The Cherished Wife

Chapter 781

Chloe's face showed a cold smile as she replied, "Family? Madam Baker, you're not even one of the Hoffmans, are you?"

"You..." Clarisse's expression immediately changed. "Chloe, how could you speak to me like that?"

"And how exactly do you expect me to speak to you? To me, you're nothing more than a stranger," Chloe sneered, clearly showing no respect for Clarisse.

Clarisse was shocked to realize that both her son and daughter harbored such hostility toward her.

Her face fell. Feeling humiliated, she turned her anger toward Mateo, "Look at the daughter you raised!"

Mateo frowned. "Chloe, is that any way to speak to your mother? Apologize!"

Chloe snorted coldly. "I did nothing wrong. Since I was old enough to remember, I haven't had a mother." Chloe's stubbornness mirrored Charles', and she was not one to back down easily.

"Enough!" Maxwell slammed his cane on the floor and stood up with a scowl. "Chloe, come with me!"

Chloe patted her husband, Jordy, on the shoulder and said, "Take care of Anna."

and Chloe went upstairs, Clarisse was left seething, unable to

of people the Hoffmans have raised! They all have no manners. I knew it from the start. When a child isn't your own, you can't expect someone to truly care for them!" Nancy's eyes flashed, her face

furrowed his brows together. "Are

gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm

quite right, Clarisse. It wasn't me who abandoned Chloe and Charlie back then, and I didn't

easily bullied. "If you're upset and need someone to take it out on, I won't

"Enough, Clarisse. Haven't you

Mateo snapped, clearly frustrated. "This

home, not

to

you're so unhappy with

one who wronged

about?" Henry helped Nancy to her feet, his eyes filled

leave. And for the record, no one is allowed to

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