The Cherished Wife



Liliana was Charles' half-sister, born out of wedlock. The reason she was never accepted into the Hoffmans was largely due to Clarisse's doing. Back then, Clarisse drugged Mateo and a young university student in order to force him into a divorce, leading the two to get into a relationship. That student gave birth to Liliana, but Clarisse's marriage with Mateo did not end. Instead, the young woman was suppressed by the Bakers. Though the most innocent of all, Liliana was sentenced to a fate of never being acknowledged forever excluded from the Hoffman family tree. She became a person whose existence would never be recognized.

Sean clenched his fists. His tone was filled with resentment, causing Charles to frown.

"If you're angry, don't take it out on me," Charles said calmly.

Sean suddenly laughed. "Why would I be angry? Oh, by the way, aren't you coming to check on them? They're both injured. Planning to stir up some trouble?"

"It's not the right time yet," Charles replied softly. "It's getting late. I'm going to rest now."

"Hey..." Sean called out a few more times, but he did not expect Charles to hang up so smoothly, leaving him no room to continue.

He stared at the dark screen, gritting his teeth. "Charles Hoffman, you bastard," he muttered in frustration.

In a foul mood and desperate for someone to vent his frustration on, Sean had hoped Charles would engage. Instead, Charles simply hung up on him.

Clenching his phone, Sean unlocked and locked the screen repeatedly, trying to calm himself.

After a few moments, he opened his photo album and scrolled through the few remaining photos. In one of them, a girl stood under a green, shady tree.novelbin

Her bright smile was illuminated by the sun as she gazed at something unseen in the distance, her long dress flowing around her.

As for J's violent outburst and attack, the news did not even take until the next day to spread. That very night, the Bakers in Capiton had already been informed.

When Milo heard the news, he was utterly shocked. He never expected J to have an episode at such a crucial moment.

According to Milo's informant within

the Hoffman residence, not only had J lost control, but she had also injured both Clarisse and Mateo. This news was nothing short of a disaster for the Bakers and for Milo in particular.

The Bakers did not sleep that night. Instead, they gathered to discuss how to handle the situation.

No one was talking about marrying J off to Charles anymore. The real question now was how to smooth things over and mitigate the damage.

Milo knew the Hoffmans well enough to be certain that they would seize this incident to make a bigger issue out of it.

When that happened, it would be far more complicated than a simple explanation could resolve.

"I told you, a leopard can't change its

spots. Like mother, like daughter. I still remember how her mother went crazy in our house all those years ago, and now, look-J's

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following in her footsteps, going as far as stabbing people!

"The Hoffmans are not people to be trifled with," said Harper Baker, Milo's uncle's son. The guy was notorious for his sharp tongue.

His dissatisfaction with the Bakers' favoritism toward Milo's branch of the family had been brewing for years.

"Shut up!" Milo snapped. He was already on edge and in no mood for more provocation. "J is not like that. Regardless of the situation, she's still one of us. How heartless you are with your words!"

"My words are harsh? Ha! Is she

really one of us? Does she have anything to do with the Bakers? Now, we're the ones suffering for her actions. And you, Milo. Your own son is right here, but it seems you care more about J than you do about him!"

"That's enough!" Milo said through gritted teeth. "This isn't the time for petty arguments. We need to figure out how to explain this to the Hoffmans."