The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Whoosh!

Noelle felt like a wave had hit her.

She would bet her bottom dollar that if she were not Charles's wife, she would find his words way over the top. Charles gave Noelle a look like she had lost her marbles. "What's that supposed to mean? You think it's funny?"

Noelle quickly shook her head. "No way, I'm just giving you the stink eye for all the single folks out there." She could not help but crack up. "Charles, seriously, if any single person heard you, they'd be lining up to take you down!" "That's not gonna happen!" Charles replied, all serious.

"Oh, it would. You're practically begging for it with that attitude. You'd get smacked for sure."

"Nope, it won't happen." Charles insisted. Noelle quirked an eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips as she watched him. "And why's that?"

"Because I'm a looker!" Charles declared with pride. "Plus, they couldn't take me in a fight!"

Noelle just stared at him, speechless.

on the steering wheel as he glanced at Noelle's silence.

lip. "I don't even know what to say to you. Just drive, will you?" She said, dropping

her head down, her fingers swiping over her phone screen, and her face beet

look at Charles, hand to her forehead. "What on earth did you say in

lifted his eyebrows, the picture of innocence. "Me? I didn't

I'm buying

Charles had not spilled the beans. If he had kept his lips sealed, Rowena and

that kind of

the chat, and her face turned to thunder when she saw Charles's messages. She clenched her jaw. "Charles, you're banned from touching

had mine,

it," Charles replied, casually handing over his phone to

lash out by rubbing