Worship The Ground You Walk On novel Chapter 29

The whole bedroom instantly went quiet.

Claudia felt tired and exhausted from his torture. She curled up in the corner but couldn't sleep. She hugged the comforter and lay there in a daze. After a long time, she got up and went to the bathroom.

Claudia had to brace herself and grit her teeth against the pain with every step she took. When she got to the bathroom, though it was only a dozen steps, she felt so much pain that her palms were covered with a thin layer of sweat.

She turned on the showerhead. The sound of rushing water and the hot steam lingered throughout the bathroom.

Claudia lay in the tub. Hot water wrapped around her body, making her feel as if the pain and fatigue had been instantly alleviated.

However, the words that Ben told her when he left suddenly came to her mind.

“You can continue to play tricks and plot against me, but you'd better not let me catch you!”

“Otherwise, next time, I won't deal with you as simply as what I just did. I have plenty of means and tricks. If you want to try, try then!”

She felt her chest tighten uncontrollably.

She had no time to think about it, and the crying sound of her baby came in her ear.

Claudia climbed out of the tub as quickly as possible, wrapped herself in a robe, and ran out from the bedroom to the nursery. The nanny was holding Conrad. Although Conrad kept crying, as soon as he saw her, he reached out his little hand and wanted to hold her.

“Conrad can recognize his mother. That's wonderful!” The nanny said as she handed Claudia the baby.

Claudia smiled and held her son in her arms. When she looked at his little fair face, her worries seemed to dissipate instantly.

The next morning, Claudia was with her baby upstairs. The nanny came running up, “Mrs. Crawford, Miss Lewis is here!”

Claudia froze and left the baby with the nanny. Then she went downstairs by herself.

Hanna was dressed in a light-colored lady's suit, looking dashing with the competence of an elite woman. She looked at her with gentle eyes, “Mrs. Crawford, I hope 'm not interrupting you, am I?”

Claudia shook her head and smiled back at her.

“But why do you look so bad?” Hanna asked.

Claudia was startled. And her eyes showed a slightly flustered look, which made her look more embarrassed.

But Hanna didn't want to press the issue and just said, “Did you talk to Ben about your family's old mansion?”

As for that matter...

Claudia never had a chance to talk to Ben about it.

Seeing the complicated look in Claudia's eyes, Hanna said, “There is still time. Claudia, just take your time to talk to him. No rush!”

Claudia smiled to thank her.

“By the way, where's Conrad?” Hanna bought some toys for him.

Claudia just wanted to point her finger in the direction of the upstairs, but suddenly, the words she heard in the bathroom at the party flashed through her mind. Anyway, she thought that it was better to be safe than sorry.

Claudia thought for a while. Then she still politely made a gesture of sleeping to Hanna.

“Since he's sleeping, then we shouldn't wake him up!” Hanna, with slight regret, left her toys behind and talked with Claudia for a while before leaving.

In the second-floor booth of the Enchantment club, music was playing loud.

On the shaded sofa, Ben leaned against it. The dazzling neon lights were shimmering on his handsome face. The cigarette holder in front of him had four or five cigarette butts piled up.

Others around him were chatting happily, which seemed to have nothing to do with him. His indifferent handsome face looked grim. His large, bony hand played with a metal lighter. He opened the lighter and closed it. A cold, arrogant aura emanated from him

“Mr. Crawford, what's in your mind?” Sean held his glass of wine and lifted his eyes. He looked at Ben with some confusion in his eyes.

Ben did not say anything and gazed indifferently at the flame in the lighter.

There was a snap, and the flame went out.

Sean looked at him and lowered his voice, “You're still upset about the news from the past two days, aren't you?”

Sean gave a slight pause and added, “Do you think the little dummy is the one who spread the news? You're too decisive! Do you have any proof?”