The Cherished Wife

"Whoa, Charles, all done with work?" Noelle's eyes lit up as she scrambled up and pulled Charles onto the bed. She tucked him under the blanket and gave his hand a playful tug. "You wrapped up super early today!" "Yeah, I got through most of it," Charles replied, casting a glance at Noelle's phone. "Catching up with friends?"

Noelle nodded. "Yeah, Teresa. Hey, do you have the scoop on Brian?"

Charles quirked an eyebrow, gave Noelle a quick once-over, then peeked at the glowing chat on her phone and grinned. "What's up? Trying to play matchmaker?"

"Would that be so bad?" Noelle grinned back. "Teresa's the quiet type, you know? She's not the kind to stir up drama. Brian seems like he'd be a good match for her."

"It's not really up to you to decide if they're a good match or not," Charles teased, giving Noelle's nose a playful tweak. "They've got to figure that out on their own."

here. A coworker spotted Brian and Teresa grabbing dinner alone a few days back, so it seems promising. Still, I want to get the

a tight embrace, his hand

Noelle admitted, feeling like she was overstepping, fussing over Teresa like a

"I don't know much about Brian, to be honest. He had a solid reputation overseas before he joined Collosus Group, and I saw potential in him right away. As for his life outside of work... I'm pretty much in the dark. The only tidbit I've got is that he once had a thing for someone, but it

had a crush

friend would hit it off, just let them work it out. You should steer

Noelle agreed, nodding. "Love is as unique as

heard you're heading to

out?" Noelle asked, surprised. "Did Mr. Parker tell