Chapter 272
The Cherished Wife
Chapter 272
âMarried? Thatâs impossible!â Xavier shot to his feet. âThatâs impossible⦠Noelle may hate me, but
she would never get married to another man just to get back at me. Sheâs still in love with me.
Sheâ¦â
âThatâs enough. I donât have time for your convoluted dating history. Ms. Shaw has already claimed
to have nothing to do with you, and you should stop harassing her late at night. I think you should
just call either of your parents or your fiancee and have them drop by. Itâs getting late.â
Xavier dropped back onto the bench, a dazed look on his face. Several minutes passed before he
dialed Emiliaâs number, his movements robotic.
By the time Emilia and Joseph rushed over, Xavier was still sitting on the bench inside the station,
seemingly in some sort of trance. Emilia flew into a panic when she saw Xavier sitting dazedly on
the bench. âXavier! Xavier, are you alright?! Donât scare me!â
âMom!â Xavier looked up woodenly at Emilia. âMom, sheâs abandoned me. Mom, she really doesnât
want me anymoreâ¦â
âB*stard!â Joseph cried out as he slapped Xavier across the face. âYou worthless piece of trash! Is it
worth being this sad over a woman? You even ended up in the police station because of her! Youâre
really something else!â
Joseph slapped Xavier again, and Emilia cried out as she stood in front of him. âThatâs enough. Heâs
all grown up now. Why are you slapping him?â
âHeâll never learn his lesson unless I slap it into him,â Joseph said as he gritted his teeth together.
âIâd like to see how he deals with this mess if the Shaw family gets involved as well!â
âHaha!â Xavier sneered. âWhat is there for me to deal with? Worst case scenario, Iâll call of the
engagement to Winter. After all, I never plannedâ¦â
âB*stard!â Joseph went to slap Xavier again, but the police officers stopped him. âIf you want to
educate your son, please do it at home. This isnât the place for you to be causing a scene. Youâve
got gall, beating people up in front of the police!â
âOfficer, I⦠My husband just got ahead of himself,â Emilia said as she hurriedly reached out to grab
Josephâs arm. âWhat do you think we should do?â
âLetâs just forget it. Itâs nothing major, anyway. But do keep an eye on your son. The fact heâs
causing trouble at someone elseâs home is rather outrageous.â
âYes, sir,â Emilia hurriedly said. âWell give him a good talkingâto!â
Once the family of three got into their car, Joseph slapped Xavier so hard across the face that his
features nearly shifted from the force. âYouâve got some gall, even daring to go to their house now!
Iâm warning you! You and Winterâs engagement is final, and Iâll disown you if you dare call it off!â
âDad, youâ¦â Xavier began angrily, as he curled his hands into fists. âWhy do you keep forcing me to
do things? Why do you keep forcing this on me?â
Xavierâs blood pressure shot up whenever he recalled Noelle saying that she had a new man and
that she had even told the police officer that the man was her husband. âNoelleâs the one I want as
my wife.â
âBe a man! Are you really going to risk everything for the sake of feelings?!â Joseph was a rational
man. If asked to choose between love, money, and power, he would choose the last two without
hesitation. âDo you think youâll still have to worry about not having a woman youâre interested in
once you take over the Shaw family and City Ring Corp.?â