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!

hummed, nodding. “Good to see you’re up. Feeling alright? There’s some medicine

“I wasn’t running a fever.” Then she added quickly, “Did you rescue me last

squinted and flashed a knowing grin. “Pretty

he had saved

matter–of–factly. “No staff or

turned a deeper shade of

she stammered, “I… wasn’t talking about

probably still drying. There’s no washer here, so

He added casually, “Hungry?”

mentioned it. She had not eaten much at

a new toothbrush and towel

oh

hand flying to her face as she felt her

she could not control.

everything screamed top–notch, from the room’s design to the bathroom’s layout. The new items on the washstand

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