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
The room instantly plunged into silence.Gerald walked in with the light at his back. He had the bearing of a natural leader as he regarded everything before him.Everyone was stunned as a vague sense of fear overcame them.Gerald… It was truly the formidable man who was in charge of the Howard family! The important people here did not even have the chance to meet him most of the time. But now, he had actually come to Myers Corporation of his own accord?Madam Myers was the first to react. She stood up and gave her seat to Gerald. Sycophantically, she said, “Mr. Gerald, please have a seat! It’s our mistake that we didn’t know you were coming. Please forgive us!”Gerald sat down carelessly. He had taken the seat that belonged to the person with the highest status at Myers Corporation. Yet, no one found anything wrong with this.He was born to be at the top, after all.Linda immediately decided to lick Gerald’s boots. She said enthusiastically, “Mr. Gerald, I wonder why you’ve sud
The meeting room fell into a dead silence as the shareholders and top executives exchanged looks. None of them knew what to say.There was nothing untrue about what North was saying. All that about stealing someone else’s man, driving the first wife and her daughter to extremes…Linda suddenly covered her mouth and let out an aggrieved cry. “North! Is that what you really think? It’s true when they say it’s difficult to be a stepmother. I’ve always done things for your own good, but you think that I’ve been setting you up. Oh, what have I done wrong?!”Melinda was also still crying. She made it seem as though she was the most innocent and helpless person there. “North, don’t do this. I know that you feel resentful, but you won’t be able to marry into another good family if you don’t marry Mr. Pierce. I’m just being considerate of you…”North said mockingly, “If you’re being considerate of me, then don’t steal my man. You took my fiance from me. Don’t you think it’s a little too l
Gerald’s statement was met only with silence.“Did it ever occur to you that I’m that ‘disgraceful’ husband of North’s?” he had said.Terror gripped Henry, and he could only instinctively turn around…He had complimented Melinda and Eiger on being a perfect couple countless times to force North out of the situation.Yet, as North and Gerald stood together now… He really could not keep going down this line of thought!Madam Myers could only deny it. “That’s not possible!”North blinked and suddenly turned toward Gerald.She had never expected that Gerald would show up or that he would announce their marital status out of nowhere.Madam Myers’ mind was a complete mess. She could not help but overlook what Gerald had said. She could simply not accept that…However, right then, Connor stepped forward from a corner. He destroyed Madam Myers’ assumptions. “Why can’t it be possible? Don’t rush to deny it just yet, Madam Myers. I would like to ask you something. What are your intentio
Melinda was ready to faint. Her tears did not stop falling.Gerald was unbothered as he said, “I thought that I would help the Myers family for your sake, but now I think I’m not worthy to.”Help the Myers family…Henry suddenly realized how much he had inadvertently missed out on!If Gerald helped them, Myers Corporation would not even have to care about those losses!The expressions of the shareholders turned stricken. They looked at Linda and Melinda in displeasure.It was all the fault of these two women and their cunning natures. If it wasn’t for them, Myers Corporation would never have to worry about not having funds. After all, they would be involved with the formidable Deep Pool Corporation!North nodded and suddenly glanced at Sheldon. “I’ll ask Colt later about Mr. Pierce’s background to find out why he has to marry your wife. I wonder if he looks down on you or Deep Pool Corporation?”The Pierce family was horrified. They had lost the haughtiness of before and became
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?”