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    Noelle never expected Charles to be bored enough to join her in arguing with Winter. She had not


    seen Charles earlier and assumed he had left.


    At that moment, saying she was not happy would have been a lie. She felt good being treated so


    kindly by Charles.


    Their banter was almost enough to infuriate Winter. She could not believe Charles had approached


    because of Noelle, not her.


    Why


    did Noelle deserve to be remembered by a man like Charles?


    Both she and Noelle met Charles for the first time that day. At the birthday banquet, Charles had not


    even noticed Noelle. Why did he take the initiative to greet Noelle now?


    The more Winter thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply became a bystander as


    Noelle and Charles interacted. Charles hadpletely forgotten about her and was chatting


    enthusiastically with Noelle.


    In Winter’s mind, Noelle was


    just unworthy.


    Annie and Suzy felt the same. At first, they thought the man looked impressive. After all, no woman


    could ignore a handsome man. Seeing Charles in his high–end attire, they assumed he was a


    wealthy heir.


    When Winter mentioned his surname was Hoffman, they knew exactly who he was since there were


    not many wealthy people with that surname in Brookville.


    However, this man ignored them, focusing instead on Noelle. It was infuriating.


    “Mr. Hoffman,” Annie interrupted the conversation between Noelle and Charles, unwilling to be


    overlooked. “Hello, I’m Annie Adams, Cody Adams‘ sister.”


    Charles furrowed his brows, raising an eyebrow at Annie.


    Annie felt a burst of joy as Charles finally noticed her. She looked at him expectantly, but he merely


    nodded slightly before shifting his gaze away.


    Annie’s frustration grew as Charles‘ brief acknowledgment left her feeling ignored again. “Mr.


    Hoffman-”


    “Miss, here are your size seven ts. Pleasee try them on!” The sales attendant returned with


    the shoes and looked at Noelle.


    Noelle smiled while ncing at Charles. “Mr. Hoffman, I’ll go try them on,


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    “Sure.” Charles nodded. As Noelle went to try on the shoes, he slowly turned his attention to Winter


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    Annie’s mood brightened again with Charles‘ focus on them. Winter and Suzy were equally hopeful.


    They were women, after all. They could not help but feel excited as Charles walked toward them.


    Winter even thought that if she were not already with Xavier, she would definitely pursue.


    Charles.


    Charles curled his lips, his gaze briefly lingering on the three women before moving on. He walked


    past them and headed to the disy cab, staring at a pair of high heels.


    The three women’s expressions darkened once again. Being ignored by Charles multiple times was


    unbearable, especially in such a high–end store with many eyes watching.


    Winter was a celebrity used to being the center of attention. She found it particrly hard to ept


    that only Charles consistently overlooked her.


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