The Cherished Wife

Chapter 720

"Charles, don't you think you're a bit on edge?" It was not just Sean. Even Noelle thought Charles might be taking things too far.

Before long, Charles's phone buzzed to life. He glanced at the caller ID, a smirk playing on his lips, and shook the phone in front of Sean and Noelle. "Talk about perfect timing." Charles swiped to answer the call. "Hello!"

"Charles, it's me, your uncle!"

"I know," Charles said with a half-smile. "What's up, Uncle? What's got you calling me out of the blue today?"

up! It's been ages since we last hung out, right?" Milo's voice was firm and commanding, even over

holding Noelle's hand in the other, his fingers playing with hers absentmindedly. "You're in Brookville, Uncle?" Charles asked, his voice giving nothing away. On the other end, Milo tensed up before replying, "Yeah, Janet's been gone for months. She stubbornly refuses to come back to Capiton. I miss her too much, so I had to come by myself." "That's perfect. Janet's been with my mom at the Hoffmans' for a while now. Since you're here, why not stick around

was clearly taken aback, not expecting Charles's usual calm to break into

momentarily speechless, but Charles just laughed softly. "I'll make time to see you tomorrow. It's been what, three years since that whole ordeal? It's

not put much stock in his uncle Milo's feelings. Poor Milo could not even muster a comeback. Even though he was ticked off and on the losing end,

you know tomorrow, Uncle. It's

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