Chapter 158

Chapter 158 Chapter 158 Noelle smiled brightly at him .

Because were siblings ! Of course , I want my older brother to like me ! Labs had assigned her .

Her answer seemed simple enough , but the real reason was far more complicated .

ted.

It was all part was all part of the mission the labs ha Her objective in returning to the Anderson family was to get everyone to like her .

Eli was already warming up to her , and Darmon had stopped his unfair favoritism toward Leia Now it was Charbhes run .

Noelle needed him to bond with her just as Damon and Eli had or else the mission wouldnt be complete Charlie looked at her her smile as bright as the sim .

His cold eyes flickered slightly , but he turned his gaze away , his voice cool I dont know about others , but liking someone … thats a luxury for me .

Aluxury ? Noelle asked , confused .

Charlie connued , his tone unchanged .

You might have some misconceptions .

But the truth is , not all siblings get along like they do in fairy tales .

Especially in rich families .

Theres always some kind of power struggle going on .

Siblings might seem all cozy on the outside , but behind closed doors , theyre plotting against each other .

Ive seen it plenty of times siblings turning on one another , sending their family members to prison for power and wealth .

Im not like those people , though , I wont turn against my siblings .

But Im also not going to be like Damon and Eli , fighting tooth and nail to protect you or Leia .

The only thing I can promise you is that Ill do my duty as an older brother .

But if you expect anything more than that , or want me to break my principles for you , thats not happening . Understand ** Charlie wasnt one to share his thoughts freely , so hearing him speak so much was rare .

big , bright eyes focused on him , then she blinked

, she asked a

your brothers , or Leia From the first moment Noelle had

home , she had never seen him show warmth toward

but distant ,

paused , surprised by the question

a moment , and

he obeyed them out of a sense of duty

,

to his principles

siblings , he interacted with them because they

was just

he listened to his ol older brothers , and a nd as the older brother , he

very methodical Because thats just how society expected

, thats what he did

say he liked his family

, each of his parents

of them were

a bond called family , but if it werent for that

was no need for Noelle to know

, seemed to catch on that Charlie wasnt going to say anything She smiled and , as though she had figured it all out , declared , I can tell Charlie

dont like

But dont worry .

like ! At her words , Charlies eyelids

sharp , good looking brows furrowed slightly as he turned his gaze back to Noelle Why bother ? I already told you

make things difficult for

PM 다 Chapter 138 enough Noelle paused , thinking it over for

she shook her head

enough Charlie was

still want you to like

! she said cheerfully , a , a clear

words , couldnt understand why Noelle was so fixated on

had made

for her , and if it was

she want ! He didnt get why she

already carved out a place for herself in the

why did his affection matter so much ? He just couldnt understand it Hed always felt there was something off about Noelle something about her sudden appearance in the Anderson

the story than she was letting on But , Charlie knew that even if he asked , she probably wouldnt

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