The Cherished Wife

Noelle shivered, unaccustomed to hearing such a tone from Charles. "And you promised we'd keep our relationship a secret for now." Charles sighed. There was a note of resignation in his voice as he said, "I know. It's like I've become someone who can't be seen."

"Don't be like that, okay? I promise I'll introduce you to my friends next time!" Noelle could not help but laugh and shake her head, thinking Charles was being as sulky as a kid.

"I'll go over with Rowena tonight. She's a reporter, so she can help me out!"

Charles grinned. "That's true! Just be safe, alright?" He could not argue if she wanted to handle things on her own. "I'll be waiting for you at home!" "Alright!"

After hanging up, Noelle felt a surprising sense of relief.

Charles, on the other hand, gazed at his phone for a long time after the call ended. He then pressed the intercom and asked Ronald to come in. Seeing Charles' serious expression, which was rare, Ronald thought about Noelle's earlier call. "Mr. Hoffman, did you need me?"

Charles said, his brow furrowing together with concern, "Nelly's meeting with the Shaw family at the Golden Oasis Hotel today. Make sure your team keeps a close eye on her. If anything goes wrong, it's on you."

Ronald understood the seriousness and nodded. "Understood."This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

By 6:30 pm, Rowena and Noelle were already near the Golden Oasis Hotel. Rowena was fully prepared, with all her gear stashed in her bag. Rowena, holding Noelle's hand, stood across the street from the hotel. She then pulled out two small gadgets from her bag and handed them to Noelle.

Noelle gave Rowena a puzzled look. "What are they?"

Rowena bit her lip. "It's a voice recorder and a tiny camera. I'm a reporter, you know. I need gadgets like these for my work!" She gave a little laugh. However, Noelle frowned. "Why are you giving them to me?"

"Come on, you need to take them. You know what your mom is like She threatened you with that video, didn't she? You've got to be ready just in case something like before happens again."

Noelle was too nice to think about such things, but Rowena had met all kinds of people in her reporting career. She knew all about people's tricks.

"I'll be right next door. If anything

happens, call me. Let me show you how to use this recorder," Rowena said seriously as she explained the instructions to Noelle.

"Later, when you go in, find a moment when they're not looking to stick the recorder under the table. Got it? Make sure it's on. We need to record everything they say

"You can't be too careful. They may be your parents, but you know what happened the last time."

Noelle managed a weak smile, knowing Rowena was right. "Got it."

"I'll put the tiny camera in your bag now. Later, just casually put your bag down, but make sure the camera is pointing at your parents and Simon, okay?"