Henry’s expression was stormy. “Then what do you plan to do? Just let North talk sh*t about Melinda to Alexander and ruin her reputation?”Linda’s gaze darted around. Feeling guilty, she said, “That b*tch was so easy to manipulate in the past. There’s no way she would say anything. Besides, you can get Dad to talk to her. There’s no need to let Melinda suffer this injustice…”“Linda, don’t assume I don’t know what you’re thinking!” Henry said viciously. “You were jealous of Estella and tormented North because of it. As long as no one found out, I overlooked it.“But now things are different! If you ruin my plans, I’ll divorce you immediately!”Before going downstairs, Henry warned Melinda again, “Melinda, behave well. Don’t play any tricks when I’m right here!”This was the first time Melinda had gotten scolded. She felt that it was unfair. She bit her lip and watched Henry leave. She ran into Linda’s arms, aggrieved.She sobbed. “Mom, Dad’s so biased. I don’t want to live anymor
Henry’s face turned crimson. He wanted to just sew North’s mouth shut!Meanwhile, Alexander was thinking that Gerald was worried about nothing. How could Gerald be worried that North would get bullied by the Myers family?It was obvious that she could drive them all to an early grave on her own.Alexander questioned blandly, “Mr. Henry?”Henry chuckled in good humor. “It’s a misunderstanding. Just a misunderstanding! Why would Dad give Estella’s things to Melinda? That was just Melinda being childish when she took them herself! I disciplined her later.”“So, that’s what happened.” Alexander nodded. “It seems there are some errors in the rumors. Actually, the Myers family treats North quite well. I hope you’ll control your woman and illegitimate daughter well from now on, Mr. Henry. Best not to let them ruin the Myers family’s reputation.”“You’re right. You’re right.”Alexander got up and said, “Mr. Henry, why don’t you take me around for a look?”Right then, North piped up. “T
North turned back instinctively and rubbed her eyes.Strange, why was she seeing Gerald?!After being stunned for a moment, she finally came back to herself when Gerald walked up to her.“Mrs. Howard, has the sight of me turned you stupid?”North immediately reacted. “What are you doing here?”Before Gerald could answer, North suddenly thought of a possibility. She asked, as if compelled, “You can’t be here just to pick me up, right?”Gerald swallowed and looked away. “You assume too much.”He had been worried that North would be bullied by the Myers family. After thinking about it, he did not feel at peace and came over.He never expected that North really would not need him.North was speechless.Why did she get the sense that Gerald was not happy all of a sudden?Gerald walked before a building and opened the door. “I have property here. I was just coming to have a look.”North raised an eyebrow in curiosity. The villas here had all been built 25 years ago. To the wealth
Gerald was not lying. He had indeed dumped his wristwatch. That watch had been a gift from the Bracken family. He had only worn it for a couple of days for Giselle’s sake.Unexpectedly, Connor had found out that the watch was actually part of a couple’s set and the other was being worn by Cynthia. As such, Gerald immediately got rid of it.So… Why was North so happy after finding out that he had thrown the watch away?Connor was analyzing it to one side. “The madam must know that the wristwatch is part of a couple’s set and Cynthia has the other. You throwing it away proves that you don’t like Cynthia, which is why the madam was so happy!“She must be going out to buy you a watch now! She might even buy another couple’s set, too!”Connor was confident. “Sir, the madam definitely considers you someone special!”Gerald was speechless.Was that so? Why did he feel like there was something wrong here?But Connor’s analysis did seem to make sense. A pair of couple’s watches… It wo
The customers around them all started laughing. North looked at the watches in Fiona’s grasp. She said meaningfully, “The watches’ slogan is ‘Only loving you all my life.’ Everyone knows that your daughter-in-law-to-be only got to her position because she was the other woman. Did you choose this model to mock Melinda or Eiger?”One was a sc*mbag and the other, the other woman. There was no way that it was someone “only loving the other all their life”.North blinked. “Mrs. South, these are your son and daughter-in-law-to-be. It isn’t nice to mock them in such a roundabout way, right?”Fiona’s face went red. “You! You’re spouting nonsense! Who says I’m mocking Eiger and Melinda?!”North tilted her head to the side and feigned confusion. “Oh? Then why did you tell me that you’re buying these watches as a gift to them? If it’s not mockery, are you showing off?”Fiona was ready to blow her top. Of course, she was showing off!North could only buy something worth 40,000 dollars afte
One of them was North, who could only afford watches worth 40,000 dollars while the other was the wealthy South family…Any idiot would know who to pick!Mr. Cohen’s expression instantly became severe. “Ms. Myers, we’re all adults here. Do me a favor and leave of your own accord!”As he spoke, he was going to take back the watches from North. North scoffed as she swept a glance over Fiona and Melinda. She looked as though she were looking at a couple of dead people.“Mr. Cohen, are you sure that you want to chase me out?”Mr. Cohen sniffed coldly. “If you don’t leave, Ms. Myers, then I’ll be calling security!”North slowly took out a gold-colored card. “But what if I have a platinum card?”North was low-key not because she was afraid of causing trouble but simply because she could not be bothered to reveal to the Myers family her true capabilities.But she refused to let Fiona and Melinda get what they wanted today. They wanted to humiliate her? Fat chance!Instantly, everyt
Mr. Cohen suddenly realized something was not right and began stuttering, “N-No, this lady said she had her own platinum card, but we’ve never seen it before. We thought she was a hustler…”“You idiot!”Mr. Stein quickly strode up to North. When he saw the card, he started to feel faint.There were only two platinum cards like this in the world.One belonged to Gerald Howard, leader of Deep Pool Corporation. Their boss had gifted the other one to a VIP guest many years ago.It did not matter who the owner of this card was. Long story short, this woman was not someone he could afford to offend!With shaky knees and a flattering tone, Mr. Stein asked, “May I know your name, miss?”Everyone was stunned. As they watched Mr. Stein fawn over North, they found themselves unable to speak.Fiona was about to go mad. Seriously? Why would North Myers be a platinum card customer?!North glanced at Fiona before she suddenly smiled. “You don’t have to be so polite with me, but I am a Myers.
The Souths got removed? The Souths got removed from the list?!This was the biggest luxury mall in Peacevale, the favorite place to shop for everyone in upper-class society.If the Souths got their names removed because of her, no less, wouldn’t that make her a joke?Mr. Stein could not be bothered with them, so he turned to North. “Are you satisfied with the actions we took, Miss North?”North nodded. “Not bad. It seems you’re very sincere, Mr. Stein. I’ll continue shopping, then.”Mr. Stein felt weak in his knees and almost collapsed. Thank goodness he had convinced her to stay.Then, North added casually, “However, Mr. Stein, Mrs. South’s already purchased that 3.88-million-dollar watch set. Let her have it, then. A sale’s a sale, right?”Mr. Stein had no idea what North was trying to do. “Of course. I’ll give Mrs. South her receipt right away.”With a beep, Fiona’s card was charged 3.88 million dollars. After that, the couple’s watch set with the “Only loving you all my lif
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?”