charles chuckled. "Come up here."

"No!" Noelle refused immediately. "I'm going back home."

"Be good. You don't have anything to do at home anyway. Come up. I have something nice to show you," Charles coaxed gently.

Thinking there was not much to do at home, Noelle decided to go to Charles' office. Worried about being seen, she first went to Charles' private underground parking lot before taking the elevator up.

Ronald had been waiting at the elevator door for quite some time When Re finally saw Noelle, he

hurried to her. "Mrs. Hoffman why did you take so long?"

"You were waiting for me?" Noelle asked, looking at Ronald suspiciously. She felt a bit

embarrassed. "I was worried about being seen, so I took a detour and almost got lost!"

"Stop calling me Mrs. Hoffman. You can just call me

"Yes, yes. Of course."

then led Noelle to Charles' office door. He knocked, and after hearing a "Come in," he respectfully

Noelle's first real

office. The space was minimalist and grand, with a very open view. She entered quietly and closed the door

had already looked up. Seeing Noelle, he beckoned her

"No. You continue working. I'll

surveyed Charles' office, genuinely ignoring him as she leisurely examined

he still had work to do,

short while, Noelle finished exploring. Not wanting to disturb Charles as he worked, she sat in the lounge area, picking up a magazine

after a while, Noelle rested her chin on her hand and

very handsome, the kind of man one could

had seen him work at home, where he exuded warmth. However, in the

brought Noelle inside. "Mr. Parker, this is Ms. Shaw. She's here for the

Brian's gaze and gave a slight nod. "Hello, Mr.

and

on Noelle only briefly before turning to

matters to attend upstairs. I'll leave

proper look at Noelle, and

Ronald just the previous night, mentioning

Brian had not known Ronald for long, he had a good sense of Ronald's character. Being Charles' right-hand man indicated Ronald's

Ronald's insistence that he would regret not

was not particularly impressive, and her work experience was rather unremarkable. However, the fact that she had managed a significant project caught his interest, suggesting she had

her composure, showing

Brian. "Ms.

confirmed

To be honest, your work experience is fairly ordinary. However, I'm

Ronald went straight to Charles' office after leaving the project department. "Mr. Hoffman, I've brought

at