Chapter 271

Summer and Lydia instantly looked at North in delight.

Melinda had to force her excitement down as she pointed out, “Grandpa, North’s here.”

Ian frowned. “Look at me.”

North remained silent.

Linda gave a signal to someone in a shadowy corner. Instantly, someone started laughing mockingly. “Is Miss North ducking her head so low because she’s feeling guilty?”

“North!” Ian’s expression turned darker. North was truly shameful. “Look up! Tell us why you hit our guests!”

Summer sobbed. “North, I don’t mean to blame you, but I just want an explanation.”

Melinda sounded helpless. “North, you have to face the music when you do something wrong. You… Oh, I don’t know how to help you anymore.”

North gave a cold laugh as her gaze turned scornful.

With the way they were taking each other’s leads, she had suddenly become an unreasonable instigator.

Linda made a decision and put on an enthusiastic act of being the victim of humiliation. “Enough. Since North is unwilling to explain, let’s for