The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 760

Charles nodded. "Looks like it." He whipped out his phone and dialed Peter. "Are there any leads on that thing I had you check on?"

"What's up?" Peter grumbled, clearly having been woken up. "This better be good, or you and Sean are on my list for today."

He sounded less than thrilled.

Charles quirked an eyebrow at Sean, a silent question hanging in the air-had he tried to reach Peter too?

Sean just shrugged, and Charles got the message. "So, how's the search for Noelle's family history going?"

"That issue?" Peter hesitated, taking a long moment before he finally spoke. "It's a tough nut to crack. It's weird, but Noelle's past isn't as straightforward as it seems. Everything I've dug up has been tampered with. There's got to be something unique about her background, or else why would anyone go to such lengths to cover it up?"

now. "You didn't ask me before the holidays, so I figured you weren't in a rush. I've been on

wait any longer. What have you got?" Charles was running out of patience, and

was about all Peter had managed to uncover. "But what's odd is how Samuel and Sebastian treat her. You've seen it too, right? Those two old guys are

Noelle

having me chase shadows. They're bound to know more than we do Peter suggested with a sharp edge to his voice. "Oh, and there's one more thing you

"What?"

favorite teacher, Sebastian, who's also your wife's granddad, has some serious ties to

at Sean, who looked back, totally confused. "Why are you staring

okay? I'm counting on you." After hanging up, Charles's

you? Why are

questions!" Sean could