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!"

me. You remember me?" Noelle had assumed Chloe would

trembling slightly. As the thought

since the company's

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, resuming her task of drying Charles' hair

with amusement as he took the phone and asked, "What do you want

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

long fingers resting casually on his knee. "I know

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

signaled for Noelle to stop what she was doing. He then walked into the

that their

known who she is

Kelly. You don't need to remind me of that. I understand your concerns,

I introduced her

you that she's

said as