Chapter 69

Charles shot Sean a quick look, a hint of a smirk on his face. "Come on, you know I don't kid about stuff like this."

"You've lost your mind!" Sean couldn't wrap his head around the fact that Charles had actually tied the knot with Noelle. He peeked into the kitchen, still in disbelief. "You know she's... she's not the one!"

A glint of steel flashed in Charles's eyes as he smiled, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Sean, obviously not a fan of his words.

Sean knew Charles had a serious hang-up about that woman, but he pressed on. "Look, Noelle's got nothing to do with this, and if she ever finds out..."

"I know exactly what I'm doing," Charles cut in, his voice icy. "Stay out of it. All you need to know is that Noelle is now mine."

"Would the Hoffman family even take her in?" Sean was not buying it. "It’s easy for you to say, but you and I both knew how messy your family politics were."

Charles arched an eyebrow, a cool edge to his look. At Sean's words, the corners of his mouth