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!"

calling me Mrs. Hoffman. You can just call me

"Yes, yes. Of course."

knocked, and after

Noelle's first real

very open view. She entered quietly and closed

already looked up. Seeing Noelle, he beckoned her over.

an eyebrow. "No. You continue working. I'll

office, genuinely ignoring him as she

Noelle's behavior. Realizing he still had work to do, he

while, Noelle finished exploring. Not wanting to disturb Charles as he worked, she sat in the

while, Noelle rested her chin on her hand and watched Charles

very handsome, the kind of man one could not take their eyes off

exuded warmth. However, in the office, he appeared

is Ms. Shaw. She's

a slight nod. "Hello, Mr.

demeanor was very composed and confident, showing

only briefly before turning to

upstairs. I'll leave the interview to you,

look at Noelle, and then motioned for her to

him by Ronald just the previous

had a good sense of Ronald's character. Being Charles'

but Ronald's insistence that he would

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 some

Brian assessed Noelle, she maintained her composure, showing neither arrogance

impressed Brian.

Noelle confirmed

honest, your work experience is fairly ordinary. However, I'm curious about a particular project you handled.

Charles' office after leaving the project department. "Mr. Hoffman, I've brought Mrs. Hoffman over.

at Ronald