The Cherished Wife

Milo felt a headache coming on. He had originally intended to use this opportunity to force Charles into submission, but it turned out that Charles was far more difficult to deal with than he had anticipated.

In fact, Charles had not even made a move yet and the Bakers were already in disarray.

"Enough! I gathered you here to discuss a solution, but all you do is bicker!" Maverick Baker, the head of the Bakers and Milo's father, said impatiently.

He was glaring at both Milo and Harper.

"Fine, it seems none of you can come up with anything useful. You can all leave now. Milo, stay behind!"

After the others had left, Maverick slammed his cane hard on the floor in frustration. "Look at what you've done! I told you from the start not to involve Janet in this. There are plenty of ways to build good relations with the Hoffmans, and the Bakers have no shortage of eligible women. Why insist on her?"

clearly displeased. "This

feel guilty about what we did to her mother back then. You've been trying to make it up to her. But you've

the finest. No other child in the Bakers has had the treatment she has enjoyed. But there

accord, and don't think I don't know about it. Charles might be young, but he's incredibly shrewd. Mark

that he wanted Janet to secure Charles, ensuring a

was this foresight that had led Milo to arrange Clarisse's marriage to Mateo

one else knew the full story. "Back then, when I arranged for Clarisse to marry Mateo, didn't you agree to

was different! Clarisse is my daughter. She's well-educated, poised, and most importantly, she's not

his daughter to someone with