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.

shivered as he tried to shake off the

sat serenely beside her. The quietness was new, unfamiliar, and oddly

gave Noelle a lazy,

stare?”

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

you’re not a pro. You know what they say, practice makes perfect. I think you

her eyes around, searching for an escape. Then, as if

clumsy attempt to switch topics. “Really? You’ve been at Frotconn for

“I had no clue Frotconn was linked to you or that Collosus

Charles teased, “So,

cut back on the orders to

the other tapped rhythmically against his knee. “Come on, you’re

Frotconn’s records for the past few years. Without the Collosus Group propping it up, there’s no way it would’ve made it this far. So, I’m lost here. What’s your deal with Frotconn… or more like,

to see that it’s just throwing money down a