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
What did he mean, “I’ve already found her”? North felt like her mind went blank.Gerald said that the most important woman in his life was already in his arms.Noticing that she had stiffened in surprise, Gerald asked pointedly, “Have you guessed who she is, Mrs. Howard?”North froze. At that moment, all her frustrations melted away.She still sat there and did not know what to say. “Gerald…”“Mhm.” Gerald handed her a glass of red wine. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you I was going to the bar. I won’t do it again.”North took the glass and downed its contents without thinking twice.Seeing how lost and helpless her eyes looked, Gerald reassured her, “It’s late. Sleep now.”…Connor was standing nearby as he jabbed Steward’s arm. “Don’t you think Mr. Gerald’s getting more shameless?”Getting busted meeting his first love at the bar, and he still somehow managed to make North not feel upset about it? How shameless!Steward shot Connor a pointed glance.“How did Mr. Gerald even
“Don’t say that, Ms. Reina. Why would you be an outsider? The real Myers heiress is far inferior to you,” someone said to flatter her.Everyone knew Reina was just Henry’s stepdaughter, but it did not matter. Everyone saw how much she had achieved.Reina quickly shook her head. “I’d never thought about inheriting Myers Corporation. North is the true heiress. Please stop talking about this, everyone.” North narrowed her eyes.“Ms. Reina, how could you be okay with letting that uneducated country girl walk all over you? She’s not even—” Before the woman could finish her sentence, she suddenly noticed someone behind them. “North?!”Everyone turned around in response. North was indeed standing by the door. Reina bit her lip before stepping forward to welcome her. “North! What are you doing here?”North scanned the crowd, barely smiling. “You all seem surprised. Can’t I come to my own company?”Reina looked like she was enduring a huge insult. “That’s not what I meant…”“You have s