The Cherished Wife

Eloise's hands balled into fists. "I'm going to check on the kitchen too!"

With Eloise out of the room, Peter's lips quirked up. "You think the Naylors will really accept her?"

Steven shot Peter a look. "There's nothing I can't handle," he said confidently.

"But she's innocent," Peter protested as he rose to his feet, giving Steven's shoulder a reassuring pat. "Mr. Fischer, there's more than one way to skin a cat, you know. It doesn't have to be..."

"My decisions are final!" Steven cut him off, shrugging off Peter's hand. "You should worry about yourself!" He paused before adding, "Didn't you say your third uncle is about to return? Sir Lennon had always preferred him. They only turned to you when he vanished. Peter, you can't sweat the small stuff when you're playing the long game."

Peter's eyes dimmed with a touch of sadness. "I know." He had always known. Those were the years he had nearly walked away from it all, but they would not let him. "How's everything at the company?"

find Steven there. He slipped off his shoes and joined the other two men

scrunched his face, trying to remember. "The name rings a bell, but I can't quite place him." He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket

kicked the habit for good when Tania was expecting, ready to start a new chapter with her. However, after they split, the cravings kept coming back.

it's all hazy. The word from Carvonia is that Trevon's been bouncing between there and other places. He tied the knot with Tania, alright, but

nodded in agreement. "I've

Brandon?" Charles looked around, his forehead creasing with

turning into a frown for some reason. Suddenly, he got

and Steven shared a quick look and

as he tiptoed to Brandon's bedroom door. The

with an immediate attack,

deadly precision. However, Peter was not about to back down. He threw himself into the