Lilac felt a great sense of superiority. “Duh! You brought your shameless *ss here because you wanted to dine in Dew Garden as well, didn’t you? “I’ll tell you right now. Dew Garden is a symbol of status. It’s not a place country bumpkins like you can enter! You should leave right now instead of getting chased out later!”North flipped her hair again. “Sure. Don’t go regretting what you just said, Lilac.”Lilac just sneered mockingly. “What a joke. Why would I regret what I said? If I do, I’ll apologize to you in public.”Dew Garden should be thanking her for chasing a country bumpkin away. Why should she regret her decision?North nodded. “Alright. Have fun eating.”She moved aside to show she had no intention to enter with them. Lilac felt even more smug. “At least you have some semblance of sense. Let’s go!”North smiled as she watched the people enter Dew Garden. Then, she took out her phone and sent a message. …Lilac and the group went to the receptionist and said ar
But she was not in the room. Lilac quickly said, “I’m a daughter of the South family. Ms. Myers isn’t—”“The South family?!” Before she could even finish speaking, the manager scowled, and his expression turned dark. “Who exactly are you? Your name isn’t on Ms. Myers’s guest list!”The atmosphere turned stiff and awkward. The employees looked at Lilac in puzzlement. Lilac’s face turned red from rage. “What on earth are you saying?! I’m Lilac South from South Corporation!”The manager had never heard of her before, and he grew even angrier. “Lilac South, is it? I told you, your name isn’t on the guest list, and that’s it! I can’t believe you’d lie like this at your age. Did you actually think you can pretend to be a VIP of Dew Garden so easily?”Lilac had been feeling full of herself just now, but when the manager started lecturing her, she was stunned. Without even thinking, she shouted back, “Impossible! Soaring Heights has a gathering for its employees here today! Melinda Mye
North leaned against the pillar next to her with arms crossed. She turned to Lilac with a grin. Lilac’s mind went blank. She flew into a fit of rage. “Why would I regret it?! Mind your words or I’ll cut your tongue out!” Right after Lilac finished speaking, a thought struck her. “The manager banned the Myers family from the diner. Does that mean…?” Lilac pointed at North and screamed angrily, “North, how dare you even say those words to me?! You caused Dew Garden to blacklist us! You must have offended them!” The crowd turned to watch. North gave her an amused look. “Lilac, are you just as stupid as your brother? Why blame me? I haven’t even stepped inside.” “It’s you! It has to be you!” Lilac went into a frenzy. “The Myers family couldn’t have possibly offended Dew Garden’s boss. You’re the only one who came from the countryside. A country bumpkin like you must have offended the boss of Dew Garden! You’re dead!” Lilac lunged at North furiously and tried to slap her. No
North was not interested in Gerald’s curriculum vitae. She casually took the menu and looked for something delicious to reward herself.She almost spat out her water when she saw the prices listed on the menu.North asked earnestly. “Has anyone ever lodged a report about how Dew Garden set its prices?” She thought. “The prices are outrageously high!” The manager felt helpless. He was about to answer North. However, when he saw a man arriving, his expression immediately changed, and he looked down. North remained clueless. “What is it? Is this some kind of trade secret? Can’t you tell me?” “Ms. North, you can always ask me.” North heard a gentlemanly voice. Although Gerald sounded gentle, his voice was devoid of any emotions. It exuded a sense of majesty that belonged to someone superior. The manager knew well that Gerald’s gentleness was only skin-deep. He dared not offend Gerald. The manager quickly said, “Mr. G, here you are. I’ll excuse myself first.” Gerald nodded.
Connor nodded as he turned and left the room. Gerald remained alone in the study room. He took out a piece of yellowish paper and tenderly touched it. …… North woke up early the next morning. Her senior year started today, so she had to report to Peacevale University. Little did she know she would get into trouble the moment she left. Royal Sights Residence was so huge that it took ages to walk out of the mansion area. If she took the same path, she would not make it on time. Nonetheless, North was embarrassed to ask Gerald’s driver to drive her there. North thought about it. In the end, she decided to run down and call a cab. Just then, she heard steady footsteps coming from the stairs. Gerald cast her a quick glance and giggled softly. “Ms. North, are you going to Peacevale University?” North was stunned. “How did you know?” She thought. “Darn it! I hope he’s not going to ask me weird questions again!” To her surprise, Gerald did not attempt to probe her. He pus
Melinda smirked. She tightened her hold on Eiger’s arm.She was the mistress, but it did not matter because everyone was giving her their blessings.Melinda gave Eiger a quick glance before feigning concern and saying, “Eiger, North lives on her own and doesn’t have a driver. It is almost 9 p.m., and she is still not here. I worry that—”Eiger frowned and said, “You don’t have to care about her. Her absence is none of your business. Even if she dropped out of college, you need not be concerned.”“That’s right, Melinda. Do you really think Eiger should pick her up? There is no way I will let that country bumpkin dirty his luxury car,” said Lilac. Lilac was furious as she had been kicked out of Dew Garden the day before, so she could not resist bad-mouthing North in front of everyone today. “That b*tch should know her place! Is she expecting to travel around in luxury cars? I think she’s only fit to take the bus!”Melinda shook her head helplessly and said, “Okay, Lilac, stop wi
Lilac seethed. “What did you just say?!”North looked up casually and said, “Peacevale University is one of the top universities in the country. Considering that the students here were enrolled from all over the nation, did you think that they are all from wealthy families?“Do you think experiencing luxury cars makes you a noble while those who don’t are cheap?”A lot of students lost their cool after hearing her words. She was right. Was she implying that they don’t deserve to live because they were ordinary?“I honestly didn’t expect the daughter from a family of brilliant artists to have such thoughts. The South family’s elders are the talented ones, not her! But she had the audacity to look down on other people here?”“Melinda didn’t refute when Lilac said those words just now. Does she also see us this way?”Melinda’s expression changed, and she said with gritted teeth, “Lilac, you’re exaggerating? Everyone is free to decide what to drive to college.”Eiger’s face did no
“Oh?” Gerald narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Would North remain silent and compromise when her spot was usurped? …The art contest concluded by afternoon.Eiger gave North a call and started giving her orders like a boss. “North, come to the art hall. Melinda has kindly invited you to the award ceremony. You wouldn’t want to upset my grandfather either, do you?”North scoffed and tightened her grip on her phone. After she came back to Peacevale, Mr. Ronald was the only elder who showed her kindness. She knew how much he cared about this award ceremony.Eventually, she got to her feet and headed in the direction of the art hall.“Apparently, Peacevale University and the South family organized the art competition, and Melinda will be the award presenter. I can see that Mr. Eiger adores her a lot. He even gave her the chance to stand on stage alongside well-known artists.” “So, even if North stole the show just now, it wouldn’t matter. In terms of talent, Melinda is way bette
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?”