The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 781

Chloe's face showed a cold smile as she replied, "Family? Madam Baker, you're not even one of the Hoffmans, are you?"

"You..." Clarisse's expression immediately changed. "Chloe, how could you speak to me like that?"

"And how exactly do you expect me to speak to you? To me, you're nothing more than a stranger," Chloe sneered, clearly showing no respect for Clarisse.

Clarisse was shocked to realize that both her son and daughter harbored such hostility toward her.

Her face fell. Feeling humiliated, she turned her anger toward Mateo, "Look at the daughter you raised!"

Mateo frowned. "Chloe, is that any way to speak to your mother? Apologize!"

Chloe snorted coldly. "I did nothing wrong. Since I was old enough to remember, I haven't had a mother." Chloe's stubbornness mirrored Charles', and she was not one to back down easily.

"Enough!" Maxwell slammed his cane on the floor and stood up with a scowl. "Chloe, come with me!"

Chloe patted her husband, Jordy, on the shoulder and said, "Take care of Anna."

and Chloe went upstairs, Clarisse was left seething, unable

have no manners. I knew it from the start. When a child isn't your own, you can't expect someone to truly care for

his brows

a reassuring smile. "I'm

It wasn't me who abandoned Chloe and Charlie back then, and I

bullied. "If you're upset and need someone to take it

"Enough, Clarisse. Haven't you

enough trouble?" Mateo snapped, clearly frustrated. "This

home,

free to

you're so

you're the one who wronged me,

enough! What's all this shouting about?" Henry helped Nancy to her feet, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked

right. If you find the Hoffmans so unbearable, Madam Baker, you can leave. And for the record, no one is allowed to lecture my

not stand

noticing how upset Nancy had become due to her comments. He was determined

Henry's attitude only fueled Clarisse's rage further. "The Hoffmans are