Worship The Ground You Walk On novel Chapter 36

Neither Theodore nor Claudia noticed Ben coming back, both of them startled and frightened by his abrupt and deep voice.

Theodore froze in astonishment, feeling restless and unsettled. He rose to his feet at once and greeted Ben flatteringly, “My son-in-law is back!”

It didn’t bother Theodore at all calling Ben his “son-in-law”.

However, under his obsequious manner was a snobbish core.

Ben remained grim, his expression unchanged at all. He didn’t even spare a glance at Theodore, but paced back and forth steadily in the spacious living room, his voice low and cold.

“If I didn’t know any better, you must have been interested in CCM Project for a long time, Mr. Raba!”

Embarrassed, Theodore didn’t know how to answer Ben and gave a wry smile. “Well, not exactly. It’s just that the Evans Group is the perfect one to carry out this project. Besides, you must be very clear about our status quo, Ben!”

Ben looked up, his masculine features exuding ferocity, and he said in a flat but serious tone.

“Does it matter whether I’m clear about it or not?”

No matter the Evans Group went bankrupt or shut down, even if it disappeared from this world tomorrow, it had nothing to do with Ben.

Theodore was lost for words for a moment.

Standing there awkwardly, Theodore felt as if he was a clown, his cheeks burning with embarrassment.

It was after Theodore paused for a long while that he came up with a reply. “Well, the Evans Group and the Crawford Group are connected by marriage, so we share weal or woe! Ben, would you please help us for the sake of it?”

Hardly had Theodore finished his sentence than Ben gave a sneer. He curled his lips contemptuously and turned to squint at Theodore. “Of course I can help! But is there any relationship between the Evans Group and you, Mr. Raba?”

“Well...”

For the second time, Theodore was lost for words!

It was widely known that Blair married Theodore after her husband died. Meanwhile, she gave the whole Evans Group, which belonged to her late ex-husband, to her current husband, and this daring deed of Blair’s had been denounced by the public.

For all these years, Theodore had been criticized for living off a woman, and people had said many harsh words against him.

Now that Ben wasn’t going to offer help, there was no need for Theodore to stay, so he said, “I have some business to attend to. I have to go, Ben.”

Theodore headed for the door while Ben looked at Claudia with his deep eyes. He stared at her for a few seconds before walking outside.

It didn't occur to Theodore that Ben would follow him out. He felt extremely flattered and turned around in a hurry, but before he could say anything, Ben pelted him with hailstones of words.

“Don’t ever think of taking advantage of Claudia. She's my wife, not your daughter!”

Ben said bluntly, his voice grim.

Swallowing helplessly, Theodore wanted to retort, but was shut up by Ben’s domineering aura.

Watching Theodore speeding off, Ben leaned against the door, poker-faced.

He looked down slightly, mixed emotions welling up inside him, but at last, he settled down.

When Claudia went upstairs, she received a text message from Kim.

“What happened? I was on a business trip and just came back. I heard that you suffered from an allergy. What happened exactly?”

“Please reply ASAP! Or I will come to see you. What happened on earth?”

Kim might be one of the few people who truly cared about Claudia.

They were not sisters, but much closer than real sisters.

Claudia replied her text message immediately, but Kim was still worried and called her. “I’d rather not talk about it via text message. Let’s meet somewhere, Claudia.”

Claudia didn’t expect Kim to say that. Before she made up her mind, Kim’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Let’s have dinner together! My treat! By the way, bring Conrad with you. I’ve bought many gifts for him!”

Claudia held her phone, hesitating. Ben just came back. The Evans Mansion would be auctioned in the near future, while she promised Hanna that she would talk to Ben about it and try to raise funds for the mansion, and tonight might be a great opportunity...

Deep in thought, Claudia didn’t notice Ben approaching her at all, so she was startled when he was right in front of her and spoke suddenly.

“Go!”

Ben said in a cold and emotionless voice. He walked around Claudia indifferently and went straight upstairs.

Watching Ben going upstairs, Claudia’s mind went blank for a while before she came to her senses. So he meant he allowed her to have dinner with Kim...

When Kim arrived at the Crawford Residence by car, Claudia got in with the baby.

Kim had been teasing Conny all the way. Stroking his fair and tender cheek, she exclaimed, “This little guy looks so beautiful! He takes after you!”

Claudia frowned. He takes after her?

She had looked through the photo album in the study before, feeling that Conrad was the very image of the young Ben.

There was a huge bag lying on the back seat of Kim’s car, in which there were various toys and clothes she bought for Conrad.

According to Kim, she wanted to show her love for Conrad as his aunt.

Staring at the huge bag, Claudia wondered how she would take it back home later. She could tell at a glance that it must be very heavy.

Babbling, the little Conrad was in her arms, his tiny hands playing with her long hair. It seemed that this little guy was quite fond of hair.

During dinner, Kim asked Claudia about her allergy. “You haven’t told me about it yet. What caused your skin allergy? You don’t have any allergy problem I remember.”

Kim had known Claudia for years and never saw her have an allergic reaction. This was the first time ever.

Claudia tried to smooth things over by giving a brief answer, but Kim saw through her little game.

“Come on! Does it have anything to do with Amber? She did something to you so that you had some allergic reactions, right?”

From what Kim knew of Amber, Amber would totally do such a thing!

Now that Kim hit the bull’s eye, Claudia was speechless.

“See? I knew it! How can she be so evil? No way. You can’t let her off like this because you don’t know what she will do to you next time! You can’t just let it pass!”

As a hot-tempered girl, Kim couldn’t stand anyone bullying her, so she flared up. Before Claudia could figure out something to comfort her, Marshall arrived.

The tall and masculine man walked in through the revolving door. He was wearing casual clothes, his fair and handsome face glowing. The moment he saw Claudia, he gave a warm and charming smile.

Kim waved her hand at the sight of Marshall and called, “Marshall! What a coincidence!”

Marshall came with two male friends of his. Seeing Kim and Claudia, he said something to his friends hastily before walking towards the two of them.

“Indeed, what a coincidence.”

The tall and slender Marshall stared at Claudia with a faint smile, his calm eyes sparkling. “Claudia, how have you been these days?”