The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Charles' eyes flickered as he gently kissed Noelle's forehead. "How did I lie to you?" he asked softly.

"You said just once. But how many times was it?" Noelle mumbled with her eyes half-closed.

"Hmm? I think you misunderstood, my dear," he replied with a slight smirk.

Noelle protested weakly, "Next time, you're sleeping in the guest room."

"Come on, don't fall asleep yet. I'll carry you for a bath," Charles whispered in her ear, but Noelle was already drifting off. "I'm so tired," she murmured.

Charles shook his head in amusement. He then carried her to the bathroom.

closed the entire time and

bathing her, he gently placed her back in bed and tucked her in. He then changed into casual homewear and

his eyes narrowing as he examined the calculations. With a slight smile, he sat down, marking key points on the blueprint and recalculating a set of data on a fresh sheet. Later that night, Charles called Ronald.

help, possibly due to Winter's involvement. With the incident blowing up like this, Winter might

long fingers tapped the desk. After a moment, he instructed, "Look into any connections between Suzy

about Annie before, yet she was so attentive to Suzy. This

relationship

than with Annie. Second, Suzy likely had some leverage over Winter. IfSuzy decided to blame

take care of it right

and busied himself in the study for a while longer,

was truly exhausted and deep asleep. The room was warm with the heater