The Cherished Wife (Noelle and Charles)
Chapter 427

Winter shook her head, feigning a troubled expression. "It's nothing, really. It's just something my mom mentioned."

"Hmm? What did she say?" Xavier slowed down the car a bit as he noticed that Winter's mood seemed off. "Tell me. If it's something really troublesome, maybe I can help share the burden."

Winter bit her lip as she fiddled with her hands. "It's really nothing." She glanced at Xavier. "My mom's just worried that you might not want me anymore, saying that I'm always busy with acting and might not be taking care of you properly. "She suggested I should stop working, stay at home with you, and maybe even have a baby."

Xavier's expression changed slightly, but then he said, "She's just concerned about you, but whether you keep working or not is entirely up to you."

He reached over, took Winter's hand, and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "Is it because I haven't made you feel secure lately? If so, that's my fault. Winter, you need to know that I love you."

"I know." Winter bit her lip again. "I know you love me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have done what you did for me... I know what I did back then was wrong, and I hurt Noelle. That's why my mom and I have been trying to figure out how to make it up to her. Xavier, you know all this." "Yes." Xavier nodded. He did know, and that knowledge filled him with regret. However, as he looked at Winter, he felt a pang of guilt.

He knew Winter loved him, and he could not bear the thought of hurting her, especially after already hurting Noelle.

"Winter, I promise you, I won't do anything you don't like. If you want to have a baby, we'll have one. If not, we'll wait until you're ready. Not to mention, I'll never divorce you. Never!" He sighed inwardly.

Since he was already married to Winter, he would have to accept it was an irreversible fact and move forward-even if it meant hurting Noelle.

"Thank you, Xavier. You're so good to me!" Winter's eyes shimmered with tears as she tightly held Xavier's hand.

Yet inside, she was sneering. 'See, Noelle? In the end, you still lost to me. Xavier is mine now.'

Over the next few days, Noelle spent

most of her time outside, accompanying Brian for work. To make things easier, she started

dressing simply in athletic wear and

sneakers.

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Although it was already winter, the sun was still strong, and Noelle had noticeably lost some weight and even tanned a bit.

When Rowena saw Noelle looking

this way, she teased her for quite a while. She joked that even though, Noelle had started working at Collosus Group, she looked more like she had been digging coal somewhere.

Noelle was not too pleased with the comment.

When Noelle and Brian returned from their fieldwork one evening, they hit rush hour traffic, with the streets completely congested.

As they sat in the car waiting for the

traffic to clear, they discussed the key issues that needed to be

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Noelle was a novice in this area, and many of her ideas were still quite raw, so she diligently took notes while Brian spoke and kept an eye on the traffic. Seeing Noelle so focused, Brian raised an eyebrow slightly. "I initially thought you'd be the kind of pampered young lady who always had everything done for her."

Noelle paused. She was surprised that Brian was making small talk. Smiling, she replied, "Oh? And what do you think I'm like now?"

Brian chuckled. "You can call me by my name after work hours."

Noelle grinned. "Calling you Brian feels a bit strange. I'll stick with calling you Mr. Parker."

Brian shrugged, indicating he had no objections.