The Cherished Wife

Chapter 95

“Nelly.” He said her name like it was something sacred

Noelle blinked up at him, “Yeah?”

“It’s nothing.” Charles inhaled deeply, releasing her gently to avoid frightening her. He grabbed something and started walking. “Come on. We’ve wasted enough time, and you said you were starving, right?”

At his words, Noelle patted her stomach, “I’m totally starving!” She decided not to dwell on Charles’s earlier behavior. “So, who’s cooking today, you or me?”

“I’ll cook if you drive us home,” Charles offered with a smile. “Let’s hit the road!”

Ronald could not believe his eyes when he stepped out of the mall. There was his boss, the epitome of cool and distant, looking down at Noelle with such warmth, his arms full of groceries.

Ronald shook his head in disbelief. The thought of his usually unapproachable boss living a normal life was almost too much. If Peter and Sean caught wind of this, they would never let him live it down.

shivered as he tried to

Charles, who sat serenely beside her. The quietness was

hand cradling his cheek, gave Noelle a

stare?”

awkwardly. “Oh, nothing, just… why am I driving

think you should be the one driving whenever we’re together,” Charles

trapped by her own words and darted her eyes around, searching for an escape. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, she blurted

at her clumsy attempt to switch topics. “Really? You’ve been at Frotconn for

paused, then added, “I had no clue Frotconn was linked to you or that

teased, “So, what’s

back on the orders to Frotconn?”

the other tapped rhythmically against his knee. “Come on, you’re too clever not