The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Noelle nodded heavily. "It seems something happened between her and Winter. Her attitude towards Winter has changed."

"Of course, it has. You didn't see what happened last time. After you passed out and Charles took you away, he found out it was Annie and her friends.

"He had her taken away, and Winter didn't say a word the whole time. She just turned away and pretended not to know Annie, watching as she was taken away. But speaking of Annie's face..." Rowena said, exchanging a glance with Teresa.

Teresa fell silent for a moment. The eerie quiet between the two made Noelle suspicious. "You're saying that after I passed out, Annie was taken away? And that night... Whatever happened to Annie's face was because of Charles?"

Rowena looked up, pretending to be busy. "Wow! The mall is really crowded today, Isn't it, Teresa?"

"Yes, yes. It's the weekend, so it's bound to be crowded," Teresa quickly agreed. "So, should we keep shopping?"

change the subject, she

...

Charles was holding Noelle in his arms, his passionate

felt ticklish and pushed against Charles' shoulder. "Stop messing around. I'm trying to tell

something important too," Charles

Noelle onto his lap. One hand held her stim waist while the other gently stroked her cheek as he gazed into her eyes. "How can you be

her face flushed. She clenched her hand into a fist and hit Charles' shoulder. "What are you doing? You're shameless!" "What's shame?" Charles cupped Noelle's face and kissed her deeply.

not realize how effortlessly he could

Charles continued to seduce her, Noelle's