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?”

wide with mock surprise. “In Brookville, you guys are celebrities. Back when

on us. We’re just a bunch of guys with the same hobbies. We’re brothers. We’ve never called ourselves that fancy title, you

bored enough to make up titles for themselves. Then, with a sly grin,

moment, biting her lip. Sometimes, she thought Charles could be so full of himself. “Are you pulling my leg, Mr. Hoffman? I didn’t even know you back then. It’s just that my classmates couldn’t stop talking about how cool

had always heard tales of their escapades from her classmates, and she did recall them mentioning how Charles was a genius

it at the time and had not connected the dots. Now, reflecting on it, she had to admit Charles was

Charles nodded, drawing out the word with a knowing look. “It’s

the question, and her heart raced. Before they made it official with a

morphed into someone else, saying things

as husband and wife, so you’ve got to get used to the role,” Charles said, his teasing smile fading into something more serious. “I’m not going to introduce

widened in surprise. Her gaze lifted to

earlier, a part of her felt let down. She could not pin down