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.”

just married Charles like that?

simple yet sophisticated style that did not quite match

when she spotted her phone in Charles’s room. She

missed calls. Most were from Xavier, but there were also a few

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

she said. “My phone died last night.

rang me up in the dead of night, worried sick, asking if I had any clue where you were. That’s when it hit me that something was off. Noelle, you have to tell me

clan. Noelle had sensed his chill–not just with the Shaws but

I’m all good. I just had a rough night, so after we

streak and his existing beef with the Shaws, he would storm their castle if he caught wind of the

but seeing Noelle in one piece, he let it slide. “Kiddo, if you ever get in a jam, you come straight to me, okay?

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