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 felt like a dream

had noticed that his house was tastefully decorated, with a simple yet sophisticated

and started looking for her belongings. That was when she spotted her phone in Charles’s room. She grabbed it in a hurry and saw it was

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

Grandpa Sebastian’s number

“My phone died last night. Did you need me for

been?” Sebastian had tossed and turned all night. With Noelle’s voice finally reaching his ears, he felt a wave of relief wash over him. “Weren’t you at Samuel’s place yesterday? He 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

had sensed his chill–not just with the Shaws but with his

so after we celebrated granddad’s big day,

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

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