Wife 48

Chapter 48

Charles burned the midnight oil, wrapping up his workload before stashing it away. He sparked up a cigarette and stepped out onto the balcony, gazing Into the Inky vold that shrouded Phoenix Tree Residence. As the last wisp of smoke from his cigarette faded, he released it, his intense eyes cutting through the night like beacons.

He swung by the master bedroom, where Noelle was put like a light. He kept watch like a silent sentinel to keep her from tossing and turning.

He peered down at Noelle from his vantage point. The flush that had painted her cheeks was gone, leaving her looking serene and exquisite. Charles had clocked her as a knockout from the get–go, but her natural beauty caught him off guard.

A chuckle escaped him as he gently flicked the quilt. There she was, all askew in her slumber, a far cry from her usual buttoned–up facade. Maybe the night was too warm, or maybe it was just her habit, but she had kicked off her covers, baring her silky shoulders to the cool air.

Charles’s gaze darkened, his breath quickening with a rush of emotion. He looked down at Noelle, still lost in slumber, and then at himself, feeling a twinge of self–loathing.

girl came into his life, he found himself. losing

phone by the window buzzed loudly, piercing the

phone. It was lit

with

lips as he silenced the phone, letting it blink on in the

always enjoyed a bit of

like she was on fire, then as if she was freezing in an icebox. It was only when she finally warmed up that she began to feel lighter, more

a gaze that seemed to

greeted by an unfamiliar room bathed in white. For a moment, her mind was foggy, her eyes taking

off, Noelle quickly threw back the covers and saw what she was

in the fabric of the shirt that was way too big for her, the hem hanging comically down to her thighs. She looked down at herself, her mind foggy, taking its sweet time to piece together the

up trouble, and her own dad pulled her aside. What followed was a blur. She was drugged and handed over to Samuel, and then…

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