The Cherished Wife

Charles often teased her about her lack of stamina, but Noelle knew it was not her stamina that was lacking-it was his that was extraordinarily strong.

Not one to take advantage and then complain, Charles immediately apologized when he saw she was upset.

"It's my fault. I wasn't considerate enough of your situation. I promise I'll be much gentler tonight!"

"Tonight?!" Noelle exclaimed in disbelief.

"You're not allowed to sleep in the master bedroom tonight, and definitely not in the same bed as me!"

Still fuming, Noelle pushed Charles aside and marched into the bathroom, her emotions churning as she wondered how she ended up with someone like him. She realized now that she had not fully grasped how relentless he could be.

Charles watched her with a gleam in his eye, then shook his head in mock defeat. "Hurry up and get ready. I'll go downstairs and make breakfast for you."

Noelle had been furious just moments ago, but the gentle, indulgent tone in Charles' voice quickly softened her.

some toothpaste and began brushing

way downstairs, Charles had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for

at the hem of her clothes. "It's my first day at work, and I don't want to make a bad impression, so I..." She

was her first day, she did not want to

with a pale coat over it. The outfit made her

lingered on her, his eyes full of

a few steps closer. "What

gestured for her to come over. "Now, hurry up and

on her first day, she declined Charles' offer to drive her and instead took the red Ferrari he had given her some time ago. Although the car did not quite match her personality, she had been driving it for a while now and was quite comfortable with

Charles, he quickly caught up to him. "Mr. Hoffman,

Charles confirmed, pausing to glance at Ronald. "Tell Brian there's no need to treat her differently. Let her be treated like any other employee." After a moment's thought, Charles added, "Notify all department heads that we're having a meeting

office. He then turned to Becky.