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.

these things." Clarisse

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

for just any visitor who walks in. Even a slave deserves some

poorly right from the start. He even ran into woman who offered no courtesy-and that

upset with him but was using this opportunity

He just happened to

Sir Hoffman, and Sir Hoffman

he was, Joseph knew Maxwell would likely continue to

unwilling

could participate in the West City project, securing even a small