The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 148

Chapter 148

The group howled in excitement, but Sully just smirked. It was the first time he had seen Jim so serious. After Charles led Noelle to the car, they drove away. Noelle’s mind was still replaying the scene of their kiss. She could not believe she had kissed him, and when she came to her senses, Charles had taken it seriously and refused to let her go.

Noelle cautiously glanced at Charles, thinking she was being discreet. As she watched his profile, she swallowed nervously and licked her dry lips.

Charles‘ narrow eyes met hers, as if he were a predator locking onto its prey. Noelle’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away with her heart racing. She stammered, “Y–You could have won, and they even admitted it! Why didn’t you take the prize?”

Charles raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Do you really want the prize?”

Noelle initially wanted to say no, but instead, she nodded. “Yes. Your skills were clearly better. Why didn’t you take the prize?”

“If you

starting to turn the car around. Noelle quickly grabbed his hand

she realized what she was doing,

Noelle, and she quickly let go of his hand. What was even worse was that she actually felt happy in her heart, thinking

argument.

in Noelle’s mind. He drove into the garage and saw her sitting still like a statue. He reached over

“Stop

lip, soaked in the tub for a while, and then got dressed. She headed to

study right after they returned, and Ronald had

he refused to reveal the mastermind behind the

was ostensibly targeting Robert, he was actually looking for the real

he doesn’t know who the person is!” Ronald said, feeling troubled. “Mr. Hoffman,