Veronica was shaking all over, and the terror made her stutter. “That’s right. This man spent 150,000 dollars on North. Who else could he be but her sugar daddy…?”“It looks like the Lane family doesn’t know how to raise its kids right. But what can one expect when the older generation has such poor character as well?” Gerald interrupted her. Veronica did not understand. She hurried to point out, “Mr. Gerald, I’m talking about North…”“It’s exactly because the older generation of the Lane family enjoys being sugar daddies to young women so much that you thought North and her uncle have such a relationship, Miss Lane. It never occurred to you that he could be her uncle, only her sugar daddy.”Gerald spoke casually. “This means that the whole Lane family is so ludicrous that you were affected by this worldview. That’s why you thought everyone is like the elders in your family, Miss Lane.”There was no way Veronica could misunderstand now.Why did Sharon and Veronica think that thi
North did not understand what Pete meant.Pete was at a loss. He wanted to say something more, but Gerald had already walked over. “The Lane family is in a little trouble. Sharon won’t have the time to make trouble for you anymore.”North rolled her eyes to herself.She could handle a pretentious b*tch like Sharon. She would knock every one of them down no matter how many came at her.However, North said aggrievedly, “Okay then. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do if Miss Sharon comes and causes me trouble. They were both so scary!”Pete suddenly started coughing violently.He wanted to say something to move on from this discussion, but Gerald unexpectedly gave a warm laugh. “Don’t worry. Next time someone bullies you, you can get some security guards to beat them up. I own this mall, so they will all take your orders.”Pete thought to himself, “It’s happening again. He believes everything North says. Isn’t this man foolish?”Before Pete could even finish his thought, North
Gerald paused for a moment before letting out an unamused laugh.“Mr. Reuben, you underestimate North.”How could North not be special?Plainly speaking, North was the most eye-catching of the wealthy young women in Peacevale. It was just that typical people could not see how she shined. Gerald replied casually, “I chose her because of fate, Mr. Reuben. She’s great.”Pete’s eye twitched. “Is that so? Is it because of fate? Here I thought someone like you would choose North because you knew her from before, Mr. Gerald.”Pete was surreptitiously testing Gerald to see whether he was that man. Four years ago, North had been covered in blood while with that man. If it was Gerald…“Know her?” A shimmer flitted past Gerald’s eyes. “Well, I do have some recollection of her. Five years ago, Starlight hacked Deep Pool Corporation’s mainframe. I remember that very distinctly.”Pete was speechless. He never anticipated that his testing of Gerald would result in him getting some dirt on No
Pete nearly choked. He felt in despair as he said, “Alright then. Go home now. I’ll pick you up for the art exhibition the day after tomorrow.”He had to let it go. North could not see what was going on, while Gerald was a foolish man who believed everything North said. He would not bother with them any longer.…Back at Royal Sights Residences, North asked curiously, “Gerald, what did Uncle Pete chat with you about?”Gerald paused in his footsteps. His expression did not change as he said, “He was worried that I wouldn’t take good enough care of you, so he gave me a few pointers.”“Uncle Pete is too protective. I can live very well on my own.”The moment North went inside, she got a strange feeling. Her eyes narrowed as she shot her gaze over to the couch. Then, she was abruptly taken aback.There was an uninvited guest sitting on the couch.It was Ronald South.North never imagined that she would ever stumble into Ronald in such a situation. However, it seemed that Ronal
North did not expect that Ronald would leave so soon. It had only been five minutes. She felt that there was something wrong with all of this.It was strange. If Ronald and Gerald were father and son, why did they act like enemies?In the information she got, it never said that Ronald had a bad relationship with his son.North massaged her temples. After thinking about it for a long time without any result, she decided to head into the bathroom.She liked to have a bath whenever she could not figure something out.Half an hour later, she finished her comforting bath. North was about to head outside when she suddenly realized…She had not brought her pajamas!Also, Steward had taken her bathrobe to be washed in the morning. There was only a medium-sized towel in the bathroom. It could not even be wrapped completely around her body.North swallowed. What was she going to do now? Should she go outside just like this?Although the bathroom was attached to the master bedroom, the b
North’s mind emptied. Gerald’s hand covered her eyes and blocked out all light.The loss of sight made North feel unsafe and caused her other senses to become sharper.When North blinked, her eyelashes fluttered over Gerald’s palm. She felt a hot brand on the skin by her mouth. It was a warm but controlled kiss. However, Gerald did not stop kissing her. He kissed her from the corner of her lips down to her neck and left a tingling wet mark there.Desire slowly overwhelmed Gerald’s control. The kisses turned from soft to passionate. North’s breathing became ragged. Before she lost all rationality, she managed to take a step backward. “G-Gerald!”Gerald opened his eyes. They were clouded over with lust.North did not know what parts of herself she should cover. She was completely naked, and she only had one pair of hands. She could not cover much. In the end, she decided to cover Gerald’s eyes. She was a little angry.“W-Why did you kiss me without saying anything? And I’m no
However, Connor’s words took on a different meaning when North heard them.Gerald must have suffered a lot of trauma in the past because of Patricia and the South family. That was why he had slowly gained so much influence. It was so that he could get to the point where no one could threaten him anymore.North felt even more sympathy for Gerald at this point.Connor was speechless. He decided to let it go. After all, he had already spoken up.North went up to the attic, where she saw someone sitting in the corner. It was very dim there, and Gerald had not turned on the lights. He did not look like the powerful and authoritative person that he usually was. This was the first time that North had seen him look so dispirited.She silently crept forward.Gerald looked up. There was a flash in his eyes before he looked down again. “It seems Mr. Steward and Connor have been chatting.”The concern North had in her heart overflowed. “Gerald, what do you mean by that? Did you have no pl
It was not that she could not refuse Gerald, but she just could not bear to refuse him. How was that being vulnerable?After the kiss, North got up with a slightly flushed face. “Mr. Steward said Mr. South’s been looking for you a lot recently. Do you want to come to the art exhibition with me the day after tomorrow? The Souths wouldn’t be able to get in without a ticket.”Gerald nodded warmly at the wife he had just duped. “Okay.”…Outside, an eavesdropping Connor felt guilty and remorseful, he almost cried for his abandoned conscience.Truly, Mr. Gerald would do anything to win his wife’s heart! How could he say something like that?All that talk about being sensitive and not having a family… Since when did he care about stuff like that?Connor himself had become an accomplice in Mr. Gerald’s crimes!Connor silently looked to the heavens and decided to mess up Mike Howard’s plans a little. After all, if he had not taken Mr. Gerald’s place and caused him so much suffering f