The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 47

Chapter 47

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Charles had always been the master of his own fate, unshakable and untroubled by others, but as he watched Noelle sleep, he wondered if she might be the one to break his composure.

He had not planned on getting her involved, but now that she was here, he was not about to let her slip away. Time was not on their side, but Charles never sweated the small stuff.

As he glanced down at himself, he was surprised by the effect she still had on him. He fought to keep his cool, though sometimes the body told truths the mind tried to hide. He had been so close to giving in to his desires, but the thought of her waking up scared or full of regret stopped him cold.

Charles was out on the balcony, lost in the night air, until Ronald came back. Only then did he retreat to his study.

“Mr. Hoffman, here’s the surveillance footage from the Shaw place tonight.” Ronald knew Charles like the back of his hand, having been by his side for years. He had already started digging into the Shaw family’s drama on his way back from dropping off Sean.

him. Ronald twitched, sensing something amiss.

slight smirk crossed Charles’s face.

for info, but I kept

sald with a dismissive wave. “He can fuss all

know, Simon and Julian did shake hands on some deal about pumping money into the project, but it’s all talk at this point. Also, Simon’s voice doesn’t carry much weight in the York Group. It’s still Sir York calling the shots, and I bet he’s clueless about this whole thing.” Ronald said, realizing that

furrowed ever so slightly, a rare shift in his cool demeanor. “Simon’s after Winter? Charles let out a dismissive snort. “You’re not

was stumped. Everyone knew Simon’s reputation. “So, what’s the

circus,” Charles said, breezing through

“Got it!”

and another thing,” Charles drummed his fingers on the desk, lost in thought for a moment. “About cutting back on our orders with Frotconn, how’s that

in the dark!” Ronald recalled that there had not been a peep from Joseph’s end lately. Joseph was practically a nobody in

Sir Hoffman took it upon himself to nudge Charles to keep an eye on a little company called Frotconn. Charles was not one for hassles, and he quickly