The Cherished Wife

Chapter 71

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Charles shook his head with a chuckle, while Sean was left speechless, clicking his tongue in mock disapproval before nodding in agreement. “Sounds good to me. I’m free as a bird these days. If you can get Peter to come, it’d be awesome for the gang to get together.”

“Got it!”

Once Sean had left, Charles came up behind Noelle and gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

Noelle spun around, her lip caught between her teeth, “When you say ‘the gang,‘ are you talking about the Four Young Masters of Brookville?”

“Four Young Masters of Brookville?” Charles chewed over the title, a playful glint in his eyes. “Who told you about that?”

“In Brookville, you guys are celebrities. Back when I was in

slap on us. We’re just a bunch of guys with the same

with a sly grin, he teased,

Charles could be so full of himself. “Are you pulling my leg, Mr. Hoffman? I didn’t even know you back then. It’s just that my classmates couldn’t stop talking about how

of their escapades from her classmates, and she did recall them mentioning

much attention to it at the time and had not connected the dots. Now, reflecting on it, she had to admit Charles

drawing out the word with a knowing look. “It’s getting late. Let’s head home,

made it official with a marriage certificate, he had always been so distant, like a

had morphed into someone else, saying things she never imagined he

wife, so you’ve got to get used to the role,” Charles said, his teasing smile