The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 74

Chapter 74

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Charles was right next door in the guest room. Noelle knocked and knocked; however, there was no answer, which left her confused. When she passed the study and saw the light on, she paused at the door.

The study door was slightly open, and there was Charles, lounging on the couch, buried under a mountain of paperwork.

He must have heard her because he looked up, and suddenly, they were eye to eye. Noelle felt her cheeks heat up and gave him a sheepish half–smile. “Aren’t you tired?”

Charles quirked an eyebrow, paperwork in hand. “Just finishing up some stuff,” he replied. “What about you? Couldn’t sleep?”

Noelle felt like a kid caught with her hand in the cookie jar, her gaze dropping to her slippers. Charles let out a soft chuckle. “Having trouble sleeping?”

“Can

Charles snapped his folder shut with

on economics, literary history, and anything else you could think

with a nod.

sleep, sa I thought I would wander a bit. I saw your guest room door

of these papers for tomorrow. So, what’s up?

her lip, struggling to meet his gaze. “Can we keep our marriage from my Grandpa for

quirked an eyebrow.

how Grandpa is. I’ve just come out of a relationship. He might’ve wanted to set us up, but I told him nothing would… ever happen!” She blushed a shade deeper. “Even if I had agreed to dating you, I never thought we’d tie the knot so fast. Grandpa won’t see it coming either.” Noelle was really

two people need a reason to be

gazed at Charles, her eyes filled with hope. “The thing is, I promised myself I wouldn’t end up with you, and now, out of the blue, we’re married. Grandpa’s going to read too much into it. We’re

not suppress a laugh and shook his head. “So are you

not it at all,” Noelle rushed to clarify. “We’re already legally married. I just meant that… you were going to give me some time to get used to this, remember? Let’s wait

we break the news to our folks. I want them