The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 557

Charles grinned. "Oh? Are you worried about Becky?"

Noelle made a face. "Becky works for you. If you're not concerned about her, why should I be?" She was not the one with time to kill. Noelle had not met Janet, but she could not shake the memory of the chaos from three months back. Janet seemed like a disaster waiting to happen. "Don't worry about it. Becky's used to this kind of thing, she's got it covered." Noticing Noelle's discomfort, Charles gently touched her stomach. "Feeling okay?"

Noelle nodded. "I overdid it with the food!"

Charles chuckled and playfully tapped Noelle's nose. "You!" He set aside his glass and gently massaged her belly. "Does it hurt here?"

"No, I'm fine. I just need to rest a bit. A short walk will sort me out." Noelle brushed Charles's hand away, dug out some digestive tablets from her purse, and popped one in her mouth, grinning. "See? I came prepared!"

from Noelle's grasp, but she was not having it. "They're not meds, don't believe me? Try one!" she teased, actually grabbing another tablet and aiming it at Charles's

ducked out of

snatching his chin, the other ready to

felt a chill at his intense gaze and backed off, swallowing nervously. "Okay, okay, if you're not gonna eat them, I will!" she muttered, quickly shoving the digestive tablets into her

Noelle. Thrown

as they both crashed onto the couch, with Charles on the bottom. With her hands planted on his chest, Noelle could not miss the intense blaze in

her wrists firmly.

heavy, a

reached out, cradling the back of her head. His hand locked her in place. Then, came the kiss intense and fiery.