Chapter 157

Abruptly, North sensed that her surroundings had gone dead quiet once again.

She instinctively wanted to explain.

However, Abraham spoke up first, “So, you’re Gerald’s wife, Ms. Myers. How come we’ve never heard you mention it?”

North did not respond.

Abraham’s question did not seem like one that needed answering. After all, she had only known Abraham for ten minutes. Who would tell a stranger their marital status?

Yet, when she pondered deeper into it, North did feel like she had been intentionally hiding the fact that she was married in order to get close to another man.

Gerald narrowed his eyes.

North suddenly felt nervous, and a shiver ran down her spine. She decided to ignore Abraham and answer Gerald’s previous question. “We were just chatting a little. W-We weren’t enjoying ourselves all that much…”

Gerald asked casually, “Did you hear that, Mr. South?”

Abraham took a step back. He sounded even-tempered as he said, “It’s my fault for not being a good enough conversatio