The Cherished Wife

Chapter 36

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Winter could not help smirking, though she put on a surprised face. “A fountain pen? Noelle’s so thoughtful, knowing how much grandpa loves his pens She’s on the same wavelength as me. Luckily, our gifts didn’t overlap.”

Winter was not wrong. The crowd started to piece together the sisters” gifts, weighing their significance. They looked at Noelle with new eyes. ‘Winter went for the obvious, thinking Grandpa would love some art, but she didn’t see the pen coming.”

Noelle watched Winter’s dramatic display, her feelings a tangled mess. She just did not know how to react, being the center of attention like this.

Charles squinted and shot Ronald a quick look.

Ronald felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him. How had he never noticed his boss loved to stick

his nose into everyone’s business?

might have been grumbling inside, but he knew better than to slack off. He cleared his throat and put on a look of mock surprise. “Hey, isn’t that the pen we saw the other day at Curio Corner?” he said. He gave Noelle a sly look, then turned to his boss with a feigned casual air. “So it’s Miss Noelle who snapped it

“Oh, it’s from Curio Corner? That’s a real gem! If Mr. Hoffman was after it, it’s

eyes. “Young lady, what did this cost you? You… You know,

with the brush and

a relic? I was lucky

was stunned and turned to Charles, only to find

with amusement.

for words. She could not figure Charles out, and what he was

anything special, so… did that mean she was in

debt now?

after all, just another piece of gossip,