Meanwhile, Henry nearly lost his balance when he heard that Deep Pool Corporation had invested a billion dollars in Myers Corporation.There were business partners calling him nonstop.“Mr. Henry, what do you think of that partnership mentioned last time?”“Mr. Henry, we were too hasty before. We didn’t think that you had such a relationship with Mr. Gerald. Please give us another chance!”“Congratulations, Mr. Henry. Once Reina marries Mr. Gerald, we hope you’ll help us out.”Henry was so excited that he could not contain himself. A billion dollars… Gerald had really given them a billion dollars!He swallowed. “Reina, what’s your relationship with Mr. Gerald?”Gerald had given them a billion dollars just like that. Who would have imagined that Myers Corporation could make a comeback at such a critical moment?Reina smiled. She said ambiguously, “The person Mr. Gerald cares about the most these days is me. What do you think?”Henry’s eyes lit up. He finally knew who he should
Gerald’s warm breath tickled North’s ear and made her face heat up. She said drily, “I assumed you don’t think of us as a married couple, Mr. Howard.”Gerald looked up and suddenly let out a sullen laugh. “So, you’re jealous.”Prompted by her shame, North abruptly felt angry. She was so not jealous! She was only angry!Gerald cut off her daydreaming. “Are you angry because of the billion dollars?”North turned away from Gerald and said stiffly, “That’s your money. You can give it to whoever you want. It has nothing to do with me.”Gerald immediately understood what North was upset about. “I’m not close to Reina. I’ve already gotten someone to deal with the trending topic on Twitter.”North shot a look at him. She could not help but say sarcastically, “Reina’s fans say no man can withstand her charisma. It seems that is true. You’re not close with her, but you could give her a billion dollars. If you were closer, would I still have any place by your side, Mr. Howard?”Gerald fo
In her heart, North really did not want to know the answer to this question. Before Gerald could respond, she pushed him again to speed outside.Gerald’s brows knitted together. He pulled her back and chained her in his embrace. “Mrs. Howard, I haven’t even answered you, so why are you running away?”North felt frustrated. “I don’t want to hear it.”Gerald caressed the back of her neck. “If she doesn’t ask for her final favor, I will give her money. After that, I will never interact with her again. Alright?”“Would it matter if I said it’s not alright? Wouldn’t you think I’m unreasonable if I don’t allow you to repay your debt? But I just can’t stand her. You can’t be with me if you have any relation with her!”North felt that she was being very irrational. “You go settle your life debt. We’ll talk once that’s done.”After saying that, she made to walk outside again.Gerald looked at North’s mouth, which kept saying things that did not reflect what she felt. He suddenly leaned d
North was speechless.After looking at her darkly for a long while, Gerald suddenly approached North and pecked her on the forehead. “Alright, I’ll pick you up when you want to come back here.”Ivan scoffed loudly. “Sickening.”When North looked up at him, Gerald seemed calm, but his arms were tensely flexed. She knew that he was trying his best to compromise.However, she really wanted to have a few days to herself to calm down. She did not even look back as she walked outside. “Alright, let’s go.”Gerald waited until North’s figure disappeared before letting his smile drop.Connor reported quietly, “I’ve dealt with the matter of the trending topic, but Reina is a top celebrity. The effects of her Tweet will persist for a while.”Gerald said frigidly, “Find the people who gossiped or retweeted the photo and fire them.”Connor nodded. “Yes, sir.”Gerald slowly closed his eyes. There were gaps in his memory of what had happened four years ago. He had forgotten why he had been
North blinked. “How am I supposed to boast?”Ivan said meaningfully, “I’ll take you somewhere tomorrow. Just do as I tell you. After all, you are Gerald’s wife. You have the position and clout to boast, so you shouldn’t waste it. Otherwise, other women will take this as an opportunity to squeeze their way in.”North choked. “I’m not that childish.”“Then, do you want to let Reina get one up on you and steal your husband?”North suddenly found an excuse to act haughty. Ivan was right that she could not allow Reina to have any opportunity to steal her husband. It was not that North much cared about Gerald; it was that she did not want to see Reina getting her way.That was why it should be alright to boast a little about how she was Gerald’s wife. Right?…Around noon the next day, Ivan personally drove over to the entrance of a hotel.North looked up and was confused to see that they were at the Regius. “Why are we here?”Ivan coughed. “If Reina can go in and out of Deep Pool
Ivan did not even remember who this manager was at all. Thus, he did not bother being polite. “You—”“Oh, the whole place has been reserved? What an impressive move.” North beamed. “Reina, you should advise your lackey not to be so arrogant. The guests at the Regius are all rich and powerful. It won’t be a problem to offend me, but what if she insults someone important? That would be bad.”Reina’s expression turned stormy. What was North doing here?! She never imagined that she would stumble into North under such circumstances.But it was good that they had bumped into each other. She wanted to show North that she was the woman Gerald doted on the most!Reina looked exasperated as she said, “It’s been a while, North. Manager, this is my little sister. Let her in.”Only then did the manager move away.The staff of the Regius made it easy for Reina to do what she wanted. She luxuriated in the feeling of being admired and respected. “Are you here for lunch too, North?”North blinke
Reina said gently, “Sandra is right, North. You can order anything you like. We haven’t seen each other in four years, so we should spend some time catching up. Don’t worry about the money.”Ivan was about to say, “North owns the Regius. Does she need you to buy her a meal?” However, he kept quiet. He watched as North actually took a menu and started to look through it intently.North was certainly not scanning through the menu so that she could order. Since someone was offering herself up to be shamed, then North would have to humor her.“If that’s the case, I won’t hold back, Reina.”North ordered a few dishes. “This one, this one, and this soup. And also bring this red wine.” In no time, she had ordered ten courses and brought the total up to a seven-figure sum. Even Reina went stiff. “North…” she called.“Oh, is that too much? Sorry. I thought you had the money, Reina. Forget it then, if you can’t pay. I’ll pay for myself.”Some people around them looked over. Although th
Sandra looked overjoyed. “That’s right. North will only ever get to have this once in her life. But you, Reina, you can have as much as you want later on. There’s really no point in fighting her for it.”Ivan quietly rolled his eyes.North did not say anything. She silently finished eating and said with a smile, “I’m full. The total, including this caviar, is 1.26 million dollars. Reina, you’re paying, right?”Reina’s face twisted. She never expected that North would really have the heart to make her settle the bill!Sandra was miffed. “How could you ask Reina to pay when you ate so much?”“Wasn’t it agreed at the start? Reina’s not saying anything. You’re just her lackey. Why do you have so much to say?”North continued blandly, “You keep saying we’re sisters, Reina. I’m sure you wouldn’t go against your word and trick your little sister, would you?”“You’re making it too big of a deal. Of course, I wouldn’t.”Reina endured it all. This b*tch. North could not blame her when sh