The Cherished Wife by Chweety

"Okay, I'll help you. I'll make sure Annie gets the care she needs. However, Mr. Adams, you should find out what she did. The person after her isn't just anybody-it's Charles!" Cody shot to his feet, staring at Sean in shock.

He had hoped to leverage Sean's influence and maybe even get Charles to step in and smooth things over. After all, he knew Liliana's true identity, a secret he had kept since the day he saved her life.

Years had passed, and even though Liliana was nowhere to be found, the Hoffmans, especially Charles, owed him a big favor. Cody figured that mentioning the past would surely get Charles to lend a hand. However, what he did not see coming was that Annie had managed to upset Charles himself.

Sean narrowed his eyes, a spark of cunning flickering in them.

He knew exactly what Cody was up to. A favor was a favor, and it had to be repaid. However, Sean was not like Charles. He did not like being under someone's thumb, and Cody had clearly crossed a line with him.

Sean had been hiding his feelings for someone for years, someone he could not even bring himself to talk about.

chilling look. Standing

Sean said calmly. Cody's face went white as

he

ago, there was a rumor about someone who had upset a woman close to Charles. Nobody knew exactly who she was to Charles, but he always treated with great kindness. To make things right for her, he took down the young heir of the Cooper Group. In just one night,

favorite, his most cherished person. Charles never bothered to set the record straight. From that

left Sean's office feeling out of sorts and headed to Annie's

experts who had come from overseas. Annie was a girl who cared a lot about her looks, so being hurt so badly

bed, covered in bandages from

feel her anger radiating from under the many layers of bandages. "I want all of you out, now!" Annie tried to sit up, but the nurses and doctors