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.”

chair, his expression tight, “Believe me, there’s nothing I want less.” He paused before adding, “So,

it’s my cousin

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

Sean said with a half–smile. Talking about

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

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

couple of years back in Banyan City, he had bumped into Andy a few times. The guy was sharp, but he

whole Smith enterprise. They’ve backed off from me, but Bob’s got a screw loose or something. He’s always on

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

seen you so spooked. You’re usually Mr. Cool, but

“Come on, we’re brothers, aren’t we? I’m in a real bind here, and you’re bringing this up now? Don’t forget, you had a hand in

eyes were 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

a shadow

you!” Charles snuffed out his cigarette with finality. “You made a promise to let