The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 179



Noelle shook her head, unsure what she should say in response. When she looked up at Charles, she felt that he looked even better than he usually did. She also noticed that he had a perpetual grin on his face. “Are you in a great mood?"

Charles raised an eyebrow. "Should I be unhappy instead?"

That stumped her, and she did not have an answer for him. She pursed her lips as she pointed at his lips and then at hers. "Did something happen last night that I'm unaware of?"

A smile that reached Charles' dark brown eyes tugged at the corner of his lips. His smile was as warm and beautiful as springtime.

Noelle gave an involuntary shudder. Charles' smile was too beautiful for his own good. "Why are you smiling?"

interest settling across his features as he balanced one hand on the dining table and drummed his elegant-looking fingers against the tabletop. The way he looked at her made her feel like there was nowhere she could hide. Noelle felt anxiety creep over her, and she did not like that feeling because it meant things were spiraling out of her control. She had regretted asking

I supposed to remember anything?! I don't

and that aggravated Noelle. “Isn't that so? I wasn't even

tantrum that reminded him of a toddler's stubbornness. He had a rueful look on his face as he shook his head and said, "Whatever you say,

was unconscious and had no idea what was going on!" She gave up arguing and pulled a seat out

taking it, Noelle had a vexed look on her face as she got herself

almost burying her entire face in the bowl. Charles was tapping

the matter?" Charles' voice immediately turned several degrees colder

heart skipped a beat. A layer of cold sweat formed on the back of his neck as he gulped.

in a clipped tone. Then, his voice turned syrupy sweet as he got Noelle another bowl of oatmeal and said, "Eat up." Both Noelle and

Smith has already used the most painful methods he has, but that