The Cherished Wife

Chapter 113

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Charles asked, catching Noelle’s gaze.

Noelle quickly looked away, feeling a bit awkward. “Oh… Rowena mentioned she wants to meet you soon.”

Charles stopped eating for a moment. Noelle, noticing his silence, felt a flutter of worry. Charles was not the kind of man whose time came cheap.

“Um… If you’re too busy, that’s totally fine. My friend just wanted to make sure I’m being taken care of. That’s all!” Noelle said, feeling a bit embarrassed. Charles just smiled and asked, “When?”

“Huh?” Noelle blinked, then quickly added, “Anytime, really. Whenever you’re free. I hope it’s not too much

trouble.”

“Not at all,” Charles replied, his eyes crinkling with a smile. “I’d be happy to meet your friend. It’s not a

bother at all.”

concerned that Noelle had not quite grasped her role in their relationship yet, which was why he had not introduced her to his friends. However, when he heard her call him ‘husband‘ to her friend Rowena over the phone today, he felt a warm sense of pride. She was finally acting like

introduce him to her friend,

in the wrong? “I’ll talk to Rowena, then. We can

felt at the Hoffman family’s old house. He polished off the meal Noelle

at you. You said you

flashed a grin.

and stood up to start clearing the dishes, but Charles reached out to stop her.

care of it!”

and stepped back, watching Charles as he

been making things too complicated. Even though she and Charles did not have strong feelings for each other yet, they were

through excitedly.

pondered for a moment. “Yeah, he’s

at the fanciest restaurant

laughed. “You and your big stomach!” she teased. “So, are we