The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 843

"You... have quite the sharp-tongue!"

Clarisse had not expected Noelle to be this difficult to deal with. It was clear that Noelle had no intention of taking her seriously.

"Do you really think that by saying these things, you can compare yourself to me?"

Noelle smiled calmly. "I never thought that. In fact, I'd rather you compliment my eloquence. After all, Charlie thinks I'm quite articulate too."

"Insolent!" Clarisse slammed the table with a harsh thud. "It seems you really won't leave Charlie, will you?"

"I have no reason to leave my husband. So, I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by meeting me today. Which mother doesn't wish happiness for her child? Yet here I am, facing you-a mother determined to break her son's marriage. I find it... intriguing," Noelle replied, her tone firm and unyielding.

"Of course, I want him to be happy, but not with you!" Clarisse's gaze turned sharp. It was filled with hostility as if Noelle were her greatest enemy.

Noelle did not know for a fact that she had not met or wronged

"Why? I don't think I've

do you think Charlie fell for

to the private room was violently kicked open, startling both women. Noelle turned

held a storm of fury, his entire presence suffused with a suffocating pressure. His sharp gaze fixed on Clarisse, cutting into her like a

staggered to her feet, her face pale as she looked at her

of the man he had become. "C-Charlie, why are you

cold and unforgiving, as

radiating from him. He was furious-more than she had

strides steady and deliberate. Each step seemed to crush Clarisse's

hand on her shoulder with firm pressure. His expression

am I here? Because you invited my wife out, Madam Baker. I'd like to know the purpose of this

the first

the first time he had done