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

asked a question that caught him off

, Dad , any of your brothers , or Leia

never seen him show

was always polite but distant , cold even

, surprised by

a moment , and realized

he obeyed them out

, he wouldnt blindly follow

to

he interacted with them because they shared

things amicable was just the way

younger brother , he listened to his ol older brothers , and a nd as the older brother , he looked out for the younger ones

Because thats just how society expected him to

, thats what he

he

each of his parents and siblings had their flaws

of them were

by a bond called family , but if it werent

to know that ,

up in emotional intelligence , 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 .

work hard to be the first pon you like ! At her words , Charlies eyelids ids twitched

brows furrowed slightly as he turned his gaze back to Noelle Why bother ? I already

things difficult

138 enough Noelle paused , thinking it over for

she shook her head and flashed him

Charlie was

still want you to like

a , a clear mission in

why Noelle was so fixated on getting him to like

had made

, and if it was within his

wondered , What else could she want ! He didnt get why she had to keep pressing him about

she had already carved out a

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

on But , Charlie knew that even if he asked , she

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