The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Peter said he knew nothing about such feelings, but he knew better than anyone he had waited a year-no, ten years-and he had endured it all.

Charles reached out and patted Peter's shoulder. "In that case, hurry up and get the West City project done for me. After that, whatever you do with Lennon Group is none of my business."

Peter smiled faintly. He brushed Charles' hand off his shoulder and stood up. The two equally formidable men faced each other, neither losing ground.

"You've got it all planned out, haven't you? The West City project won't be finished in a year or two. Are you trying to delay Tania's return?"

Charles narrowed his eyes. "Or maybe you've got a better plan? Do you even know where Tania is now?"

Peter pressed his lips together. "Charles, if you ever fall into my hands, I'll make sure you experience what this feels like!"

Charles smirked. "We'll see when that day comes." He then asked, "How's the investigation I asked you to do last time?"

skeptical gaze fixed on Charles. "Are you

the Shaw family." Without doing so, his relationship with Noelle

was like a ticking time bomb. Although they did not pose much of a threat, desperate people could be unpredictable. Their attitude toward Noelle was peculiar, and there were too many

would also be against it. Hence, Charles needed to

Charles agreed to Noelle's request to keep their relationship private for the time being. Once their relationship went public, both

Charles could

of her thoughts or the unpredictable elements in play. Charles never did anything be was not

daughter, and as for whether she's Julian's daughter, I still need to verify that. It's tricky because Noelle is already in her 20s. If she really isn't Jade's or the Shaw family's child,

definitely off. Both Sebastian and Samuel

Sebastian and Samuel were unaware of Noelle's true background, their behavior would seem

did know, then it was