The Cherished Wife

Charles spun around, grinning from ear to ear. "Sure!"

They did not leave the house until thirty minutes later. Charles had phoned Ronald, asking for extra backup at the horse ranch. Upon their arrival, they were not just greeted by Ronald's hired muscle; Sean and Peter were there, too. Noelle often bumped into Sean, the last time being recently at the Phoenix Tree Residence. Peter, however, was a new face.

She had heard whispers about Peter, but they had never actually met.

Noelle stepped out of the car hand in hand with Charles to find Sean and Peter leaning against the door. Sean watched them with a look that was nothing short of intrigued. Despite the scrapes on his face, Charles still oozed charisma. Charles arched an eyebrow, his gaze flicking from Sean to Peter, then his forehead creased ever so slightly. "What brings you two here?"

have been a bit more thoughtful. I just whisked Arnold away, and here you are, showing up at the horse ranch with Noelle hot on our heels!" Sean approached with a grin, giving Noelle a friendly wave. "Noelle, fancy

let out a laugh. "Pretty weird,

Noelle's hand and steered her toward Peter. "Nelly, this is

an eyebrow and flashed a subtle,

straight to the point, especially compared to Sean. "I've heard you and Chartes made it official, but haven't had the chance to drop by. Consider this our first proper meeting. When you two throw your big wedding party, count on

Peter's vibe was way more serious than Sean's playful demeanor. Nevertheless, she could tell Peter was not someone