The Cherished Wife (Noelle and Charles)
Chapter 702

"They've crossed the line now. This mess is between the Bakers and the Hoffmans. What's it got to do with us?" Jade was fuming after piecing everything together. She could not believe how low the Bakers would stoop.

Janet might not be a Baker by blood, but she was Milo's daughter and Charles's cousin, at least on paper. A cousin crushing on her cousin and pushing him into marriage was ridiculous. Now, they were dragging Winter into this mess!

"No way. I can't let this slide. I won't let the Bakers get away with this. So what if they're from some fancy Capiton lineage? Anyone who messes with my Winter is going down."

"Easy there. Don't rush into anything. We're not at the point of no return yet. It's probably best not to tick off the Bakers. Even Charles hasn't made a move on them, which means he's still playing nice for the sake of their reputation. If you go after them now, you're asking for a feud.

"What's the plan? Are we just going to let Winter keep getting slammed online? Those trolls will say anything, and don't get me started on Janet. How can we be sure she won't come after Winter later?"

Jade was fuming. The Shaws might not be on the same level as the Bakers or the Hoffmans, but they were still a big deal in high society. With her daughter newly married, how was she supposed to deal with the in-laws then? "You're right, but we've got to think about Winter's future. We can't just fly off the handle. Remember, Sir Shaw and Charles are close," Julian said, mulling it over. They could not just go toe-to-toe with the Bakers without evidence.

"Yeah, you've got a point. Let's

discuss it with Sir Shaw and figure out where Charles stands. Maybe he'll cut Winter some slack for Si Shaw's sake!" Jade agreed, her mind racing. "And if that doesn't cut it, we might have to reveal something."

"Reveal what?"

"Time to spill the beans on Janet's crazy past," Jade said with a smirk. "I bet you didn't know this, but Milo and his ad flame were about to get married when she lost it at the Bakers'. She started biting his folks and hitting his grandma. She went Wild!"

Jade leaned in, her voice dropping to a whisper, "Word on the street is that the Bakers couldn't stand her after that. She played nice later, but they weren't about to gamble on letting their son marry into madness. It's in her genes. Who's to say her kids won't be just as loopy?"

She slid a folder from her desk drawer and tossed it to Julian. He caught it, eyeing the worn yellow envelope with a skeptical squint. "So, you're saying Janet's got the same screw loose as her mom?"

"Absolutely." Jade nodded, her eyes narrowing. "Her obsession with Charles is super creepy." She recalled Winter gossiping about Janet's antics at the company party, painting her as a total nutcase. "Hide this for now. If we can't smooth things over, we'll let the cat out of the bag," Julian said, pausing for a beat. "I'll handle Sir Shaw."

"Sounds like a plan." Jade could not help but think about her own standing with Samuel. Despite being part of the Shaw family for years, she knew he still didn't like her.