Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Cherished Wife: Kabanata 1711 - Kabanata 1720

"You knew he was the real villain all along, so you killed him!""Haha!" Fred's eyes blazed with fury. "He had it coming. Without him, I'd be the top dog of the Hoffman family. Mateo and Henry wouldn't stand a chance. I'll let you in on a secret—I did want to go back to the Hoffmans, but your grandma said no. That old man from the Yorks told me I had to wait until he kicked the bucket to get my revenge. But he was the killer, so I took care of him myself. I bet your grandpa would thank me if he could see me now!""You're a lost cause, and I'm not going to help you mess with Charles or the Hoffmans for any longer!" Yves glared at Fred. "And do you really think you can take on Charles without my help?"Charles gutted York Group in just two weeks. Charles wiped out every single company you had and all the ones I owned. You can't possibly be clueless about that, right?""Zip it!" Fred's face darkened, a deadly look in his eyes as he grabbed Kelly by the throat. "If you don't want him d

The men were each armed with a gun, and Yves realized in an instant that they were the very people Fred had trained himself. When Fred died, they naturally fell under Yves's command.Even though they obeyed Yves's orders, they were Fred's men through and through. As long as Fred was alive, they would never truly be loyal to Yves.A frigid glint flickered in Yves's eyes as he clenched his fists and shot a quick glance at Charles. "These are the ones he left behind, the shadow guards trained by Elon." Yves's eyes shone with determination as he spoke.Charles met Yves's gaze, narrowing his eyes slightly, quickly catching on to what Yves meant.Yves cast another glance at Kelly, whom Fred was holding. "Remember: no matter what happens, keep her safe."At last, Charles's eyes showed a hint of change, but he took a long time to nod. "Okay.”Yves reached behind him, signaling to Charles, then faced Fred. "Let Kelly and Seth go. I'll do anything you ask!""Really? Then I want you to kil

In the operating room, Linda and Sean were working hard to save Kelly. The bullet had missed her vital organs and hit her arm, but she was still in a lot of pain.Kelly was out cold from the anesthesia. Linda was a great doctor, but surgery was not her strong suit unlike Sean. She was there to help out wherever she could.Linda realized she still had a lot to learn. She watched Sean carefully operate on Kelly, making a big cut in her arm to get the bullet out.The surgery was not too complicated, but they had to be extra careful because Kelly was so well-known. Any mistakes would be a big deal, which was why Sean was in charge.Normally, Sean would not fuss over a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening, especially if it was on a man. However, Kelly was different.The surgery was quick, and before long, Kelly was wheeled out of the room. She was still knocked out, probably from losing too much blood and the anesthesia.Outside the surgery room, Charles and Yves, along with th

"I guess I'll go get busy then!" Ronald could not stand to look at Charles's face any longer.They had just survived a terrifying ordeal, yet Charles seemed calm, as if nothing had happened. How could he be so chill?Someone was still in the OR fighting for their life, and they had not even started to deal with what came next. There was Charles, acting all serious, saying he was busy. Busy with what? The ones running around like crazy were them, his underlings, right?Of course, Ronald kept those thoughts to himself in front of Charles.Once Ronald was gone, Charles relaxed his gaze. Shortly after, Sean and Linda emerged from the OR, pushing Kelly out too.Yves and Charles both stood up. "How did it go?" they asked.Sean removed his mask, glanced at Charles, then turned to Yves. "The patient is safe for now, but still under anesthesia. It'll be a few hours before they wake up. Let's get them to a room."With a pat on Charles's shoulder, Sean added, "You know, Charles, it wasn't

Charles let out a sigh. "What do you think?"He guessed that Noelle must have realized it already—they had known each other for quite some time.He used to be Sebastian's student, and Noelle would often hang out at Sebastian's place back then. There was no way she would not recognize himself.Noelle scrunched her brow. "I know, you've told me before!" Annoyed, she tapped her forehead. "Ugh, why can't I remember anything?" She definitely had met Charles before, and they must have been really close. Otherwise, Charles would not look at her in such a special way.Even when she thought they were meeting for the first time and before they were close, the way Charles looked at her was just different."Okay, okay!" Charles said, catching Noelle's hand as she tapped her head. "You don't want to knock yourself silly, do you?""You're the silly one!" Noelle snorted with a mix of pride and shyness. "And anyway, even if I were silly, I'd still be your wife. What's it to you? You wouldn't loo