Charles glanced at Ronald, who immediately came over and handed him a piece of paper and a pen. Charles quickly sketched a few letters on the paper and then passed it to Janice. "When can it be ready?" he asked.

Janice paused for a moment. "When do you need it?"

"Before New Year's," Charles replied, glancing at his watch. "It's getting late. I'll wait for your good news."

"Understood," Janice said with a smile, gesturing politely as she watched Charles leave with his usual composed stride.

Narrowing her eyes, she looked down at the letters he had written-C&N. She wondered who this lucky woman was to be treated so thoughtfully by Charles.

Milo had a simple purpose for his visit to Brookville-to gauge Charles' intentions and to see how much tolerance Charles had for the situation.

encounter to be so tense. It seemed Charles was not interested in playing along or taking a softer approach

it be that he genuinely felt something for Winter? Perhaps they

you worried I'm not taking

she seemed to have aged quite a bit, which surprised him. Pressing his lips

You've taken care of her since she was young. Sometimes, you're kinder to her than

Charlie," Milo replied. He was making allusions to the matter with Charles, and his voice

surprise. "Didn't you just arrive in Brookville? How did you meet Charlie so

told me. We could've gone to the Hoffman residence or had a

son?" Milo snapped, clearly displeased. "I'm still Charlie's uncle. What's wrong with

have the best relationship; and he's not very close to you either," Clarisse explained. "He still holds a grudge about what happened three years ago when we tried

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