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Chapter 1102

Author: Chweety
Charles squinted at the tie, taking it in his hand. His brow creased ever so slightly. Noelle, noticing his reaction, stood up nervously. "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

Charles gave her a resigned smile. "It's nice!"

"Phew, I was worried you wouldn't be into it. All your ties are so serious, so I wanted to shake things up a bit. I almost went with pink, but I didn’t think that would go over well.”

Noelle hopped onto the couch and looped her arm around Charles's neck with a grin. "Want me to help you with that?"

Charles smiled and gave Noelle's nose a playful squeeze. "Sure thing!"

With a bounce in her step, Noelle grabbed the tie and started to drape it on Charles. Suddenly, her phone buzzed. She glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Jade, and her smile faded a bit. "Hello?"

"It's me!" Jade's voice crackled through, sounding less than pleased. "You're getting harder to reach by the day. Do you think marrying into money means you can just ditch us?"

"I'm not sure what you'r
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    "Get you? Parents and matchmakers have always been in charge of marriage decisions. How can you go and get married without a peep to us, and now you drop this bomb? After all the blood, sweat, and tears we poured into raising you, this is the thanks we get?" Jade could not take it anymore. Her hand came crashing down on the table, her glare fierce as she faced Noelle. "What's the most valuable thing a woman possesses? How can you be so careless with yourself?""Mom, you've got it all wrong," Noelle shot back, her voice steady. "I value myself a lot. That's why I was super picky and chose Charles, who treats me like a queen. That proves I've got good taste, right? If I've got good taste, then I'm definitely taking care of myself.""He's good to you? If he was, would he leave you with nothing? Do you realize you'll be left with nothing if he dumps you one day?""Enough!" Julian cut in sharply. "What kind of talk is that?"Julian pulled Jade back with a firm grip, making her sit down.

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    Every word Noelle spoke was the truth, and it stung like a slap to everyone from the Shaw and Hoffman families gathered there, especially Winter and Jade. If they had not interfered in the first place, pushing Noelle into a corner, she might never have crossed paths with Charles, much less tied the knot with him.Noelle was not just trying to get a rise out of Jade and Winter. She genuinely felt a little grateful. Without their meddling, she would not have met Charles and might still be stuck with a broken heart. They had wounded her so deeply that the thought of turning back never crossed her mind. Then Charles showed up and was so kind to her that falling for him was inevitable.Jade's face was frozen in a grimace. She was itching to lash out, but she held her tongue around Charles, making a mental note to deal with Noelle later when he was not around.Noelle was all too aware of the petty plot brewing in Jade's mind. That was exactly why she had to play her cards right today!Ri

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