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

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 the odds? Mr. Hoffman wanted to gift that pen to Sir Shaw and had me go buy it, but

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

cost you? You… You know, I’ve told you I don’t need anything. Why go and spend

the brush and could not stop

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

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

with amusement.

for words. She could not figure Charles out, and what

offhandedly mentioned that the pen was not anything special, so… did

debt now?

else. It was, after all, just another piece of gossip,

gathering was about, yet she still showed up,

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