The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 918

Tania slipped back into Phoenix Tree Residence way past midnight. The car's rumble barely had time to die down before Charles was on his feet. He squinted through the darkness and saw Noelle out like a light. Moving like a shadow, he made sure she was snug under the covers before he tiptoed out of the room.

"Charles? You're still up?"

Tania could not hide her shock at finding Charles awake. He just nodded, giving her a once-over. "I figured you wouldn't make it back tonight." He frowned a little, seeing the weariness etched on her face. "What's up?"

Tania gave a weary shake of her head. "Nothing, really. It's late, and you should get some sleep too."

Once Tania vanished into her room, Charles lingered at her door, eyes narrowed in thought, before he finally retreated to his own space.

The bombshell about Trevon actually being Jack only hit Charles the next day. Tania, up with the dawn, found him waiting outside her door. "Charles?"

"Yeah." Charles confirmed with a nod. "Peter told me about Trevon and Jack."

by the revelation. Her mind raced back to long-forgotten moments and to the tangled web she had woven with Peter

desperation-she was pregnant with Peter's baby, and Peter was out of the picture. She could not stand the thought of her kid growing up without a dad or in a broken

her, her son, and even her adoptive dad, Tania felt like he was a hero swooping in

anything she did not want to. However, what Tania never

Tania's mood and looked at her with

"I'm okay, Charles!"

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resting these days, so Brandon can stay with Noelle!" Charles gave Tania's shoulder a reassuring pat.

then nodded. "Sure, thanks. But I kind

night made Tania cringe. She had been

Charles's eyes sparkled with