The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Arya happened to come over just then. "Mr. Parker, are you heading out now? Are you going to West City?"

"Yes." Brian took the documents from Arya, glanced at them, and said, "Redo these. Also, you don't need to come with me today. Noelle will accompany me. I need the revised data on my desk by the time I return."

He handed the documents back to Arya. "Understood?"

Arya quickly came to her senses but shot a meaningful glance at Noelle. Noelle returned the look with a kind smile.

Brian did not pay much attention to the exchange. When he noticed Noelle was not following him, he turned back with a hint of displeasure. "Ms. Shaw, you've just joined the company. Do you want to leave a bad impression on your boss right away?"

"I'm coming right now!" Noelle hurried to catch up.

"Mr. Parker, I'm new here and still a rookie. Aren't you worried about what others might say if you take me along on an outing so soon?" Noelle had not thought much of it at first, but Arya's glance just now clearly felt different from the way she had looked at her before.

Brian paused. He pressed the elevator button and then glanced sideways at Noelle. "Don't forget that you came to Collosus Group to work-for yourself and for the company. You shouldn't concern yourself with what your colleagues think."

Brian had always been meticulous in his work. For him, work was work, and personal matters were to be handled during personal time. He was not interested in managing the emotions of employees or subordinates upset by uneven work distribution-he simply did not have the time for that.

pursed her lips. "I understand." She realized that Brian

her new job by potentially making enemies was not the best

gotten the point,

lot. Once they both got into the car, he said, "We're heading to West City. It's a bit out of the way. If you're not up for it, now's your chance to back out." "The West City Development Project?" Noelle's eyes lit up. "Why would

this project in Charles' study the night before and assumed it was still in the planning stages. She had not expected it to be starting so

the West City

going for an

her phone to search for information on West City, its

psychiatric hospital nearby?

a

drug rehabilitation center?"

with surprise. He had not expected Noelle to identify the key

Noelle frowned slightly. "The

was moved out of

because of numerous incidents