"How could I? Isn’t this why you’re here to treat me?" Raina North curled her red lips, "Look at you, ready to give me a slap right when we meet, how impressive. However, I believe I haven’t offended Mr. Hawthorne, so I’m unworthy of this slap. I can only refuse.
If you think my refusal is unreasonable, why don’t you tell me what I did wrong? Maybe I’ll feel guilty enough to slap myself as an apology. What do you think?"
Vincent Hawthorne laughed in anger, "Raina North, you really make people see you in a new light, having the nerve to say such words. You’ve hurt Baby Hawthorne and still don’t know what you’ve done wrong, you really have some nerve!"
He shook off Raina’s hand forcefully, pointing at her and saying word by word, "Raina, I think The Hawthorne Family has treated you well, Baby is especially close to you, loves you, regards you as his biological mother, and you? For your own selfish desire, you actually want Baby dead, tell me, do you even have a conscience?"
Raina frowned, "Mr. Hawthorne, you should calm down and think carefully. I am a mother, I would never do something like poisoning Baby with my child. Besides, you’ve said yourself that Baby sees me as his mother, so why would I hurt him? It doesn’t benefit me in any way. Surely you can’t believe those absurd rumors, saying I want to kill Baby Hawthorne just to have a boy to be the next heir of The Hawthorne Family?"
"Dream on! You’re delusional!" Vincent roared angrily, "I would never let a bastard from your womb inherit from The Hawthorne Family!"
Raina was speechless, "Isn’t the main point of my words that I would never hurt Baby?"
Her expression just now shouldn’t have been a problem.
Claire North couldn’t help but step forward and say, "Since you’ve repeatedly stated you won’t hurt Baby, where’s Baby then? Didn’t you go to detoxify Baby? Was it successful? Unless you can have Baby appear lively before me right now, I won’t believe a word you’re saying!"
Raina was particularly speechless upon hearing this, "Claire North, you’re also a pharmacist, do you really think creating an antidote is as simple as eating and drinking? Besides..."
Even if the antidote was taken, Baby’s body suffered such severe damage, how could he be lively?
Even if she managed to pull Baby out of danger, he was still in a coma, how could he appear lively? The most update n0vels are published on novel·fıre·net
Claire, upon hearing the first half of Raina’s words, was delighted, as for what she intended to say next, she had no interest in listening.
She immediately interrupted, harshly reprimanding, "Sure enough, Baby has indeed suffered by your hand! If not, why are you keeping him captive? Raina, tell me the truth, how is Baby actually doing?"
Vincent, seeing Claire’s anxious demeanor, couldn’t help but trust her, "Raina, I order you to hand over Baby immediately!"
"Hand over Baby? And then what?"
"If you obediently hand over Baby, once he recovers, you will apologize publicly and admit your crimes. As for what happens next, it will depend on the judicial authorities! Raina, at this point, be sensible, don’t force me to use other means!"
Raina blinked, "I’m not a fool, do you think I’d believe what you’re saying?"
Originally, Raina wanted to explain that Baby Hawthorne’s body was still too weak to meet anyone.
No matter how Vincent treated her, he genuinely loved Baby Hawthorne.