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?

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 up! What are the odds? Mr. Hoffman wanted to gift that pen to

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

picked up the pen and examined it with wide eyes. “Young lady, what did this cost you? You… You know,

the brush and could not

in the crowd piped up, “Isn’t this a relic? I was lucky enough to see one

Charles, only to find him giving her a

with amusement.

not figure Charles out, and what he was trying to say was beyond

was not anything special, so…

debt now?

quickly forgotten by everyone else. It was, after all,