The Cherished Wife

Stepping out of the car, Noelle smoothed down her outfit, looking sharp. Charles followed suit, eyeing Noelle's attire with approval.

"How's this? It's got to be perfect now, right? Oh, and who are we meeting later? I need a little warning so I can get my game face on!" Noelle said, sneaking a peek at Charles. She caught him staring at her and self-consciously checked herself out. "Does it not look good?" "You look great!" Charles assured her, his gaze intense. "Come on, we should head out. It's time!" He glanced at his watch, which read two o'clock. "Ronald mentioned the plane's touching down at two. We should be able to catch him if we go now." Noelle grinned. "You haven't spilled the beans yet. Who is it?"

"George!" Charles replied. Noelle paused for a beat, then her eyes widened. "The head engineer? George Gibson?"

"Have you heard of him?" Charles asked, unfazed, offering his hand. Noelle took it and matched his stride. "Heck yeah, George is a legend! Mr. Parker can't stop talking about him. I heard he's the mastermind behind Colossus Group's last two mega malls." Charles smiled, acknowledging her insight. "So you've been digging around?"

Noelle blushed a little. "Well, not really. I just like to read up on industry stuff in my free time, and Mr. Parker brings it up a lot lately, so I did a bit of sleuthing!"

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