The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Charles spun around, grinning from ear to ear. "Sure!"

They did not leave the house until thirty minutes later. Charles had phoned Ronald, asking for extra backup at the horse ranch. Upon their arrival, they were not just greeted by Ronald's hired muscle; Sean and Peter were there, too. Noelle often bumped into Sean, the last time being recently at the Phoenix Tree Residence. Peter, however, was a new face.

She had heard whispers about Peter, but they had never actually met.

Noelle stepped out of the car hand in hand with Charles to find Sean and Peter leaning against the door. Sean watched them with a look that was nothing short of intrigued. Despite the scrapes on his face, Charles still oozed charisma. Charles arched an eyebrow, his gaze flicking from Sean to Peter, then his forehead creased ever so slightly. "What brings you two here?"

"Charles, come on. You could have been a bit more thoughtful. I just whisked Arnold away, and here you are, showing up at the horse ranch with Noelle hot on our heels!" Sean approached with a grin, giving Noelle a friendly wave. "Noelle, fancy seeing you again." Noelle forced a smile, her lips twitching slightly. "Yeah, what are the odds?"

let out a laugh. "Pretty

in the mood for Sean's banter. He took Noelle's hand and steered her toward Peter. "Nelly, this

flashed a subtle, charming smile. His voice

haven't had the chance to drop by. Consider this our first proper meeting. When you

replied with a smile. Peter's vibe was way more serious than Sean's playful demeanor. Nevertheless, she could tell Peter was not someone

said with a playful smile, glancing over at Peter, Although Peter shot Sean a sharp look, he quickly agreed with a not "Noelle, if you're fine with it, feel free to

guys famously known as the Four Young Masters of Brookville? Who's