Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Aren’t You Afraid of Retribution? (1)
The little boy also began to wail, "Mommy, Mommy, don’t abandon Daddy and me, let’s stay together as a family, okay? I’ll be good, please don’t leave me!"
He cried desperately, reaching out for Raina North to hold him.
Raina North didn’t move, only squinted at the tear-streaked child.
Indeed, the child cried pitifully, but Raina North felt not a trace of sympathy.
How could there be such a coincidence?
Just as her identity was exposed, the elusive Bobby appeared before her, calling her mom?
Especially since, whether she acknowledges that or not, today there’s no pleasing outcome.
If she doesn’t acknowledge, countless people will point fingers at her, cursing her for being heartless, for not comforting a crying child.
If she does acknowledge, even if a DNA test later proves the child isn’t Bobby, others wouldn’t believe her; they would firmly believe she’s abandoning husband and child to marry into wealth.
Cold!
This tactic is truly cold and ruthless, as if nothing she does is right.
I wonder who hates her so much as to destroy her using this strategy.
Mrs. Hawthorne, Susan Kensington?
Even though she always wears a gentle smile, Raina could sense that the old woman doesn’t like her.
But this matter doesn’t seem like it’s her doing.
Aaron Warren?
Not him either; that guy has been too busy with issues concerning his cousin and father to scheme such a plot.
What’s more important, before this, Aaron had placed all his bets on that imposter, not possibly preparing this backup plan.
Then it’s most likely Claire North and Brenda Adler!
The man from back then was arranged by Claire North, and the obstetrician at her delivery was also bribed by Claire!
It’s her.
It must be this mother and daughter!
Alright! This move is really both sinister and cruel!
"Raina, can’t you see the child crying? Why don’t you reach out and hold him?"
"Raina, you still haven’t answered the earlier question. Is the man beside you the wealthy patron you found for five million back then? Is this child the one you secretly gave birth to before your engagement?"
"Raina, are you refusing to marry the patron and acknowledge the child because you want to cling to The Hawthorne Family and become the Young Madam?"
"Raina, for the sake of fame and wealth, you won’t even recognize your own child. Doesn’t your conscience hurt? Aren’t you afraid of retribution?"
"As the Valley Master of this generation of Ghost Doctor’s Vale, yet you have such moral character; how will the old Valley Master’s soul rest in peace in heaven! What face will you have to kneel before the sages of Ghost Doctor’s Vale in the future!"
The reporters’ questions grew increasingly pointed, as if they couldn’t wait to peel Raina North’s skin off, completely devoid of their prior fervent adulation, venerating her as a deity.
Even though Raina never expected anything from them, their behavior of elevating and then trampling her still made her laugh in anger.
The smile at the corner of her mouth grew colder, her eyes filled with malice.
The nearby little boy was scared silent, and even the old man felt a chill, a vague fear taking root in his heart.
From a distance, Brenda Adler observed Raina North’s reaction, increasingly filled with regret; she lamented not having dealt with Raina when she learned she was the child of that wretched woman, clearing everything at once.
As she gnashed her teeth, the hand held in hers suddenly broke free, and Claire North quickly stepped forward.
"Claire!"
Brenda immediately called out, but Claire North didn’t turn her head.