Chapter 148

Chapter 148

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 get it,‘ Charles said, starting to turn the car around. Noelle quickly

grabbed his hand and bit her lip. “I was just saying. We don’t need to go back. Besides, they’re

probably gone by now.”

She held onto Charles‘ arm with both hands. When she realized what she was doing, she looked

down. and smiled awkwardly. Their posture felt almost… intimate?

The thought startled Noelle, and she quickly let go of his hand. What was even worse was that she

actually felt happy in her heart, thinking they looked like a couple–a couple having a playful

argument.

Charles did not notice the turmoil in Noelle’s mind. He drove into the garage and saw her sitting still

like a statue. He reached over and patted her head. “We’re home!”

Noelle swatted his hand away. “Stop patting my head from now on!”

That night, as Noelle bathed, she remembered the video Ronald had sent. She bit her lip, soaked in

the tub for a while, and then got dressed. She headed to Charles‘ study.

Charles had gone to his study right after they returned, and Ronald had briefed him on the

situation.

Robert was in police custody, but he refused to reveal the mastermind behind the plot, making

things extremely difficult.

Although Charles was ostensibly targeting Robert, he was actually looking for the real mastermind.

“What did Robert say?”

“He insists he doesn’t know who the person is!” Ronald said, feeling troubled. “Mr. Hoffman, what

should we do?”

“Go see Peter. He has his ways,” Charles replied with a smirk while rubbing his chin. His dark eyes

grew even deeper as he contemplated. “And the Shaw family.”

It’s confirmed. Our sources say the Shaw family is Indeed in trouble, which is why Julian is pushing

for Winter to marry Xavier quickly. They want to use Frotconn to help City Ring Corp, Ronald

explained.

He continued, “Also, the deal with Simon was indeed orchestrated by Julian and Jade, with

Winter’s

involvement. Xavier, however, seems to be unaware.”

“Unaware?” Charles scoffed. “I doubt it!”

He added, “Are you sure Simon gave that video to Julian?”