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.

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

appropriate to bring gifts when visiting, not realizing this would expose how distant he actually

for just

expected his visit to go so poorly right from the start. He even ran into woman who offered no courtesy-and that woman was

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

He just happened to be a

Hoffman, and Sir Hoffman truly is occupied today!" James explained before turning to Joseph. "Mr. Harris, I suggest

I'm already here." Being the shrewd man he was, Joseph knew

unwilling to let

in the West