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
At Myers Corporation, the whole company was in a good mood at the news of the president of Pierce Corporation’s proposal today.When Madam Myers walked in with Melinda’s help, many shareholders asked in surprise, “Why does Miss North suddenly want to get married to Mr. Pierce?”Henry answered happily, “Mr. Pierce has been pursuing North for a while now. Since the Pierce family is a prominent one, I decided to accept the relationship.”However, some of the shareholders recalled some rumors about the Pierce family. “But Mr. Pierce’s reputation…”It did not matter if the Pierce family was wealthy. Mr. Pierce himself, Sheldon Pierce, was an ugly man. His preferences also made typical women avoid him. How could this…“Don’t you believe me?” Melinda started crying as she addressed these men. “We only want the best for North. That’s why we accepted the Pierce family’s proposal.“North used to be Eiger’s fiancee and is used to life’s luxuries. Now, what wealthy family would be interested
North mocked Henry. “Mr. Henry, just say it openly that you’re selling your daughter. Don’t make it sound like you’re doing it for my happiness. Isn’t it better to be more honest in life?”Henry gulped. “You!”Bella gritted out, “Mr. Henry, you would do well to teach your daughter and make her service my son well! And you, North Myers. It’s Shelly’s kindness that makes him interested in used goods like you. You’d better be grateful for it! You’ll be nothing but a dog to the Pierce family!”Henry glared at North hatefully. “Did you hear that? Go home with Mr. Pierce now. That’s how things work. Don’t throw a tantrum!”North said meaningfully, “Mr. Henry, you might as well be forcing me into prostitution.”“There’s no need to say it like that!”Madam Myers abruptly stood up. Her lined face was furious. “You shameful creature. Nothing you say is ever polite!“Eiger dumped you, so you’re used goods! This is all for your own good. I’m telling you now, we’ve already accepted the weddi