The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 550

Clarisse glanced at Joseph with a disdainful look. "I'm not helping you; I just find this amusing."

Joseph still wore a smile on his face, but inside, he cursed Clarisse. "I still have to thank you, Madam Baker," he said, then looked at James.

James' expression was grim, but with Clarisse having spoken, what else could he do? He could not just throw Joseph out.

"James, aren't you going to fetch Sir Hoffman?"

"No need!" Mateo's voice came from upstairs. Mateo stood at the top of the stairs, carefully helping Maxwell down.

"Dad, take it slowly," Mateo urged.

Maxwell's sharp eyes briefly rested on Joseph before shifting away. "What brings you here today, Joseph?"

"Sir Hoffman, it's almost the end of the year, and with the new year approaching, I thought I'd come by to see you. It's been a while. How's your health?"

getting old!" Maxwell said as he slowly made his

seated Maxwell comfortably, he turned to Joseph. "Joseph, please have

to fetch

close nor too distant, seating himself with a humble demeanor. "Sir Hoffman, you still look as vigorous as ever. One

Mateo. "See, Joseph knows how to speak well. Look at you just a

hint of awkwardness. "Sir Hoffman, you flatter me too much. How

nodded with

the tea, Joseph took

"Actually, there's something I'd like to clarify with you today, Sir

Maxwell said, his dark eyes glinting as he

Sir Hoffman, about three months ago, Collosus Group was planning to develop the West City project.

City

think for a

do vaguely recall something about that. You know, my memory isn't what it used to be-I've forgotten many things, especially events from

about that. What's it got to do