The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 99

Chapter 99

Sean, of course, ended up staying for dinner.

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He could not stop raving about Noelle’s cooking, and she blushed at the compliments. Post–dinner, Noelle tackled the dishes while Sean and Charles headed to the study upstairs to get down to business. Arnold, meanwhile, was huddled in a corner, his puppy–dog eyes fixed on the kitchen door, silently

pleading for Noelle, the lady of the hour, to notice him.

Once upstairs, Charles flicked a cigarette Sean’s way. “Let’s hear it.”

Sean smirked and let out a low chuckle. “You always know what’s on my mind.”

“Believe me, there’s nothing I want less.”

it’s my

Charles’s lips curled into a half–smile, “What’s he

a half–smile. Talking about his

golden boy, Andy, who also went by Bob. In Brookville, the Smiths were adamant about calling him Bob and would not even touch

care about the Smiths‘ drama? Why does it bug you

he had bumped into Andy a few times. The guy was

enterprise. They’ve backed off

Charles quirked an eyebrow, “So, you’re telling me you skipped town for a ‘meeting,‘ but really, you were

usually Mr. Cool, but after her, Bob’s the only one who’s got you

I’m in a real bind here, and you’re bringing this up now? Don’t forget, you had a hand in her leaving too!” Every time he thought of her, Sean’s chest tightened with

dark and intense as he looked at Sean, his voice cold and distant. “You know, if you hadn’t brought it up, I would’ve totally forgotten she was part of our Hoffman crew.” He said icily, “I wasn’t helping you back then. You just weren’t

ran through Sean’s fingers, and a shadow of sadness flickered in

his cigarette with finality. “You made a promise to let her go. You owe her