“I think you’re right,” North said to Eleanor.She lowered her head in embarrassment. “But Gerald likes a vixen like me, not an innocent flower like Ms. Bracken. What about it?”The whole living room fell into silence as everyone stared at North.Gerald was speechless. He was mistaken. He had thought that North would be unhappy about this.Eleanor’s and Cynthia’s faces were frozen, and their expressions were as black as thunder.North was still speaking. “Why don’t you learn from me from now on, Ms. Bracken? You’re still young, so it’s still not too late.”Eleanor’s face reddened as she roared, “You b*tch! How shameless you are to say Cynthia should learn from you! Our Cynthia is a prominent young lady. Who do you think you are?!”North beamed. “I’m not much, but Gerald doesn’t care for a prominent woman like Ms. Bracken. Instead, he likes me. Maybe I’m simply too charismatic.”Eleanor nearly choked.That was not what she meant!How could North be so shameless?Cynthia put
However, North could tell that Gerald was very happy right now.When she heard the voice, the old woman opened her kind eyes. “Gerald, North, come and sit.”After North sat down, Giselle Bracken smiled. “Gerald, it seems like you’ve finally listened to me. You didn’t marry just anyone but chose someone you truly love.”North nearly lost control and let her expression shift. But she did not say a word.Someone he truly loved? Was her acting that good? She had even tricked Giselle!But Gerald did not pop Giselle’s bubble.Giselle was very happy about this. “I can tell from just one look that you love North very much. This is very good. It’s only with love that a marriage can persist long-term.”Gerald’s expression was at ease as he said, “Yes, I love her very much.”North’s face turned pink. She could not help but let out a cough.It seemed that Gerald could be an award-winning actor. His exceptional acting skills really pulled the wool over Giselle’s eyes.North could admit th
“This will stop that adopted daughter from scheming to steal the book from me. Gerald, if that woman pulls the mother card on you, tell her to come talk to me.“I was in a coma in the past and was unable to stop your grandfather. I let that woman take my daughter’s place and was not able to control that adopted daughter.“But now I’m awake, so no one can pick on you!”Giselle’s tone was fierce, and it showed off the kind of formidable woman she was in the past.However, North was focusing on something else.Why did it sound like Giselle’s husband’s adopted daughter was actually Gerald’s birth mother?Grandpa Ronald took one’s family background very seriously. Would he marry someone who was adopted?North’s mind was in a mess. Just then, Giselle waved her hand. “Gerald, you should take North home first. I’m getting sleepy.”The housekeeper got up and saw Gerald and North to the door. Her eyes were tearing up. “The old madam’s condition is getting worse. She’s never awake for ver
It was as if there was a force out there stopping North from investigating further. Just as she thought this, North arrived at the music store.After selecting her piano, North found her gaze suddenly pulled toward a flute made of crystal. She looked at the price and smoothly paid for it as well.However, before the flute could be handed to her, a woman’s voice came from the side. “I want this flute.”North smiled and turned around to look. Cynthia was walking over as if she were the center of attention, surrounded by several bodyguards.The store’s staff said, pained, “I’m sorry, we only have one of these crystal flutes, and someone already bought it.”Cynthia’s gaze was challenging and filled with disdain. “She bought it? Don’t you know who I am? How can you be willing to sell it to a country bumpkin and not me?”The bodyguards approached them domineeringly and forced the staff member to give the flute to Cynthia.Holding the flute, Cynthia said with great pleasure, “Ms. M
Seeing that North had bought a piano, Cynthia was infuriated. She rushed up, wanting to slap her.“You b*tch, you tricked me!”North angled her body to one side and ducked away. She snickered as she raised an eyebrow. “Ms. Bracken, have you given up on your act of being a nice person?”Cynthia’s expression was unsightly. “A country bumpkin like you doesn’t deserve to buy a piano! Do you even know how to play?!”North blinked. “Who made the rule that someone who can’t play can’t buy a piano? Ms. Bracken, you’re so angry because you want this piano, right? It’s a shame that you don’t have any more money so a poor person like me could buy it.”Cynthia felt like each of North’s words was mocking her. Her face twisted, and she shouted in a frenzy, “You… Just you wait! I still haven’t paid you back for when you intentionally got me so worked up that I fainted yesterday!”The people around them looked over in surprise.Seeing that there were people watching, Cynthia immediately became
“After all, Ms. Myers is spending your money so wildly after only just marrying you. It’s not right.“I just said a few words because I couldn’t let it stand. Who would have thought she would actually…” She continued sobbing.North was speechless at Cynthia’s act.Cynthia had been the one to steal the things she wanted. After twisting the story, things had now turned into her spending money thoughtlessly?Lying was truly an art form.Gerald glanced at North. “You spent more than 400,000 dollars on a piano?”North wanted to explain that the money was her own. However, she soon heard Gerald chuckle.“Why would you be interested in a 400,000-dollar piano? I already told you to bring your black card when you go out and buy a better one.”A black card was shoved into North’s hand. This stunned her for a long time.Gerald was giving her a black card? Was he still putting on an act?As she watched this play out, Cynthia’s eyes widened, and her expression twisted.She shrieked, “Ger
Cynthia immediately exploded. “Stop pretending to be pitiful! North, I’ll kill you!”North turned her body to avoid her, and Cynthia pounced on thin air.She crashed into the counter and was in such pain that she could not straighten her back. Her expression contorted. “I’ll get rid of you sooner or later!” Then, she yelped.The store manager and the other customers looked over. They commented disdainfully, “This other woman is really going too far. Did you hear what that man called her? Ms. Bracken? She’s not the Bracken family’s heiress, is she?”“Seducing a married man in public… This Bracken heiress is truly shameless.”Cynthia’s face turned mottled as she regarded the customers who were pointing fingers at her. In a huff, she yelled, “And who do you think you are? I’m the Bracken family’s heiress, so you should all shut up! Shut up!”North quietly pulled Gerald by the hand to exit the crowd. She did not bask in her victory.Gerald looked at the piano North had bought. “You
Henry was very impatient on the other end of the line. “Get yourself back home. It’s not right for you to stay out all the time!”North asked in surprise, “Don’t you think it’s a little too late to say that when you’ve kicked me out of the house for ten years?”Henry nearly could not breathe from the anger. But thinking about how things were with the Myers family now, he had to suppress his rage.“North, we’re father and daughter. I miss you. Alexander Reed had a misunderstanding with Linda and Melinda last time. I was thinking that you could invite Alexander over for a visit.”Ah… It seemed that the Myers family was in hot water with Alexander and needed help.North was intrigued. “Alright. Since you’re so sincere, Dad, I’ll invite Alexander home with me.”After North hung up, Gerald smiled. “Mrs. Howard, are you bringing Alexander to the Myers residence?”North sounded innocent as she said, “Yes. I didn’t want to cause the Myers family trouble, but they insisted on having me r
He moved his wrists and frowned.Did North sleep for the entire day? Was she disoriented?North sat by the bed with nothing to do. She watched as time passed. Strange, why wasn’t she awake yet? Was she that sleepy? Could it be that the advanced exam questions were too difficult and she did not want to wake up?North could not help but think about the questions. Hmm… they did not seem very difficult. She had thought of a solution!Indeed, people had endless potential when they were dreaming. They could even come up with answers to such difficult questions!North was afraid that she would forget and wanted to wake up quickly, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not wake up. She closed her eyes and opened them again, but she was still in the room.North frowned and muttered to herself, “What’s going on…?”Gerald looked at her silently.He also wanted to ask what was going on.“North, do you need my help?”North hesitated. Even though it was a dream, she was still a littl
North exclaimed in surprise.It turned out that Gerald could be sarcastic too!Gerald did not give Patricia any time to react. He was just short of chasing the entire Bracken family out.While the Bracken family was leaving, Gerald heard Mike grumble, “Mom… If you knew this was going to happen, why didn’t you adjust your act earlier!”Patricia was furious. “I did all of this for you. How could you fall for Gerald’s tricks?!”“But Gerald was right. They suspect that I’m not Paige’s son because of you!”…Giselle’s smile became more and more sarcastic. When the Bracken family disappeared, he said, “Accompany me pay respects to Paige. Also, get someone to clean Glass Manor inside and out.”He wanted to get rid of the bad vibes the Bracken family had brought in.…A few days later, when they returned to Royal Sights Residences, the Bracken family actually stopped causing trouble.North was about to graduate, and she had one final exam. She saw the class group chat exchanging adva
“Why? Do you think that I’ve forgotten how Paige died?”Giselle never expected that this shameless family would have the audacity to make an issue out of Paige’s death.“You make it sound so simple. Even if Patricia dies today, you would never disregard her last wishes. Is everything you do for the good of the Bracken family?“Still, the only person the Bracken family has ever had to sacrifice was Paige!”Virgil snapped, “Nonsense! I’m Paige’s biological father, how could I…”Giselle sneered. “Stop putting on an act. You didn’t look for your daughter when she was missing. You didn’t feel sorry for your daughter when she returned. You kept asking her to tolerate the adopted daughter. When she was sick, you even stopped her treatment so that she would die and let your adopted daughter marry her husband.“Virgil, I’m sick. I’m not dead yet, and I haven’t lost my memory. If this happens again, I’ll destroy the entire Bracken family!”Giselle looked at the bodyguards she had brought
The surroundings suddenly fell silent.Virgil found it hard to breathe. “Let go! Are you crazy?!”“I’m asking you a question. Where is Paige buried? Tell me!”Virgil’s brain was deprived of oxygen. Without thinking, he roared, “How would I know? Let go, you crazy woman!”Patricia screamed, “Madam Giselle, what are you doing? Let go of him. Do you want Dad to die?”Gerald’s second uncle also shouted, “Madam Giselle, why are you doing this to us? Don’t treat your husband like this!”“You don’t know? You don’t know at all, do you?” Giselle ignored everyone. She looked unremorseful. She scoffed.“You claim to be severely depressed about your daughter’s death,” Giselle retorted. “Despite that, you actually don’t know where your daughter’s grave is!”As soon as she finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.When Virgil realized what he had just said, his face turned pale and he stopped screaming. He trembled as he spoke to Giselle hatefully. “You did this on purpose…”That wa
Mike said weakly, “North, we paid our respects to my mother before we went out today. We didn’t say anything because we were afraid that Grandpa wouldn’t be able to accept it.”As expected, Virgil clutched his chest and looked like he was about to faint.Patricia cried out, “Gerald, are you satisfied now that your grandfather is trembling in anger? We’ve kept it a secret for so many years. Despite that…”Everyone sighed. So, that was how it was.It was indeed Ms. Paige’s death anniversary today. However, the old man had fallen into a state of depression from the intense guilt. He then mistakenly thought that his daughter had passed away in May.As his family, Patricia and Mike could not bear to make the old man feel more guilty. Thus, they maintained the facade.In fact, they would pay their respects to Paige every year.This made sense. After all, Virgil was old and could not stand such harsh emotions.The people from the Bracken family jumped on this chance to scold Gerald. “
Everyone was dumbfounded. North was really bold!North blinked. “What’s wrong, Mr. Virgil? Why are you so angry? Did I say something wrong?”“What nonsense! Paige is my daughter! How could I intentionally let her die?!”North widened her eyes. “I didn’t say that you intentionally let her die! It’s just that the Bracken family didn’t like her and looked down on her. The medical staff didn’t care about her either. In the end, they didn’t even treat her and let her die.“I know. It’s not your fault. After all, you were so busy. How could you have the time to take care of a daughter you don’t love?”Virgil clutched his chest. “What nonsense…! Shut up!”“North!” Patricia screamed. “Gerald, are you just going to watch her anger your grandfather? Your grandfather’s health isn’t good…”“What did I say wrong?”North sighed. “Look at what Mr. Virgil said. Ms. Paige passed away at the end of May, so why didn’t he treat her for two whole months from the end of March to the end of May?“Th
Mike knew that he had fallen into North’s trap and was speechless!He was so anxious that his expression changed. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and huge beads of sweat dripped down. “Um… I…”“Mike!” Patricia saw that the situation was not good, so she hurriedly interrupted Mike and pulled him behind her.Then, she took a deep breath and pretended to be helpless and upset.“Gerald, what nonsense are you talking about?! We’re family. If you have anything you’re upset about, just tell me. There’s no need to cause trouble at the banquet and make an issue out of Paige’s death anniversary!“We’re all Paige’s family, and Dad is also Paige’s biological father. How can we not know when her death anniversary is?“Paige’s death anniversary is at the end of May. It’s not today at all. You… You’re too much!”Virgil looked aggrieved. He nodded and said, “That’s right. Paige’s death anniversary is in May. Gerald, I know you don’t want to give up her inheritance. Moreover, I didn’t fo
Everyone’s eyes fell on Gerald.Gerald looked up slowly and said calmly, “Ms. Patricia, why did you choose today to hold a banquet for Mike?”“It doesn’t matter what day I chose!” Patricia roared.“So, you did choose the date.”Gerald looked down at Patricia from above. His cold gaze made Patricia suddenly feel suffocated.Her “son” had a murderous look in his eyes. “Any other day would have been fine, but not today.”Patricia hated the look in Gerald’s eyes the most. Why was he so arrogant? Why was he looking down on her? Why was he like that b*tch?She screamed, “Gerald, I’m your mother! Mike is your brother! It’s fine if you don’t love me, but you keep finding fault with me. What right do you have—”“Today is the anniversary of Paige’s death.”Gerald interrupted her.Patricia’s face turned pale, and the words that she wanted to say were stuck in her throat. The scene instantly fell silent.What did Gerald say? What day was it today?Today was the anniversary of Paige’s d
Patricia felt a lump in her throat. “You…”“Connor, come out.” North interrupted her.Then, a group of people dressed in black walked out of nowhere and played mournful music. Connor walked in the middle and placed a memorial tablet on the table.Everyone looked at the memorial tablet curiously, wanting to know whose memorial tablet it was. When everyone saw the name “Paige”, they instantly fell silent.North and Gerald paid their respects. Then, they placed the bouquets beside the memorial tablet.Their actions stunned everyone.Had they come to pay respects to Paige?Patricia was trembling. She stared fixedly at Paige’s name on the memorial tablet. She clenched her fists.Paige!Gerald had paid his respects to Paige at a banquet for Mike. Was he crazy?! She was so unlucky! Paige was already dead, but she was still the center of attention at Mike’s banquet!After paying her respects, North turned around. “What are you waiting for? Aren’t you going to pay your respects?”