The Cherished Wife

Henry and Peter moved to the room next door. Henry settled into a chair, while Peter stood awkwardly until Henry waved him down. "Sit, sit!"

"Right." Peter took a seat, his voice urgent. "Dad, we can't put off dealing with mom's illness any longer."

Henry's gaze was piercing as he finally spoke. "Do you think you can get Anna to come back?"

"I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I'd say there's a seventy percent chance."

Nancy was Tania's mother, after all. She would not just stand by and watch her mother's health decline. If anything happened to Nancy, the guilt would haunt Tania forever.

Peter got Tania. She was the kind of girl who seemed to breeze through life, tough as nails and acting like nothing could touch her. However, deep down, her yearning for a real family connection was as real as it got.

Once upon a time, her foster mom and boyfriend betrayed her, and she went all out for payback. However, it was her foster dad, Christian, who helped her let go of the grudge. Christian did a stellar job raising her.

had not been for that big mix-up between them, Tania would not have ditched her kin and

figured that no matter how much Tania might despise him, she would not let

him, sure, but also because she knew Nancy was in

ball with her back then. If Anna does show up and she's not into... well, being with you, you can't push her." Peter's hands balled into fists,

up. If

comes back, that's all that matters!" He

"You've probably heard from

my third uncle might be heading back, and with

worried sick!" Peter paused, collecting his thoughts. "If she's somewhere I can keep an eye on her, I

Peter's third uncle. From what he remembered the uncle was not that much older than Peter. Word had

in a romantic entanglement, after that... Henry's

some business with