The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 861

"You... You got Charles to come?"

Noelle's eyebrow arched higher. "Why so shocked? You should've known he'd show up if you summoned me here." She let out a derisive snort. "Although, right about now, Charles is probably..."

She was mid-sentence when the door flew open with a bang. There stood a man with his hands clasped casually behind his back and a grin that seemed too innocent to be true. He winked at Noelle. "Hey there, Noelle." Noelle could not help but return the smile. "Mr. Smith!"

Sean propped himself against the now ajar door, his eyes quickly scanning the room before landing on the door he had just booted in. "Sir Hoffman, you wouldn't mind getting a new door courtesy of me, will you?" "Sean!" Maxwell glared at him, utterly shocked to see him. "What are you doing here?"

"Just hanging out. Charles got held up, so he sent me to keep an eye on Noelle. He mentioned some shady characters have been lurking around and trying to snatch her up. Isn't that right?"

Noelle's lips quirked up. "You're spot on, Mr. Smith. How many times have you dashed over to save the day now?" She laughed lightly. "But you might be here for nothing this time. Charles's granddad wouldn't hurt a fly, much less kidnap me. Right, Grandpa?" Maxwell, gripping his cane, let out a disdainful huff. He was not buying any of it. "You think you can scare me by bringing the Smith kid here? Not a chance."

"What are you saying, Grandpa?" Noelle challenged with a playful lift of her eyebrow. "Are you really saying I have to leave Charles?"

Charles just aren't a good match. Just name

Maxwell off mid-sentence. "So, Sir Hoffman, can you cough up 150

some nerve, asking for 150 million dollars. Do you really think you're

brushed off his intimidation. "Looks like you're not willing to pay. Or maybe you

or not, I'm not giving you a dime!" He was determined to show Charles that

I'm

than 150 million dollars. If you

deals with me." Noelle's

swnove

her relationship with

public. She thought

anything, but as the pressure mounted, Noelle felt