The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 71

Chapter 71

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Charles shook his head with a chuckle, while Sean was left speechless, clicking his tongue in mock disapproval before nodding in agreement. “Sounds good to me. I’m free as a bird these days. If you can get Peter to come, it’d be awesome for the gang to get together.”

“Got it!”

Once Sean had left, Charles came up behind Noelle and gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

Noelle spun around, her lip caught between her teeth, “When you say ‘the gang,‘ are you talking about the Four Young Masters of Brookville?”

“Four Young Masters of Brookville?” Charles chewed over the title, a playful glint in his eyes. “Who told you about that?”

Noelle’s eyes went wide with mock surprise. “In Brookville, you guys

just a label others slap on us. We’re just a bunch of guys with the same hobbies. We’re brothers. We’ve never called ourselves

not bored enough to make up titles for themselves. Then, with a sly grin, he teased, “So, have

be so full of himself. “Are you pulling my leg, Mr. Hoffman? I didn’t even know you back then. It’s

her classmates, and she did recall them

connected the dots. Now, reflecting on it, she had to admit Charles was kind

knowing look. “It’s getting late. Let’s head

not your-” Noelle’s cheeks flushed at the question, and her heart raced. Before they made it official with a marriage certificate, he had always been so distant, like a

it seemed as though he had morphed into someone else,

the role,” Charles said, his teasing smile fading into something more serious. “I’m not going

widened in surprise. Her

when Charles had brushed off the conversation earlier, a part of her felt let down. She could not pin down why, but his