The Cherished Wife (Noelle and Charles) novel Chapter 701

"Is that true?" Julian had been in the dark, so he was pretty shocked to hear about it. "How did you find out?"

Jade let out a sigh. "It's all because of the recent drama." She knew something was up, so after overhearing Winter and Suzy that day, she did a little digging on Janet. Boy, did she get the surprise of her life! "Janet's had a crush on Charles since they were kids, but Charles has never given her a second glance."

"Go on!" Julian leaned in, hooked. "I want to hear if it all ties together."

"Okay, here goes!" Jade gathered her thoughts and laid out the whole saga for Julian. "And then there's Clarisse, who’s a real piece of work. I get why her brother likes Janet. She's his first love's daughter, but Clarisse is way too nice to Janet for no good reason. She even plotted against her own son for Janet’s sake! Years ago, when Charles visited Capiton, Clarisse slipped him a drug and then... she actually put Janet in Charles's bed. Can you believe it?"

Julian's eyebrow shot up. "Did she pull it off?"

"How could you even think that?" Jade scoffed, her voice dripping with disbelief. "Charles didn't waste a second before he kicked Janet out and left himself. But the Bakers wouldn't let it go. They kept hounding Charles, claiming he forced himself on Janet that day and demanding he own up to it. Even Clarisse took Janet's side. Charles made it crystal clear he'd never marry Janet, and he banned Clarisse from setting foot in Brookville again."