Chapter 456: Chapter 456: How About Trying for a Fourth Child? (Part 2)
Casper North turned his head to Raina and asked, "Mommy, is my stepdad good enough? Are you happy?"
Elias Hawthorne patted Casper North’s head, "If you behave and go downstairs now, your mommy can answer that question for you tomorrow."
Casper North’s mouth formed an O-shape, "Does it take that long? It seems I’m pretty close to becoming a big brother again."
Raina couldn’t help but grab the file next to her and throw it over, "Shut up! Keep spouting nonsense, and I’ll sell you to a rich old lady as her child groom."
"I was wrong." Casper North quickly covered his mouth, shrugged his shoulders, looking quite pitiful.
Dealing with Casper North, Raina then turned to Elias Hawthorne, her eyes slightly cold, "Elias Hawthorne, I understand you want to protect the woman you love, but don’t use me as a shield, or I’ll make sure you know how to spell regret."
"Shield?" Elias Hawthorne was quite helpless, "Raina, even if you want to reject me, at least come up with a more credible excuse."
"Excuse, you say I’m making excuses?" Raina’s pretty face completely turned cold, "It seems you really want to play with me, Raina, like I’m a fool."
Elias Hawthorne furrowed his brow, "Raina, what do you mean by that?"
"Elias Hawthorne, we’ve known each other for a while, and though the beginning wasn’t pleasant, we’ve gotten along reasonably well. So let’s not disgrace each other. Otherwise, if it really gets out of control, even though you’re The Hell King Hawthorne, I, Raina, won’t be afraid of you in the slightest."
Elias Hawthorne was even more stunned, "Raina, what do you mean by that?"
"Playing dumb!" Just thinking about her recent discovery, a rush of anger surged in Raina’s heart.
Elias Hawthorne looked at the ominous expression on Raina’s face, feeling quite helpless, "Raina, even a criminal has their crimes detailed before sentencing; you should at least explain clearly."
"Since you’re so persistent, I’ll indulge you." Raina sneered, seeing Elias Hawthorne looking at her, she didn’t hold back, "Just earlier when Claire North pretended to faint, I took her pulse and discovered something quite interesting."
"What is it?"
Raina’s lips curved up, but there wasn’t a hint of amusement in her eyes, "Claire North, she never had a child."
Elias Hawthorne was utterly astonished, "You mean Claire North never had a child?"
"That’s right."
Some people recover well after giving birth, so it’s not visible from the outside, but for someone of her caliber as a National Master, you can’t hide it by checking the pulse.
"If you don’t believe me, you can have Claire North checked; whether she has given birth can’t be hidden from the instruments."
"I naturally believe what you say." Elias Hawthorne recalled what Aidan Lynch told him before, that the person responsible for authenticating Claire North and Baby had met Susan Kensington.
It seems this matter needs further investigation.
Elias Hawthorne glanced at Raina’s tense pretty face, raised his eyebrow and said, "Raina, you wouldn’t be thinking that both you and Claire North are shields I found for Baby’s biological mother, would you?"
"Isn’t it so?" Raina’s voice was indifferent.
A man like Elias Hawthorne, although high in status and power, isn’t really the ideal match.
Men like him have countless women vying for them throughout their life, succeeding one after another, never a moment of peace.
Moreover, in such a large family like The Hawthorne Family, it’s not so easy to secure the position of Family Head’s wife.
There are countless overt and covert battles.
He deeply loves Baby’s biological mother, finding one or several women to present publicly to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, guarding her closely from harm isn’t an incomprehensible thing.