Casper North got off the sofa, walked over slowly, and circled around, looking at Claire North’s pale face, feeling a bit sympathetic.
His little aunt really doesn’t know how to stay out of trouble. Out of nowhere, she decided to provoke Baby Hawthorne. But his dear older brother is someone who appears innocent but is actually cunning. Trying to play with him might lead to a deadly outcome.
Given she’s somewhat family with his mom, he’ll mourn for her for two seconds.
Claire North’s face was alternating between green and white — looking terribly upset. Her finely drawn eyes burned with anger. This update is available on NoveI(F)ire.net
Claire North told herself to stay calm.
He’s just a young brat. If Raina can handle him, so can she! Once she has this little brat in her grasp, whether to squash him or mold him, won’t she have the final say?
Second floor, bedroom.
Baby Hawthorne was pacing back and forth in the room like a rampaging husky.
Casper North leisurely leaned against the sofa, happily playing with a deck of cards.
Baby Hawthorne couldn’t bear it any longer: "Are you just going to let that woman move in and take mom’s place?"
"What can be done? Dad doesn’t like Raina; he even chases her around like a dog. Unless you change your dad, you’ll have to acknowledge that imposter as your mom. Actually, it’s no big deal — the imposter lacks confidence and will surely try hard to please you to fit in. By then, won’t you be ecstatically happy?"
"If this dad doesn’t work out, then let’s get a new one!" Baby Hawthorne gritted his teeth: "If it still doesn’t work, I’ll forcefully take over, pull that old man down, and take the top myself."
Once he has control over the Hawthorne Family’s power, who would dare stop him from acknowledging mom?
But how could that work? If his dear older brother becomes the new head of the Hawthorne Family and commands The Hawthorne Group, what’s to be done when he returns to the Hawthorne Family?
Casper North’s eyes shifted: "Actually, you don’t necessarily need a new dad."
Baby Hawthorne pressed on: "What good idea do you have?"
"I might have a method, but I’m not telling you. After I vanish one day, I’ll go solo with mom. You can just get along long and happily with that fake mom." Casper North was unbearably smug.
Unless his dear older brother begs him, recognizes him as boss, does whatever he says, and hands over all his pocket money, otherwise, he absolutely wouldn’t help.
Baby Hawthorne’s calm demeanor made Casper North look at him several times. His dear older brother was indeed a ruthless person, willing to fast, jump off a building, and switch dads for Raina’s sake. Now that he’s being forced to accept a fake mom, logically, he should be causing an upheaval. Why is he just accepting it?
Casper North was full of doubt. Then, he heard Baby Hawthorne say: "Then I’ll tell dad you’re a Rakshasa..."
Casper North jumped up immediately, covered Baby Hawthorne’s mouth, hastily looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming no one else was there.
Jeez, scared him to bits!
If mom’s secret identity got exposed, wouldn’t dear dad go crazy, chasing mom like a rabid dog?
"When did you know?" Casper North couldn’t help but ask.
Baby Hawthorne pointed to the hand covering his mouth, and once Casper North released him, he said: "From the first day you moved into the Hawthorne Family, I felt something was off with you. That night, mom asked you to monitor dad’s movements. That’s when I confirmed it."
"Big brother, you really are an innocent-looking, cunning big brother." Jeez, despite being careful, he still got caught. Raina should really open her eyes and see — his big brother isn’t just some innocent guy but more like a dumpling, with a heart totally darkened.