Gerald smiled. He could tell at a glance that North was nervous.However, he did not call her out on it. “Nicholas is the Sherman family’s heir. He owns a racecourse, and I have two invitations to it. Let me take you riding and have some fun?”North nearly choked from all that she held back. She had already been preparing for Gerald to interrogate her. She did not expect that he would suggest taking her out horse riding.Apparently, he was not suspicious about her relationship with Nicholas. Right?North’s nerves were all still strung tight. Her guilt made her voice turn reedy. “W-What? Horse riding is good…”Gerald chuckled and looked thoughtful.Ah, it seemed that North had a close relationship with Nicholas.Gerald put on a gentle look. “Why do you look so excited, Mrs. Howard? You’re stuttering. Do you know how to ride?”North felt a lump in her throat. Someone who grew up in the country should not know how to ride a horse. Thus, she shook her head.“I don’t… I was thinkin
After he said that, the manager took a few steps back. He did not stop Cynthia from riding the horse anymore.Cynthia was delighted when she got the horse she wanted. She thought that she had scared the manager.Thus, she could not help but show off to North about it.“North, I didn’t expect you to be here either. Where’s your number card? Why don’t you go and pick out a horse?”North heard the malicious tone in Cynthia’s voice and smiled meaningfully. “I don’t have a card.”The staff gave a card to each of the guests who entered the racecourse. Then, the guests would pick a horse using those cards.But North had her own horse here, so she did not need a card.That was why Cynthia had misunderstood.Cynthia raised her voice for everyone to hear. “Ah, it’s my mistake. How could I forget that you don’t have an invitation, so of course you don’t have a card. Who brought you in here? How could they dump you here alone?”The second she said this, everyone around looked at North wit
It was silent.There was only the sound of the breeze on the racecourse.Cynthia was consumed with anger. That beast had looked so sweet just a second ago. Who would have expected it to have such a vicious character?!Yet, North kept mocking Cynthia to one side, which caused Cynthia’s face to mottle. She had never been so humiliated before!“Cynthia, are you hurt?!”Liam rushed to help Cynthia up. He glanced savagely at the horse. “How dare that beast hurt you! I’ll get someone to slaughter it right now as an apology to you!”The bystanders immediately reacted. They immediately said, “That’s right! It’s all that beast’s fault. It has a horrible temper and isn’t suited to stay at this racecourse.”“It’s the horse’s honor that someone as high-born as you wanted to ride it, Cynthia. It’s its own fault for not cherishing the opportunity.”Cynthia’s annoyance dissipated a little. Wearing a dark expression, she said, “Go. Get rid of this horse for me.”North’s expression turned grim
North took a couple of steps forward and stood before the snow-white horse. Her expression was neutral.“I want this horse.”This horse? The bystanders laughed without holding back. Even Cynthia could not help but grin.What an idiot!Liam guffawed. “This horse is a firecracker, and even Cynthia can’t control it. You actually want to ride it in a race against me? You’re losing for sure!”North nodded. Her demeanor was at ease as she flipped herself onto the horse.Everyone waited for her to fall off.Yet, one second passed, and then two…North sat securely on the horse’s back. The horse was extremely gentle and completely different from the bad-natured creature it was when it unseated Cynthia just now.Liam regarded her unaffected expression and felt his heart speed up.“Mr. Rice, do you believe Cynthia just because she said I can’t ride a horse?”North calmly moved past him. “You’re a big boy now, so use your brain. I’ll take the shares.”After she said this, everyone watc
Liam did not understand why he had just been slapped. However, he thought that his saving grace had arrived, so he quickly started shouting.“Dad, help me out here! North Myers tricked me!”Brandon Rice saw the look Gerald wore and shivered all over. He slapped his son again. “How dare you ask me for help when you’ve gotten into so much trouble?!”He turned around and said to North softly, “Ms. Myers, I don’t know how my son offended you, but do tell me. I’ll teach this idiot a lesson for you!”Liam was confused by the slap and asked in disbelief, “Dad, why are you being so courteous to this b*tch? You even hit me because of her?! Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for this b*tch?!“Nice one, North. Of course, you would get in bed with anyone. You’re truly shameless!”“Shut up!” Brandon was ready to pass out. He inhaled deeply and said reverentially, “Ms. Myers, just say the word and I’ll make my son apologize to you!”North swept a glance over Liam’s upset expression and suddenly burs
Brandon’s back went stiff.North laughed lightly. “Your son is right in one thing. Horse racing is meant to be fun. It’s fine to have some small stakes. I didn’t expect him to use those shares to provoke me. You should give some thought to why he did that and who he did it for. Then you can find out why he ended up in such a predicament.”Brandon’s infuriated gaze zeroed in on Cynthia at nearly the same second that she said all this.Liam was annoyed as he gritted his teeth. “North, this is all because of you, of course. Just you wait. I’ll—”“You idiot!” Brandon yelled. “You’re not allowed to interact with Cynthia anymore! You’d better give up on any thoughts there!”Brandon turned around wearing a grim look. “Ms. Bracken, you’re quite shrewd too. You can let my son put himself at stake for you while you become the innocent one and remain unharmed. I’ve seen something new today!”After saying this, Brandon dragged Liam off.Cynthia’s face was deathly pale as she clenched her fi
At some unknown point, Nicholas had walked into the crowd.Cynthia’s head buzzed loudly. It spun like she had been hit by something.The horse belonged to North… So, North had intentionally made her fall from the horse?!Nicholas walked over briskly with a displeased gaze. He was sarcastic as he said, “How dare you say Ms. Myers is not worthy of coming here when her horse is being kept here?“Conversely, it’s you that’s the problem, Ms. Bracken. I remember sending the invitations to the Bracken family, but you’re only their adopted daughter. And yet you have the gall to throw your weight around just because you have an invitation?”Those gathered all exchanged glances. That was right. How could an adopted daughter be so arrogant…?Cynthia’s face was pale. She had been tricked by North and humiliated. Now, she was being told off by Nicholas and openly called an adopted daughter!What had she done wrong? Who could have thought that a country bumpkin like North could know Nicholas?
Now how was she supposed to explain in such a situation?North’s expression was a rare one of helplessness. Gerald’s Adam’s apple bobbed.“That’s alright. You have your own little secrets, Mrs. Howard. I can understand that.”North’s racing heart slowed down, and she let out a breath.Yet, right after that, a crashing wave of guilt overtook her.How could Gerald be so understanding?!Not only was he not offended that she had lied to him, he was even giving her an out. Suddenly, tears filled North’s eyes. If she were not afraid of there being too much trouble from North Aurope, she would have told Gerald everything immediately.Gerald grinned. Very well, it seemed that North had taken the bait.He said casually, “Didn’t I say last time that you should get me when you get bullied? Why didn’t you? Were you worried that I would defend Cynthia?”North’s throat constricted. The stunned expression on her face slowly loosened.“Just now I… I thought I could win, so I didn’t go and ge