From whose point of view does the author introduce the story?

The story opens with Madame Valmondé traveling to visit Desiree and her baby, while reflecting on how Desiree and Armand (her husband) came to be married - and how Desiree is actually an adopted (but quite beloved) child of her and her husband. Desiree eventually grew to be beautiful, kind, and affectionate. In the flashback, Chopin provides an insight into the speed with which Armand chooses to marry Desiree, not really caring about her background, despite Monsieur Valmondé's insistence to the contrary. Oddly enough, Armand had been visiting the Valmondés since he was a little boy with his father (moving from Paris), after his mother had died when he was only eight years old.