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.”

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

introduce him to her friend, he could not help

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

Charles was genuinely cheerful, a stark change from the gloominess he felt at the Hoffman family’s old house. He polished off the meal Noelle

eat, Noelle teased, “Look at you. You said you weren’t even

flashed a grin. “It’s all

and stood up to start clearing the dishes, but Charles reached

care of it!”

watching Charles as he

Even though she and Charles did not have strong feelings for each other yet, they were married and living together. They would

got a message from Rowena. She shared the news, and Rowena’s voice came through excitedly. “Awesome, let’s plan another meet–up. Your hubby must be loaded if he’s giving you

pondered for a moment. “Yeah, he’s pretty

to eat at the fanciest restaurant in town and order

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