Worship The Ground You Walk On novel Chapter 12

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...”

Hanna had no fear, and she continued, “No matter how the relationship between Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Crawford is, you have to address her as Mrs. Crawford, do you understand?”

The woman gritted her teeth in anger. She was afraid. After a glare, she walked away with the three men.

Claudia looked at Hanna with gratitude and smiled nervously.

“Hello, Claudia, we met again!” Hanna gently smiled and stretched out her hand very kindly.

Claudia looked surprised and shook hands with Hanna awkwardly. She felt sad.

After a while, Ben saw them from a distance, and walked over quickly, “When did you get here?”

His voice sounded a bit hoarse because he had had quite a few glasses of wine, but that made him sound more charming kind.

Hanna looked up. Her gaze crossed with Ben’s. She smiled slightly. “Just a few minutes ago.”

His face was calm. Hanna and Claudia couldn’t read what was in his mind.

His slender hand took over Hanna's in such a smooth and natural way. Claudia had seen all of it.

Hanna smiled softly, “I saw you and Mr. Connor talk about developing the western suburbs. How’s it going?”

“It will be fine.”

Ben answered carelessly, but his eyes were telling a different story.

Claudia looked at them numbly, thinking that the two looked so well-matched...

They seemed to have ignored Claudia, treating her like someone irrelevant.

Bitterness and pain surged her heart.

“Do you regret marrying a man like him?”

Scott Palmer came over with a bright smile. He held Claudia's hand and then whispered to her, “You know nothing about Ben's love affairs, and I guess you wouldn’t want to know them.”