Chapter 220


    “Grandpa!” Noelle set her things aside and rushed over. Seeing how frail Samuel looked, tears


    welled up in her eyes. “I’m sorry. I got herete.”


    “Don’t be silly, my dear,” Samuel said, taking Noelle’s hand in his. Noelle squeezed his hand.


    “Grandpa, are you feeling any better?”


    “I’m doing quite well,” Samuel replied, though it seemed hard for him to speak. He nced outside.


    Noelle nodded. “Everyone’s waiting outside. Grandpa, they found out you gave me the shares!”


    Noelle said. “Did Mom argue with you about it?”


    “I saw iting.” Samuel shook his head. “I’ve been expecting it, but I’m not as strong as I used to


    be,” he sighed. “Noelle, I gave you the shares, so I won’t take them back. I know they’ll give you a


    hard time, but I can’t do much about it. I’m getting old, and one day I’ll be gone. If I don’t give them


    to you, they might end up with strangers, and then our City Ring Corp. won’t belong to the Shaw


    family anymore. You understand, right?”


    Noelle stopped talking, her fingers freezing for a moment.


    Samuel narrowed his eyes. “What’s wrong? Don’t you want this too?”


    Noelle bit her lip, looking uneasy. “It’s not that I don’t want it, Grandpa, I just… Please don’t get


    mad, okay?”


    “Go ahead and tell me. I’m tougher than you think!” After what happenedst night, Samuel felt like


    he could handle anything. After all, he hade close to dying before, so nothing much scared him


    anymore.


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    Noelle took a deep breath. “Grandpa, I sold my shares in thepany.”


    “What?” Samuel was surprised. “Noelle, why? I know you have a good reason. What’s going on?”


    Samuel was sure Noelle would not do something like that without a reason.


    She nodded, knowing she could not keep secrets from him. With a smile, she said, “Grandpa, I got


    married.”


    “You did what?” Samuel was shocked again. “Noelle, you didn’t do this just because of Xavier, did


    you?”


    “No, Grandpa. He’s really good to me, and you know him too.” When Noelle talked about Charles,


    her smile was real and warm.


    Samuel had been around long enough to know a true, smile when he saw one. It looked like Noelle


    had really found someone special. However, he was surprised he knew the guy. “Who is it?”


    “It’s Charles, Grandpa. Remember him? He’s the one who gave you that beautiful jade chess set for


    your birthday!”


    “Oh, it’s him!” Samuel suddenly remembered Charles. That day, he stood out the most among all


    the guests. He was like a shining star. Samuel spoke up again, “He didn’te for the Hoffman


    family that day, did he? Did hee for you?”


    Noelle nodded. “Yeah, he’s the one who saved me that day.” She exined what happened but


    made it sound like it was no big deal.


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    Samuel had a feeling something had happened that night, but Noelle did not want to talk about it, so


    he never asked. Knowing that Charles had saved her from certain harm made Samuel feel better.


    “So, what happened next? You two got married, and your shares…?”


    “You guessed it, Grandpa. I gave my shares to Charles. Are you upset?” Noelle was really worried


    Samuel might be mad, so she was extra careful. Samuel shook his head. “Silly girl, why would I be


    mad? You’re married now, so it’s up to you what you do with them. I just want to make sure you’ve


    thought it all through.”


    Noelle nodded more surely than ever. “With Charles’s status, if he gets involved with City Ring


    Corp., it won’t end up in Xavier’s hands. And Grandpa, I didn’t just give the shares away for


    nothing.” Noelle grinned. “He’s given me his Royal Star Entertainment stocks in return.”