The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Charles let out a laugh. "It's just a dress. You're acting like it's the end of the world. What about this one? Looks good, right?"

He pulled a crisp white shirt from Noelle's closet, pretty standard stuff, and then grabbed a cozy white sweater.

As Charles kept pulling out clothes, Noelle facepalmed. "These aren't dresses, they're... well..."

"Yeah?" Charles quirked an eyebrow. "They're what?"

"Never mind!" Sure, they were warm, but how were they any different from her everyday wear?

The real difference was in Charles' styling. The outfits he chose had that crisp, detached vibe, especially with the black and white theme topped off with a sleek black coat. It was warm, classy, and totally Noelle's style, which was why her closet was full of these mix-and- match pieces.

"So, you're saying you want me to look good, but that's just business as usual, right?"

his gaze. "You always look amazing. It's just a yearly get-together. There's no

Noelle decided, not wanting to dwell on

comparison. "I was thinking of hosting it at Collosus Group, but things are a bit hectic there lately. We don't want to throw

buzzing about-you got one too? Arya from my team is super nosy and

folded the clothes and strolled over to Charles, giving

on the couch, chuckled at her question. "I have a feeling it's not Arya who's

Noelle just laughed it off. "Maybe. Are you going to

I give it away now, it'll spoil the surprise," he said,

her down to sit on his

me. I'll make sure

it when