The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 95

Chapter 95

“Nelly.” He said her name like it was something sacred

Noelle blinked up at him, “Yeah?”

“It’s nothing.” Charles inhaled deeply, releasing her gently to avoid frightening her. He grabbed something and started walking. “Come on. We’ve wasted enough time, and you said you were starving, right?”

At his words, Noelle patted her stomach, “I’m totally starving!” She decided not to dwell on Charles’s earlier behavior. “So, who’s cooking today, you or me?”

“I’ll cook if you drive us home,” Charles offered with a smile. “Let’s hit the road!”

Ronald could not believe his eyes when he stepped out of the mall. There was his boss, the epitome of cool and distant, looking down at Noelle with such warmth, his arms full of groceries.

Ronald shook his head in disbelief. The thought of his usually unapproachable boss living a normal life was almost too much. If Peter and Sean caught wind of this, they would never let him live it down.

to shake off

at Charles, who sat serenely

gave

stare?”

Noelle coughed awkwardly. “Oh, nothing, just… why am I driving when I’m not exactly

makes perfect. I think you should be the one driving whenever

escape. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, she blurted out, “So,

switch topics. “Really? You’ve been at Frotconn

added, “I had no clue Frotconn was linked to you or

laugh, Charles teased,

the orders to Frotconn?”

grin, leaning casually against the car door with one hand while the other tapped rhythmically against

years. Without the Collosus Group propping it up, there’s no way it would’ve made it this far. So, I’m lost

that it’s just throwing money down a