Clarisse staggered backward, gripping the dining table for support as she gasped. "Charlie, are you really willing to oppose the entire Hoffman family and the Bakers for the sake of this woman?

"Charlie!"

"Do you even know what you're doing? Is she worth it? You're meant to be the future head of the Hoffmans!"

"Whether she's worth it or not is my business. It has nothing to do with the Bakers," Charles replied coldly.

If he had been holding back earlier, Charles released his full authority now, his sharp gaze locking onto Clarisse's. "I suppose your brother forgot to take you with him when he left Brookville recently, Madam Baker." "I'm the daughter-in-law of the Hoffmans, your father's wife!"

"How fortunate that you still remember you're my father's wife," Charles sneered, his smile laced with cold mockery. He was clearly unfazed by Clarisse's words.

the Hoffmans are none of my concern. Likewise, my marriage and my wife are nobody's business, least of all yours. Consider this your final warning. If you come after my wife again, don't expect me to show any mercy." Charles grabbed Noelle's hand, intending to

I'm doing,"

married to this woman all along. And that scandal with

her teeth, realizing too late that she had been manipulated by her own

remained unreadable, but his

could she, after all her years of experience, have been outwitted by

or was her son simply

Was that also your doing?" Clarisse asked, her voice trembling from the sheer effort it took to say

brow, releasing

instantly, sensing the escalating conflict and noticing Clarisse's increasingly

Noelle a reassuring shake of his head and gently

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