The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Winter's face immediately flushed red. "Maybe... we got the wrong room. She must be somewhere else!"

However, Xavier's expression darkened, becoming almost terrifying. He stared at the door with his fists clenched tightly. Even his eyes were bloodshot.

Frightened by Xavier's expression, Winter hurriedly said, "Xavier, let's check somewhere else!"

"It's your birthday, and this entire floor was reserved by me," Xavier growled through gritted teeth. "How could there be anyone else in here?" "But..."

Seeing that Xavier was about to push the door open, Winter quickly blocked his way. "Xavier, calm down. It might be a mistake. Don't do anything rash," she pleaded, noticing his expression growing more ominous. "Noelle isn't like that. She..." "Move aside!"

"Xavier, don't!" Winter insisted, grabbing his arm and shaking her head. "Xavier, please. Others are coming!"

Xavier looked up to see that most of the people from the party had gathered nearby.

He scowled deeply and glanced at Winter, who had turned pale and was shaking her head frantically.

why they're here," she said. Then, she took a deep breath and whispered in his ear, "Don't act impulsively. Go

continued, "Even if Noelle is inside, you can't just barge in now. Think about what that would do to

was beginning to calm down, Winter squeezed his

cruel smile playing on her lips where he could not see. She then addressed Annie, "Annie,

did everyone come

gave a nervous laugh. "Oh, it's

The main guest isn't in the hall, so we thought we'd come

shrill scream echoed from inside the room, and

Winter looked embarrassed and

mix-up. My sister... My sister just drank too much

en

to come out, Ms. Shaw? It's your birthday, after all. It wouldn't be right for her not to be here," one of the bystanders suggested, clearly eager for the drama to

wanted Noelle's scandalous behavior exposed in front of everyone as that would utterly ruin

anxiously at Xavier, then added, "Noelle had too much to drink today. We