Semua Bab The Cherished Wife: Bab 781 - Bab 790

Jordy glanced upstairs and asked, "Finished talking with the old man?"Chloe nodded. "Yeah, let's go. We should head back.""We're not staying here tonight?" Jordy seemed a bit surprised since they usually spent the night at the Hoffman residence around this time of year.Chloe smirked. "Do you want to stay here?"Jordy stood up with Anna in his arms. "No, let's go. It's getting late, and Anna should be in bed by now."In truth, Jordy had little interest in the Hoffmans. If it were not for marrying Chloe, he would not have cared to visit the place."By the way, about Charlie today..." Chloe sat in the back seat with Anna while Jordy drove. Remembering Charles' sudden absence, Jordy, who knew his brother-in-law was not the type to act irresponsibly, asked, "What did you say to the old man?""Nothing much," Chloe replied, massaging her temples. "I don't really want to talk about the Hoffmans anymore. How's your project going? Are you heading back after New Year's?""Yeah, it's

"I have it under control. You don't need to worry about this," Charles said as he held Noelle's hand. "Want to say a word to my sister?" he asked Noelle.Although Charles phrased it as a question, there was an undeniable firmness in his tone. Noelle took the phone almost instinctively, hesitating for a moment before saying, "Hello."When Chloe heard the voice again, she found it familiar, though she could not quite place it. "Hello, I'm Chloe, Charlie's sister.""Hello, Chloe. I'm Noelle Shaw, Charlie's wife.""Noelle?" Chloe paused, and then a familiar face flashed in her mind. "Are you Noelle Shaw from Collosus Group, the one from the project department?"Noelle was slightly taken aback but then smiled. "Yes, that's me."Chloe's expression turned grim as she tightly gripped the phone. "So, it is you!""Yes, it's me. You remember me?" Noelle had assumed Chloe would not have much of an impression of her."Yes. You're very memorable," Chloe replied, her heart trembling sligh

Janet, clutching the fruit knife, charged wildly at Clarisse. She swung it around uncontrollably. "Kelly, you wretched woman! Why won't you leave me alone? Why do you always try to take Charles away from me? Charles is mine!"Janet muttered as she swung the knife around, paying no attention to anything else. To her, there was no one but Kelly. "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" she screamed."Janet, don't scare me! There's no Kelly here, look closely!" Clarisse was genuinely frightened. It was the first time she had ever seen Janet in such a crazed state."Watch out!" Seeing Janet's manic behavior, Mateo quickly pulled Clarisse aside. In the chaos, Janet's knife slashed across his arm.Mateo winced in pain, cold fury flashing in his eyes. He shoved Clarisse away. "Leave immediately and get the household staff.""But..." Clarisse hesitated. "Janet's condition can't be revealed to others.""We're past that now!" Mateo frowned deeply. As Janet charged again, he kicked her forcefully aw

"I..." Clarisse found herself at a loss for words. Normally, when she argued with Mateo, she always felt she had the upper hand, leaving Mateo with nothing to say. Yet now, she had to admit that Mateo made sense.Back then, there were two reasons she supported Janet marrying Charles.On one hand, she believed it was best to keep things within the family. The marriage would help ease tensions between the Bakers and the Hoffmans, something she genuinely hoped for. On the other hand, it was also a way to spite Mateo.She knew Mateo had always favored Kelly, and anything he liked, she would try her best to sabotage. It became almost a twisted compulsion—she found herself opposing everything Mateo wanted to do just to contradict him.The more Mateo disagreed with Janet and Charles' marriage, the more determined she was to make it happen. It had become a path she could not turn back from.Looking at things now, it seemed that this was the very thing that had caused the growing distanc

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 sof