The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 6

Chapter 6

He must have completely lost it! This guy must be out of his mind!

“Charles…” Noelle was on the verge of exploding. “Are you even listening? I don’t want to marry you. I don’t know you, and I definitely don’t love you.”

“Who loves you, then? Xavier? He’s your sister’s husband now,” Charles said, slicing through the truth with a cruel edge. “You’re not still pining for Xavier, are you?” He teased her chin with a taunting finger. “Hmm?”

Noelle swatted Charles’s hand away. “What is it to you? Why are you so set on marrying me? Can’t you find someone else?”

“You’re the first woman who doesn’t make my skin crawl.”

“What?” Noelle was taken aback.

Charles’s lips tightened, and he let go of Noelle. She quickly stepped back, putting a safe distance between them.

Charles watched her with a light chuckle. “It’s quite simple. You ran into my arms last night, and I didn’t mind it one bit.”

He squinted thoughtfully. “How about we strike a deal?”

silent, and Charles settled himself on the couch. “I’m in need of a wife,

fit the bill.”

he think he was? “Mr. Hoffman, maybe you’re

needs a doctor.”

rush to give me an answer. Take your time,” Charles said, dialing a number on his phone. Shortly after,

Noelle. She hesitated for only a second before taking the bag

down to the exact size of the underwear, as if

reflection, Noelle saw a scowl flicker across her face before she slumped

imagined that her boyfriend would end up with her sister during her year away. She was the real victim here, but

of the faucet, Noelle splashed water on her face, clenching her teeth

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the tears.

Her eyes, red and puffy, gave her away, however. Charles caught a glimpse of her state and quickly averted his gaze. “Ms. Shaw, you can reach out to me whenever

warily as she took

when it’s offered,” Charles said as he pressed the card into

she thought, skeptical of his so–called

on the card, and she

hair from her forehead and walked away,