The Cherished Wife (Noelle and Charles)
Wife 62

Wife 62

Chapter 62

“What happened to me? Oh, please. I’ve always been this way. You never knew the real me, ormaybe you Just never bothered to!” Noelle’s laugh was cold as she cut off Xavier’s words. “We’vehad nothing to talk about for ages. I haven’t forgotten what went down last night. I’m not somepuppet you can play with. Go tell Winter to watch her back. If she slips up, I’ll make her wish she’dnever crossed me.”

Noelle was not the type to be cold and unfeeling: she would not have turned this way if they had notpushed her to the limit.

After her outburst, Noelle rubbed at her eyes, her head hung low, and she forced a bitter smile. Nomatter how much her parents played favorites, she used to just get over it. She was great at makingher own fun, or she would just hang out with her Grandpa, playing chess. Her Grandpa always saidchess was a great way to calm down the mind.

Noelle tried to tell herself that her parents just wanted her to learn to stand on her own two feet.Then she saw how they doted on Winter, and she started to doubt again.

Years had passed, and she had always been thankful to Winter for saving her life when they werelittle. Meanwhile, Winter kept using that one good deed to take what was Noelle’s and always gether way.

As kids, it was toys and family affection. Now that they were older, it was her boyfriend, her lovethat Winter had taken!

That was it. She had enough.

She had paid back any debt from the past, and it was more than enough.

Xavier froze when he heard Noelle’s voice through the door. A strange feeling washed over him,like he was losing something precious that he could not quite catch–like trying to hold onto water orsand slipping through his fingers.”

“Noelle… about your sister… I need to explain. Please, open the door. We’ve known each otherforever, and you’re amazing, but you’ve always been like a sister to me. Just a sister. You knowhow kind and generous she is. That year you were gone, I ended up spending a lot more time withher, and things just…. happened. I never wanted to hurt you. I meant to tell you when you got back,but we were afraid you wouldn’t take it well, so we…”

“So you two decided to sneak around and get engaged while I was away? And by the time Ireturned, you’d be an item, with everyone in Brookville thinking you’re the perfect couple. And me?If I say anything. I’m just the jealous little sister after her sister’s guy, huh?” Noelle’s voice was icy,cutting Xavier off as he tried to say, “Noelle, you’ve got it all wrong. We never meant to do this toyou!”

“Really?” Noelle’s voice was laced with scorn. “If I hadn’t come back early, you would have had yourhappy little engagement party, right? None of you cared about how I’d feel. So why are you hereacting all sorry now?”

“Noelle, please… don’t be mad at us for what happened. Don’t just run off with some random guy.Do you even know what he’s like? Do you know what he…”

“I know he treats me better than you ever did. He’s kinder to me than any of you. He wouldn’t betrayme, not for all the money in the world.”