The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 752

Sean could feel that Noelle was ice-cold. She seemed utterly hopeless and as lifeless as a doll. "Noelle?"

Her eyes were glazed over, her expression vacant. It was not until Sean gave her a gentle pinch that she snapped out of it, grabbing his hand desperately. "Sean, I need to see Charles. I have to!"

"But... we're at the Shaws' right now. Charles went back to the Hoffmans' today, and you know the Hoffmans. They have this rule about family dinners saying everyone's got to be there, so Charles is probably stuck!" Sean said, his voice full of sympathy as he looked at Noelle's troubled face. "Noelle, what's going on with you?"

"No way! I'm not accepting that! I have to see Charles, and if that means heading to the Hoffmans' place right now, then so be it!"

Noelle was like a broken record, clinging to that one demand like a lifeline. Her eyes were desperate. "I need to see Charles!"

"Okay, okay, we'll go see Charles," Sean relented, unable to say no to her determined face. He gently lifted her, whispering, "But first, we've got to swing by the Shaws' and give your grandpa a heads-up. We can't just leave without a word or he'll worry." He soothed her as they made their way out.

"Hey, there you are, Noelle! And Mr. Smith, you're here too!"

through the air, surprising both Sean and Noelle as they looked up to find

her emotions in check, the cold truth washed over her,

those years of

boiled down to

not Julian and Jade's real daughter. That was why they

favorites. She was not

a real Sh

had always felt like

outsider.

felt an icy numbness spreading through her. She knew she could not stick around

of distress in Noelle's eyes and gave her a quick, covert pinch on the arm-a silent signal to snap out of it. Flashing a grin, he said, "Oh, look, it's Ms. Shaw and Mr. Harris. Noelle and

steered Noelle away from the Shaw residence without waiting for a

"Look at them, all cozy. You've been mooning over her, and she's already cozying up to someone new. What do you