The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 59

Chapter 59

Charles‘ slender hand picked at the seatbelt on Noelle, then he smiled and said, “I hope you were joking.”

Noelle gazed at Charles, her breath catching in her throat. She could not read him, he was way too close for comfort. His presence and unique scent were overwhelming. A crisp blend of passionfruit and lemon lingered in the air, light yet impossible to ignore.

She turned away, her heart racing. “I get it,” she said with a quick nod.

She knew she was no match for Charles in this game they were playing.

Charles noticed her unease and softened his expression, “Hey, I didn’t mean to freak you out. Look, stuff happens, right? Why run from it? Face it head–on, accept it, and who knows? You might see things in a new light.”

Noelle inhaled deeply, trying to steady her nerves. ‘Fine. I’ll give it a shot. Three days, right? You promised me three days.”

and feistinessng, not the usual reaction

Noelle mumbled, “I

She flung the door open and

watched Noelle sprinting with her skirt hiked up. Her clumsy steps gave her away, and remembering how she had second–guessed herself earlier, he

thoughts.

eyes narrowed, a frosty smirk spreading across his

and even though Xavier was partly relieved she was okay, he could not shake off his worry. He

last night despite his endless knocking, nor any answer

night long.

watch. The had been there for ages, and he had no

car was not just any car–it screamed money and indicated that some high–roller owned it. Seeing Noelle’s scramble from It, Xavier realized she had been dropped

inside might as well have been a ghost for all the attention he paid to Xavier’s

heck are you, and what’s your deal with