The Cherished Wife (Noelle and Charles)
Chapter 430

Xavier suddenly brought up Noelle again. Could it be that he ran off earlier because he saw her?

Winter looked around again, but she still did not see Noelle anywhere. Biting her lip, she hesitated and asked, "Xavier, are you still unable to let go of Noelle? I know it was my fault back then, but I—"

"It's not that!" Xavier interrupted Winter impatiently. "I already told you before, didn't I? Since I've married you, I won't divorce you, and I won't be with Noelle. I just suddenly thought of something. "Didn't you say that your mom wants Noelle to marry Bob? If that happens, won't it mean that the Shaw and the Smith families will be connected?"

Winter was relieved to hear that, but thinking about Noelle's attitude made her uneasy again. "My mom is worried about this too. Bob's mother, Yitty, is my mom's best friend. They were very close when they were younger. "So, my mom suggested that they meet to see if they were compatible, and if they were, they could get together. But Bob doesn't seem interested in Noelle. He refuses to marry her. Xavier, what do you think we should do?" Xavier narrowed his eyes, "Bob doesn't want to?"

For some reason, Xavier felt a sense of relief. Yet, remembering the man he saw earlier, he asked, "Do you know if there's another man in Noelle's life?"

"Why are you asking that?" Winter bit her lip. "I don't know. You know the state of my relationship with Noelle now. She's been distant from me... Actually, my mom and I are doing this for her own good.

"First, it was Simon, and now, it's Bob. I really don't know what she wants."

"Don't bring up Simon again." Xavier's expression darkened at the mention of Simon.

Realizing her mistake, Winter quickly fell silent. "I didn't mean to... I had no idea Simon would turn out to be like that!"

While Winter and Xavier were finishing their shopping, Charles and Noelle were also in line to check out.

With his keen eyesight, Charles immediately spotted Xavier and Winter not too far away. He narrowed his eyes, and a faint smile played on his lips.

Noticing Charles suddenly smiling, Noelle asked curiously, "What's so funny?"

Charles retracted his gaze. "Nothing."

"Really?" Noelle followed Charles's earlier line of sight

Upon seeing Xavier and Winter, her brows furrowed slightly. "Why are they here?" "Yeah, Xavier probably saw you earlier," Charles said calmly.

Noelle suddenly became nervous. She quickly grabbed Charles' hand and hid behind him. She peeked out cautiously. "Really? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Does that mean they know about us now?"

Charles' expression darkened slightly when he noticed Noelle's reaction. "Are you afraid of them knowing about our relationship?"

Noelle looked up upon hearing this. She noticed how his mood was off and quickly tried to explain, "No, you've misunderstood."

"Have I misunderstood?" Charles raised an eyebrow, his expression still stern. "Then why are you hiding? Am I someone who you're ashamed to be with?"

"It's not that." Noelle frowned,

sensing his displeasure. "That's not

what I mean at all. It's just... You know about what my mom has done. She first tried to set me

UM

with Simon, then with Bob. Don't you get it?

"On one hand, she wants to help Winter get rid of me as I'm an obstacle on her path, and on the other hand, she wants to use me to benefit the Shaw family. If they replace out about us, they'll probably start targeting you next."