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

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

a real gem! If Mr.

hearing all this, picked up the pen and examined it with wide eyes. “Young lady, what did this cost you?

was clearly smitten with the brush and could

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

stunned and turned to Charles, only to find him

with amusement.

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

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

debt now?

after

wandering aimlessly with Samuel, Noelle finally made her way to the back garden to get some air. Deep down, she knew what today’s gathering was about, yet she

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