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.
The maid was taken aback for a moment. “Mr. Gerald went out in the evening. Didn’t he go to pick you up?”North eyed her phone. There was no missed call from Gerald. “When did he go out?”“After 8:00 p.m…” The maid’s voice turned soft. “Don’t worry, madam. Maybe Mr. Gerald went to the company. I’ll make a call and ask.”Unfortunately, Gerald did not answer his phone even after a long while.North looked away. “Don’t bother. I’m going upstairs to rest.”Back in the bedroom, North suddenly felt like she was being grievously wronged. Had Gerald not said that he would be waiting for her at home? Well, she had come home, but Gerald was not there.After looking at her designs for a while, it was 11:00 p.m. Gerald had not returned. North could not stand it any longer and sent Connor a message. However, Connor replied that Deep Pool Corporation did not have any meetings tonight.North frowned slightly. Where was Gerald this late at night if not the company?Suddenly, North was startl
North located the private room Gerald was in. Before she could open the door, she heard someone say, “Reina, Gerald has been bending our ears about you for years. We didn’t know back then that you were his first love. Now that we do, we’ll definitely help get you two together!”“That’s right. Now, I feel like you two are such a great match. If you had not separated four years ago, you would have already gotten together as a beautiful pair. A celebrity and a company president. What a great match!”Reina was sitting in the middle and surrounded by admirers, who were all rich young men.She was red-faced as she said, “Enough, don’t keep going on. Mrs. Howard was just saying that she’s coming to look for Gerald. Don’t let her hear you say all this. She will think I’m Gerald’s mistress.”Someone clicked his tongue and frowned in annoyance. “Why should she care that Gerald is out drinking? Mrs. Howard is too much. She should know not to interrupt our gathering.”“That’s right. Hey, Rein
The room plunged into silence after North said that. Everyone looked at each other in fear and did not dare say a word.Reina was Gerald’s savior. She was the person he had been in love with and had been looking for for four years. North was the woman Gerald had just married and obviously did not care for. Yet, she still held the official position as Gerald’s wife.If it came down to a fight between these two, who would win?Reina kept smiling. “North, what are you saying?”North answered nonchalantly, “You should know very well what I’m saying, Reina. Everyone knows what you’re planning. Why play dumb?”Everyone nodded. Indeed, everyone knew that Reina loved Gerald.Reina sighed. “North, do you really want me to tell the truth? I’m only holding back because you’re my little sister.“Your marriage to Gerald was an accident. It’s not that I don’t think you’re a good match. It’s just that I saved his life. If he had met me first, do you think he would have married you or me?”Nor
Everyone gulped. They were rendered speechless.Lucas and Reina both turned furious. This was not what they had meant! How did North manage to turn the situation around and show off?North feigned resignation. “Actually, I didn’t want things to be this way, either. I wanted to meet Gerald’s friends, but he was too afraid that someone would steal me away. That’s why he refused to let me meet you.”Gerald was speechless.North kept going. “I didn’t expect to bump into you at this bar. Well, it’s good then that you can get to know me now. This way, there won’t be any more ridiculous rumors. People are talking about Gerald marrying the woman who saved his life to repay his debt and all that. Won’t that ruin my relationship with Gerald? Don’t you think so, Gerald?”Amusement flashed in Gerald’s light-colored eyes. “Yes.”After North finished speaking, she seemed to come back to herself. “Oh, I didn’t realize I blathered on so much. Excuse me. I just wanted to share our relationship wi
Gerald faltered for a bit before smiling. “Wait here.”After he said that, he left the car and went back into the bar. Two minutes later, he came out with a bottle of sparkling water. “Do you want a drink, Mrs. Howard?”North did not understand what Gerald meant by this. “I’m not thirsty.”Besides, North did not like sparkling water. What was Gerald up to?Gerald fiddled with the bottle in his hand and said casually, “I heard that sparkling water could neutralize acidity. You looked so sour and jealous; I figured that the sparkling water could help.”North was speechless.Her face heated, and she felt angry at the way he was embarrassing her. She slammed the door closed.She did not look sour or jealous! Gerald could drink it all if he wanted to!Back at Royal Sights Residences, North ran upstairs immediately without giving Gerald a chance to speak. After a while, she returned downstairs with a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses.Gerald lifted an eyebrow.North’s movemen
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?”