The Cherished Wife

"Why would it not count? You're considered a bride every minute you're with me!" Charles said as he gently tapped Noelle's nose and handed the box to her. "Can you put this on for me?"

"You have one, too?" Noelle asked, surprised. She gave her ring a satisfied glance before looking at the complete set of jewelry within the box and crying out in surprise. "When did you start preparing these?" How did she not have a single clue? "That's a secret!" Charles said as he retrieved the male pair of her ring and handed it to Noelle. "Help me put it on!"

Noelle took the ring and compared it to the one on her finger. Both rings were minimalistic and had a simple design. Their shapes made them special, as they were not traditional circles.

Noelle continued holding the ring and staring at it rather than slipping it onto Charles' finger. She held it up against the light for the longest time before crying out. "You got it engraved?"

initials were engraved on his ring. She immediately took off her ring and saw

ring read C&N, while Charles' ring read N&C. Noelle laughed. "Are you... publicizing our

think of it that way!" Then, he added, "You can't simply take the ring off in the future, got it?" As he spoke, he took the ring and slipped it onto Noelle's finger once more. Noelle chuckled as she slipped Charles' ring onto his finger too. "Charlie, I love these

guessed she would appreciate the rings, which was why he had decided to purchase them.

while, a wave of embarrassment immediately washed over her. She had nearly forgotten they were in public. Everyone must have seen her and Charles's intimate

as he took Noelle's hand in his. Their hands overlapped with each other's, making the plain-looking rings seem extremely

tapped Noelle's shoulder. "Check out the necklace and