Eiger was furious when he heard Nathan call Ronald by his first name. “How dare you?! What makes you think you can call Grandpa by his name?!”“Aren’t names for calling?” Nathan scratched his head. “Could it be that the names of the members of the South family can’t be used? How irrational.”Eiger was outraged. “You—”“Enough, Eiger.” Ronald did not seem upset at all. “Let me introduce you to each other. This is Gerald’s little brother, Mr. Nathan Howard.”North could clearly see Eiger’s breath get stuck in his throat and nearly choke him to death.Ronald seemed to be thinking of something. He put on a smile and said, “Have a seat, North. Since you’re here, you’re a guest. I didn’t send you an invitation because…”“Because Eiger owes me. How could it be proper for the South family to invite me to a banquet for him and his mistress?” North did not hold back at all. She could tell that Ronald could not let her go. And yet, he also could not let Melinda go.That was why he was play
Nathan made a sound of acquiescence. “Alright, stop clapping. You should just congratulate him quietly.”North was astounded. She felt like Eiger was even angrier.Ronald’s expression was sour. He scoffed. Not bothering to keep up appearances, he led Eiger away. Nathan was not impressed. “How dare he try and argue with me when his skills are so subpar? North, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but how can you be so useless?! How could you let that scumbag bully you? What would you have done without me?!”North was silent for a moment before she suddenly smiled. “Alright. Thanks, Mr. Nathan.”Nathan’s cheeks visibly reddened. He stuttered out, “W-What are you thanking me for?! Although you’re a vixen, you and Gerald got married officially. I-I can’t possibly just watch you get bullied!”North blinked.At the start, Nathan had been helping Sharon in any way he could. Thus, she had assumed that he was another brainless and wasteful scion. She did not expect him to be a kind li
Melinda continued, “You’re not that person because she has already returned!”Melinda got even more agitated the more she thought about it. “You won’t be able to guess who that woman is. North, you’re done for!”North’s expression did not change. Calmly, she said, “Did you look for me just to tell me that?”“Of course not!” A vicious light flashed across Melinda’s eyes. “North, Mr. South loved you the most in the past and did not care for me. But he’s given up on you. What makes you think you can compete against me?!”North was surprised. “Compete against you? In what? For Eiger?”Melinda sounded matter-of-fact. “Once Mr. Gerald abandons you, you’ll definitely come back and try to steal Eiger from me. I suggest you give up! And the inheritance is mine! Don’t you even think about it!”North eyed her and said, “Shouldn’t you get your mom to have you checked? Being intellectually disabled is a condition that should be treated.”Though Melinda was practically useless, she was quite
North nearly laughed at the way Henry looked. Had Henry taken acting classes to get to this skill level?Nathan stilled for a moment before reacting. It seemed that Henry was putting on a show for him.He graciously played along and feigned confusion. “Oh?”Henry sighed affectedly. “Mr. Nathan, you don’t know this, but North lost her mother when she was young. Linda brought her up as her own daughter. However, North never appreciated Linda’s efforts and always made trouble for her.”Henry looked helpless. “North, what will make you treat others nicely?”Nathan was stunned and infuriated. This scumbag of a father was putting on a show with his mistress and illegitimate daughter before his first wife’s daughter. Moreover, he even wanted North to “treat them nicely”?He clenched his fists. Just as he was about to speak, North let out a laugh. She tilted her head. She looked innocent as she said, “What are you talking about, Dad?”What was difficult about putting on a pitiful ac
Everyone gulped at that. Although Nathan was not being very polite, he was right. There was no need for someone of his stature to go against Linda.Linda’s expression turned rigid. She bit her lip angrily. “Henry, maybe Mr. Nathan doesn’t know that I saw North in private.”Henry felt a wave of awkwardness. He seemed offended at being challenged considering he was the person who called the shots in a wealthy family.“Mr. Nathan, you don’t have to help this wretch get out of it! North, you have to make it up to Linda today or I will disown you!”“When have you ever thought of me as your daughter, anyway?” North sounded dejected. “All these years, you believe anything Mrs. Myers says. You never believe me at all. If she says I’m incompetent, you believe her. If she says I’m disobedient, you chase me out of the house.”A tired look flitted across her face, which made everyone lament the situation.“Today, you’re saying that I hurt Mrs. Myer’s hand but can’t provide any proof. Forge
North ruffled her hair and said in a confused tone, “Dad, aren’t we a family? Why does Mrs. Myers always try so hard to set me up?”Henry nearly choked. North was doing this on purpose. She had to be!Nathan felt bad for North. “You’re so naive, North. Only you would treat these people as family!”North was so stupid. Goodness, what would she do without Nathan?!The surrounding people were stunned by Nathan’s words. “Strange… Mr. Nathan doesn’t usually bother with such insignificant issues, does he?”“That’s right. He’s not in any way related to Ms. North, so why is he helping her?”Nathan thought to himself, “How could I not be related to North in any way? She’s my sister-in-law!”He coughed drily. Just as he wanted to explain his relationship with North, someone slapped his hand on his forehead. “I get it now!”Nathan nodded solemnly. It seemed that these people were not all stupid. They could guess that North and Gerald were married.“Mr. Nathan must like Ms. North! Why e
North’s eyes narrowed. “Mr. Abraham, Gerald and I are very happy together. Don’t try to cause trouble between us.”Abraham was resigned. “I’m not trying to cause you trouble. However, you wanted to marry Eiger’s uncle right from the start, isn’t that right?”North nodded. “Yes. That’s why I married Gerald.”Abraham’s voice turned husky. “Mr. North, do you still think, even now, that you married the right person back then?”North knew that she had made a mistake, but she had never admitted it to herself. Since Abraham was pointedly mentioning it, it made her look up abruptly.“Mr. Abraham, the husband I want is a ‘member of the South family’ that can help me successfully get back my late mother’s inheritance. Whether Gerald has a blood relationship with the South family or not, he can still fulfill that criterion.”North had more or less guessed the true situation from what Steward, Connor, Patricia, and Gerald had said. “Years ago, Gerald had been intentionally switched with Mi
“B-But you’ll be late to work. What then?”Gerald paused for a moment. Then, he said meaningfully, “Did you forget that I own the whole of Deep Pool Corporation, Mrs. Howard? What’s so bad about being late once in a while?“Besides, I wouldn’t be late today. I have some work to do.”North finished her breakfast and followed Gerald into the car. “What work?”Gerald did not answer the whole trip to Deep Pool Corporation. Half an hour later, he looked up at the towering office building and suddenly chuckled. “I’m taking the other owner of Deep Pool Corporation to do an assessment of the place. Isn’t that work?“Get out of the car. We’re here.”Gerald was not shy at all. He took her hand and led her inside. “Where do you want to go? I’ll come with you.”North wanted to go to the tenth floor but was afraid that she would not be able to explain her reasoning. After all, she did not know if the memory that had popped up was real or what.Thus, she shook her head. “I’m just going to ta