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

her. "I'll

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

nagging at him, Sean floored the

old place to Phoenix

him, and spotted Sean lounging on the couch. He squinted and asked,

Sean pointed, a wave of relief washing over him as Charles walked in. "Honestly, I've got no clue what went down today. Noelle's been acting so weird. I knew something was up, so that's why I had

nod of thanks. "You've been through a lot today." He gave Sean's shoulder a

around outside. Looks like someone's still keeping tabs on you, huh?" Charles's lips tightened. "Alright, stick around then. If it gets too late,

anxiety in Charles's demeanor.

find out Charles's front