The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 29

Chapter 29

Ronald instinctively looked toward Charles, but the nonchalant look on his face made it evident he did not plan to say anything. He felt a headache forming, but he put on a bold face and said, “No, there’s no way it’s a mistake. Definitely not. This is the correct price!”

“That can’t be right!” Noelle might not be an expert in field, but she was no idiot either. There was no way something from Curio Corner could be purchased at that price. Besides, Charles had picked it out, and he would not have picked out something inexpensive. Noelle did not believe it one bit.

Sweat pooled on Ronald’s forehead, and he could not help thinking to himself, ‘You’re right that it wasn’t cheap. It was so expensive! However, he did not dare say that aloud and merely laughed stupidly. “You probably don’t know this, Ms. Shaw, but Mr. Hoffman often purchases extremely valuable antiques from Curio Comer. The shopkeeper is a smart man, and he knows what discounts he can afford to offer. This pen isn’t particularly valuable, and initially,

refused

baselle. However, I felt you would prefer some form of

payinitially,

for your grandfather,

this is a

after saying that and heaved a sigh of relief upon noticing Charles was not saying anything. “So, don’t

occasionally offer loyal clients sweet deals so they could continue their business

and noticed he was leaning against the car leisurely. She bit down on her lip and said, “Alright, but how should I repay you? Could

chuckled as he said, “I just recalled something I need to take care of at the office, Mr. Hoffman. I’ll head off

and Noelle stared after him in astonishment. She seemed to have something else on her mind, but given the circumstances, she decided to get into the car. “Thank you for all you’ve done,

“No worries.”

mansion was on

they were celebrating it as his 80th birthday. That explained why it was particularly rowdy and crowded today. The Shaw family was not among the most influential families in Brookville, but they

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a month ago. There was also another important reason why they were going over the top this time, Juliant and Jade had discussed among themselves and decided to take advantage of

they did not want their efforts to go to waste because of Sir Shaw. Since so many people would be present and