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Chapter 128

Author: Chweety
Noelle pouted. “Well, I thought successful people like you, especially business owners, are of the same caliber as celebrities.”

She often heard rumors related to the business sphere from entertainment industry-related news and thus assumed that Charles was the same as them.

However, Charles merely chuckled. “That applies to the others but not to me.” Then, he added, “No one really dares publish anything about me, and not that many people know what I look like.”

He smiled. “You don’t have to worry about your husband being seduced by women with ulterior motives, Nelly.”

Noelle did not know what to say to that. He seemed to have the ability to twist the truth into something that fit his narrative instead.

“Well, that won’t work either. Didn’t you promise that we wouldn’t let anyone else know about our relationship yet? They’d figure things out if they saw us together, right?”

“Why do you keep thinking about such things?” Charles asked, a rueful look on his face. “Why is it so
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    Noelle shook her head. “I’m alright.” Charles looked at Noelle’s feet, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes when he saw the high heels she was wearing. “Let’s go!” “Where are we going?” Charles answered, "To get you some shoes! You have to speak up when you aren’t feeling well in the future, alright?” Noelle was stunned, and she blinked before saying, “It’s alright, I’m alright. I’ve got a lot of shoes at home. No need to buy any more!” She thought Charles was overreacting, but he did not give her any chance to object to his decision before he took her to the area of the shopping mall dedicated to selling shoes and into one of the shops. When the attendant caught sight of Charles and the expensive-looking suit he was wearing, she could not help but affix her gaze onto him. However, she hurriedly averted her gaze when Charles swept his stern gaze across her. Noelle pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows slightly. “See? She doesn’t know who you are, but your presence is

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    “Wow! They’re beautiful!” A tinkling voice interrupted the sales attendant. “I saw them during fashion week and heard that they’re the works of Cox. They looked so beautiful on Aubrey, and I wanted them the minute I laid my eyes on them. I didn’t know they were available for purchase in Brookville now!” Noelle froze when she heard that voice. Sure enough, Winter stepped into the store. She was followed by two other women who Noelle had met previously. They were all part of Winter’s posse and frequently caused her trouble. Noelle frowned and instinctively turned around to leave. However, Winter would not allow that to happen. She let out a cry of surprise, acting like she had just seen Noelle as she said, “Noelle! My goodness, are you shopping here as well, Noelle?” Winter walked over and put on a look of sisterly love on her face as she grasped Noelle’s hands. “Noelle, have you been very busy lately? Why haven’t you been visiting?” Noelle’s eyebrows rose so high they nearly d

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    Noelle sneered as she watched them collaborate, directly distorting the facts and confusing right from wrong. "You guys are good friends.""Of course, we're good friends. It's because we are good friends that we're standing up for Winter. You're Winter's sister, and we can't do anything to you, but one shouldn't be too ungrateful. "Don't forget that Winter saved you back then. Without her, you wouldn't be where you are now. And now, you want to steal Winter's boyfriend!"Noelle's lips trembled slightly. "Enough. You don't need to keep repeating this. You know the truth very well. You also know very well who stole whose boyfriend. Do you want to disgrace me by distorting the facts in front of everyone?"Noelle clenched her fists, taking a deep breath. "Just because I've been backing down doesn't mean I don't have a temper. Winter, I will say this one last time. From now on, you go your way, and I will go mine. We have nothing to do with each other."Noelle's peripheral vision caug

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    Winter's face stiffened, utterly surprised by Charles' response. After all, she was the eldest daughter of the Shaw family and somewhat famous in the entertainment industry. She assumed anyone would grant her a bit of favor.She never expected Charles to outright say he did not know her, making it difficult for her to maintain her composure.Winter took a deep breath. After all, she was a lady of a prominent family and still managed to control her emotions. She smiled. "Mr. Hoffman, you must be very busy. There were too many people that day, so it's understandable you don't remember. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Winter Shaw, the daughter of City Ring Corp's Shaw family and Xavier Harris' fiancée."She thought Charles would surely recognize Xavier's name.Charles squinted his eyes and said, "I remember the Shaw family, but who's Xavier?" He curled his lips. "Ms. Shaw, are you here to buy shoes?"Winter's expression looked even more strained when she heard Charles say he did not

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    Noelle never expected Charles to be bored enough to join her in arguing with Winter. She had not seen Charles earlier and assumed he had left.At that moment, saying she was not happy would have been a lie. She felt good being treated so kindly by Charles.Their banter was almost enough to infuriate Winter. She could not believe Charles had approached because of Noelle, not her.Why did Noelle deserve to be remembered by a man like Charles?Both she and Noelle met Charles for the first time that day. At the birthday banquet, Charles had not even noticed Noelle. Why did he take the initiative to greet Noelle now?The more Winter thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply became a bystander as Noelle and Charles interacted. Charles had completely forgotten about her and was chatting enthusiastically with Noelle.In Winter's mind, Noelle was just unworthy.Annie and Suzy felt the same. At first, they thought the man looked impressive. After all, no woman could ignore a ha

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    Winter felt a bit resentful. Why did Charles remember Noelle yet remain indifferent to her?Ever since she was little, there had never been anything Winter wanted that she could not get. She stepped forward and walked to Charles' side as she said, "Mr. Hoffman, do you like these high heels too? These shoes are—""Wrap these shoes up," Charles interrupted her while turning to the sales attendant.The sales attendant immediately understood. "Yes, sir," she said. She then added, "Sir, is the size right?"Charles squinted, his long eyes falling on Noelle. As if sensing something, Noelle looked up at Charles.She pressed her lips together, feeling slightly nervous. She feared that Charles might say something shocking.Charles smiled slightly."Size seven," he continued while looking at Noelle. "But, Ms. Noelle, could you do me a favor?"Noelle felt a bit relieved and smiled. Holding the pair of flats she had just taken off, she said, "Of course, as long as you don't mind.""Let Ms.

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    The sales attendant looked at Winter in disbelief when she heard this. "Miss, what you said isn't quite right. Mr. Hoffman saw these shoes first, and you haven't paid yet, so it's only fair I give them to Mr. Hoffman. "Besides, no matter who you are, everyone is a customer to me. Should I give you special treatment just because you're someone important?""You..." Winter was at a loss for words after being blocked by the assistant's response. As the eldest daughter of the Shaw family, she was used to people granting her wishes. Her fans treated her like a treasure, yet this small-time sales attendant dared to speak to her like this. "Get your store manager… No, get your general manager here! I can't believe I have to take this nonsense just to buy a pair of shoes!"Winter was truly furious, almost to the point of losing her temper. Annie and Suzy were about to say something when the sales attendant replied while smiling in anger, "Alright. I'll get our manager right away. Please w

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    "Yes."Charles' attention was drawn to Noelle's feet. He found them unusually attractive.Though not a foot fetishist, he genuinely liked Noelle's feet. He smiled slightly. "They do look very nice!"He had thought these shoes would suit Noelle earlier, but seeing them on her was even more astonishing. "Ms. Shaw, they look great on you!"Noelle blushed slightly. "Well, I'm glad you like them," she said, sitting down to remove the shoes.At that moment, the manager arrived after being called in by the sales attendant. He wondered who could be causing such trouble that it required his intervention. As soon as he entered and saw Charles, his eyes widened in surprise.Especially when he saw Charles crouching down to help a woman take off her shoes. It revealed a rare gentle side of him.The manager was quite frightened, never expecting Charles to be there personally. "Mr. Charles, what brings you here?"Mr. Charles Hoffman?Annie and Suzy exchanged looks. They had speculated about

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