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."

to touch her forehead before taking her hand and leading her into the

Noelle replied. She then paused thoughtfully before asking, "What have

interested in," Charles replied, glancing at her. "What's

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 few

worried about me, but I want to handle my work independently. I need to prove

how impressive Charles was, and while she could lean on him to ease

not be as remarkable as he was. At the very least, she wanted to be able to hold her own and not drag

Teresa had discussed this with her, and both her grandfathers had also mentioned it. He was a Hoffman, but she had not yet met

they harbored any dissatisfaction toward her, it would not bode well. The only solution was

placed some food onto Noelle's plate. "Focus on the tasks you have at hand. As for

it. She knew that Charles was likely handling

study