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?”

and Charles settled himself on the couch. “I’m in need of

fit the bill.”

he was? “Mr. Hoffman, maybe you’re

needs a doctor.”

on his phone. Shortly after,

Noelle.

surprisingly perfect fit down to the exact size of

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

up with her sister during her year away. She was the real victim here, but somehow,

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

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the tears.

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 you’re ready,”

him warily as she

offered,” Charles said as he pressed

thought, skeptical of

eyes locked onto the title on the card, and

she could snap out of it, Charles brushed a stray hair from her forehead and walked away,