Mrs. Lane still had not figured out what was going on, so she was enraged. “It is your fault! Sharon wouldn’t have been barred from entry if it wasn’t for you!“How could a country girl like you appreciate traditional art? You’ve probably never even heard of Pete Reuben! Whose fault could it be, if not yours?”North blinked. “You sound confident, Mrs. Lane.”Mrs. Lane turned crimson. “You should be grateful I didn’t demand compensation from you, and yet you’re blocking my way? I’m telling you; I demand an explanation today or I’m staying here—”“An explanation? Sure.” A man coldly interrupted her.Pete Reuben appeared with a stormy expression. “If you insist on hearing an explanation, then don’t blame me for being blunt.”North was not stupid, so she immediately retreated behind Pete.Mrs. Lane was about to start yelling when the crowd got excited. “It’s Mr. Reuben himself!”“Mr. Reuben’s only in his forties, but he looks so young and handsome like an angel. The rumors were rig
Sharon started shaking, and her face went white. Fear overwhelmed her like a tsunami.Pete shot Mrs. Lane a pointed look and said mockingly, “Do you understand now, Mrs. Lane? It’s not that your family offended me, but it’s that I’m not good enough for your family.”Immediately, dead silence followed.Everyone started to look at Mrs. Lane with contempt and mockery.She had just said Sharon was a kind person… Was she being kind when she spread rumors about Pete Reuben making his own niece his mistress?Everyone knew Pete Reuben was mild-mannered, and this was the first time he had been so angry. Then again, Sharon was the one who acted unreasonably just because he bought his niece some clothes. Who wouldn’t have been enraged by this?“The Lanes are so funny. First, they slandered Mr. Reuben and Miss North, and then they had the nerve to ask if they offended him?”“Isn’t it normal for Pete to spoil Miss North as her uncle? And yet Sharon insisted North was his mistress. Pete’s alr
North blinked. She did not understand.Meanwhile, Pete kept talking disdainfully. “It’s just a Miss Sharon now, but there might be a Miss Melissa or even a Miss Rayla. That man can’t be trusted, kiddo. Why don’t we…”“Ahem!” North suddenly started clearing her throat. Wasn’t it bad for Uncle Pete to be badmouthing someone in front of them?However, Pete did not get North’s hint. “Are you sick? Why are you coughing?”North was so desperate to shut Pete up that she was coughing to the point of tears. “I-I’m fine. Let’s go in, Uncle Pete.”Pete nodded and then went right back to being disdainful. “You’re coughing so much, but where’s Gerald? He’s so inattentive to your needs! Kiddo, there are plenty of fish in the sea, let me introduce you to some of them…”North almost rolled her eyes. “Uncle Pete, I think…”“You’re right, Mr. Reuben. It’s my fault.”Pete’s expression froze.North suddenly felt like she could not watch what was going to happen.As Gerald slowly stepped forward,
Even after North was done with classes, she was still thinking about what Gerald was doing at the South Manor.The Souths were clearly no match for him. The other day, when Mr. South came to Royal Sights Residences, he clearly had a favor to ask of Gerald. The Souths obviously had not treated Gerald well, either. Was Gerald actually going over to help them?North instantly became frustrated and got in a hurry to go home.“North.” Her lecturer unexpectedly called her name. “How are your preparations for the design competition going?”A month ago, Peacevale University had planned to send a candidate for the design competition.Since North won the campus-level competition, that spot was naturally hers.“Not bad. Why?” she asked.To her surprise, the lecturer’s face fell. “North, about the competition… you don’t need to go anymore. We found someone else.”North instantly narrowed her eyes. “Really? But I remember the school has always sent whoever won the campus-level competition.
North stopped in her tracks and narrowed her eyes.Melinda said viciously, “Dream on. There’s no way that scar would heal!”North turned around and walked up to Melinda. She leaned close to grab her chin with a smile.“No way? I wasn’t sure why it wouldn’t heal no matter how many doctors I consulted, but I finally figured it out. That knife had poison on its blade.” North whispered in Melinda’s ear, threateningly, “Let me guess… That kidnapping was actually your and Linda’s doing. Your goal was to disfigure my face, but something went wrong, and it was my neck that ended up disfigured.”Melinda’s face fell. She stared at North, unable to say a word. “Want to know how I guessed?” North scoffed. “You two are petty and vicious, so you’d do anything to steal a man. You envied my good looks and my excellent arranged marriage, so you did everything you could to take it from me. Wasn’t that such an easy guess?”Melinda gritted her teeth.She was right. That kidnapping really was Lin
Eiger’s expression instantly soured. “T-That’s not Melinda’s fault, either! You were ugly, to begin with, and you’ve failed to get the scar treated for so many years! Melinda was just trying to get you to accept reality!”Melinda’s eyes filled with joy upon seeing North getting insulted. “That’s what I told her, Eiger. But not only did she refuse to listen, but she even got a third-rate doctor to treat her. I was just worried that her injuries would get worse.“I didn’t expect North to misunderstand me. North, I really want you to get better. That way, Eiger won’t feel trapped by being indebted to you for saving his life anymore.”Eiger’s expression became disgusted. It did not if North saved him! Was saving his life that one time worth talking about for so long? If she had not saved him, he would have gotten together with Melinda ages ago!This was all North’s fault!Eiger’s rage consumed him, and he blurted out, “Why didn’t you just die? Since you saved me, why didn’t you go a
Eiger gulped with some difficulty. “You’re… You’re my youngest uncle…”North froze.If Abraham was Eiger’s youngest uncle, was he Mr. South’s son too? Judging by how fearful Eiger looked, was Abraham the real South family heir?However, she had heard Mr. South call Gerald his son.Meanwhile, Melinda was terrified.His youngest uncle? Why was the South family heir defending North? That b*tch already had Mr. Howard. Why was she going around seducing other people?!Abraham smiled slightly. “Are you still refusing to apologize, Ms. Melinda?”Before Melinda could respond, Eiger pushed her head down and forced her to bow. “Uncle… I mean, North, Melinda and I are sorry. Please don’t hold any grudges. Apologize, Melinda!”Melinda hated Eiger for being such a coward. Still, she gritted her teeth. She was filled with so much humiliation that she almost passed out. “I’m sorry, North…”North raised an eyebrow. She was in a great mood now. “Get lost.”Eiger quickly got out of there. The
Gerald chuckled. “So many questions, Mrs. Howard. Which one do you want me to answer?”North realized that she was asking too many questions, so she whispered, “In any case, you weren’t bullied, right?”Connor almost lost his composure upon hearing that. Mr. Gerald? Bullied? If anything, he was here to bully the Souths!Gerald replied lazily, “I’m fine, naturally. I heard Eiger was being stupid again and pissed you off.”North frowned immediately with disgust. “I don’t talk to brainless and blind men.”“Heh.” She heard a low snort on the other end. “Then why do you sound a little frustrated?”North clicked her tongue and remembered the design competition.She had won that spot fair and square, but now it had been stolen by a well-connected woman who did not even pass the preliminary round. But what connections did Melinda have that she did not?She had the strongest connection of all!North complained loudly, “Gerald, Melinda stole my competition spot, and Eiger said I was rig