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Noelle felt Charles' gaze burning into her, and his eyes seemed to see right through everything. She looked at him shyly. "You don't want your reputation ruined by me, do you?"Charles shook his head helplessly. This woman was clearly worried about losing, so she came up with this excuse. Just moments ago, she had been excited to race, and now, she was backing out."Hmm?"Noelle blushed. "Alright, I admit it. I'm afraid I'll lose. Happy now?" She then urged him, "Hurry up!"Charles nodded and walked over to the group. "What are the rules?"One of the men in the group eyed Charles as if wanting to say something, but another interrupted him, "Our usual rules. We race to the mountaintop. Whoever gets there first wins. But hey, with your car... Do you want us to give you a head start?"The man with the red hair and a wild attitude added boldly, "Or… if you beat any one of us, you win.""Alright. It's a deal." Noelle quickly interjected. "You said it first. If we beat any one of your
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Charles kept his lips tight and stared straight ahead. His focused and serious expression left Noelle no time to think about anything else.She gripped the handle with both hands as Charles accelerated again, overtaking another car at the next bend.Noelle felt the wind rushing past her ears. It was an indescribable sensation. Her heart pounded in her throat, and she felt like she might scream at any moment.As Charles overtook another car, Noelle heard someone outside curse in awe, "Holy crap! This guy's a legend!"Noelle bit her pale lip, glancing at Charles under the dim interior light. The man outside was right—Charles really was something else.Seeing his calm demeanor, Noelle bit her lip and asked, "Were you a race car driver?"Charles raised an eyebrow, his lips curving into a smile. "Scared now?"Noelle shook her head. Seeing that Charles could still talk to her, she could not help but worry. "I'd better not distract you. Just focus on driving!" Then, she added, "Actuall
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Noelle stared at Charles and then turned to look behind them.The other cars were already far behind Charles'. "How did you do that?"Before she could finish her sentence, Charles' eyes grew sharp. "Hold on tight." As he spoke, he floored the accelerator, speeding through the rough terrain."Fuck!" The red-haired man, who had been in first place, saw Charles accelerating on the most dangerous part of the road. "Is he crazy?"Usually, they would slow down on this stretch, but Charles had sped up instead.Noelle gripped the handle tightly, her entire body grew tense. Her heart was seemingly pounding in her throat. However, she had no choice but to trust Charles completely.To Noelle's surprise, the car came to a sudden stop. She turned to Charles in bewilderment. "What happened?"Charles smiled lightly, shutting off the engine and rolling up the windows. He pulled Noelle into his arms. "Were you scared?"Noelle swallowed hard, feeling as if she had been reborn. She wrapped her ar
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Charles curled his lips upon seeing the unusual expression on Noelle's face. He gently patted her head. “That's good!”He cared about winning, but not in this context.Charles drove to the finish line with a sense of joy, and as expected, they lost the race. However, the red-haired man could not help but admire Charles when his car arrived. "Man, where do you race? You're pretty good."The red-haired man tossed Charles a cigarette, which he caught. However, he just played with it without answering. The man raised an eyebrow, impressed by Charles' demeanor. "Interested in joining our team?"Charles smiled. "I lost!""No, we lost!" The red-haired man, who could take a loss gracefully, understood Charles' skill. He was amazed. Having been in the racing world for so long, he had not expected to find someone who could drive like that.They were professional racers, calculating every detail and knowing their limits. However, seeing Charles' performance with just a luxury sedan was a fi
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The group howled in excitement, but Sully just smirked. It was the first time he had seen Jim so serious.After Charles led Noelle to the car, they drove away. Noelle's mind was still replaying the scene of their kiss. She could not believe she had kissed him, and when she came to her senses, Charles had taken it seriously and refused to let her go.Noelle cautiously glanced at Charles, thinking she was being discreet. As she watched his profile, she swallowed nervously and licked her dry lips.Charles' narrow eyes met hers, as if he were a predator locking onto its prey. Noelle's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away with her heart racing. She stammered, "Y-You could have won, and they even admitted it! Why didn't you take the prize?"Charles raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Do you really want the prize?"Noelle initially wanted to say no, but instead, she nodded. "Yes. Your skills were clearly better. Why didn't you take the prize?""If you like it, we can go back and
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"I'm not sure," Ronald admitted. "The video did come from an IP address associated with the York family, but whether Simon was responsible is unclear. Our team intercepted it, but Julian also received a copy."Mr. Hoffman, what do you think Simon and Julian are up to?" Ronald was puzzled. "Simon has everything he could want. Why target your wife? And Julian, he’s her father, yet..." Ronald caught himself almost misspeaking and quickly corrected, "Yet he behaves like this."Charles replied coldly, "Profit, of course. What else do businessmen care about? Noelle doesn’t have shares in City Ring Corp. Logically, marrying her to Xavier would be the best choice as it wouldn’t remove any shares from City Ring Corp. But he didn’t do that!"Charles was also puzzled regarding this matter. If Julian intended to give Noelle to Simon, he must have expected to gain something from Simon."Find out what happened between Noelle and the Shaw family!" Charles sensed something was off. Although Noelle
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"You came here in the middle of the night just for this?"After a long silence, Charles finally asked, "Are you afraid?"Noelle felt a bit lost and nodded. "I am a little scared. Will you help me?"Charles curled his lips into a smile. Seeing Noelle's anxious expression, he realized she was genuinely frightened. Reputation was indeed very important for a woman. "You don’t need to worry about this for now. I’ll take care of it."Since they were already married, he would not let this matter go unchecked.Seeing Noelle visibly relax, he smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's late. Go rest."Noelle bit her lip. Her previously agitated mind was now calm thanks to Charles.She trusted that he would help her. She could not quite pinpoint as to why she believed this, but she just felt that Charles was reliable.Seeing Noelle still standing there, Charles raised an eyebrow. "My darling wife, are you waiting to invite me to bed?""Huh?" Noelle quickly looked up and shook her head. "No. I..
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"Robert!"Lareal raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You haven't fixed it yet?""Well, I've been tied up with other stuff, or I wouldn't have asked for your help!" Ronald said with a shrug. Lareal booted up the computer and looked at Ronald curiously. "What's up?"Ronald explained, "It's about the boss's wife. It's a real headache, and I might need your help later on!""The boss' wife? When did Mr. Hoffman get married? Why didn't I hear about it?" Lareal's eyes sparkled with excitement....Meanwhile, Winter stormed into her house, her rage causing a path of destruction and leaving the Shaw family's maids too frightened to show their faces. Only Lucy, the maid who always stuck by Winter's side, was left to tidy up the chaos.Winter was fuming from the snub she received at the mall. She was the Shaw family's pride and joy, not to mention a famous star. Should people in town not be lining up to give her the time of day?However, Charles had ignored her completely, and worse, he rec
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"Mommy!" Seth saw Kelly and ran to her, hugging her legs. "Mommy, you were gone so long! Daddy and I were waiting for you!"Kelly was surprised and glanced at Yves. Their eyes met, and she felt a little embarrassed.Yves looked away, nodding at Charles.Charles had been about to go downstairs when he suddenly felt something strange. He turned and hurried back up."Come out!"He did not see anyone, buthe had felt a presence he had not noticed before.Charles had always been on his toes, so when he felt something was off, he quickly made his way to the second-floor hallway. To his surprise, it was deserted.Squinting his eyes, Charles pulled a military knife from his side and tiptoed toward the bedroom. As soon as he nudged the door open, a shadow darted at him, and they tumbled into a scuffle.Whoever this person had been, they had slipped past the Phoenix Tree Residence's tight security without a sound—a clear sign they were no amateur. Charles did not know who he was up agains
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Charles quirked an eyebrow. "What do you want to talk about?""We can't afford to keep Janet around, she's trouble. You might ignore her because of the Bakers, but she won't stop stirring up problems. Now that Noelle's pregnant, we can't risk it!" Kelly's eyes were locked on Charles, searching for a hint in his expression.However, Charles simply observed her, his hand on his chin, his eyes filled with curiosity.Sensing his intense gaze, Kelly grew uneasy. She always felt this way in Charles' presence, as if she harbored a secret."Well, if there's nothing else, I'll head out."Charles lifted an eyebrow. "What's going on with you and Yves?"At his question, Kelly tensed up. "I...""I'm thinking of inviting him to join the Collosus Group, so I'm counting on you to help with this!" Charles finished. Kelly turned around, surprised, and looked at him in disbelief. "I don't get what you mean!" Even though they had cleared up the current issue, Kelly did not think Charles would welco
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"Not getting it? Then think harder!" Charles ended the call, a cigarette hanging unlit from his fingers. He had not smoked in ages, especially since he began dating Noelle. However, today, the old craving hit him, and he found himself reaching for a smoke.A knock on the door pulled Charles from his thoughts. He looked up, surprised to see Kelly. Squinting, he asked, "What brings you here?"Kelly gave a small nod, "Got a minute to chat?"Charles nodded and gestured for her to take a seat. Kelly stepped inside. "I came with Yves. He's downstairs playing with Seth and Bran!" Kelly said, playing with her hair nervously. When Charles nodded, she took a deep breath. "I didn't really have anything important to talk about today. I just heard from Yves that something happened. Was it about Noelle?"Since Kelly was Noelle's sister, it made sense for her to be worried.Charles nodded again. "Sort of.""Do you know who did it?""You know them too!" Charles said, tossing his cigarette awa
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When Sean saw his reflection, he jumped in surprise. Linda clapped her hands gleefully. "Perfect! Now no one can tell it's you.""Heh!" Sean let out a sarcastic laugh. He wanted to look a little ugly so no one would recognize him, but that was too much!Linda did not worry about what Sean thought. She had dressed herself up too, looking rough and tough, almost as much as Sean. That made Sean feel a bit better."So, when do we head out?""Tonight," Sean said. "We'll go when the Baker family is asleep. People aren't as alert at night!" He sat down, opened his computer, and started a video call with Charles. Charles almost turned off his screen when he saw Sean's face. He managed to stop himself, but he did not look at the screen again. Instead, he turned away. "Tell me, what's happening over there?""Grant looked like he wanted in on the action. We'd barely set foot in Capiton before Grant came calling," Charles said with an icy chuckle. "He wouldn't pass up a chance like this. Wi
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After Grant had gone, Linda scooted closer to Sean and blinked, "Who's that Grant guy?"Linda did not really know Grant, but she could tell from how he acted just then that he seemed to care about Noelle and Kelly.Sean glanced up, "You never stop talking, do you?"Linda made a face at Sean, showing she did not care what he thought, and went back to enjoying her dessert.In the meantime, Sean took a phone call and received an email. It contained Janet's health records from the past six months, her recent activities, and the individuals she had been in contact with.Sean quickly skimmed through it, paying extra attention to the stuff about Janet from the last two months and how she had been acting.Janet seemed pretty normal, and she had left the mental hospital not too long ago. Then she stayed with the Baker family. So, if they were going to do something, they would have to go to the Baker family's place or wait until Janet left.However, Janet always had bodyguards, making it
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Sean massaged his forehead. He did not know Linda well, but she was his guest, and in front of Grant, she seemed a bit out of her element.Grant, however, smiled at Linda. "Ms. Holt, feeling hungry?""I'm fine!" Linda licked her lips, wiping away the last bits of sweetness, then turned to Grant with a grin. "I just really love desserts!"Grant heard her and ordered a few more things, "Don't most girls eat less to keep their shape?""Well, I'm still a kid. I'll think about dieting when I get older!" Linda replied, her eyes twinkling as she glanced at Grant, " Mr. Anderson, do you have a girlfriend?"Grant gave a soft laugh, "Hmm?""Mr. Anderson, we should get down to business!" Sean interjected, not wanting Linda to continue. He pushed his untouched plate toward her. "You go ahead and eat. I need to discuss something important with Mr. Anderson."Grant averted his gaze, his expression composed as he turned to Sean. "I've been swamped with work in Capiton, so I haven't had the cha
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Just as he had predicted, Julian had teamed up with Milo, which explained why Winter arrived so quickly. Charles had anticipated that, so he was not too surprised."Make sure someone keeps an eye on Winter. I'm curious to see what they're up to!""Really? I thought you'd confront her directly!" Peter chuckled softly. "That's not like you!"With Noelle involved this time, Peter had assumed Charles would be furious and have Winter captured right away."Didn't you say the Baker family is involved too? Well, then let's give them a surprise!" After ending the call, Charles's expression turned fierce and intense.Sean and Linda were quick to act. They quickly devised a plan and made their way to Capiton, using academic research as a guise to avoid raising any doubts about Sean.However, Grant showed up when they got to Capiton.Sean and Grant had crossed paths before but were not exactly friends. When Grant showed up at his door, Sean could not quite figure out his intentions. Meanw
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Linda recalled the stuff she had sent to Noelle and thought, if Noelle did not care, why should she?It turned out the folks from the covert Lifebringer clan were far more ruthless than Sean had ever imagined."Hey, you there?"Sean lifted an eyebrow. "Are you sure you want to come with me?"Linda nodded.With a grin, Sean revealed a secret door in the lab. Linda's eyes widened as she trailed after him. "Wow, I've been here many times, but I never knew there was a whole other world in your lab!" It exceeded her wildest expectations.The lab she knew was just a simple study, but this new room was packed with shiny tools and gadgets, everything she could dream of. "This place is even better equipped than my family's. Hey Sean, I've made up my mind. I'm going to work here!"For a doctor, that equipment was priceless. Linda was a genius, just like Saxon, completely devoted to her research. So, once she laid eyes on all that gear, she could not pull herself away. However, she did not
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Sean's expression grew serious. "But you said before that it wouldn't have any effect on them. I assumed you had a solution!"How could that kind of virus not affect the babies in Noelle's womb? Sean had always harbored some doubts, but considering Linda came from a prestigious medical family and was also the sister of the legendary Mystic Lifebringer, he had trusted her judgment.Linda smacked her lips. "Honestly, there's no way to completely eliminate it unless we find my brother!"She was well aware of the limits of her medical skills. "But don't worry. I've been adding special medicinal ingredients to the herbal soups Noelle drinks every day. They're designed to flush out toxins while strengthening both her body and the babies."She glanced at Sean. "So, you don't need to worry for now.""When exactly is your brother coming?" That was Sean's real concern."How would I know?"Sean was about to press further when his phone rang. It was Charles. "What is it?""Winter's out. Lo
