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!"

remember me?" Noelle had assumed Chloe would

very memorable," Chloe replied, her heart trembling slightly. As the

because Noelle was particularly outstanding but because ever since the company's year-end party where Noelle had danced with Charles, she had

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

the phone and asked,

guard. "Charlie, you can't marry this woman. She... She has a

long fingers resting casually on

of your plan? Charlie, do you even realize what you're doing? She isn't

abruptly and signaled for Noelle to stop what she was doing.

time that

always known who she

of that. I understand your concerns, but I have never treated her as a

I introduced her to

to inform you that

Charles said as