He had a few more traces of approval in his expression: "Correct action, a woman like Raina must be given enough of a lesson to make her honest!" He directed the guards: "What are you standing there for? Drag her out and hand her over to the police."
The guards heard the order and stepped forward, approaching Raina.
Raina frowned, just about to make a move when a cold voice resounded.
Vincent Hawthorne saw his son stop them again, and he was furious: "Elias Hawthorne, are you really going to disregard everything for this woman?"
"Raina is my wife, sharing my bed and pillow. I know exactly what kind of person she is." His gaze swept over the crowd, finally resting on Claire North, then he said coldly: "I allowed you to stay in The Hawthorne Family to take care of Baby. It seems I made the wrong decision."
Claire North stiffened all over, endless fear surged in her heart, she was terrified and pleaded anxiously and panickingly: "No, Elias, you can’t drive me away! I... Baby needs me! You cannot drive away Baby’s biological mother at this time!"
Mrs. Hawthorne came over and embraced Claire North: "Elias, don’t be too harsh on Claire. She only acted this way because she was too anxious and worried about Baby. You must understand a mother’s feelings."
Sensing Mrs. Hawthorne pinching her hard, Claire North was startled, and she turned to lie in Mrs. Hawthorne’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
Mrs. Hawthorne patted Claire North’s shoulder: "Enough, don’t cry. I know your grievance."
Claire North cried even louder, choking with sobs: "I didn’t mean to send Sister to prison, I was just so angry. Baby... how could they treat Baby like that, he’s just a child..."
"Enough!" Old Mrs. Hawthorne interrupted Claire North’s lament, frowning: "Sending someone to jail hastily without clarifying the facts is really inappropriate."
"Grandmother..." Claire North whimpered pitifully, "No, it’s Old Mrs. Hawthorne I... I’m sorry..."
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"Say no more." Old Mrs. Hawthorne cut off her son’s words and thought for a moment: "Let’s do this. How about letting Raina stay at the other residence for a while? She can return when the matter is cleared up."
Elias still wanted to say something, but saw Raina shake her head at him.
To them, she was being sent to the other residence, but Raina actually welcomed it. What she needed most right now was a quiet environment.
Elias could only restrain his objections.
Vincent Hawthorne saw Elias no longer opposing him, his expression relaxed, and he said to the guard: "Take her away!"
"Young Madam, please."
Raina did not resist and walked out under the watchful eye of the guards.
Claire North felt delighted in her heart, but she knew this wasn’t enough. With Old Mrs. Hawthorne protecting her and Elias’s favor, Raina would be back soon enough.
No matter, it didn’t matter, this was just the beginning.
Back then, when she returned to The North Family, wasn’t the once lofty and noble Raina gradually replaced by her?
The door to the ward opened, and Chester walked out.
"Chester, how is Baby Hawthorne?"
"After Raina administered needles to Baby earlier, he vomited a lot of blood. Does it affect him?"
Everyone looked expectantly at Chester.
Chester shook his head and said solemnly: "Currently, it cannot be confirmed. The Young Master is increasingly weak and cannot withstand any harm; otherwise, even if we get the antidote, it might not save him."
After Chester finished speaking, he called for his apprentice and returned to the ward to watch over Baby Hawthorne.