The Cherished Wife

Chapter 148

The group howled in excitement, but Sully just smirked. It was the first time he had seen Jim so serious. After Charles led Noelle to the car, they drove away. Noelle’s mind was still replaying the scene of their kiss. She could not believe she had kissed him, and when she came to her senses, Charles had taken it seriously and refused to let her go.

Noelle cautiously glanced at Charles, thinking she was being discreet. As she watched his profile, she swallowed nervously and licked her dry lips.

Charles‘ narrow eyes met hers, as if he were a predator locking onto its prey. Noelle’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away with her heart racing. She stammered, “Y–You could have won, and they even admitted it! Why didn’t you take the prize?”

Charles raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Do you really want the prize?”

Noelle initially wanted to say no, but instead, she nodded. “Yes. Your skills were clearly better. Why didn’t you take the prize?”

“If you

starting to turn the car around. Noelle quickly grabbed his hand

she was doing, she looked down. and smiled awkwardly. Their posture

What was even worse was that she actually felt happy in her heart, thinking they

argument.

the turmoil in Noelle’s mind. He drove into the garage and saw her sitting still like a statue. He reached over and patted her head.

his hand away. “Stop patting my head

video Ronald had sent. She bit her lip,

they returned, and Ronald had briefed him on

refused to reveal

Charles was ostensibly targeting Robert, he was actually looking for the real mastermind. “What did Robert