The Cherished Wife

“Oops!” Noelle carefully put back the extra items she had grabbed, “So now we… Ouch!”

Before Noelle could finish her sentence, she was jolted by a shopping cart that a customer had accidentally let go of. The cart had come out of nowhere, and even Charles, with his ninja–like reflexes,

could not catch it in time.

Charles, with a swift move, pulled Noelle out of harm’s way, but the cart clipped him, causing his ankle to

twist.

Noelle inhaled sharply, the throbbing pain in her calf forcing her to clench her teeth.

Charles caught the pained look on Noelle’s face and quickly shoved the cart aside, crouching down to massage the spot where she had been struck. “How are you? Does it hurt much?”

The spot where Charles’s hands were was tender, but Noelle shook her head. “I’m fine, really!”

little one and didn’t see the cart get away from me. I’m terribly sorry. Are

kept checking on how Noelle was

up and gave the lady a reassuring smile. “I’m fine, really. No

stood up, his tall figure casting a protective shadow over

before. She was so captivated that she forgot to move, not even noticing her own

slight frown and shot a quick, displeased look

Charles’s hand. “Hey, I’m okay, see? I’m all in one piece!” She was worried Charles might get upset, and the lady wouldn’t be able to handle it. Noelle shifted her leg a bit to show him she was

knitted together, and he looked like he wanted to say more. Noelle, however, shook her head. “Come on, I’m starving, and we’ve still got

lady took a moment to snap out of her

her pain. This tough little lady was pretending she was just fine. However, seeing her limp, he could not help but pull

not sure

her to yelp in surprise as she