The Cherished Wife

Chapter 144



Noelle felt Charles' gaze burning into her, and his eyes seemed to see right through everything. She looked at him shyly. "You don't want your reputation ruined by me, do you?"

Charles shook his head helplessly. This woman was clearly worried about losing, so she came up with this excuse. Just moments ago, she had been excited to race, and now, she was backing out.

"Hmm?"

Noelle blushed. "Alright, I admit it. I'm afraid I'll lose. Happy now?" She then urged him, "Hurry up!"

Charles nodded and walked over to the group. "What are the rules?"

One of the men in the group eyed Charles as if wanting to say something, but another interrupted him, "Our usual rules. We race to the mountaintop. Whoever gets there first wins. But hey, with your car... Do you want us to give you a head start?"

The man with the red hair and a wild attitude added boldly, "Or... if you beat any one of us, you win."

"Alright. It's a deal." Noelle quickly interjected. "You said it first. If we beat any one of your cars, we win!"

and stepped back. He smiled,

group and then at their well-equipped cars. It seemed

performance, it was no match for their race cars. If Charles could beat any of them,

checked his seatbelt, and looked at Noelle.

about how fast she had

"Sit tight."

watched as Charles

man who had been interrupted earlier said Dude, that license plate

that..."

"Stay sharp and don't let him overtake us. That would

his fingers, and the convoy shot off like

floored the accelerator, quickly matching their speed. The sudden surge of speed caught Noelle off guard, and she