CHAPTER 588: CHAPTER 588: A SLAP AT HAND (PART 2)

Raina North instinctively picked up White.

"Sister... sister..."

White was terrified, his thin arms wrapped around Raina North’s neck, his small face buried in her nape, tears falling in streams.

Raina North gently patted White’s back, then walked up to Poppy Willows, helping her up with a bit of apology: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

Poppy Willows quickly shook her head: "It was me who disturbed you."

Raina North patted her shoulder: "Leave the rest to me."

"Okay." Poppy Willows responded quietly, and watching Raina North step in front of her, the tension in her heart suddenly eased a lot.

Even though she had only been with Raina North for a short time, and she had a fierce reputation, seeing her at this moment made her feel very reassured.

Samuel Lawrence came to his senses, and seeing this scene, his face immediately turned cold: "Oh, I see why you insisted on coming to The Celestial Alliance, it turns out you have a lover here."

Snap—

The Elder who came with Raina North slapped him and scolded: "Impertinent, daring to be disrespectful to our Alliance Hierarch, have you lived long enough?"

Samuel Lawrence was shocked: "He is Orion Rivers, The Celestial Alliance Leader?"

Raina North ignored him, finding such idiotic questions not worth answering, she sat on a nearby sofa with White in her arms, and raised her hand, the Elder placed a piece of paper into Raina North’s hand.

Raina North scanned through it rapidly, then sneered: "The Lawrence Family sure is something, daring to even attempt a forced marriage."

"Misunderstanding? This is a misunderstanding," Samuel Lawrence’s heart skipped a beat, he hurriedly explained: "Poppy and I are mutually in love, the marriage was set by our elders. She came to Aethelgard to see you because of a little quarrel. Poppy, tell me, isn’t it so?"

As he spoke, Samuel Lawrence glared at Poppy Willows with menace, his eyes full of warning.

Poppy Willows indeed shuddered with fear, immediately averting her gaze, then she saw the deep red marks on her son’s neck.

That was from when Samuel Lawrence had lifted White by the collar earlier.

If Raina North hadn’t arrived in time, not only would she have been insulted by Samuel Lawrence, but White would have probably suffered great harm.

This realization suddenly filled Poppy Willows with endless courage: "No! I have never been in love with him! He’s been pestering me incessantly and tried to use force!"

Samuel Lawrence did not expect Poppy Willows to be so bold, his face immediately darkened, and he shouted sternly: "Try saying one more lie!"

Snap—

Raina North herself raised her hand, gave Samuel Lawrence a slap on the face, and said calmly: "Try saying one more lie!"

The identical words, unlike Samuel Lawrence’s fury, Raina North’s words carried an air of nonchalance, yet they made people even more fearful.

Samuel Lawrence, though slapped, didn’t dare to complain, only dared to speak gently: "Alliance Leader Rivers, I meant no harm, I just want Poppy Willows not to damage the relations between our two families."

"Relations?" Hearing Samuel Lawrence’s words, Poppy Willows’ anger flared up, and she said, unable to bear it any longer: "How dare you mention the relations between our families! Don’t speak of relations! Even if you had a bit of conscience, as a person, you wouldn’t do something like this!"

Three years ago, after her husband passed away in an accident, Poppy Willows returned to The Willows Family to live with her two-year-old son.

The Lawrence Family and The Willows Family had some connections and would socialize, and Samuel Lawrence went mad pursuing Poppy Willows after seeing her at a gathering.