The Cherished Wife

Chapter 121

Every table was occupied when they walked in. Thankfully, Noelle had made a reservation half an hour earlier. She looked embarrassed as she ruffled her hair and said, “Actually… We could go somewhere else for dinner!”

“It’s alright!” Charles said as he took Noelle’s hand and led her to the waiting area. She was stunned and allowed him to hold one of her hands while she used the other to hold their waiting number.

Charles let go of Noelle’s hand as they sat down, leaving her grasping air and feeling empty. She looked down at where Charles had been holding her just now, leaving her palm slightly damp.

A slight blush crept onto Noelle’s face as she gazed at her palm, and she hurriedly looked away, only to have her gaze collide with Charles‘ eyes. She felt her heart skip a beat as she instinctively tightened her hold on the number, the corner of her lips tugging upward as she said, “What a crowd!”

“Yeah,” Charles replied, the hint of a

smile appearing in his eyes. “No rush.”

“No rush, no rush!” Noelle said as she smiled. When she saw Charles extend his hand outward, she unfurled her fingers and smoothed out the strip of paper she was holding, a knowing look in her smiling eyes as she did so.

“Two tables left!”

this on purpose.

table was available. Noelle sprang to her feet as she said, “Let’s go. It’s our turn!” Her hand instinctively grabbed Charles‘ hand as

he looked at Noelle take his hand without prompt. The corner of his lip curled upward slightly

was already holding her hand tightly. She wanted to remove her hand, but he

two of them, they were not given a particularly large table. However, it was enough

she pushed the menu toward him and said, “Why don’t

having pretty mild food the past two days they spent at home, and there had not been many dishes that were particularly

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handle what

fingers to pick up the menu

meant he could handle spicy food, but not anything extremely spicy. She nodded and said, “Let’s have something mildly spicy, then! Fish?