The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Wife 109

Chapter 109

“Really?” Charles chuckled and kissed Anna’s forehead. Then, he carried her into the old Hoffman house.

They had barely crossed the threshold when they heard Sir Hoffman’s voice, “Has that little rascal finally come back?”

“Grandpa, Charles is all grown up now. You shouldn’t call him ‘little rascal.‘ It’s fine inside the home, but what if outsiders heard you?”

“Hmph! What if they do? Is he going to turn the world upside down?” Sir Hoffman, also known as Maxwell, leaned heavily on his cane, giving Mateo a stern look. “Look at the son you’ve raised. What’s he been up

to?”

“Father!” Mateo’s brow furrowed, but deep down, he was bursting with pride for his son. Charles was without a doubt the shining star of the Hoffman family’s current generation.

“Great–Grandpa, Grandpa, Uncle’s home!” Anna’s young voice cut through the chatter in the living room.

Charles. One of his arms was cradling Anna, while

with his shoes, as if he did not notice the room

leisurely pace.

in Charles’s embrace, let out a happy giggle. “Mommy was right! Uncle really did

gave Chloe a quick look and passed Anna back to her. “Big

quickly returned. “It’s all because of you. Dad called me and said you’d stirred up some trouble again. I thought you’ve long grown out of such habits. Not to mention that Anna was

No one could argue with them. Charles squinted and turned

coming right to our door. We’re about to hand the

looked at the papers Maxwell had tossed his way. He picked them up with his long fingers, gave them

spoke, his eyes flicked to Chloe for just a moment. She

over her, even though she was the older sibling. She could not shake off the feeling

We’re talking about you. Sure, you’re in charge of the company, but that doesn’t mean you can

leaned back, his fingers resting on his chin, facing the old man with a laid– back air. I know what I’m doing with the company. You’ve been retired for

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