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?”

needs to be told?” Noelle’s eyes went wide with mock surprise. “In Brookville, you

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

themselves. Then, with a sly grin, he teased, “So, have you had your eye on

“Are you pulling my leg, Mr. Hoffman? I didn’t even know you back then. It’s just that

always heard tales of their escapades from her classmates, and she did recall them mentioning how Charles was a

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

the word with a knowing look. “It’s getting

cheeks flushed at the question, and her heart raced. Before they made it official with a marriage certificate, he had always been so distant, like a chess player

he had morphed into someone

used to the role,” Charles said, his teasing smile fading into something more serious. “I’m not going to