The Cherished Wife

“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 here late.”

“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 glanced 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 it coming.” 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?” Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

“Go ahead and tell me. I’m tougher than you think!” After what happened last night, Samuel felt like he could handle anything. After all, he had come close to dying before, so nothing much scared him

anymore.

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

“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’t come for the Hoffman family that day, did he? Did he come for you?”

Noelle nodded. “Yeah, he’s the one who saved me that day.” She explained what happened but made it sound like it was no big deal.

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.”