The Cherished Wife

Chapter 189

Noelle entered the kitchen and saw Charles busy cooking. She stood at the door for a while. Sensing her presence, Charles paused and asked, “Why aren’t you sitting with them?”

“We’re all just sitting around while you’re busy by yourself. Can you manage everything?” Noelle observed Charles for a bit, noticing his methodical approach to cooking. She watched for a while before asking. “Do you need any help?”

Charles‘ movements hesitated slightly and then he nodded. “Check on the stew. I had it on high heat. earlier. You can turn it down to a simmer now.”

“Okay!” Noelle walked over and took a sniff. “It smells great. What kind of stew is it?”

“Lamb stew,” Charles replied after a moment. “You were drugged yesterday. There’s probably still some residue in your system. Eating some stew will be good for you.”

Noelle smiled and nodded. “Alright. But what kind of drug did I take? I don’t remember anything. And about Winter…”

either come

seemed. Especially since she could not remember much from yesterday, and

an eyebrow. “You’re only

bit fuzzy.” After stirring the stew, she turned down the heat and leaned

even when Charles was doing something as mundane as cooking, he was a pleasure to watch. Mimicking his usual mannerisms, she tapped her fingers. “You said you rescued me yesterday. What do you think Winter will do now? Knowing her, she’ll definitely cause trouble for me since she didn’t succeed. But

raised his eyebrow slightly. Then, with a smile, he said, “Isn’t it good that

what

me,” Charles directed Noelle as he

Winter. Still, something felt off, but she could not pinpoint

battle was underway. Despite