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 reying 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 nced 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?


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    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 yful


    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 contemted. “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


    exined.


    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?”