The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan!-Chapter 425: Strange Looks

Mrs. Hawthorne sneered, "It’s because she’s someone close to me that she got implicated by me. Poor Nanny Sawyer, she was kind-hearted enough to take care of you. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? My good son really found me a good daughter-in-law..."

Julian Hawthorne glanced at Mrs. Hawthorne with an indifferent look and pulled Paige Sterling away.

The girl crawled on her knees trying to hug Paige Sterling’s leg, but Julian Hawthorne kicked her away immediately, simple and crude without showing any pity.

The staff called by the event organizers came over, "How did you let these disorderly people come in? Take her away quickly!"

The staff looked apologetic, "Sorry, we don’t know how she got in either. We will investigate and give you an explanation."

Mrs. Hawthorne really thought too highly of herself, dealing with her family issues at someone else’s event and making such an ugly scene. Who would dare invite her to their events in the future?

Meanwhile, the staff began to drag the girl away, but she kept shouting as she was taken away.

"Madam, please, spare my helpless aunt. She really didn’t steal your things. Why do you have to drive an old woman to her death? Doesn’t your family have elders too? How can you be so ruthless?"

Some people also felt that the girl’s cries were pitiful and couldn’t help but question Paige Sterling, "Miss Sterling, what on earth happened? Did you really do such a thing?"

Paige Sterling said helplessly, "Aunt saw that the two of us are usually too busy to cook, so she called Nanny Sawyer, who had been with her for a long time, to take care of us. But only a few days later the authorities came and took that helper away, saying she was suspected of something or other. I am very confused too, I don’t know what happened, and I’m afraid to ask...but everyone thinks I framed Nanny Sawyer. No matter how capable I am, I couldn’t have framed someone to the authorities..."

Everyone looked suspicious; if the authorities are involved, it must not be a trivial matter.

Yet this girl ran to plea with Paige Sterling, saying Nanny Sawyer was wronged, questioning the state apparatus?

The state apparatus couldn’t possibly do something so blatantly wrong, so the helper must have endangered national security to be taken away. What does this have to do with Paige Sterling, and why plead with her?

Everyone there was shrewd, and their gazes involuntarily fell on Mrs. Hawthorne.

The person taken away had always been by Mrs. Hawthorne’s side. Was Mrs. Hawthorne unhappy with her daughter-in-law and wanted to discipline her?

Many people present thought that Mrs. Hawthorne was not right in the head, given Paige Sterling’s abilities, any family she married into would cherish her. Yet here Mrs. Hawthorne was, wishing she could pull her daughter-in-law down from her pedestal. Doesn’t she know if Julian Hawthorne is really her son, why would she undermine Julian like this?

Mrs. Hawthorne saw Paige Sterling distorting the truth and convincing everyone present of her words, her face changed.

"Paige, how can you slander Nanny Sawyer like this outside? Nanny Sawyer was asked by me to look after you. What you’re suggesting is, are you saying I want to harm you too?"

Paige Sterling’s face was both smiling and cold, she didn’t let Julian Hawthorne speak, because in this kind of situation, no matter what Julian Hawthorne said, it would invite criticism.

But she was different; mother-in-law and daughter-in-law naturally oppose each other. Who doesn’t have a few mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems in their family? She wasn’t afraid at all.

"Aunt, I didn’t mean that. See, you’re overthinking it. It wasn’t me who took away Nanny Sawyer. What others think surely has nothing to do with me, right?"

Mrs. Hawthorne gave a cold laugh, "Isn’t it because of a word you said that those people took away Nanny Sawyer? You may fool others, but can you fool me?"

Paige Sterling gave Mrs. Hawthorne a look that was neither a smile nor not a smile, "Aunt, where is this coming from? How is it because of a word from a small person like me?"

Mrs. Hawthorne, no matter how foolish, knew that some things couldn’t be said. Now that Nanny Sawyer was taken away by the authorities, she had lived with Nanny Sawyer for so many years. Although she didn’t know why she was taken away, the authorities might come looking for her too.

If she said something wrong now, wouldn’t it be asking for trouble?

But to just let Paige Sterling get away with it, she was unwilling.

"Nanny Sawyer has been with me for so long; in my heart, she is already half a mother. As my daughter-in-law, I don’t demand that you show as much filial piety to Nanny Sawyer as I do, but at least don’t be so excessive!"

Mrs. Hawthorne said angrily, "I know, ultimately, what you can’t stand the most is me as the mother-in-law, not Nanny Sawyer. Nanny Sawyer was just implicated by me."

As she spoke, she shed a few tears. Today she wanted everyone to see the true nature of the daughter from the Sterling Family.

Paige Sterling said helplessly, "Aunt, whatever you say is right."

Without arguing further with Mrs. Hawthorne, she pulled Julian Hawthorne away.

She felt that if they didn’t leave, Julian Hawthorne would explode.

After getting into the car, Julian Hawthorne still looked a bit upset, he took his phone and started messaging someone.

Paige Sterling saw he was angry and asked, "What are you doing?"

Julian Hawthorne said, "I’m sending her abroad. I’ll find someone to send her away overnight now!"

He didn’t want to see Mrs. Hawthorne for even a moment!

Because Mrs. Hawthorne was always a thorn in his side, and because of this blood bond, he couldn’t do anything about Mrs. Hawthorne.

Even though Mrs. Hawthorne’s small schemes couldn’t cause much trouble, still, no matter how deep his relationship with Paige Sterling, it might not withstand Mrs. Hawthorne’s periodic jabs.

Paige Sterling thought for a moment and said, "Even if you don’t care about her, you should care about your brother."

Now, Simon Hawthorne wholeheartedly considered Mrs. Hawthorne a good mother and respected her greatly. If Julian Hawthorne really sent Mrs. Hawthorne away or had a big falling-out with her, he might become estranged from his brother.

Julian Hawthorne was naturally indifferent and had only one brother, Simon Hawthorne; Paige Sterling naturally didn’t want him to become enemies with his only brother.

Julian Hawthorne said, "I’ll sort things out with him. If he can’t understand, then so be it."

Paige Sterling held Julian Hawthorne’s hand, "Julian Hawthorne, I want you to know I haven’t been wronged, so you don’t need to do this for me."

She rested her head on Julian Hawthorne’s head, "You’re the only one who can make me feel wronged."

Julian Hawthorne just needed to make sure she was not wronged.

Moreover, Paige Sterling had the confidence that even if Julian Hawthorne did make her feel wronged, she wouldn’t just accept it.

The reason she was so tolerant of Mrs. Hawthorne now was because of Julian Hawthorne’s attitude - because Julian Hawthorne made her feel she wasn’t wronged, she was willing to be tolerant.

Julian Hawthorne didn’t speak for a moment, he was thinking - thinking of a proper way to deal with Mrs. Hawthorne.

Indeed, Simon Hawthorne was his only brother, and this brother had just been born not long ago when Mrs. Hawthorne was sent abroad, so this brother was practically raised by him, and the two had a deep bond. To fall out with his own brother over Mrs. Hawthorne wasn’t something he could do.

But if he made Simon Hawthorne realize Mrs. Hawthorne’s nature and consequently have him send her away himself, then it would be different.

After all, Simon Hawthorne wasn’t a child anymore; he wasn’t a hothouse flower. There were things he should know by now.

Even if it would be a huge blow to him, possibly making him question his life.

Paige Sterling and Julian Hawthorne didn’t return directly to Silverstream Bay, but went back to the Hawthorne Family home instead.

Mrs. Hawthorne was at home throwing a fit, while Simon Hawthorne and Dora Upton were trying to calm her down.

After Paige Sterling and Julian Hawthorne stormed out of the event, the people at the event looked at her with particularly strange eyes.