Worship The Ground You Walk On

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...”

no fear, and she continued, “No matter how the relationship between Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Crawford is, you have to address

teeth in anger. She was afraid. After a

looked at Hanna with gratitude and

again!” Hanna gently smiled and stretched out

and shook hands with Hanna awkwardly.

Ben saw them from a distance, and walked over quickly, “When did you

because he had had quite a few glasses of wine,

crossed with Ben’s. She smiled slightly. “Just a

and Claudia couldn’t

such a smooth and natural way. Claudia had seen all of

smiled softly, “I saw you and Mr. Connor talk about developing the

“It will be fine.”

his eyes were telling a

them numbly, thinking that the

ignored Claudia,

pain surged her

marrying

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

bit her lower lip helplessly, not

“But I’ll tell you no matter how. What do you think of it,

were as deep as an

“Claudia.”

last syllable going up,

frowned at the cheeky

when you were a kid. What happened to

was surprised, but then she turned

each other since they were young. She had

still the respected Miss Evans, a healthy little girl who could speak fluently

then made fool of her and twisted her

the one she

an

at her with confusing eyes. His

looked a bit

and turned around. However, his hand stroked her shoulder again and he said, "It doesn't matter if you

said as if he meant