The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Getting in good with Charles would set you up for life.

Noelle had already checked in with Rowena and Teresa before she arrived. Knowing they got there first, she quickly looked around. Sure enough, she found them munching on snacks in a corner. She joined them, all smiles.

Xavier was busy welcoming guests. He spotted Noelle and tried to head over, but the crowd was thick. He barely took a few steps before someone stopped him to chat, and he just could not get away. By then, Noelle was already chatting with Rowena and Teresa. "How did you two end up eating so early?"

"If we don't eat, what else can we do?" Rowena shrugged, nodding towards their classmates. "Look at them cozying up to the rich folks. Ugh!"

Noelle laughed and shook her head, grabbing a pastry from Rowena's plate. "You've got a point."

"Where's your husband? Why are you by yourself?"

bound to show up at an event like this,

each other and

nowhere, Rowena shouted,

excitedly toward the door. The whole room buzzed with excitement as Charles walked in. Some guests knew him while others did not, but

sparked whispers among the crowd about how he and

knew what to say about Joseph trying to get close to Charles, especially

that chilly stare, Joseph

bit scared. Julian, on the other hand, could not stop staring at Charles, totally wowed. He had always thought Xavier was pretty cool, but next to Charles, Xavier just

and handed a gift to Julian. "Mr. Shaw, your daughter is getting married today. What a happy and wonderful occasion," he said, making everyone around them