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?"

a yearly get-together. There's no need to go all out. You're not like

this one's perfect!" Noelle decided, not wanting to dwell on her outfit choice any longer. "So, where's the shindig

holding up the outfit in front of Noelle for a quick comparison. "I was thinking of hosting it at Collosus Group, but things are a bit hectic there lately. We don't want to throw the company's

grin. "Oh, and that number tag everyone's buzzing about-you got one too? Arya from my team is super

the clothes and strolled over to Charles, giving his head a

question. "I have a feeling it's not Arya who's dying to know. It's you, isn't

just laughed it off. "Maybe. Are

our little secret. If I give it away now, it'll spoil the surprise," he said, capturing

to

I'll make sure

when