North had to act accordingly. Otherwise, she would not get anyone’s sympathy. Worse, it would make her look like she was throwing a childish tantrum.“Don’t you dare put on this act, North!” Summer could not stand it anymore. She started shrieking. “I didn’t hit you! The surveillance cameras…! Yes, go get the surveillance footage!”North snickered to herself, but she did not show any change in expression.She closed her eyes and feigned a pained inhale. Then, she said slowly, “But Summer, haven’t you known all along that there are no surveillance cameras in that spot?“You said it when you hit me. There are no surveillance cameras there, so Grandpa won’t believe me no matter what I say. But now you’re saying you want to check the surveillance footage. Who are you putting on this act for?”Summer became furious. What nonsense was North spouting?!She could not help but start hurling abuse. “Shut up, you b*tch—”“Mrs. Lane, Summer, since you’re Mrs. Myers’s family, I don’t want to
North was doing this on purpose!Linda gritted her teeth. She was unwilling to lose this battle to North. She suddenly went from being strong-willed to crying. “North, what is the meaning of this?! Oh, people were right when they said it was hard to be a stepmother. I don’t blame you for hating me, but don’t think everyone is so sinister! I’m sure Lydia and Summer were only doing it for your own good. But you…”Melinda also shook her head. “North, today is Mom’s wedding anniversary. Why would she cause a ruckus intentionally?”After she said that, she added meaningfully, “Grandpa, you know as well that Mom has always been very thoughtful of North. If North is humiliated, Mom would be humiliated as her stepmother too. Isn’t that right?”North’s gaze was chilly. Linda and Melinda were truly impressive. With just a few words, they had redeemed themselves. “I don’t understand what you mean, Mrs. Myers. So, Summer and Mrs. Lane only hit me for my own good?”Linda hurried to explain
Linda decided that she would not let North win.She quickly came up with a plan and said, “Mr. Gerald, we were planning to announce it at this party. But we didn’t expect North to cause trouble the moment she got here…”“Gerald, let’s go.”North suddenly cut Linda off. She hung her head and said pitifully, “Summer and Mrs. Lane immediately came up and hit me when I arrived at the villa. When Dad and Grandpa found out, they even called me out for being insensible. I really don’t feel like I can keep staying here.“But that’s understandable. Mrs. Lane is Mrs. Myers’s sister-in-law. I should simply stand there and let myself be hit if she wants to abuse me. It’s all my fault. I was silly for wanting to be reasonable with the mistress and her family when I’m the daughter of the first wife.” She sighed.Everyone else in the hall was silent.Linda’s face turned red. “Don’t spout nonsense, North…”“Since the Myers family doesn’t welcome you, there’s indeed no reason to stay.”Gerald n
Linda suddenly felt a shiver run down her spine.What did North mean by that?! Today was her wedding anniversary, and this b*tch was…“Enough. Since North is not going to pursue this, let’s all take a seat.”Before Linda could understand what was going on, Ian had already spoken up, and the guests got seated.North narrowed her eyes. She had certainly never agreed to forgive Linda. How “kind” Ian was.But that was no matter. In any case, this was just an appetizer.She shrugged and headed to the main table. “Mrs. Myers, there should be a spot for me here, right?”Linda clenched her teeth so hard that her jaw nearly broke. “Of course, there is.”Henry quickly added, “Mr. Gerald, please do have a seat.”Gerald was an important person, so Ian’s original spot had been given to him. Seeing this, Melinda immediately wanted to sit to his left.However, North had quickly taken a seat there!“Melinda, why are you glaring at me? Can’t I sit here?”Melinda’s expression twisted. “North
“North, if you’re unhappy, you can target me! Melinda is your little sister! What if that boiling stew had landed on her face? Wouldn’t her face be ruined then? How could you be so heartless?!”North scoffed at the show Linda and Melinda were putting on. “Are you blaming me for not holding onto that bowl properly? I didn’t give you that bowl or anything.”Melinda’s expression shifted a little. She hurriedly added, “B-But you bumped into me!” She sobbed. “North, what do you mean by this? Would I accuse you out of nowhere?”Henry had been holding back because of Gerald, but now that he saw his daughter had gotten hurt, he could not stand it anymore. His expression was grim as he shouted at North. “North, you really disappoint me! How dare you argue when Melinda got hurt?! Hurry up and apologize to Melinda!”Linda and Melinda exchanged a glance, and both put on a pleased smile.North mocked, “Mr. Henry, if you don’t use your eyes, you can always donate them to someone who needs them.
North met Gerald’s gaze. Gerald could see that she was confused. He slowly smiled and said, “I have a surprise for you tomorrow, Mrs. Howard.”…In a bedroom upstairs, Melinda was sobbing.“Mom, I don’t want to live anymore!”Melinda threw herself into Linda’s embrace and wailed. “Look at North. That b*tch has Mr. Gerald to help her bully me! Eiger’s no match for Mr. Gerald at all. How could North land such a good man?”As she spoke, something suddenly occurred to her. “Mom, how about I steal Gerald?”Linda’s heart raced as she thought about it.If she became Gerald’s mother-in-law…“Melinda, Mr. Gerald will stay over tonight. I’ll make some arrangements. You must go and see him in the middle of the night.”Melinda was excited but also worried. “But what if Gerry doesn’t want to touch me?”“Don’t worry! All men cheat. You’re much more attractive than North. Once you take your clothes off, I’m sure Gerald will waver!”This was how Linda had done it back then as well, so she
“Melinda, I’ve arranged everything. Someone will come over early tomorrow morning. Once you and Mr. Gerald are officially together, we’ll sell North to Mr. Paul.“You should enjoy your life with Mr. Gerald. Don’t feel guilty. After all, a b*tch like North only deserves to be with someone like Mr. Paul…”Gerald’s gaze became more and more thunderous.Melinda, Linda, and Paul Harrison.Very well. He would get his revenge on each of them.…Five minutes later, Gerald walked out of the guest room completely alert and sober.Connor quickly asked, “Are you alright, sir? How dare Melinda Myers try to set a trap for you?! I will go and teach her a lesson right now!”“I’ve knocked her out,” Gerald said absentmindedly. “How’s that Mr. Paul?”Connor replied, “Drunk, but still semi-conscious.”Gerald let out a chuckle. “Drag him into my guest room. I’ve left him a present.”Connor shivered all over. “Yes, sir.”“Also,” Gerald added blandly, “I would like to give Linda a present for h
Linda was violently taken aback, and a wave of terror spread through her.Hold on. If Gerald was out here… Who was in the bedroom?Linda’s mind was in a mess. “Mr. Gerald, h-how are you here…?”Gerald blandly looked up and said meaningfully, “Should I be inside and in bed with your daughter instead?”“I didn’t mean that!” A lump formed in Linda’s throat. She did not understand where she had gone wrong.Had Gerald not been in the room last night? That was impossible! She had seen Gerald get into bed with her own eyes!Could it be that Gerald was trying to get out of taking responsibility? Yes, that had to be it. Gerald must not want to take responsibility, which could not be tolerated! Linda and Melinda had gone through a lot to get to this point, so their efforts could not be allowed to go to waste!Linda suddenly covered her mouth and cried out, “Mr. Gerald, are you not going to own up to it? But last night someone heard you and Melinda…“I’m only trying to get an explanation
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?”