The Cherished Wife

Chapter 24

A glint flashed in Charles‘ eyes as his gaze landed on Hoelle’s face. He had noticed how much she liked it, but what she said sounded like the completely opposite of what she felt!

His gaze traveled across her face as he said, “Alright, then. What about something from Edgar Degas? Or perhaps this fountain pen?”

Charles recommended several items to Hoelle, and she decided to purchase the pen. Samuel enjoyed calligraphy, and he was good at it too. Gifting him a pen seemed like a smart move, and it was probably the least expensive of all the antiques she had looked at today.

Noelle might be working as a departmental director now, but she was still young and had spent plenty of her savings when she moved out. Moreover, her current situation with Xaner had further convinced her there was no one she could depend on other than herself.

She had to save up to pay for a house and a car. Even if she did not have a man, she still had herself!

Charles could guess the thoughts running through Noelle’s mind. After she decided, he called Ronald and Mr. Quinn into the roorn and said, “Wrap this up for Ms. Shaw!”

Mr. Quinn was stunned when he saw what Charles was pointing at. “Um…”

saw the look on

in a long breath, a glum look on his face as he said, “No, no. I’ll have it wrapped up immediately

to care. His gaze had never left Hoelle. Mr. Quinn shrugged as

she had not asked how much the pen would cost. “Oh, Mr. Quinn! How much

a sharp look. He felt his heart skip

and walked over to Noelle. He stood

with the bill,” cald in a voice that sounded is

to look at

like he was joking, and she could feel the stress mounting.

+15 BONUS

you insist, might as well accept your offer, Ms. Shaw,” he said as he left

and she had a nagging feeling that something was off. Had