Charles and Noelle had not expected Henry and Nancy to still be up. "Uncle Henry, Aunt Nancy, why are you still up?" Charles asked, surprised.

Henry grinned at them, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "Back so late? Looks like someone had a date night."

Noelle let out an awkward laugh and quickly fetched slippers for Charles, then knelt to slip off her shoes.

Charles shot Noelle a look and said while changing his footwear, "We were just giving you lovebirds some alone time. I bet you wouldn't get a moment's peace at the Hoffman family's old house, right?"

Henry chuckled. "Look at you, acting like it's all for our sake." He was clearly delighted with Charles's consideration. "So, Noelle, did you have fun today?"

bright smile as she slipped on her shoes and headed over first. "Charles mentioned that today's your anniversary. You guys must've had fun too." She dug through her bag for a moment before pulling

was from Noelle and Charles. She eagerly grabbed the box from Noelle's

safe," Noelle explained as she cozied up next to Nancy. "I mean, it's all for a bit of

Nancy. She appreciated not just the charm but also the

explore. Meanwhile, Noelle popped into the kitchen to whip up some

star of the show for years, and this year's no different. I'll

when Noelle handed him a steaming cup of coffee. His face

curious titt of her head. "Uncle, aren't you going to the meeting? You're a

still part of

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