Ronald was still talking. “This project needs to be executed by all three families. Your father has recommended Melinda to take charge, but I hope that you can do it.“Why don’t you come for a visit and get an understanding of the project? I’ll have a car waiting for you at the campus gates.”When North hung up, her brain was all fuzzy.Nicky had a collaboration with the South family, and it involved the Myers family too…Her mother was obviously at serious odds with the South family but still made a will with such specific stipulations.Maybe this was a good opportunity to dig for the truth.North did not hesitate further. She immediately went to the university gates and got into the South family’s car. There, she sent Nicholas a text.Soon, Nicholas replied: [The South family has a huge business, after all. They have countless secrets. It’s not easy to find anything out. This collaboration gives you the best chance to investigate the South family.]North set aside her concern
“What do you mean by this, North? Do you think that you have the right to come here just because I do? Who do you think you are that you can compare to me?! Are you here to cause trouble because you’re jealous that Melinda is getting this project?!”North felt like applauding Melinda. With a few words, she had successfully riled Summer up. This way, Summer would take the lead in causing a scene. Melinda was truly exceptional for being able to use her identity as an illegitimate daughter to win over Eiger’s entire family. She was very skilled, and North admitted that she could not compare.North chuckled and asked, “Mr. Eiger, is Melinda in charge of the South family too? Or is it Summer who’s in charge?”Summer’s expression became stunned. “What are you rambling about?!”Melinda bit her lower lip. “Why do you say that, North? I was just giving you a reminder…”“Since Melinda isn’t in charge, why should I leave just because she tells me to?” North sounded curious. “Is it because
Eiger’s face mottled. He was a scion of the South family and was used to having his boots licked. He could not believe that someone would speak so sarcastically to him!“Mr. Sherman, please pay attention to your words!”Melinda felt a well of resentment rush up. Her eyes reddened as she said, “That’s not how things are, Mr. Sherman. North doesn’t have an invitation…”“Miss North, you’re finally here!”The South family’s butler rushed downstairs panting. “You’d better hurry up and go outside. Mr. South has been waiting for you for ages!”Melinda’s words were stuck in her throat as her face went pale. She had a really bad feeling about this. North smiled. “I’m sorry for making Grandpa Ronald wait. It’s not that I didn’t want to go in, but Mr. Eiger and Melinda didn’t allow me inside.”The butler frowned and glared at Melinda in displeasure. Then, he said respectfully, “Mr. Eiger, has Miss North done something to upset you? Please set aside these personal squabbles for now and let
Coldness flashed through Melinda’s eyes. North was enjoying all the limelight today. If she really managed to take charge of the project, then Melinda’s reputation would be completely ruined!She could not let North get the better of her…Right then, Melinda suddenly saw the sparkle of the bracelet on her wrist.This sapphire bracelet was priceless. What would happen if she lost it and it was found in North’s bag?…In the study upstairs.Nicholas did not hold back at all. “Mr. South, is this what your grandson’s taste is like? Has the South family skimped out on his care? How come he grew up with not a spot of good taste?”North was speechless.Meanwhile, Ronald wore a guilty look. “No one expected him to be so taken by this woman. It’s lucky that my youngest son is back in the country. Now, I can pass the family to him.”Nicholas nodded. “What do you think of the project?”Ronald replied, “Since this project was suggested by Estella, it should naturally be handled by Nort
North was stunned for a second. “Y-Yes.”Gerald lifted a brow. “It seems that the South family has decided to let you be in charge of the project?”At the mention of the project, North finally recalled something. “Why aren’t you here?”Gerald grinned.North must only be asking this because she still thought that he was the heir of the South family.Gerald did not disabuse her of that notion. “There’s been an accident, so I won’t be coming.”North instinctively asked, “What accident? Is it serious?”“I didn’t know you cared for me so much, Mrs. Howard,” Gerald said languidly. “Rather than worrying about me, you should probably worry about Eiger South. You might drive him to an early grave since you’re there to discuss the project.”North’s throat tightened. She was annoyed when she said, “How could I drive anyone to an early grave? They’re the ones bullying me!”Gerald chuckled. “Yes, right. They’re the ones bullying you.”North was speechless. This way of comforting her was r
North put her chin on her hand and laughed. “Don’t just worry about me, Grandpa Ronald. Melinda’s here too.”Melinda sniffled a bit, aggrieved.Of the two daughters of the Myers family, one was sitting and the other standing. The contrast was just too stark, and it made Eiger feel bad for Melinda. He could not help but say, “Grandpa, Melinda purposely stayed to apologize. Look…”Ronald frowned. In the end, he softened and said, “Alright, we’re all one big family, so sit down.”Eiger quickly thanked Ronald on Melinda’s behalf. They both took their seats.A while after they started eating, Fiona came up with a sudden scheme. She could not help but say, “Eiger, look at Melinda’s empty wrist. The jewelry store I told you about last time is not bad. You should take her shopping there when you have time.”She looked meaningfully at North. “Melinda is the Myers family’s precious daughter. She’s used to living in luxury in the Myers family. You have to treat her better!“She’s not lik
The second Melinda finished speaking, the way everyone looked at North became unnatural.“I really never expected that she would steal her sister’s bracelet.”“Didn’t you hear what Fiona said? She’s never experienced the world. She must not have been able to stop herself when she saw something nice!”“No wonder the Myers family doesn’t like her. If it were me, I wouldn’t like a daughter with sticky fingers, either.”Eiger took the stance of a white knight as he stood by Melinda’s side. “North, you can get anything you want. Why do you have to bully Melinda?”North looked up. “I stole something?”Seeing that she was refusing to admit her wrongdoings, Eiger chastised her. “Who else would it have been? How else could Melinda’s bracelet have ended up on your wrist?”A cold smile appeared on North’s face. Ronald’s expression turned grim. “Enough. Get back to eating! It’s just a bracelet. Why would North want to steal it?”Eiger could not figure out why Ronald was defending North.
“Didn’t you hear what North said? She has to be careful of her stepmother’s moods when at home!”Nicholas scoffed and added more fuel to the fire. “Is this the kind of taste you have, Mr. Eiger? You like illegitimate daughters who like setting traps for their sisters?”Melinda’s face turned pale instantly, and she stumbled back.What was going on with this glass bracelet?! That could not be right. This could not be happening. North was setting her up!“Ah! Look!”Before Melinda could think of an explanation, North had already taken a step forward. She pretended to bump into Melinda by accident. In the fracas, she found the real sapphire bracelet and shoved it back into Melinda’s bag. The next instant, the bag plopped to the ground, and the sapphire bracelet fell out.Its deep saturation and sparkling jewel shocked everyone around.“The real bracelet is in Melinda’s bag! Goodness, it’s enough that this illegitimate daughter is so arrogant, but now she’s trying to entrap her sis
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?”