Worship The Ground You Walk On novel Chapter 17

It had been three days since Claudia had given birth to her baby. Nobody else but Kim and her housekeeper had visited her.

Now that Claudia was recovering and could walk slowly, the first thing she did was go to see her son in the incubator.

However, when she got there, she found that her baby was taken away long ago.

Stunned, Claudia grabbed the doctor’s arm, with her face pale out of panic.

“He was taken away. He should be brought back to his room by his grandmother,” explained the doctor.

Claudia’s mind went blank, despair choking her words.

Seeing that, the doctor comforted her, “Don’t worry. You need proper rest. Let me check his room number for you...”

When the doctor told her his room number, Claudia went upstairs in spite of her weak body. However, the elevator was out of order, while the rest ones were full.

Claudia couldn’t wait anymore, so she chose to walk upstairs.

Therefore, she climbed to the 15th floor from the 5th floor.

It had just been three days since Claudia had given birth, yet now she struggled her way up for 10 whole floors. Conceivably, women were extraordinarily strong after becoming a mother.

Finally, Claudia arrived at the door of the said room. Before she could knock, the noise of Winifred cooing over the baby came from inside the room.

“Aww... aww... my baby boy, why are you so cute!”

“You look just like your father when he was little!”

Claudia could feel Winifred’s love for her grandson from outside the door. She stood outside alone, gasping.

For a moment, she didn’t know what to do.

Claudia didn’t really want to intrude upon the intimate and sweet moment between a grandmother and her grandson.

However, her housekeeper happened to come out of the room at this moment. She saw Claudia once she pushed the door open and exclaimed, “Mrs. Crawford, why are you here?”

The housekeeper’s voice disturbed Winifred inside the room.

She put the baby into the crib immediately and walked out.

Winifred stared indifferently at Claudia and said in a cold voice, “What are you here for?”

Claudia dropped her eyes subconsciously. However, she was so eager to see her baby that she couldn’t help but look into the room.

Winifred realized something at the sight of that. She held the door frame with one hand and stood in the way, asking, “You want to see your baby, don’t you?”

Claudia kept nodding.

“No way! Don’t even think about it!” Winifred refused decisively.

These words lingering in her ears, Claudia felt as if she was stabbed in the heart, devastated.

“Take a look at yourself! You’re a mute, and you can’t even speak. How can you look after a baby?”

Aggressive and overbearing, Winifred added, “This is the baby of the Crawford family, and he will inherit everything in the future. What if you pass your speech defect on to him?”

As if struck by lightning, Claudia fell into despair.

Her breath coming in convulsive gasps, she glanced across at the crib in the room helplessly. That was the baby she had carried for ten months at the risk of her life. Couldn’t she even have a look at him?

Tears misted her eyes and streamed down her cheeks instantly.

The next second, Claudia fell on her knees.

She kowtowed again and again.

All she wanted to do was have a look at her baby!

“No way! Don’t even think about it! Now get back to your room!” Winifred ordered and signaled the housekeeper to drive Claudia back to her room.

The housekeeper had to obey Winifred’s order. Before she could take actions, a strong hand threw the housekeeper’s hand away and grabbed Claudia’s arm, pulling her up.

Ben’s sudden appearance stunned Winifred.

Even Claudia didn't expect this. If it weren’t for her tiny wrist being gripped by him, which hurt her a little, she would have thought it was a dream.

Ben pulled Claudia up off the floor, enfolded her in his arms and looked up at Winifred coldly, questioning her, “Mom, what are you doing?”

“What?” Blushing, Winifred became embarrassed.