Chapter 481: Chapter 481: Kneel Down (Part 1)
"Mommy, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, I was just talking nonsense." Claire North lunged forward, wailing, "I... I was just so miserable and scared. I’m really scared that Raina will take everything from me, I’m afraid, I’m so afraid, that’s why I lost my mind. Will you forgive me? Can you help me?"
Brenda Adler still felt a bit angry, but seeing her daughter crying so pitifully, she couldn’t bear not to care, after all, she gave birth to her.
Brenda frowned, "Alright, if you cry until your face is ruined, even with all my skills, I still couldn’t fulfill your wishes. Stop crying and wipe off your tears."
Claire North immediately stopped crying, took the tissue Brenda handed her, and carefully wiped her tears. "Mommy, what should we do next?"
Brenda was about to speak when there was a sudden knock on the door, and the butler’s voice came from outside. "Madam, Miss, Old Master North would like to see you."
Brenda and Claire hastily headed to Old Master North’s residence.
When they arrived, Gideon North was already there. Just as they were about to speak, they heard Old Master North’s reproachful voice.
"Kneel down before me!" Old Master North pushed the door open and came out, angrily rebuking them.
Brenda approached with a smile, "Dad, what’s wrong? Who made you angry?"
"I said kneel down!" Old Master North sternly demanded, glaring at Brenda and Claire. "What is it? Do you not understand my words, or do you not want to be part of The North Family anymore?"
"No... we’ll kneel, we’ll kneel right now." Brenda pulled Claire down to kneel and gave a meaningful look to Gideon.
Gideon stepped forward with a conciliatory smile, "Dad, look, Brenda and Claire are already kneeling. Isn’t that enough? Besides, with all this commotion, I’m still confused about what happened."
"Don’t know what happened?" Old Master North tossed a stack of newspapers at them furiously. "Speak up, are all these things your doing?"
Brenda picked up the newspapers to see headlines about Raina North abandoning her husband and child, labeled as shameless and immoral.
When she first stirred up these issues, Brenda had kept them from Old Master North.
Old Master North always favored Raina, and if he found out, he would definitely stand up for her, which would make all Brenda’s efforts go in vain.
But despite being repeatedly reminded, it still ended up getting seen by Old Master North.
Brenda set the newspapers aside and said, "Dad, how can you accuse me like this? These are all things Raina brought upon herself with her behavior, they have nothing to do with me."
"Silence! How dare you defame Raina in front of me! If I weren’t around, I can only imagine how you’d torment Raina!"
"Dad, that’s a bit biased. Raina’s so arrogant now, who would dare torment her? Clearly, she has distanced herself from The North Family and doesn’t even consider herself one of us."
"Alright, enough of that talk." Old Master North commanded, "You are to hold a press conference immediately and reveal the truth to everyone. And Claire is not to visit The Hawthorne Family anymore. If she is willing to marry Beau Shelby, then The Shelby Family should start preparing for the wedding. If she isn’t, find someone else and get her married by the end of the year."
"By the end of the year? Dad, isn’t that too rushed? There are less than four months before the New Year."
"It is a bit rushed, but it’s for the unity of The North Family. But rest assured, Claire is my granddaughter, and I will not wrong her. That’s settled, and tomorrow I’ll have the elders bring their sons and nephews for consideration. As parents, if you have no other issues, stay to oversee the matters."