The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 577

"I'll head downstairs to rest now," said Eloise.

"Okay." Steven did not even bother to look up. Only after Eloise left did he slide his hands into his pockets, his dark eyes shining brightly in the night.

He stood by the window, gazing out at the desolate view with his brows slightly furrowed. It had been so many years since he last returned, and it seemed that much had changed, including the people.

After drinking too much alcohol that evening, Charles, though appearing to behave himself, ended up being quite a challenge for Noelle.

Both of them disliked having outsiders in their homes, so even after getting married, they maintained their habit of not having any household staff around.

Noelle usually did not mind, but tonight, taking care of a drunk Charles by herself was proving exhausting.

She finally managed to get Charles out of his clothes, but then came the dilemma of how to drag him to the bathroom.

latter part of the night that she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Charles was calm when drunk. He did not get loud or cause a mess. Otherwise, Noelle felt she might have lost her

hazy sleep in the middle of the night. She was not sure how long she had slept when she began to feel warm,

a soft murmur, her eyes slowly fluttering open to find Charles propped up on one hand, leaning over her. His

Noelle was awake, Charles placed both hands on either side of the bed, lifting his head to look at her.

voice carried

groggy, Noelle stared at Charles's face hovering so close to hers, her mind taking

her eyes wide, quickly pushing him away. "Stop it!

long last night he was immediately wanting to mess around now that he was wide awake. Noelle was worn out and not in the mood.

who was fully alert, was far from feeling drowsy. Plus, tonight Noelle looked especially

had first woken

her nightgown bunched up from sleep. It revealed her smooth, pale thighs, and the sight of her slender, shapely legs had ignited a rush of heat within

wife lying before him, he could not