The Cherished Wife

Chapter 87

Ronald had just come back when he spotted Charles gazing out the towering window, lost in thought. Clearing his throat to announce his presence, Ronald caught Charles’s attention.

Charles shot a brief look at Ronald, who snapped to attention. “The guy’s been taken care of, but Mr. Hoffman, are we good to go with this?”

“Why wouldn’t we be?” Charles strolled over to his desk, picked up a cigarette, and rolled it between his fingers without lighting it. “It’s high time we dealt with this. Letting it drag on isn’t doing us any favors.”

Charles was the kind of guy who liked to get things done in one fell swoop since it was less hassle that way. “He’s so fond of making moves, so let’s give him a grand one to think about.”

Ronald sensed that Charles was dead set on taking Robert down this time. Things seemed to be moving faster than expected, and he could not quite catch Charles’s drift. “You said before that you’d let him keep hopping around for a bit. I thought you weren’t going to touch him just yet.”

Charles’s lips curled into a sly smile. “I’m feeling good today. Don’t bother trying to guess what I’m thinking.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it!” Ronald knew better than to try and read Charles’s mind. After all, figuring out what Charles was planning was a puzzle no one could solve.

huff, Charles added, “Joseph thinks

saying Mr. Hoffman wants us to move on Frotconn right now?” Ronald could not help but think of Noelle again. He did not see what was so special about her, but Mr. Hoffman seemed to have taken a liking

been known for doing whatever he wanted, and even though he was caught up in the Hoffman family drama, his wild side was

himself, he was not too thrilled about it. In his eyes,

you got something to say?” Charles’s eyes

was quick to deny it. “Frotconn has been pushing it, hiding behind the

Lowry, and as for

“And what

be sweating it out,” Charles

Noelle felt a mix of frustration and resignation. She had never expected Charles to call her during work to ask

but if Charles was all in on

could not stay on memory lane forever or keep dodging