Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Playing Games with the In-Laws (Part 2)
"Shut up!" Elias Hawthorne sternly reprimanded with a cold expression.
Claire North was terrified into silence: "..."
"You say Raina North poisoned you, so why is it that everyone else, including Raina, is too weak to stand, yet you’re still lively enough to cry and accuse?" Elias Hawthorne’s sharp gaze swept over her.
Under Elias Hawthorne’s powerful aura of oppression, Claire North shrank and trembled slightly: "I..."
But before she could speak, Raina North interrupted, clutching her chest with a pained expression: "Oh, my head hurts, oh, my arm hurts, oh, my whole body hurts..."
Claire North’s eyes widened, her chest heaved violently, clearly infuriated by Raina’s shamelessness.
"Elias, don’t believe her, she’s pretending."
"Framing you? Miss North, I just had the doctors check, and you’re the only one here who hasn’t been poisoned. Furthermore, all these people are here because you invited them, including Madam, whom you coerced to come using Director Woods’ safety as leverage. Everyone present is on your side; I don’t know what internal conflict you caused, causing Madam to come alone, be bullied, isolated, and poisoned. The Hawthorne Family will not let this matter slide."
Aidan Lynch stood up with a cold expression, showing his loyalty, and at this moment, he had genuine awe for Raina North.
Not admiration, but awe.
Such tactics!
Single-handedly turning the tables, shifting the blame onto others.
Hitting without dirtying one’s hands.
Destroying a whole family, walking away unscathed.
Her actions were both ruthless and precise.
She matched Elias perfectly.
At the same time, Claire North was truly speechless; lacking intelligence but still courting death. Poor Baby, having such a mother, but fortunately, Elias has strong genes, otherwise Baby’s intellect would be a concern.
If Claire North still didn’t understand Raina North’s intentions by now, she would truly be foolish.
She had been smug about not being poisoned earlier, oblivious to the fact that it was all orchestrated by Raina.
From the beginning, Raina intended to harm others and let her take the fall.
"It’s not me, it’s really not me, it’s Raina, she set me up, Elias, you have to believe me." Claire North’s eyes were bloodshot, "Sister, why are you doing this? I know you hate me, so you harmed Baby, then caused trouble for everyone else, wanting to pin all this on me. If it was only between us, I’d admit to anything you’d want, but why involve so many innocent people? This time, I really can’t tolerate you anymore."
Claire North wore an expression of grief, pity, grievance, and heartbreak, yet appeared to be enforcing justice through family sacrifice.
As she spoke, she turned to Elias Hawthorne, biting her lip in distress: "I know you don’t believe me, but there are other witnesses here, people who saw Raina poison and beat others, you can ask them."
"No need to ask, it was Raina, this wretched woman poisoned people," Aaron Warren gritted and groaned as he climbed up; he suffered the most for Claire North, ribs throbbing with pain, his left hand hanging limp, likely broken.
He put all his effort into standing up to testify for Claire North, determined to send Raina to prison.
Unfortunately, as soon as he was up, Elias Hawthorne kicked him mid-air.
Crack.
The sound of bones breaking echoed.
Elias Hawthorne’s face was dark, filled with murderous intent: "Let me hear another dirty word, and you’ll wish you had no bones left."