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.

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 a family that could easily procure such items themselves-they did not need them

it was appropriate to bring gifts when

for just any visitor who

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

upset with him but was using this opportunity to

He just happened to be

Mr. Harris here said he was looking for Sir Hoffman, and Sir Hoffman truly is

Being the shrewd man he was, Joseph knew Maxwell

was unwilling

in the West City project, securing even a small