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

Curio Corner?” he said. He gave Noelle a sly look, then turned to his boss with a feigned casual air. “So it’s Miss Noelle who snapped it up! What are the odds? Mr. Hoffman wanted to gift that pen to Sir Shaw and had me go buy it, but

Corner? That’s a real gem!

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

the brush and could not

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

Charles, only to find him giving her a knowing look, his

with amusement.

a loss for words. She could not figure Charles out, and what he was

was not anything special, so… did that mean she

debt now?

quickly forgotten by everyone else. It was, after all, just another piece of gossip, a fleeting

way to the back garden to get some air. Deep down, she knew what today’s gathering was about, yet she still showed up, clinging to a vain hope that her parents might stand up for her. As usual, however, she was left

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