The Cherished Wife

Peter said he knew nothing about such feelings, but he knew better than anyone he had waited a year-no, ten years-and he had endured it all.

Charles reached out and patted Peter's shoulder. "In that case, hurry up and get the West City project done for me. After that, whatever you do with Lennon Group is none of my business."

Peter smiled faintly. He brushed Charles' hand off his shoulder and stood up. The two equally formidable men faced each other, neither losing ground.

"You've got it all planned out, haven't you? The West City project won't be finished in a year or two. Are you trying to delay Tania's return?"

Charles narrowed his eyes. "Or maybe you've got a better plan? Do you even know where Tania is now?"

Peter pressed his lips together. "Charles, if you ever fall into my hands, I'll make sure you experience what this feels like!"

then asked, "How's the investigation I asked

an eyebrow, his skeptical gaze fixed on Charles.

it's about cutting her ties with the Shaw family." Without doing so, his relationship

not pose much of a threat, desperate people could be unpredictable. Their

be against it. Hence, Charles needed to sever Noelle's connections with the

time being. Once their relationship went public, both the Hoffmans and the Bakers would set their sights on

he was not sure of her thoughts or the unpredictable elements in play. Charles never did anything be was not confident about. Until these hidden threats were dealt with, he agreed it was best not to

for whether she's Julian's daughter, I still need to verify that. It's tricky because Noelle is already in her 20s. If she really isn't Jade's or the Shaw

Sebastian and Samuel

Samuel were unaware of Noelle's true background, their