Malice flashed across Henry’s face.Without hesitating, he blamed everything on North. “I’m really sorry, Mr. Howard. My daughter showed up uninvited and bullied her sister. I was just about to scold her for that! Goodness, she’s being so difficult!”The corner of Gerald’s lips lifted. “Really?”Melinda looked at him with admiration and excitement, blushing furiously.She had never seen a man like this before. He was powerful, cold, and had an intimidating attitude.She could only imagine how much bliss and glory she’d get if a man like this loved her with all his heart.That man should be hers!Melinda could not wait to show how kind she was. “Mr. Howard, my sister only wanted to broaden her horizons. Please don’t take this personally.”Gerald gave Melinda a sideways glance.Melinda could feel his gaze on her, so her heart started beating faster, and she blushed. Subtly, she began defending North. “I know there are a lot of women like her who try to get into this place all th
“Why, you…” Henry was about to burst a blood vessel, but he took a deep breath and said, “Let’s get to the point, Mr. Howard. About the Riverside Garden project…”“I’ve seen Miss North’s proposal. It’s not bad,” Gerald said simply.Henry was so excited that his fear had completely disappeared. “S-So, does that mean…”“I can invest in that,” Gerald replied nonchalantly. “One of you will need to stay behind and discuss the matter with me.”Henry was so happy that he almost passed out. “You hear that, Melinda? Get over here!”Melinda finally felt proud of herself and sashayed forward, but she stopped in her tracks.“Mr. Myers, either you discuss this with me, or North does. Why are you asking Melinda?” Gerald interrupted him with a frown.There was dead silence in the living room.Henry was confused. “B-But you invited Melinda…”“Since when did I say I wanted to work with her? I just needed someone to pour my tea.” Gerald smiled mockingly. “Why would you neglect North and insist
The living room fell silent again.Henry gulped as the servants looked their way.If Miss North was the one who got engaged to Eiger South…Mr. Myers was truly a shameless man to say all those things!Henry’s knees almost buckled as he stuttered, “Who told you that, Mr. Howard? Eiger’s fiance has always been Melinda.”“Is that so? Looks like my sources are wrong, then.” Gerald did not ask any further questions.Henry had just breathed a sigh of relief when Gerald calmly turned to a screen door nearby. “Colt, were you wrong, or is Mr. Myers hiding something from me?”Henry paused. When he turned around, he stiffened.There were a bunch of people sitting behind the screen door.Colt and Charlotte Quinn, Alexander Reed, Mr. William… all of them were Gerald’s friends. Who knew how long they had been listening to them?Melinda turned pale. She had a bad feeling about this…Even if the others had no clue, the Quinn siblings and Alexander definitely did!Sure enough, Colt scoffed.
“This isn’t over, North!” Melinda growled. “I still have Eiger… We’ll see who wins in the end!”“Yes, we’ll see.” North smiled. “But you’re the one who needs to leave now, so sorry. You’ll have to find your own way out!”Melinda stumbled out the door as they kicked her out. She turned around in indignation, her gaze landing on Gerald’s wrist.It was adorned by a watch that belonged to a couple’s set.Melinda felt so afraid at that moment, she almost could not breathe.That watch looked just like the one from the couple’s watch set North had bought!No! What could a country b*tch like North even amount to? Why would she be wearing matching watches with Gerald Howard?She must be mistaken!…By the time North returned to the living room, everyone had already left.She was confused for a moment. Where did Charlotte and the others go? Didn’t Gerald invite them over?As if on cue, she received a text on her phone.It was from Charlotte, and it read, [Tsk tsk tsk, Gerald called o
Half an hour ago, North was standing in the kitchen while diligently looking up recipes.Why did every dish seem so easy to make in the online recipes, but were so hard to make in real life?After twenty minutes of hard work, she had finally shredded the meat and washed the vegetables. She was about to start cooking when she heard a loud bang.Oil was splashing out of the pot, which made her feel so lost that the only thing she could do was seek help.Gerald frowned and strode to her side, pulling her over with one hand and turning the stove off with the other.North sensed that she was in trouble, so she lowered her head in shame and said, “I…”This was the first time Gerald had seen her like this.Dumb, clueless, and a little lost…It was so different from her usual cheeky attitude.So, there were some things Mrs. Howard could not do, and this was the face she would make if she was in trouble.Gerald smiled and said slowly, “Go, Mrs. Howard. I’ll do it.”After North got sh
He had even tracked down her house in Euston Creek… but Mr. Jameson had not been able to track the guy down, either. What was that man planning?The phone’s screen flashed again. [Don’t worry. Right now, no one’s managed to connect Starlight the hacker from five years ago to North Myers.]North tsked. That was good news.[I’ve increased pressure on the Myers, as you instructed. However, the direction those rumors went was different from what I thought… never mind, see for yourself.]North scrolled down in curiosity, only to find a video that was clearly taken during a certain banquet.In the video, North could hear people gossiping. “I heard that the Riverside Garden project the Myers were working on is ruined. They just lost three hundred million bucks for nothing!”“How can this be, when Alexander Reed was involved with that project? Besides, weren’t there rumors that Mr. Howard was going to get involved too?”“What other reason can there be? Obviously, Melinda Myers offende
Fiona was both angry and anxious. Was that old man blind? How could he play favorites like this?!What was so good about North, anyway? That scar on her neck was ugly, and she was neither gentle nor understanding as a wife. She was better off dead!Melinda was the real blessing to their family. Why couldn’t he understand that?Eiger seemed to realize this was a serious matter, so he quickly replied, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. I’ll get Melinda to clear things up and apologize to North so that she won’t have to suffer any embarrassment!”Mr. South stared at him for quite some time before sighing. “Remember, you need to earn North’s forgiveness. Our family owes her too much.”Eiger did not understand. What exactly did his family owe her?Sure, she saved his life when they were kids. But what else?Mr. South did not seem keen on explaining further. “Your uncle is coming back, and I will let him take charge of the family. He’s not that close to you, Eiger. So, even I won’t be able to sav
North took a look at the pass. What a coincidence! She needed to investigate this exact luxury items store.Half an hour later, North arrived at Linden Square, and, after explaining what had happened to the manager, she began working on her classmate’s behalf.Using her identity as Starlight the hacker, she discovered that her mother and Mr. South used to be good friends who had invested in the same store. In fact, that store was later replaced by the one she was working in right now.North had a feeling that her mom had a special bond with the Souths. They were not really friends. If anything, they were wary of each other. And yet, her mother had written that will.If this store was tied to the Souths… then there were definitely clues she could find here.…Meanwhile, inside Deep Pool Corporation’s office, Gerald stared at numbers on his computer with disinterest. Then, he smiled. “Linden Square?”Connor nodded. “Yes, Mr. Howard. Five years ago, the hacker was apparently inve