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.

not know for a fact that she had not met or wronged Clarisse before, she might

"Why? I don't think

face! Why do you think Charlie fell for you?

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

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

fear gripping her. She staggered to her

was her son, yet she found herself terrified of the man he had become. "C-Charlie, why

was cold and unforgiving, as if he was barely holding back the

of Charles' anger radiating from him. He was furious-more than she had ever seen him

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

Noelle and placed his hand on her shoulder

Baker. I'd like to know the purpose of this little

the first

but it was the first time he had done so without any regard