Charles released Noelle, who quickly stood up and adjusted her appearance. She then heard Charles say, "Come in!"
When Ronald entered and saw Noelle fidgeting with her clothes, he realized he must have interrupted something between his boss and Noelle. He awkwardly coughed twice. "Mr. Hoffman, this Winter is quite the character!"
Smirking, Charles gestured for Noelle to come over. "Want to go out for a walk?"
Noelle looked puzzled. "Where to?"
Charles chuckled, glanced at Ronald, and said, "Since she likes to make trouble, go along with her antics. How you do it is up to you."
Charles rarely liked dealing with trivial matters. This time around was solely because of the woman in front of him. After a pause, he added, "Give her a bit more of a shock."
"Charles!" Noelle bit her lip. "Are you really going to do this?"
Charles looked at Noelle seriously. "You don't want me to? If you don't want to, I won't do it," he said earnestly. It did not look like he was joking. "But you need to understand that your kindness won't necessarily be returned with kindness."
Noelle's lips twitched. She knew that Charles's words were merely facts. "Do what you think is best." She knew very well what kind of person Winter was. If Charles did not do this, Winter would have more time and energy to trouble her.
Not to mention, her family knew that her grandfather's shares were in her hands now.
"Alright!" Charles waved his hand, signaling Ronald to leave.
Ronald glanced at Charles and then at Noelle before leaving the room. As he exited, he thought to himself that the boss' wife was too kind-hearted. If it were up to him, he would have crushed Winter without hesitation.
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