The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 36

Chapter 36

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Winter could not help smirking, though she put on a surprised face. “A fountain pen? Noelle’s so thoughtful, knowing how much grandpa loves his pens She’s on the same wavelength as me. Luckily, our gifts didn’t overlap.”

Winter was not wrong. The crowd started to piece together the sisters” gifts, weighing their significance. They looked at Noelle with new eyes. ‘Winter went for the obvious, thinking Grandpa would love some art, but she didn’t see the pen coming.”

Noelle watched Winter’s dramatic display, her feelings a tangled mess. She just did not know how to react, being the center of attention like this.

Charles squinted and shot Ronald a quick look.

Ronald felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him. How had he never noticed his boss loved to stick

into everyone’s

might have been grumbling inside, but he knew better than to slack off. He cleared his throat and put on a look of mock surprise. “Hey, isn’t that the pen we saw the other day at Curio Corner?” he said. He gave Noelle a sly look, then turned to

Curio Corner? That’s a real gem! If Mr. Hoffman was

hearing all this, picked up the pen and examined it with wide eyes. “Young lady, what did this cost you? You… You know, I’ve told you I don’t need anything. Why go and spend a fortune?” Despite his

was clearly smitten with the brush and could not stop admiring

the crowd piped up, “Isn’t this a relic? I was lucky enough to see one before, and they say

to find him giving

with amusement.

Charles out, and what he was trying

mentioned that the pen was not anything special, so…

debt now?

incident was quickly forgotten by everyone else. It was, after all,

way to the back garden to get some air. Deep down, she knew what today’s gathering was about,

are you doing out