The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 233

Chapter 233

Noelle shifted closer to him. Her smooth, slender arm brushed against his. Charles then turned his head, his deep eyes falling on her face.

Noelle froze for a moment. She stared back at him before leaning her head on his shoulder, clutching his arm with both hands.

Charles kissed her forehead and said, “Go to sleep.”

Noelle closed her eyes. She was still holding onto him, and soon, her steady breathing signaled she was asleep. Charles opened his eyes and looked at her peaceful face. There was a smile playing on his lips.

Under the soft light of the bedside lamp, his handsome smile became visible.

Noelle woke in the middle of the night and noticed the emptiness beside her. She immediately opened her eyes and fumbled to turn on the lamp, only to find Charles was not there.

where he had been. It

of bed and walked to the guest room. She knocked on

her lip, only to find that the

room but froze when she saw Charles standing less than a meter away. He was wearing light gray pajamas and holding a glass of water,

her feet. Seeing she was barefoot,

recovered from the shock. She looked down at her bare feet and felt a little aggrieved.

offered her his slippers. “Put

did you go?” she asked cautiously. “It’s

some work to finish,” Charles replied, handing her the glass of water before lifting her into his arms. “Don’t worry. Where would I go in the middle of the night?

tomorrow?” She had genuinely feared Charles had disappeared, and the thought brought back the painful memories of being betrayed by

but, in

anyone. Now that she believed she had found someone she could rely

on Charles‘ sleeve. She admitted that she was being a bit needy, but she just wanted Charles by her side as his presence made

softening as he nodded.