The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 19

Chapter 19

Peter Lennon squinted, picking up on the nervous tone in Ronald’s voice, and asked, “What’s up? Did Charles throw another curveball your way?”

Ronald let out a forced chuckle. “Isn’t your assistant some kind of computer whiz?”

“Just call him yourself.” Peter’s voice was curt, and the line went dead. Ronald stewed in silence, thinking about how Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Lennon must be cut from the same cloth. Both of them were cold businessmen with no patience or sympathy. Shaking it off, Ronald dialed up Lareal, Peter’s assistant. “You’ve got thirty minutes to dig up info on a lady. someone Mr. Hoffman’s looking for.”

Exactly thirty minutes later, Ronald had the scoop on Winter. He was practically gushing with gratitude. “Man, you’re a lifesaver!”

On the other end, Lareal gave a cool snort. “Does Mr. Hoffman have his eye on this chick?” Winter did not seem like much, but she played a tough game. Lareal could not see how she would be Charles‘ type, so he pried a little.

I’ve gotta go. We’ll catch up later. Time to brief

coming back, she noticed that many of her old colleagues had

things by accident. They had been

last six months. You’ve been out of the loop for a while, so you might need a refresher on how things run around here,” said Larisse Yorell, the woman who had been warming Noelle’s seat as the new department head. Her tone was too sharp, almost as if she was laying all her cards out on the table. Was she trying to be this

a notch. She could practically feel the chill in Larisse’s voice. Larisse probably thought she would always be the one calling the shots as director, but Noelle’s

swooping in to reclaim her throne, it was no wonder she was steamed. To top it off, Larisse was probably

her cushy director

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With that thought her tone took a nosedive. “If there is anything you don’t understand, Ms. Shaw, just ask. After all, I’ve been the one running the show here for the

not get too close to this woman.