The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 96

Chapter 96

Noelle was not exactly thrilled by Charles’s compliment. She gave a half–hearted smile and said, “So, is this the end of the road for Frotconn?”

Charles took a moment, then looked at Noelle with a tilt of his head, a playful challenge in his gaze. “Why? Got a soft spot for it?”

Noelle pressed her lips together, a little frustrated. “You know that’s not what I’m saying.” She tried to keep her feelings out of it but could not help asking, “Does it have to go down like this?”

“Stay out of the business stuff. There are things I cannot share with you,” Charles replied firmly. “You’ll be in the loop when you need to be.”

“Fine,” Noelle conceded, letting the subject drop.

Noelle could tell there was more to the story than Charles was letting on. It was not just one thing that had him so determined. She smiled half–heartedly. “If Frotconn goes under, what’ll happen to me?”

on your feet,” he said, tapping his knee as if to emphasize his point. “Take a

here.”

gave an embarrassed

hinted at layers

not part of your company, after all.” She

was supposed to be the cook, but there was something oddly touching about seeing him bustling around the kitchen. Leaning against the doorframe, she hesitated

she asked, nodding towards the veggies in the sink. “I

you’re on veggie duty!” Charles said with a playful command. “You’ll have plenty of time to cook later. What is the hurry?” He gave her a teasing look that made her freeze for a second

through the house, and Noelle shot Charles a wary glance. “Who else could

grin spreading across his face. “Go

and headed for the door, figuring it was probably one of Charles’s buddies. The moment the door swung open, however, she was met with a towering presence that made her shriek and

to the scene, alerted by the

at the doorstep invaders. “I… I got scared,” she stammered, recalling how the dog nearly lunged at her, only to

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