novelraw Chapter 970: Such a Sore Sight
Chapter 970: Such a Sore Sight
Is he heartless?
No.
No, he merely gave all the tenderness of his life to a single person.
As for Claire Lowell’s kindness to him...
Elias Hawthorne chuckled: "Miss Lowell might have forgotten that at first, in your eyes, I was as lowly as your subordinates."
No, that’s not true.
Claire instinctively wanted to refute him, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she found herself speechless.
She remembered.
She still remembered.
At first, when she knew her father wanted her to marry Nameless, she was very dissatisfied, insulting him to his face, and even hiring someone to assassinate him. If not for Nameless’s strong luck, he might have been dead.
Yet, Claire originally thought Nameless knew nothing about these things.
She didn’t expect it to be exposed like this now.
Claire was both horrified and incredulous as she said, "Then why didn’t you say it before!"
"Was it necessary?"
This light sentence almost shattered Claire.
Was it necessary?
Only people who didn’t matter would receive such words, and in Nameless’s heart, she had always been someone who didn’t matter.
At this moment, Claire finally understood.
The marriage contract with Nameless, he didn’t deny it just because it wasn’t necessary, and her so-called true love, deep love, from beginning to end was just her solo performance; he didn’t care at all.
Looking back, Claire felt like a big joke.
At this moment, her mind was clearer than ever before, but also more resentful than ever.
But she also understood, no matter how resentful, it was useless.
She had already played all the cards in her hand.
Even though she was high and mighty, esteemed and noble, she still made herself into a joke.
Claire took a deep breath, looked at Elias Hawthorne, and said softly, "Nameless, do you believe it? I really loved you."
"I don’t believe it."
"Nameless!" Elias Hawthorne, these two words almost crushed Claire. Tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes: "How can you be so heartless! How can you treat me like this! Have you forgotten? You promised my father, Oscar Adler, to take care of me!"
Elias Hawthorne frowned, about to speak when Raina North interjected first. Looking at the seemingly betrayed Claire, she couldn’t help but sneer: "Alright now, there are no outsiders here, so save the pretense if you can, crying like that is quite an eyesore."
Claire’s sobbing paused, when she looked at Raina, an indescribable ferocity in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and said angrily: "This is between Nameless and me; it has nothing to do with you!"
"That’s not for you to say." Raina simply leaned into Elias Hawthorne’s embrace, pulling his arm around her waist.
Elias originally wanted to refuse, but the Insect Venom within Raina prevented him from doing so with ease.
However, Raina’s chilly gaze forced Elias to comply; he lowered his eyes to monitor Raina’s condition, ready to treat her at once if anything went wrong.
Though Venerable Elder Rivers still had no way to remove the Love Venom’s Insect Venom, he had developed a way to temporarily suppress it and relieve the pain.
If not for this, no matter how angry Raina was, he would never allow her to joke with her own body.
Seeing this scene, Claire’s eyes reddened, her inner fury almost causing her eyes to bleed.
Whether Elias Hawthorne’s feelings for Raina North were genuine or fake, she saw it clearly.
It was precisely because she understood that Claire felt resentful.
She admitted she made many mistakes at first, but when she fell in love with Elias Hawthorne, she was genuine and singular in her feelings. Why did he have to treat her like this!
The resentment filling her heart at this moment almost swallowed Claire, but she soon calmed down.