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!”

was watching my little one and didn’t

kept checking on how Noelle was

reassuring smile. “I’m fine, really. No hospital

a protective shadow over Noelle. The lady caught sight of Charles and was momentarily spellbound by his striking

captivated that she forgot to

shot a quick,

get upset, and the lady wouldn’t be able to handle it. Noelle shifted her leg a bit

say more. Noelle, however, shook

a moment to snap out of her daze, her cheeks

was just fine. However, seeing her limp, he could

look, not sure what

up into his arms, causing her to yelp in surprise as she instinctively