The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 55

Chapter 55

Meanwhile, Ronald escorted two colleagues away when a sudden chill crept over him, a gut feeling that something was off. “Seriously? Mr. Hoffman can’t be that ruthless, can he?”

Noelle listened as Charles did something he hardly ever did: he admitted he was wrong. She had to admit that part of the blame was on her for not being more alert. She glanced down at how close she and Charles were standing and felt her cheeks heat up again.

She gently pushed away Charles’s hand and turned her head to hide her flushed face. “Where are my clothes?”

Charles narrowed his eyes, feeling the loss of warmth from his hand, and looked away. “Head upstairs

first.”

“Okay.”

a tangled mess. Could she really have just married Charles like that? It all had happened so fast that it still

house was tastefully decorated, with a simple yet sophisticated style that did not quite match the over–the–top luxury she expected from

started looking for her belongings. That was when she spotted

Most were from Xavier, but there were also a few from her grandfathers, Sebastian

and dialed her Grandpa Sebastian’s number first. He picked up almost immediately.

died last night. Did

him. “Weren’t you at Samuel’s place yesterday? He rang me up in the

the Shaw clan. Noelle had sensed his chill–not just with the Shaws but with his own daughter, Jade–from a young age, but she

a rough night, so after we celebrated granddad’s big

drama from Sebastian. Knowing his fiery streak and his existing beef with the Shaws, he would storm their castle if he caught wind of the stunt Jade and the Shaw squad pulled. Noelle was not about to spark a family feud. Her granddad was nothing like those Shaw villains. He was a

real?” Sebastian was skeptical, but seeing Noelle in one piece, he let it slide. “Kiddo, if you ever get in a jam, you come