Worship The Ground You Walk On
Chapter12 Hard to Win His Heart
Under the chandeliers and as the guests talked and laughed, the banquet went on. Ben had the eyes of all the guests on him as soon as he showed up.
Many businessmen in suits approached and flattered him. Claudia had to stay beside him, smiling. After a while, she felt her face muscle stiffed.
After a while, she went to a quiet place alone for a drink.
Suddenly, someone asked behind him,
“Isn't that Miss Evans?”
Claudia looked up and saw a woman and three men approaching her with disdainful faces.
Claudia knew their type. Those guys were born rich and might spend their whole life wasting their family property.
“No, she is not welcome in the Evans family, and they don’t even want to take her as family.” A man said.
The woman followed him and said, “You are wrong. Claudia is the lineal daughter. Amber is just the stepdaughter who followed her mother to the family! She may not even know who her biological father is!”
“Is that so?” The men murmured, and then they have a thoughtful sneer.
Claudia frowned. She was losing her patience.
The woman continued, “I really envy Miss Evans. She married Mr. Crawford even though she’s a mute.”
“That was the furthest her luck could take her, or she wouldn’t have failed to win his heart.” Said another man.
The woman covered her mouth and sneered, “Then let's take a bet. Does Mr. Crawford really love her or was he forced into this marriage?”
They were saying this in Claudia's face as if Ben and her relationship was a laughingstock.
Claudia was offended and clenched her fists.
Suddenly, a clear and dulcet voice rescued Claudia from anger.
“What about you guys?”
They turned over and saw a slender figure walking over. She had a unique temperament, a graceful posture, and a beautiful face.
Hanna stared at the young woman and asked, “I have never seen you before. Is your family an upstart?”
“You...”
had no fear, and she continued, “No matter how the relationship between Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Crawford is,
teeth in anger. She was afraid. After
with
gently smiled and stretched
and shook hands with Hanna awkwardly. She
Ben saw them from a distance, and walked over quickly, “When did
had had quite a few glasses of wine, but that made him
with Ben’s. She smiled slightly. “Just a few
face was calm. Hanna and Claudia couldn’t read what was in his
such a smooth and natural way.
and Mr. Connor talk about developing
“It will be fine.”
answered carelessly, but his eyes were telling a different
them numbly, thinking that the two looked so
have ignored Claudia, treating her like someone
pain surged
regret marrying a man like
Claudia's hand and then whispered to her, “You know nothing about Ben's love affairs, and
her lower lip helplessly, not knowing what to
“But I’ll tell you no matter how. What do
as deep as
“Claudia.”
her name with the last syllable going up, which sounded so gentle, and
at the
kid. What happened to you then?” He looked at her and asked in a low
then
upper class was a small one. Scott and Ben had known each other since they were young. She had met
Evans, a healthy little
fool of her
longer the one she used to
it an accident,
stared at her with confusing eyes. His
a bit dangerous
around. However, his hand stroked her shoulder again and he said, "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me, because I will find out
said as if he meant