The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 27

Chapter 27

The look on Charles‘ face changed slightly. However, he merely shook his head and said, Nothing!” before he continued standing beside her instead of taking a seat.

Noelle gave Charles a long look and then turned to look at the stool before she accepted her fate and began wiping it down. When she was done, she said to him, “It’s clean now, Mr. Hoffman!”

Charles gave Noelle a pointed look. Did she think he found the place dirty?

His long stares made goosebumps rise on Noelle’s arms. “What’s the matter? Shall we eat somewhere else instead? I know there’s another restaurant nearby that’s got pretty good reviews. Should we go there instead?” She was starting to regret bringing Charles here.

Upon hearing that, he immediately sat down, his lips curving ever so slightly into a smile as he said, “That’s alright. This place is fine!”

Noelle heaved a sigh of relief and watched as the shop owner approached them. She was stunned when she saw Noelle. “It’s been so long since you last came here, missy! So… Oh, is this your boyfriend?”

“No.”

before she could launch into an explanation and placed the menu in front of her.

glanced at Noelle. “What

Noelle had initially wanted to order gumbo but had changed her mind because her throat was not feeling well. Charles nodded. “Two bowls of gumbo, then! Is there anything

shook her head, and Charles snapped the menu shut before returning them to the store owner. “Two bowls of

Charles. She thought to herself, “What a good–looking man, and he’s

lunch or dinner time, but there were plenty of other customers in

not hear them, but they were way too loud for her to do that. Most of what they said was along the lines of, “I can’t believe there are such good.

behold. The campus

remained silent for a while before she gave Charles a long, careful look. She agrand wholeheartedly that the

“What’s the matter? Finding me good

such a narcissist,

self confident!” Charles answered. “Didn’t you hear what they

by appearances!” Noelle replied, refusing to admit

to their tables. A delighted look appeared on