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?"

on Charles.

not about wanting to know; it's about cutting her ties with the Shaw family." Without doing so, his relationship with Noelle

they did not pose much of a threat, desperate people could be unpredictable.

Apart from Clarisse's strong opposition, Maxwell would also be against it. Hence, Charles needed to sever

relationship private for the time being. Once their relationship went public, both the Hoffmans and the

though Charles could

or the unpredictable elements in play. Charles never did anything be was not confident about. Until these hidden threats were dealt with, he agreed

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, we'd have to

Sebastian and Samuel treat

frowned. He had noticed that too. If Sebastian and Samuel were unaware of Noelle's true background, their behavior

it was their behavior that