The Cherished Wife

"I have it under control. You don't need to worry about this," Charles said as he held Noelle's hand.

"Want to say a word to my sister?" he asked Noelle.

Although Charles phrased it as a question, there was an undeniable firmness in his tone.

Noelle took the phone almost instinctively, hesitating for a moment before saying, "Hello."

When Chloe heard the voice again, she found it familiar, though she could not quite place it. "Hello, I'm Chloe, Charlie's sister."

"Hello, Chloe. I'm Noelle Shaw, Charlie's wife."

"Noelle?" Chloe paused, and then a familiar face flashed in her mind. "Are you Noelle Shaw from Collosus Group, the one from the project department?"

Noelle was slightly taken aback but then smiled. "Yes, that's me."

Chloe's expression turned grim as she tightly gripped the phone. "So, it is you!"

You remember me?" Noelle had assumed Chloe would not have much of an impression of

trembling slightly. As the thought formed in her mind, it

because ever since the company's year-end party where Noelle had danced with

Noelle merely resembled Kelly and had no connection to her. When Chloe found out Noelle had a boyfriend, she stopped digging into the matter. Now... "Let me speak to Charlie." Feeling a bit confused, Noelle handed the phone back to Charles. "Your sister wants to speak to you," she said,

sharp eyes twinkled with amusement as he took the phone and asked, "What do

caught Chloe off guard. "Charlie, you can't

his long fingers resting casually on his knee. "I know

plan? Charlie, do you even realize

to stop what she was doing. He then

feeling for the first time that their

known who

me of that. I understand your concerns, but

introduced

you that

Charles said as bad