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.”

which was why he had not introduced her to his friends. However, when he heard her

she wanted to introduce him to her friend, he could

bit her lip, puzzled by Charles’s tone. Was she the one in the wrong? “I’ll talk to Rowena, then. We can pick a time

Hoffman family’s old house. He polished off the meal Noelle brought home, nearly

“Look at you. You said

grin. “It’s all

and stood up to start clearing the

care of it!”

stepped back, watching Charles

heading upstairs, thinking she might have been making things too complicated. Even though she and Charles did not have strong feelings for each other yet, they were married and living together. They would spend a lot of time together. Feelings

She shared the news, and Rowena’s voice came through excitedly. “Awesome, let’s plan another meet–up. Your hubby

moment. “Yeah, he’s pretty

to eat at the fanciest restaurant in town and order

teased. “So,