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"Charles, you'll pay for this!"Robert's curses filled Collosus Group as he was led away. No one knew what would happen to him, but everyone knew who really held the power here now."Mr. Hoffman, the young miss is looking for you!"Charles's secretary was on the phone. "She's already in your office!""Got it," Charles replied, giving Ronald a meaningful look. "Handle what comes next. And remember, if you don't uproot the weeds, they'll grow back with the spring breeze.""Yes, Mr. Hoffman!" Ronald replied with a serious tone. "I'll take care of it right away."Charles walked back into his office and found Chloe sitting on the couch, looking fidgety and worried. She was holding a coffee cup, but she could not bring herself to drink from it.As soon as the office door opened, she jumped to her feet. "Charles!"Charles gave a little squint and leaned casually against the door, a half-smile on his face. "We're at the office, you know.""Mr. Hoffman!" Chloe said, her voice showing s
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Charles had told everyone it was time to leave, and Chloe, having gotten what she wanted the most, did not plan to stick around. However, she stopped and turned back at the door. "Charles, if you ever need help in the future, you can count on me."Charles just smiled and stayed quiet.Noelle was getting ready to leave work when her phone rang. It was her Grandpa Samuel, which caught her off guard. "Grandpa?""Noelle, are you done for the day?" Samuel's voice sounded old and weary. "I’d like to see you."Noelle bit her lip and checked the time. "You mean right now?""Yes, it's been a few days since I've seen you, and I miss you. But I know it's not easy for you to come to the Shaw's with your mom and dad... Well…" Samuel let out a heavy sigh. "Let's just meet up, okay?""Sure!" Noelle agreed. "Let's meet at Homestyle Garden House." She had started the coffee house with a friend and had some shares in it. It was doing well, but it was not really of Noelle's concern.After setting
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"Oh, Noelle," Grandpa Samuel said, his voice full of concern. "You're so stubborn. That's why things turned out the way they did last time. You need to take these shares, whether you like it or not. Now sign it! Aren't you going to listen to me?"He pretended to be upset. "Your sister got her shares when she turned eighteen. It's only right that you get yours too. If your parents won't give them to you, then I will."Noelle looked at her grandpa, feeling torn. She had never really wanted anything from him.He was right. On her eighteenth birthday, the whole Shaw family was against giving her shares in City Ring Corp. She had felt so sad, but not because she did not get the shares. She was hurt by the way her parents, Julian and Jade, had treated her."I never wanted to fight over the family fortune. If I take these shares now, won't Julian and Jade think I'm trying to compete with Winter?" Noelle was worried. She had a hard enough time getting along with them already, and claiming
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"Just keep them!" Charles looked at Noelle. "You shouldn't feel bad about it!""You're not even a little surprised? Twenty percent is a lot. That’s more than what Winter got!" Noelle had her own thoughts about it. She had argued with her parents and Winter before, but she never really wanted to cut ties completely with them. She just did not want to fight with Winter anymore. However, Samuel had suddenly given her a big chunk of the company, and that meant things were going to get shaky.Noelle was not one to fuss over shares. Actually, the way the Shaw family had treated her made her stop caring about such superficial things."You do realize that with these shares, the Shaw family could be in for some big changes, right?"Charles chuckled and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. "It's not as bad as you think. Sir Shaw must have his reasons for doing this. It's just you and Winter, his two granddaughters, and Joshua's overseas. If the company went to someone else, all of your
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Every table was occupied when they walked in. Thankfully, Noelle had made a reservation half an hour earlier. She looked embarrassed as she ruffled her hair and said, “Actually… We could go somewhere else for dinner!” “It’s alright!” Charles said as he took Noelle’s hand and led her to the waiting area. She was stunned and allowed him to hold one of her hands while she used the other to hold their waiting number. Charles let go of Noelle’s hand as they sat down, leaving her grasping air and feeling empty. She looked down at where Charles had been holding her just now, leaving her palm slightly damp. A slight blush crept onto Noelle’s face as she gazed at her palm, and she hurriedly looked away, only to have her gaze collide with Charles’ eyes. She felt her heart skip a beat as she instinctively tightened her hold on the number, the corner of her lips tugging upward as she said, “What a crowd!” “Yeah,” Charles replied, the hint of a smile appearing in his eyes. “No rush.” “No
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At the thought of that, she let out a chuckle. Charles held his teacup in his hand as he raised an eyebrow at the sight of Noelle laughing. “What’s so funny?”Stunned, Noelle bit down on her lip as she thought about how she should explain the situation to him. In the end, though, she chose to shake her head and say, “It’s nothing!” After all, she could not tell him she was thanking the stars she had not been born in March, could she? Charles smiled and poured Noelle another cup of tea as he said, “Since your grandfather has given you a portion of the shares, you should keep hold of it without any worries. I’m sure you know what Xavier and Joseph are plotting!” As Charles changed the subject, Noelle became serious as well as she nodded. “I’m sure Grandpa has his reasons for doing so. I just hope things aren’t as complicated as they seem.”“Your grandfather is the founder of City Ring Corp, and he built your family’s fortune up from the ground, which is why City Ring Corp is so imp
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Noelle smiled. When she saw that Charles was serving her food, she hurriedly took her bowl from him and said, “Let me do it!”Charles merely smiled as he said, “Let’s eat!” Noelle enjoyed her meal thoroughly. After all, it had been some time since she could eat so freely. However, she noticed that Charles did not have much to eat. It was evident that he was not the biggest fan of spicy food, and she quietly took note of that. As the two headed downstairs after finishing the meal, they bumped into another couple leaving the cinema. It sounded like they were discussing the plot of the movie they had just watched. “You said you’d watch the movie with me, but you ended up falling asleep!” “It’s not my fault! Girls love watching miscommunication tropes, but do misunderstandings really happen that frequently in real life?” “But these movies are inspired by real life! Of course it’s an exaggerated version of real life! There’s no way it would be identical to daily life. I don’t care.
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Charles took her hand and led her to the ticket redemption machine, where he frowned and stared at the machine in front of him instead of doing anything else. The people waiting in line behind them grew impatient and called out, “Hey, you guys in front of us! Are you going to redeem your tickets or not? Get out of the way if you aren’t going to redeem anything!” “Sorry, sorry, we’re almost done!” Noelle hurriedly apologized to the people waiting behind them before she stood on her tiptoes and whispered, “Don’t you know how to use the machine?” Charles glanced sideways at her, an indescribable look in his eyes. He did not say anything as he gave Noelle a long, knowing look. For some reason, Noelle found it funny as she took Charles’ phone from him and typed in the number displayed on the screen. Once the tickets were printed, Charles took them before Noelle could and held her hand in his as they walked away.Noelle allowed Charles to hold her hand as they walked away from the cro
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Sean emerged with a somber expression. "Margaret has confirmed that there's a fresh needle mark on Noelle's arm. That shadow from earlier must have injected something into her, which likely triggered her immediate symptoms."Charles clenched his fists, the sound of his knuckles cracking filling the tense air. "What's the plan?""Before the virus spreads too deeply, we could try using blood from Noelle's close relatives to extract certain components that might counteract it," Sean explained.Charles narrowed his eyes. "Be clearer. What are you suggesting?""This idea isn't fully tested. I only came across it in medical literature, and there's no guarantee it will work. If the virus hasn't invaded her bone marrow, we might still have a chance."Charles' expression eased slightly, but a hint of apprehension lingered. He glanced at Sean, who hesitated before continuing. "We need to call in Uncle Harrison and Shirley. Ideally, we should also bring Kelly here.""Fine!"Harrison arrive
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"Make sure to cooperate well with Dr. Ellison, alright?"Charles leaned down, planting a soft kiss on Noelle's forehead before stepping out with Sean. "What's going on?"Outside, Peter, Tania, and Brandon were waiting. Brandon kept peeking into the room, and his curious eyes were wide with concern. "Uncle Charles, what's wrong with Aunt Noelle?"Charles' expression softened immediately. He reached out to tousle Brandon's hair gently. "Aunt Noelle is fine. She's just feeling a little sick.""Oh, then Bran will give Aunt Noelle some candy. If Auntie eats candy, she won't hurt anymore," Brandon said with childlike earnestness, pulling a few candies from his small bag and handing them to Charles."Uncle Charles, give these to Aunt Noelle!""Alright."Charles accepted the candies, his gaze drifting back to the room. He watched through the window as Noelle cooperated with Margaret's examination. His chest felt unbearably tight with worry."Have you figured out what to do yet?""Wh
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"Mm, you didn't cry," Noelle said with a faint smile.Her face was still pale, but it was clear she had passed the peak of her pain.She placed her hands gently on Charles' face, slowly pulling herself up. After finding a comfortable position, she leaned into him, her head nuzzling against his chest like a mother soothing her child.Her delicate fingers traced the contours of his face. "You didn't cry."Charles could not help but tremble slightly. Lowering his gaze, he found Noelle looking up at him. She cupped his face with both hands, her body leaning closer, and her forehead was lightly pressing against his.She rubbed against him gently. "You were just worried about me," she said softly. Then, she placed a gentle kiss at the corner of his mouth."Our Charlie is the best, the strongest. How could he cry? Crying is my job."Noelle's smile was so tender and warm that it seemed to melt the storm brewing in Charles' heart.He carefully wrapped her in his arms, brushing his face
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"She has the virus too?" Tania gasped sharply. She had never experienced an outbreak herself, so she did not realize how excruciating it could be. Seeing Noelle in such pain now, Tania froze. "Then, we...""Peter, take Tania and Bran outside!" Charles shot Peter a look. Peter nodded and led Tania out of the room.Charles took a deep breath, then grabbed Sean forcefully by the collar. "What do we do now?""Charles, calm down. Just calm down. I don't know the right treatment yet. I can only...""What did you just say? You don't know how to treat her?" Charles' voice was a growl, his eyes blazing with fury."Do you realize how much pain Nelly is in right now? You're a doctor, and you're telling me you don't know how to help her?"He lifted Sean off the ground by his collar, his entire body trembling with rage. "Look carefully! The person lying there is Nelly. She's your cousin. And you're telling me there's nothing you can do?"Charles' bloodshot eyes reflected his desperation as
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"Yes, and coincidentally, the registered name is Yves Hoffman!"Charles' expression instantly darkened. "What did you just say?""The hospital keeps these records confidential, but I managed to pull some strings. Yves is someone from the Hoffman family!"Charles' gaze turned cold and sharp, locking onto the name. His tone was steely. "There's no one by that name in the Hoffmans."If such a capable person existed within the family, he would have known by now.Although the Hoffmans were a vast family, Charles was familiar with anyone who had notable skills or influence.The existence of this Yves puzzled him. If someone like this was truly from the Hoffmans, there was no way he would not have known.Peter's face grew serious. "If Kelly was indeed abducted and later gave birth to Seth, then this man could very well be Seth's biological father."If he's connected to the Hoffmans, it explains why Seth's DNA matches someone from your family."Charles nodded. "That was my theory as w
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"What are you even saying?" Noelle reached out, gently pushing Charles aside and pulling him to sit next to her.Her delicate hands rested on his cheek, then traced over his brow bone. She shook her head with a soft laugh. "You're the one who saved me."Charles moved his lips as if to speak but swallowed his words when he met Noelle's eyes. "I just blame myself for not protecting you this time," he murmured."You can't blame yourself for that. The one to blame is the person who captured me. They were in the shadows while we were in the light. How could we know what they'd do next?"Don't dwell on it too much. Look at me—I'm perfectly fine now," Noelle reassured him, her hand lightly caressing his face. "You haven't been resting well these past few days, have you?"Her earnest gaze landed on him, leaving Charles no room to deflect. He nodded. "I missed you too much to sleep.""What a sweet talker!" Noelle smiled shyly before admitting, "I missed you too.""Charlie, do you know wh
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Charles narrowed his eyes slightly. "Alright, understood."Ronald was still stiff from fear, and he felt as though his entire body was frozen. He was terrified Charles might lose his temper and send him flying with a single kick.He had not forgotten how Andrew had been on the receiving end of several kicks from Charles that day. Despite being much tougher than Ronald, Andrew was still nursing his aching chest from the encounter."Mr. Hoffman, I'll take my leave now," Ronald blurted before making a hasty retreat.Leaning casually against the edge of Noelle's bed, Sean scoffed, "Charles, look at you. Your subordinates are scared to death of you."Charles lifted his gaze, coldly sweeping his sharp eyes across Sean's face. "Aren't you leaving yet?""Damn!" Sean cursed under his breath. "Talk about burning bridges!"Turning to Noelle, he complained, "Noelle, look at your husband! Treating his cousin-in-law like this—give him a good scolding for me!"Charles cracked his knuckles, an
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"Okay!" Noelle agreed, then looked at Sean. "Ar the baby's okay?""All good! You're healthy as can be!" Sean said with a harmless grin, looking a bit mischievous. "You know, Charles was so worried when you didn't wake up, he nearly took it out on me. Noelle, you've got to admit, your husband can be a bit clueless. I mean, I'm practically his uncle now, right?"Noelle could not help but giggle at Sean's antics."It's between you and Charles, not my problem!""Okay!" Charles gave Sean a wry smile. "You'll stay in the hospital a bit longer to be watched over.""Oh!" Noelle suddenly looked at Charles. "How did you guys find me?""What is it?" Charles asked Noelle. "Got something on your mind?"Noelle chewed on her lip, thinking. "Suzy wasn't killed by Winter. Winter came to argue with me that day because she wanted to take me away, but it wasn't her idea. I think someone was using Winter. However, when the person in black clothes took me, they left Winter behind.""Yep, she's with
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Noelle thought she had a really long dream. She dreamed of a man with a mask and an old woman who seemed to give her an injection before everything went dark."Ah!"Noelle's eyes snapped open to a sea of white. She blinked, trying to make sense of the fleeting images in her mind. The ceiling above her looked different from the place she had been locked up. She could smell medicine. Was she in a hospital?Noelle turned her head, and before she could figure it out, a shadow fell over her. "Awake?"She felt a large hand on her forehead. Noelle blinked at the sound of the familiar, yet weary voice, and blinked again.The warmth on her forehead brought Noelle back to reality. She saw the man in front of her, her eyes filled with tears. "Charlie!"She scrambled out of bed and wrapped her arms around Charles's waist, burying her head against him. She clung to Charles, afraid to let go even for a second.Charles had rushed to Noelle's side the moment she let out a scream. When he saw he
