Chapter 211

The air seemed to freeze, and the suggestive atmosphere disappeared completely once she asked the question.

Gerald’s gaze darkened. His smile did not reach his eyes, but it was still gentle and warm.

“Why? Are you curious about my relation to them?” he asked.

North blinked coyly. “A little.”

Gerald narrowed his eyes. He knew North only married him because she thought he was the South family heir, and he also knew that she had married the wrong guy.

But as far as he was concerned, there was no going back once you had made a mistake. If you were wrong, you were wrong for life.

What did Roque say to North to rouse her suspicions?

Gerald’s gaze shifted slightly. “There’s no need to be curious. I don’t value the South family at all, so I never show up at their parties. Are you satisfied with that explanation, Mrs. Howard?”

North clicked her tongue. Roque did say that the South heir did not want any of the family’s companies, so that matched up with Gerald’s explanation.

Had she bee