The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 78

Chapter 78

Noelle was truly taken aback by Xavier’s behavior. It was obviously him and Winter who wronged her, but somehow, she had been twisted into the one to blame.

Noelle shot Xavier a withering look. “I’m going to act like today never happened. I won’t tell a soul, but don’t pull this again, okay?” She tossed these words over her shoulder as she breezed past him and out

the door.

Xavier’s gaze lingered on Noelle’s fading silhouette. The sweet scent that lingered when he had held her earlier left him momentarily lost in thought. Noelle always smelled amazing. Back when things were good between them, he would hold her hand, and they would walk for hours on end together.

His hands balled into fists, his eyes reddening with intensity.

Noelle was his. She had to be his. Even if his feelings had changed, she was meant to be with him and only him!

beeline for the bathroom, scrubbing her hands until they were raw and pale. Only after that did she let out a heavy

had convinced herself she was over Xavier, but memories of their

she would always be running around with him. He was a few years older, and she would often see him as the boy

high building after

a crush, but

saved her one day, and they struck up a friendship. That was before Winter came along

THE

given her the cold shoulder, Xavier was her beacon of warmth. On her eighteenth birthday, he was the one who stuck by her side

in her eyes as memories flashed by in a blur. She clung to the past,

Noelle caught snippets of a conversation. “Did you hear? Someone spotted Noelle rolling up to work

voice dripped with

The second person chuckled. “Sounds like someone’s jealous! That Ferrari’s the newest model, you know, and word is that it’s tricked out. Who else but someone loaded would have

think that’s Noelle’s? It could