The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 702

"They've crossed the line now. This mess is between the Bakers and the Hoffmans. What's it got to do with us?" Jade was fuming after piecing everything together. She could not believe how low the Bakers would stoop.

Janet might not be a Baker by blood, but she was Milo's daughter and Charles's cousin, at least on paper. A cousin crushing on her cousin and pushing him into marriage was ridiculous. Now, they were dragging Winter into this mess!

"No way. I can't let this slide. I won't let the Bakers get away with this. So what if they're from some fancy Capiton lineage? Anyone who messes with my Winter is going down."

"Easy there. Don't rush into anything. We're not at the point of no return yet. It's probably best not to tick off the Bakers. Even Charles hasn't made a move on them, which means he's still playing nice for the sake of their reputation. If you go after them now, you're asking for a feud.

will say anything, and don't get me started on Janet. How can we be

society. With her daughter newly married, how was she supposed to deal with the in-laws then? "You're right, but

you've got

Si Shaw's sake!" Jade agreed, her mind racing. "And if

"Reveal what?"

crazy past," Jade said with a smirk. "I bet you didn't know this, but Milo and his ad flame were about to get married when she lost it at

to a whisper, "Word on the street is that the Bakers couldn't stand her after that. She played nice later, but they weren't about to gamble on letting their son marry into madness. It's in her genes. Who's to say her kids won't be just as

folder from her desk drawer and tossed it to Julian. He caught it, eyeing the worn yellow envelope with a skeptical squint. "So, you're saying Janet's got