The Cherished Wife

Charles's lips quirked up. "Peter, looks like I'm going to need your help again."

Peter nodded. "Just remember what you promised me."

Charles nodded back, and the two men reached an unspoken agreement. "Give me a few days, and I'll arrange a meeting with the person. How you handle it is your call." Peter's eyes sparkled with anticipation. "Deal!"

The others were lost, unable to follow Charles and Peter's cryptic exchange. Noelle, however, caught on to some of it and cast a thoughtful look at Charles and then at Peter. After everyone said their goodbyes, Sean took Rowena and Teresa home while the rest of the crew split up, each heading to their own place.

Noelle was lost in thought on her way back. "You had someone increase Janet's dose? What's that about? Don't tell me her wild behavior has something to do with you." "What?" Charles turned to her, a playful smile on his lips as he gently tousled her hair. "What's on your mind?"

could not stand the thought of Charles getting his hands dirty for her sake. She wasn't trying

Charles said, smoothing out the crease of worry on

didn't mean it

his reasons, and she decided not to fret over it. "Hey, what were you discussing

directly, "Remember what I mentioned before? About how my aunt and uncle's child was

steering the car with one hand while filling Noelle in on the drama involving Tania, the Hoffmans, and the whole Peter and Lennon family saga. "Tania and Peter were an item before I knew she was my sister. It wasn't until my aunt got sick and needed a bone marrow transplant that we found out the girl the Hoffmans had raised for over two decades wasn't their own flesh and blood. After a wild series of events, we finally crossed paths with

in realization. "So, the Hoffmans