The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 41

Chapter 41

“That little troublemaker could…” Jade started to say before she caught a stern look from Julian and quickly backpedaled, “Where could she have gone? She’s probably off messing around somewhere!”

Jade grumbled, though she could not shake off her concern as she glanced around. “Did you guys check the whole room? Since it’s Noelle’s room, maybe she’s hiding in here. Keep looking!”

Jade, determined, flung open the wardrobe. However, I was empty.

In the bathroom, the pair were as silent as graves, barely breathing. Noelle, in particular, was like a coiled spring, her hands gripping Charles tightly. She bit down hard, fighting to keep the turmoil inside her at bay. The drug’s grip p proved too strong, and soon Noelle was struggling, her body burning up with heat.

Charles knew exactly what was happening to Noelle. After all, he was a guy who understood the powerful effects of the drug coursing through her. He gripped her shoulders firmly, trying to snap her back to reality. Noelle, struggling to cope, clenched her eyes shut and bit her lip hard. “Charles, it aches.”

Her eyes, heavy with a sultry haze, made him

“Did you hear that?”

had caught a sound in the room, but it was so faint he could

in a frenzy. A shadow flickered in his

ablaze. The familiar and comforting scent of the man before her enveloped her. She adored that clean, sharp fragrance, and she could not

focusing on the closed door. Xavier’s frown deepened

was empty. It was too small to hide

“What’s going on?”

had vanished into thin air. He could not shake the feeling of defeat as he scanned the room

inside him. He just could not buy that Noelle was the person Winter made her out to be.

up so easily. She had been banking on this chance to confront Noelle, and now it was slipping through