The Cherished Wife

Second uncle?

Tania paused, a memory surfacing. The Naylor family did have a girl who vanished at a young age. Could she be Kastor Naylor's daughter?

However, Tania was not all that familiar with the Hoffman or Naylor families. Plus, Nancy had a major fallout with the Naylors when she married Henry, so even after Tania came back to the Hoffmans, she only got to know them a little. As for the Naylors, it seemed Henry and Nancy preferred to keep that chapter closed. "Come on, let's head down for dinner!"

Charles led Tania and a sleepy Brandon down the stairs, where Noelle was already rounding everyone up for the meal. Spotting Charles and Tania, she asked, "Where's Mr. Smith?"

"He got called back for surgery at the hospital," Charles answered, placing Brandon next to Peter before taking his own seat. Brandon, now wide awake, looked up at Peter and declared, "Uncle Peter, I wanna eat!"

"Sure thing, buddy!" Peter chuckled, grabbing a small bowl and making sure Brandon was all set.

Tania walked in just in time to see Peter gently settling Brandon into his chair. She paused, a twinge of unease passing through her as she watched them interact so effortlessly.

"Tania, why are you just standing there? Come sit!" Noelle, having set the table, noticed Tania's hesitation and waved her over. "Sit here, next to Peter!"

creased. "It's okay,

here!" Brandon gestured to the spot next to Peter. "Mama, you can

was at a loss

a sense of resignation, she took

table, making sure everyone had found their seats, and then announced with a smile, "Dig in,

Brandon chimed in, unable to

"Of course, Brandon." Noelle

his cuteness as she playfully squeezed his

"Uncle Peter

and turned to

just nodded and focused on feeding Brandon with his little

were having

Brandon was not a fan of spicy food, his portion was

and separately, all thanks to Noelle's thoughtful touch. Tania could not help but think how lucky Charles was