Wife 49

Chapter 49

s was the harsh truth about her parents–they had never really put her first.

Marriage?

If marriage was the real goal, why had they rushed to toss her into Simon’s bed?

“Awake?”

The man’s voice, crisp and icy, had sliced through the silence, jolting Noelle back to the present. She stumbled backward in a panic, crashing into the bed and collapsing onto it, her face drained of color.

Charles arched an eyebrow, taking in Noelle’s panicked dance. Had he scared her that much?

Realizing she might have overreacted, Noelle managed a sheepish grin. “Mr. Hoffman!

you’re up. Feeling alright? There’s

shocked. “I wasn’t running a fever.”

knowing grin. “Pretty

Charles, yet he had saved her life. “Thanks! But, um…” She glanced down at her clothes, her cheeks warming with embarrassment, “About

matter–of–factly. “No

of red, and she bit

Charles, she stammered, “I… wasn’t talking

shyness. “They’re probably still drying. There’s no

He added casually, “Hungry?”

had not realized her hunger until he mentioned it. She had not eaten much at the Shaw’s

the master bathroom. “There’s a new toothbrush and towel

oh

away, her hand flying to her face as she

she could not control.

top–notch, from the room’s design to the bathroom’s layout. The new items on the washstand had obviously been set out

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