How long has it been, and this little brat still hasn’t told her!
Baby Hawthorne walked over, snuggled into Raina North’s embrace, and softly said, "Mommy, don’t worry, I will never betray you. I won’t be careless like Casper. Do you trust me, okay?"
"Alright, Mommy trusts you."
Casper North, seeing this scene, was fuming with anger: "Mommy, you’re biased, you’re not treating us fairly! I’m mad now!"
Rhoda Kensington quickly stepped in, the hem of her flowing dress swirling in the air.
"Go for now, report back if there are any further developments."
Mrs. Hawthorne dismissed the assistant and turned to her anxious-looking niece, waving her over: "Come here."
Rhoda immediately went over: "Aunt, have you heard?"
"Don’t worry. You’re even sweating on your forehead."
Rhoda dismissed it: "It’s not important."
"No, it’s very important." Mrs. Hawthorne, with a serious expression, took a clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off Rhoda’s forehead, then tidied her slightly disheveled hair until satisfied: "You are to be the future matriarch of The Hawthorne Family; you must remain composed and unruffled at all times. Otherwise, you’ll be laughed at, and The Kensington Family will be said not to know how to teach their daughters, disgracing the entire Kensingtons, including me, understand?"
"I understand." Rhoda responded timidly, then promised, "I certainly won’t embarrass you, Aunt."
Mrs. Hawthorne’s expression immediately became incredibly gentle: "What a good child. First, make Aunt a cup of tea."
Rhoda answered affirmatively.
She had been meticulously trained by The Kensington Family, exuding elegance in every gesture.
Mrs. Hawthorne was very pleased. She took a sip of tea before saying: "Now, tell me, what happened?"
Rhoda hurriedly relayed the news she had received.
Mrs. Hawthorne was somewhat surprised: "Seems like Elias really has feelings for his substitute bride."
If he hadn’t, how could he have driven Claire North out?
Rhoda’s brow furrowed, her pretty face showing some displeasure, but she didn’t lose her composure.
Mrs. Hawthorne praised: "You’ve indeed made quite some progress." She took the opportunity to instruct her niece: "For a man like Elias Hawthorne, who knows how many women are constantly around him, many trying to climb into his bed. You must remember that no matter the situation, even if you catch him in bed with someone else, you need to stay calm."
Rhoda nodded, her anger dissipating from her face.
Mrs. Hawthorne was even more pleased.
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Earlier, when Baby Hawthorne took Claire North’s hair to The Hawthorne Medical Wing for a paternity test, Aunt had already received the news and knew the result as soon as it came out.
Claire North is not Baby Hawthorne’s biological mother.
Aunt paid a huge price to have the head of the medical wing alter the result.
Among the two paternity test results done at the time, one showed Baby Hawthorne and Claire North as biological mother and child, the other as non-biological.
Rhoda was initially incredibly shocked, but later realized Baby had a severe illness a few years ago, underwent a bone marrow transplant, and using his blood for a paternity test naturally wouldn’t show a biological connection.
Only this way could Elias Hawthorne be convinced.
Mrs. Hawthorne smiled: "How could it be wasted? This is clearly just the beginning."
"But Claire North has been driven out already."
"Exactly, being driven out is good." Mrs. Hawthorne said: "I’ve already arranged for the news that Claire North intentionally wanted to marry Elias Hawthorne to be spread. I’m sure her fiancé will find out soon. Rhoda, do you think Claire North will reconcile with her fiancé?"