The Cherished Wife

Tania chewed on her lip, unable to come up with a comeback. After all, Charles was her big brother, and he had a way with words that just left her speechless. Once Tania settled down, Charles fired up the engine, and they were on their way.

Meanwhile, Peter was having the time of his life with Brandon. Noelle, feeling a bit worn out, took a seat to catch her breath. She watched Peter and Brandon's playful banter from the get-go and could not resist capturing the heartwarming father-son moments on her phone.

Brandon was clearly smitten with Peter, looking up at him with wide-eyed admiration. Giggling, he tugged on Peter's hand, dashing from one spot to another, their laughter filling the air.

Noelle's heart swelled with joy at the sight, and she dreamed a little about her future kids with Charles.

In the midst of snapping photos, Noelle's phone rang. It was Charles. "Charles?"

"Still at the amusement park?" came Charles's voice. Noelle quirked an eyebrow. "Yep, Brandon's having a blast with Peter. What's up?"

with me. Tania and I are coming to meet

found out?" Noelle's voice wavered, a twinge of guilt

"Uh, nope." Charles said.

with Charles, and snapped a few pictures of Peter and Brandon. As Peter approached, cradling Brandon in his arms, she pocketed her phone. "Peter, Charles just rang. He's on his way with Tania. She knows I brought Brandon to meet

his reaction subdued. "Thanks a bunch for

a blast." She pulled out her phone again. "I took some cute pics and even got a video of you two."

Peter's face melted into a tender

his softened expression, Noelle chimed in, "I'll send you all the photos and

sweat from Brandon's brow with a towel from the little backpack. "Brandon, ready