The Cherished Wife

Dinner was prepared by Charles that night. Since Noelle had been very busy lately, especially after starting to learn under Brian, she found herself constantly short on time.

In contrast, Charles seemed much more relaxed, almost as if he had all the time in the world. It would make anyone who did not know better think he was just idling his days away.

Noelle worked for over an hour before glancing at the time and finally heading downstairs. Charles had just emerged from the kitchen when he saw her massaging her neck as she descended the stairs. He waved her over and said, "Come on, wash your hands and let's eat!"

"It smells so good!" Noelle exclaimed as she caught a whiff of the food.

As she got closer and saw the spread, she remarked, "This is a lot! Can the two of us even finish all this?" There was clearly enough food for several people.

However, Charles simply glanced at her and said, "You've gotten too thin, especially with how busy you've been lately."

Noelle pouted. "It's all because of the project. Mr. Parker said this might be the norm for the next few months, so all the household chores are going to be your responsibility."

before taking her hand and leading her into the dining room. "Let's eat quickly. I need to use the

in order," Noelle replied. She then paused thoughtfully before asking, "What have you been busy with

interested in," Charles replied, glancing at her.

could never have an easy job. His calm demeanor was undoubtedly the result of years of experience, and his work efficiency was likely far superior to that of most people. "Alright, let's eat. If you're really too busy, I can ask Brian to adjust your workload or maybe send a

you're worried about me, but I want to

and while she could lean on him to ease her workload, that was not what

stand on equal footing with Charles, even if she could not be as remarkable as he was. At the very least, she wanted

mentioned it. He was a Hoffman, but she

it would not bode well. The only solution was

food onto Noelle's plate. "Focus on the tasks you have at hand. As for everything else, you don't need to worry-I've got it covered." Noelle paused for a

and Winter, and Noelte was fully aware of it. She knew that Charles was likely handling many things behind the scenes, but since he did not bring them up, she did not

Charles went to the study while Noelle chatted with Rowena and