The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 301



Charles pressed his lips together, a dark look crossing his face as he glanced at Peter. "Mind your words, Peter!"

Peter raised an eyebrow and gave Charles's shoulder a reassuring pat. "Relax. Nobody's brave enough to make trouble here," he said, then looked over at Sean, who had not said a word. "Why are you just standing there?"

Sean, who usually was smiling, looked serious. "Looks like someone's pushing Charles too far!" he said, hinting at something. However, Charles just gave Sean a quick look. "You're staying right here."

"Hey!" Sean complained. "Why should I?"

"Because you're a doctor. It's your job to save lives," Charles said, then he grabbed his coat and left.

Sean tried to follow, but Peter blocked him. Peter smiled slyly, his hand resting on Sean's shoulder. "He's off to find his lady. This isn't your rodeo." "You don't get it. Charles is usually so calm, but he gets all worked up around this lady. You might not have seen her, but I have a few times. She's really pretty, and she kind of looks like him too. But she always gets Charles stirred up. I'm worried..." Sean said.

Peter's eyes darkened, and he let out a dismissive snort. Charles is the most level-headed out of all of us besides Mr. Fischer. He knows what he's after. You don't

in the pitch-black room for what seemed like forever before she finally managed to stand up. After being in the dark for so long, she realized something was not right: the bathroom light had gone out, and someone had locked the door

thought it

someone was out to get

the get-together

earlier, the

her were Winter, Annie,

why anyone else would want

kind of sneaky trick was just what Winter and Annie would do.

deep breath,

hand and her heart started to settle down. She made her way to

not budge. Noelle pounded on the door as hard as

ears were more sensitive than usual in the dark and her sense of