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
Wasn’t this man before her the one who had helped her in Linden Square?Just as she was about to ask him why he was there, she slapped her forehead. Had she gone crazy? Abraham was part of the South family too, so of course he would be at a banquet here.However…North coughed. “The banquet is over. You came too late.”Abraham nodded. “I won’t lie to you, Miss North. I purposely arrived late. It’s just right that it’s over—I don’t have to go inside now.”North never expected that this would be the answer she would get. Now, she was even more curious about who Abraham was.“Are you from a branch of the South family?”North reckoned that only those of the South family in bad favor would be unaffected by a banquet thrown by Ronald.Abraham did not give a straight answer. “You can say that. I’m not very interested in the South family. I prefer avoiding such events if I can.”Oh, it seemed that Abraham really was someone on the sidelines of the South family.Meanwhile, Gerald had
Connor’s expression turned stiff. He had thought that Gerald would assign him something important. The next second, he heard Gerald say blandly, “Don’t let Abraham South show up in front of North anymore. He’s a pain.”…Meanwhile, at South Manor, in the banquet hall, Eiger could not help but frown. “What’s going on, Melinda?! How could you accuse North when the bracelet was in your bag?!”Melinda was sobbing furiously. “Eiger, I really don’t know how it happened. It really wasn’t in my bag before. Oh, it was Summer…”A light flashed in Melinda’s eyes. Without even thinking about it, she pushed all the blame onto Summer.“Summer touched my bag too just now. Summer, just say it. Did you steal the bracelet and try to frame North for it?”Summer was taken aback. She did not expect such an accusation to come out of nowhere. Before she could say anything, she saw Melinda’s vicious gaze and shivered.Melinda sobbed out, “How could you do that? And to think I trusted you so much. Tel