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    “Just keep them!” Charles looked at Noelle. “You shouldn’t feel bad about it!”


    “You’re not even a little surprised? Twenty percent is a lot. That’s more than what Winter got!”


    Noelle had her own thoughts about it. She had argued with her parents and Winter before, but she


    never really wanted to cut tiespletely with them. She just did not want to fight with Winter


    anymore. However, Samuel had suddenly given her a big chunk of thepany, and that meant


    things were going to get


    shaky.


    Noelle was not one to fuss over shares. Actually, the way the Shaw family had treated her made her


    stop caring about such superficial things.


    “You do realize that with these shares, the Shaw family could be in for some big changes, right?”


    Charles chuckled and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. “It’s not as bad as you think. Sir


    Shaw must have his reasons for doing this. It’s just you and Winter, his two granddaughters, and


    Joshua’s overseas, If thepany went to someone else, all of your grandpa’s hard work would be


    wasted. He’s just being careful by giving you the shares now.”


    “How do you know all this?”


    Noelle looked up, shocked, staring at Charles. This was her family’s private business. Outsiders


    were not supposed to know the details, but Charles seemed clued in. “How do you know about


    Joshua and what my grandpa is thinking?”


    Charles just smiled a little and said, “It’s not that tough to figure out! Anyway, are you hungry?”


    That’s when Noelle remembered she had not eaten anything since she left work. She nodded.


    “Have you eaten yet?”


    Charles gave a softugh. “I haven’t eaten yet either. Where do you want to go?”


    “Hmm.” Noelle paused to think. “How about we eat out today?”


    “Sure. It’s gettingte anyway. We could go back and eat, but it might be a rush with all the grocery


    shopping and cooking,” Charles said, not really minding either way.


    “Let’s eat out, then. Is spicy barbecue okay?” Noelle asked a bit nervously. She was not quite sure


    what kinds of food Charles liked, and she was a big fan of spicy dishes.


    “Sounds good to me!” Charles agreed with a smile. “Where do you have in mind? Just tell me where


    it is!”


    Noelle mentioned a restaurant she used to go to a lot. Charles did not know the way, so Noelle


    scooted closer to type it into the navigation. “It’s not too far, actually. It’s near Vista University. Do


    you know the shopping mall behind the university?”


    Charles raised an eyebrow and nodded. “Looks like you had a lot of fun when you were a student!”


    He was familiar with the mall since it was owned by the Hoffman family.


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    Noelle scratched her head, feeling a little shy. “Yeah, my friends and I would hang out here


    sometimes. It’s close to the university, so we came here a lot. The prices were good too. But I


    haven’t been here much since graduating.”


    She sounded cheerful as she talked about it, but then she looked a little sad. “It’s just Rowena and


    Teresa, my two best friends. Maybe I can introduce you to them sometime?”


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    “That’d be great!” Charles said with a nod. It was not often that Noelle was so easy to get along


    with. Whenever you’re ready!” He was waiting for the day she would really let him into her heart.


    Noelle sighed quietly to herself. She did not think Charles was like what everyone else described.


    ”


    Charles drove smoothly, and in about half an hour, they pulled up to the shopping center near Vista


    University. The shop Noelle had talked about had been around for a long time, ever since the mall


    first opened its doors.