The Cherished Wife

"You..."

Charles slammed the gas pedal, his phone pressed to his ear. "Where are you?"

"Uh, we're on the road, heading to Noelle's place..."

"Forget the apartment. I need to get to Phoenix Tree Residence, Sean. Take me there!" Noelle finally snapped out of her daze, her eyes locking on Sean. "Take me to Phoenix Tree Residence."

Sean hesitated. "The thing is, over at Phoenix Tree Residence..."

"Sean, just get Noelle to Phoenix Tree Residence!" Charles barked, whipping the car around a sharp bend. "Hand Noelle the phone!"

passed the phone to Noelle. "Noelle, Sean will drop you off. I'll be there

her. "I'll be waiting, Charles! I'll wait

If he had known, he would not have bothered getting involved. This whole situation had left him feeling down, especially since he was clueless about what had gone wrong. He could not shake the worry that Charles might think he had messed things up and would come

at him, Sean floored the

family's old place to Phoenix Tree Residence. Sean and Noelle were already there when

vibe hanging around him, and spotted Sean

got no clue what went down today. Noelle's been acting so weird. I knew something was up,

He gave Sean's

lurking around outside. Looks like someone's still keeping tabs on you, huh?" Charles's lips tightened. "Alright, stick

unusual edge of anxiety in Charles's demeanor. He could not help but make a tsk-tsk sound as he pulled out his phone

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