The Cherished Wife novel Chapter 683

"I'm not sure either, but her attitude toward me was strange. She doesn't even know who I am, so why be so hostile?" Noelle could not figure it out.

"Did you forget? We danced the opening dance together," Charles reminded her. "You probably don't know Janet's personality well. She targets any woman who gets close to me. You and Winter are perfect examples."

With that, Noelle began to understand. All she did was dance with Charles, and there were hardly any other interactions between them at the year-end party.

Winter, too, only tried to cozy up to Charles. However, he did give her the endorsement in the end.

Wait, the endorsement?

Noelle's eyes widened. "So, you had this planned all along? You intentionally gave the endorsement to Winter so that Janet would go after her? And with today's news, Janet will definitely target Winter!"

Noelle finally pieced it together. "I thought you came up with this plan on the spot, but you had it in mind from the beginning?"

Charles nodded. "See, I knew my Nelly was very smart."

"So, the fact that I drew that number was also part of your arrangement. I had suspected that earlier. But when Janet looked so shocked, it seemed like she was convinced you should've picked her number. Did she swap the box?"

Seeing Charles nod, Noelle fully understood. Janet's hatred made sense now—it was because of this incident.

Charles raised his hands in surrender. "Alright."

"Anything you want," he agreed with a grin. "But before that, I need to ask something from you."

Without any warning, he pulled her into his arms. He shifted their position so that he was now pinning her underneath him.

Noelle gasped. "Charles Hoffman, get off me! What are you doing? I don't owe you anything, so what do you want from me?"