The Cherished Wife

Joseph heard the remark and quickly ran through the list of Hoffman members in his mind, matching this woman with what he knew about them.

He had never met her before, but from the way she spoke to the butler and her tone, it was clear her status in the Hoffman household was significant.

Although Joseph had not visited the Hoffman residence that many times, he was quite familiar with the family members.

The only person he had not met, who was known to be formidable, was Mateo's wife, Clarisse. With a closer look at her attire, Joseph squinted and immediately put the pieces together.

"Madam Baker, pleased to meet you. I'm Joseph Harris. My wife's a distant relative of the Hoffmans," he said, introducing himself.

"A distant relative? I've been with the Hoffmans for many years and I've never seen you before," Clarisse replied bluntly.

She was telling the truth; she really had not seen Joseph before, and from his appearance alone, she already did not like him.

care who you are, but when you come to the Hoffmans, you follow our rules. What's with all the noise? And by the way, the Hoffmans don't need these things." Clarisse glanced at the gifts Joseph had brought. Though some were indeed of high quality, the Hoffmans were

had a different perspective. He thought it was appropriate to bring gifts when visiting, not realizing this would expose

thing, James works for the Hoffmans, not for just any visitor who walks in. Even

ran into woman who offered no courtesy-and that woman was Charles' mother, of all people. It was clear now why Charles had such an arrogant demeanor; it seemed to be

the other hand, understood that Clarisse was not really upset with him but was using

He just happened to

Harris here said he was looking for Sir Hoffman, and Sir Hoffman truly is occupied today!" James explained before turning to Joseph. "Mr. Harris, I suggest you come

he was,

Joseph was unwilling

away. If Frotconn could participate in the West City project,