Chapter 208


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    Noelle nced back and saw Winter holding her hand. “Noelle, can we please talk?”


    Noelle pulled her hand away, feeling a bit annoyed. “There’s nothing to talk about. I can’t stay with


    Grandpa tonight, so I’m heading home. I’ll visit Grandpa tomorrow!”


    Noelle tried to leave, but Jade wouldn’t have it. “Noelle, stop right there!”


    Noelle hesitated, then kept walking without looking back. Jade, who was in a huff, yanked Noelle’s


    hand so hard she nearly stumbled. Noelle braced herself against the wall and looked at her with a


    frown. “What do you want now?”


    “We’re going to clear this up today, or you’re not going anywhere!” Jade was fuming. Feeling


    ignored by Noelle, she remembered the upsetting things Samuel had said that evening again. Her


    anger red up. Spill it! Did you trick Grandpa into giving you City Ring Corp.’s shares?”


    Noelle squinted her eyes. “Trick?” She thought Jade was being ridiculous. “What are you trying to


    say, Mom?”


    ”


    “What do you think I’m trying to say? Grandpa’s old, yet you’re taking advantage of him? Don’t y


    dumb with me. You’re not close to us, so you sucked up to Grandpa for his shares, right?”


    “So, you really think I’ve only been pretending to care about Grandpa to get his shares?” Noelle was


    shocked to hear those words from Jade. “I thought you didn’t like me because I did something


    wrong. But now, it’s clear that it’s not me who’s in the wrong–it’s you. I care about Grandpa


    grandfather, not because of his shares.”


    Decause he’s my


    “Fine. If that’s how it is, give up the shares,” Jade challenged, not buying Noelle’s words. “Give them


    to your sister, then I’ll believe you. I’ll start treating you better, too!”


    Noelle let out a bitterugh. She felt so sad. She never imagined she would have to use such tactics


    to get even a little bit of motherly love.


    Biting her lip, Noelle struggled to stay calm. She looked up at Julian and Xavier, who had been quiet


    the whole time. They were looking at her with the same expression, and Noelle realized just how


    much she had failed.


    “You all seem to want the shares so badly, so just wait for Grandpa to wake up. He can give them to


    whoever he wan


    and I won’tin about his decision. But for now, I won’t give anything to you, be it shares or


    anything else!”


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    “You little brat!” Jade tried to hit Noelle but was pushed away hard.


    “Everyone has their limits. I’m sure even you know that, Mother. I have some patience, but it’s not


    endless. It’s been wearing thin over the years, and once it’s gone, it’ll be gone for good!”


    Noelle’s voice was as frigid as ice, just like Charles‘. She was surrounded by an icy aura, her eyes


    clear yet frosty.


    She squeezed her fists tight, then released them. “You people better behave!”


    Noelle walked away with firm steps, her demeanor so different from when she first arrived at the


    hospital. Her heart, which was once warm with affection for Julian and Jade, now felt frigid. She


    had nearly erased


    all her fondness for them. She was not sure she could t her since she was a little girl.


    She used to think she was numb and could not feel pai was just like everyone else–she wanted to


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    all her fondness for them. She was not sure she could take much more. They had always been like


    this to her since she was a little girl.


    She used to think she was numb and could not feel pain anymore. However, she eventually learned


    she was just like everyone else–she wanted to be happy and have the best things in life.


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