The Cherished Wife

Chapter 74

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Charles was right next door in the guest room. Noelle knocked and knocked; however, there was no answer, which left her confused. When she passed the study and saw the light on, she paused at the door.

The study door was slightly open, and there was Charles, lounging on the couch, buried under a mountain of paperwork.

He must have heard her because he looked up, and suddenly, they were eye to eye. Noelle felt her cheeks heat up and gave him a sheepish half–smile. “Aren’t you tired?”

Charles quirked an eyebrow, paperwork in hand. “Just finishing up some stuff,” he replied. “What about you? Couldn’t sleep?”

Noelle felt like a kid caught with her hand in the cookie jar, her gaze dropping to her slippers. Charles let out a soft chuckle. “Having trouble sleeping?”

She nodded. “Can I come in?”

folder shut with

economics, literary history,

his feet with a nod.

I would wander a bit. I saw your guest room door shut, so I knocked but got no answer. You were hiding out here,

work stuff. I need some of these papers for tomorrow. So, what’s up? You seem like you’ve got something

Noelle chewed on her lip, struggling to meet his gaze. “Can we keep our marriage from my Grandpa

quirked an

up, but I told him nothing would… ever happen!” She blushed a shade deeper. “Even if I had agreed to dating you, I never thought we’d tie the knot so fast. Grandpa won’t see it coming either.” Noelle was really thinking ahead, worried about Sebastian’s reaction. “If Grandpa finds out we’re married,

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is, I promised myself I wouldn’t end up with you, and now, out of the blue, we’re married. Grandpa’s going to read too much into it. We’re not stable yet, and I don’t want him to worry. You wouldn’t want him

suppress a laugh and shook his head. “So are you saying you