The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 909

Eloise's hands balled into fists. "I'm going to check on the kitchen too!"

With Eloise out of the room, Peter's lips quirked up. "You think the Naylors will really accept her?"

Steven shot Peter a look. "There's nothing I can't handle," he said confidently.

"But she's innocent," Peter protested as he rose to his feet, giving Steven's shoulder a reassuring pat. "Mr. Fischer, there's more than one way to skin a cat, you know. It doesn't have to be..."

"My decisions are final!" Steven cut him off, shrugging off Peter's hand. "You should worry about yourself!" He paused before adding, "Didn't you say your third uncle is about to return? Sir Lennon had always preferred him. They only turned to you when he vanished. Peter, you can't sweat the small stuff when you're playing the long game."

Peter's eyes dimmed with a touch of sadness. "I know." He had always known. Those were the years he had nearly walked away from it all, but they would not let him. "How's everything at the company?"

"Everything's under control, the job's done right," Steven said with a sly grin as the door swung open again. Charles stepped in from the outside, not at all surprised to find Steven there. He slipped off his shoes and joined the other two men for a chat. Charles brought up something about Peter, "Hey Peter, do you know this guy Trevon?"

quite place him." He pulled out a pack of cigarettes

after they split, the cravings kept coming back. Whenever they hit, he would just play with the cigarettes, never actually

about him too, but it's all hazy. The word from Carvonia is that Trevon's been bouncing between there and other places. He tied the knot with Tania, alright,

"I've dug up

Charles looked around,

upstairs!" Peter replied, his expression turning into a frown for some reason. Suddenly, he got

shared a quick look and then

eyes, staying alert as he tiptoed to Brandon's bedroom door. The moment he spotted

with an immediate attack,

ruthless, targeting Peter's most vulnerable spots with deadly precision. However, Peter was not

clear that the guy knew his stuff. Peter could not get the upper

Steven felt the

they reached the

sizing up the situation, then leaped into the battle. It was not long before the attacker was gasping for breath, and with a swift kick from Steven, the figure