"Yes, Old Mrs. Hawthorne." Claire North responded timidly, as pitiable as a small white flower battered by a fierce wind. The source of thɪs content is novel{f}ire.net
Unfortunately, this appearance earned her no sympathy from anyone, only indifference.
Claire North felt both aggrieved and resentful. This old woman dared to treat her . One day, she would make this old lady pay!
As for Raina North, she had already put on the necessary act. Given Vincent Hawthorne’s prejudice against Raina and Mrs. Hawthorne’s subtle assistance, she wasn’t worried about Raina being driven out of the Hawthorne Family.
Once the Hawthorne Family was no longer backing Raina, couldn’t she do whatever she wanted with her?
Moreover, the cancer drug she had successfully developed would also be hers. Just like back then, didn’t the formula she painstakingly researched fall into her hands and became her stepping stone to becoming a protégé?
This time would be no exception!
However, what was different this time was that she would certainly crush Raina so completely that she could never make a comeback!
Vincent Hawthorne didn’t spare a thought for Claire North’s little schemes. His gaze swept over everyone, noticing Elias Hawthorne was absent. He immediately frowned and asked, "Where’s Elias? What’s he doing? The child is in such a state, why hasn’t he come back yet!"
Just as he finished speaking, the butler’s greeting rang out, "Young master."
Elias Hawthorne rushed back, travel-worn, and as he walked in, Vincent Hawthorne angrily berated him without preamble, "For someone who prides himself on being wise and astute, you’re actually seduced by beauty! That’s one thing, but you’re young and it’s common to indulge. Yet you chose someone clean! A woman who messes around behind her fiancé’s back and has a child for an old man for money, aren’t you ashamed to be with her!"
Elias Hawthorne’s expression immediately turned cold, his handsome face stern with an impending storm. He spoke deliberately, "I hope this is the last time I hear these words from you. Otherwise, even if you are my father, I will demand justice for my wife."
Vincent Hawthorne became even angrier, his voice harsh, "Are you siding against your father for that woman?"
Elias Hawthorne’s face was icy, and his words were sharp, "You will always be my father, but I also want you to know that Raina will always be my wife."
Claire North stared blankly at Elias Hawthorne, unable to believe what she heard.
Elias Hawthorne actually stood up to his father for Raina.
This was something she wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
Claire North was incredulous, and Vincent Hawthorne was even more shocked. His finger trembled as he pointed at Elias Hawthorne, "You... you dare to speak to your father for such an improper woman!"
Elias Hawthorne’s gaze turned even colder, "Out of respect for you as my father, I’ll say it again: Raina and I are married. We’re united as one. Insulting her is insulting me."
Vincent Hawthorne clutched his chest, panting heavily in anger.
"Vincent, calm down, let’s talk this out," Mrs. Hawthorne soothed her husband and then turned to Elias Hawthorne, "Elias, speak to your father nicely. He’s just worried about Baby’s uncertain fate."
"You don’t need to tell him. If he understood how serious this is, it wouldn’t have come to this!" Vincent Hawthorne’s fury blazed, "That Raina is really something! First, she used her sister to marry into the Hawthorne Family, then she took an opportunity to get close to Baby, making Baby accept her! Then, she brought her illegitimate child into the Hawthorne Family!
And now, she’s probably plotting something since her true colors must have shown before Baby, so she decided to poison Baby with no hesitation! My poor grandson, harmed just like that!"