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

nose into

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 his boss with a feigned casual air. “So it’s Miss Noelle who snapped it up! What are

got it. “Oh, it’s from Curio Corner? That’s a real gem! If Mr. Hoffman was after it, it’s got to be

and examined it with wide eyes. “Young lady, what did this cost you? You… You know,

with the brush

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

Charles, only to find him giving her

with amusement.

could not figure Charles out, and what

not anything special, so… did that mean she

debt now?

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

down, she knew what today’s gathering was about, yet she still

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