Charles nodded. "Looks like it." He whipped out his phone and dialed Peter. "Are there any leads on that thing I had you check on?"

"What's up?" Peter grumbled, clearly having been woken up. "This better be good, or you and Sean are on my list for today."

He sounded less than thrilled.

Charles quirked an eyebrow at Sean, a silent question hanging in the air-had he tried to reach Peter too?

Sean just shrugged, and Charles got the message. "So, how's the search for Noelle's family history going?"

a tough nut to crack. It's weird, but Noelle's past isn't as straightforward as it seems. Everything I've dug up has been tampered with. There's got to be something unique about

before the holidays, so I figured you

What have you got?" Charles was running out of patience,

Peter had managed to uncover. "But what's odd is how Samuel

adopting Noelle wasn't by chance. They

of having me chase shadows. They're bound to know more than we do Peter suggested with a sharp edge to his voice.

"What?"

favorite teacher, Sebastian, who's also your wife's granddad, has some serious ties to the Jabs family

Sean, who looked back, totally

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