Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Claire North and the Beggar (Part 2)
Brenda Adler looked at her daughter tenderly, "Don’t worry, when it comes to my precious daughter’s future, nothing will go wrong. Now, you go to Beau Shelby, be careful, and make sure not to leave any evidence."
"This is very important, I definitely won’t make any mistakes."
After Brenda finished her instructions, she hurriedly left, as she had other matters to arrange.
Claire North took a few deep breaths, suppressing her tumultuous emotions before heading out.
As soon as she stepped out of the living room, she saw Baby Hawthorne happily playing with Casper North.
Claire North’s eyes flashed with malice; once she married into The Hawthorne Family, she would deal with this little brat properly!
"Hey!"
Just as she was about to leave, Baby Hawthorne suddenly ran over, "Come play with me."
Having been tricked by this little brat once before, Claire North had become much wiser. She took a step back, raised a smile, "Mommy has some things to do, I’ll play with you another day..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a sharp pain at the back of her head and passed out.
Casper North jumped off the bench and kicked Claire North’s leg, "Why would you mess things up when you could just be a good person? Now that you’ve pissed off Raina, just wait for your doom!"
Hot...
It was like her entire body was being steamed in a furnace.
Claire North desperately tore at her clothes, the exposed skin pressed against the bedsheet, bringing a shred of coolness, but that comfort lasted only a moment before she was enveloped by an even larger flame.
The flame was relentless, seemingly intent on drying her out.
The beggar awoke groggily, and upon seeing the enticing scene before him, forgot everything else, jumped up, and lunged towards Claire North, his foul-smelling mouth unceremoniously slobbering over her face.
The once noisy lawn immediately quieted down, every gaze fixated on the screen not far away.
Brenda Adler had been mingling with the ladies when she turned her head to see this scene. Her mind buzzed and exploded, the crystal glass in her hand fell to the ground with a crash.
This sound snapped everyone else back to reality.
"Isn’t that The North Family’s real daughter?"
"It seems like it..."
"No, it definitely is. I just saw Miss North wearing that dress earlier!"
"Oh my god, who would’ve thought Claire North would be so liberal, having such wild fun in private!"
"Quick, quick, record it, this is even more exciting than those movies from the islands!"
In the next second, the lawn was awash with sounds of flashing cameras and some guests started recording with their phones.
Although this banquet was ostensibly held for Old Master North’s seventieth birthday, the real center stage had always been Elias Hawthorne.
Moreover, Elias Hawthorne’s presence drew many distinguished guests and media.
Initially, Brenda Adler and Gideon North were quite smug.
Gideon North reveled in the unprecedented boost of The North Family’s reputation, while Brenda Adler was pleased that this occasion could utterly ruin Raina North, pinning her to the pillar of shame for life, never to recover.
However, she never imagined that the person would turn out to be her daughter, and more absurdly, the player in this scene would be a filthy beggar, as dirty as muck!
Brenda Adler couldn’t accept such a blow, backing away step by step, until she fell to the ground with a thud, wishing she could just faint.