The Cherished Wife



The expression on Milo's face turned less ugly upon hearing that. At least Clarisse had not completely lost her mind yet and knew to use Mateo to keep things hush-hush. "Got it. I'll take J back with me this time, but you must stay at the Hoffman household. You are Mateo's wife and a daughter-in-law to the Hoffman family. The Hoffman residence at Brookville is your actual home!"

Clarisse's face turned pale upon hearing that. "Milo, what do you mean?" Was the Baker family planning to abandon her? "Did you or Father make this decision?"

"Does it matter?" Milo asked. "There are plenty of things out of your control when you're a member of the Baker family. I'm sure Father already told you everything when you became of legal age. We don't just live for ourselves, but for the entire Baker family as well, Clarisse."

"Is that so?" Clarisse scoffed, feeling a chill wash over her. "Got it. I'll stay at the Hoffman residence. Is there anything else you need, Milo?" "Tell me everything that happened the other day in exact detail!"

Though Clarisse found Milo's behavior odd, she still did as he asked and gave him the details of what had occurred. "Are you saying J broke down because she saw all those pictures?"novelbin

"It's likely." Clarisse felt another wave of fear wash over her as she remembered how J had lost her mind the other day.

A similar incident had occurred

when she was younger. Milo was in a steady relationship, and it was his first time introducing his girlfriend to the rest of his family. The initial plan was to begin discussing their marriage after his girlfriend was introduced to the rest of the family. However, Milo's girlfriend, Hilary, had a sudden flare-up of her illness that caused her to injure a member of the Baker family.

Thus, everyone in the Baker family immediately learned of Hilary's illness. The Baker family was considered an influential family in Capiton. Not only did Sir Baker disapprove of the marriage, but his father, who was still alive then, was extremely against it as well.

Some time later, Milo broke up with Hilary for the sake of his future and standing in the family.

Clarisse had been young then, but

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watching a mentally ill person experience a flare-up of their illness right before her eyes had caused her a lot of trauma. Despite always knowing deep within herself that it was not Hilary's fault, it was not surprising for a family to find it

difficult to accept someone like her into their ranks. Clarisse naturally understood the decision the Bakers ultimately made, but Milo had always held a grudge.

Despite later marrying Jace's mother, who birthed him his son, Milo never truly got over Hilary. After learning that Hilary had killed her husband before killing herself during a flare-up of her illness, Milo took pity on J and brought her back home from the orphanage.

As Clarisse recalled everything that happened all those years ago and the way J had lost her mind the other day, her face turned pale. "Milo. J and Charles... are not a match for each other!"