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.

cold huff, Charles added, “Joseph thinks he’s invincible with Robert

could not help but think of Noelle again. He did not see what was so

wanted, and even though he was caught up in the Hoffman family drama, his wild side was usually kept under wraps, except for the occasional outburst. Was Noelle the reason this

about it.

Charles’s

quick to deny it. “Frotconn has been

eye on Mr. Lowry, and as for Joey…” Charles paused. “You’re on

Ronald nodded. “And

He’s the one who should 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 what she was

but if Charles was all in on this

on the head: she could not stay on memory lane forever or