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
Hold on, if North was the Regius’ owner, then what did Reina matter?!Reina’s throat constricted. An expression of terror and annoyance crossed her face.Sandra asked in disbelief, “What are you talking about, sir? What does North have to do with the Regius? Is she the owner?!”The executive was confused. “What’s wrong? Do you know our owner?”North chuckled softly. “Yes. They not only know me, but Reina even just spent more than a million dollars on me.”Reina nearly stopped breathing as her face turned red.If North was the owner of the Regius, then she would not have to pay to eat here. Yet, she had not revealed her identity and made Reina spend 1.26 million dollars on her!Ivan said impatiently, “Mr. Cyrus, I recall that the Regius doesn’t allow anyone to reserve the whole restaurant. What’s this about Reina reserving the place?”Mr. Cyrus quickly explained, “Mr. Ivory, there’s no such thing. Mr. Gerald called to reserve a table, but these two ladies insisted on reserving t
North surreptitiously clicked her tongue. Why was Gerald asking this? Was he planning to return the 1.26 million dollars to Reina?Unexpectedly, Gerald chuckled and looked over at Reina. “Did you offer to pay for her?”Reina had a bad feeling about this. She gritted out, “Yes.”Gerald nodded. Calmly, he said, “Since you offered, Ms. Reina, that means you were ready to spend the money. Isn’t that right?”The place suddenly plunged into silence as Reina’s face went ashen.Ivan understood what Gerald meant. It seemed that he was quite reliable after all. “Mr. Gerald is right. Reina, you wanted to use North to make yourself look generous but got mad at her for spending too much of your money.”Everyone around them nodded. That was right. Was it not expected that one would be spending money when treating someone else to lunch? It was unreasonable to do so and then blame one’s guest for ordering too much.Sure, North was the owner of the Regius, but if Reina had not boastfully wante
The call was soon connected. It was to Gerald’s team of lawyers. “What is it, Mr. Gerald?”North’s eye twitched. What was going on? Why was Gerald calling his lawyers? Was he going to sue her for extortion?Next, North heard Gerald say casually, “How long would it take to transfer all my assets to Mrs. Howard?”The lawyer on the phone was speechless. He swallowed and asked, “Are you sure?”“I’m sure.” Gerald tapped his fingers on the table. “Draft the contract.”The lawyer was filled with confusion as he hung up. Gerald looked up at North. “Would it be enough to cover today’s losses if I transfer all my assets to you, North?”North’s heart thudded in her chest.She told herself that Gerald was simply trying to win her back and that she could not fall for it. However, her face became slightly red. “If it can happen once, it can happen again. What if Reina wants to boast about her relationship with you again?”Gerald grimaced. He felt North looked somewhat jealous. “Don’t wor
Gerald chuckled softly. He could tell that North felt bad for him.“I don’t want to let your efforts go to waste. I like your food.”After he finished the meal, Gerald asked warmly, “Not angry anymore?”North was still luxuriating in Gerald’s praise. She nodded woodenly. “Yes.”Gerald’s eyes shone. “Then will you come home with me?”Just as North was about to answer, she suddenly shivered and came back to herself. How dare Gerald try to trick her with his masculine wiles?!She made up her mind and turned to run off. “Nope. You can go home yourself, Mr. Gerald. Ivan’s still waiting for me. I’m leaving!As Gerald watched her go, there was warmth in his eyes.Just then, Connor told him, “Sir, Mr. Nathan is calling.”Gerald lifted an eyebrow and took the phone. He immediately heard Nathan’s agitated voice.“Gerald, I heard that North ran away from home. That can’t be, right? What’s wrong with you? Why haven’t you gotten her back yet?”Nathan was frustrated at Gerald’s inability.
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?”