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.

tried to shake off the haunting

wheel, sneaking a glance at Charles, who sat serenely beside her. The quietness was new, unfamiliar,

hand cradling his cheek, gave Noelle a lazy, sidelong look. “What’s with

stare?”

nothing, just… why am I driving when I’m not

what they say, practice makes perfect. I think you should be the

an escape. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, she blurted out, “So,

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

never really followed that stuff.” She paused, then added, “I had no clue Frotconn was

laugh, Charles teased, “So, what’s your

on the orders to Frotconn?” Noelle asked,

casually against the car door with one hand while the other tapped

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