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.”

just married Charles like that? It

to Charles’s bedroom. Earlier, she had noticed that his house was tastefully decorated, with a simple yet sophisticated style that did not quite

around, feeling the seconds stretch into hours, and started looking for her belongings. That was when she spotted her phone in Charles’s room.

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

bit her lip and dialed her Grandpa Sebastian’s number

it’s me, Noelle!” she said. “My phone died last night. Did

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

chill–not just with the Shaws but with his own daughter, Jade–from a young age, but she was clueless about the

worry. I’m all good. I just had a rough night, so after we celebrated granddad’s big day, I

it over but kept last night’s 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

it slide. “Kiddo, if you ever get in a jam, you come