It was difficult for North to imagine what Gerald thought of her. Was she self-absorbed and haughty?Gerald raised an eyebrow. “Should I stop reading? You Liked a total of 215 Tweets and posted sixteen of your own. If you’d like to hear them, I can read them all for you, Mrs. Howard.”North wanted to explode but kept quiet. She had not even realized that she had Liked so many Tweets, and they were all ones that mocked Reina.No wonder Reina’s fans were ready to fight her!However, North was adamant that she had done nothing wrong in this.She said matter-of-factly, “Is there a problem that I Liked all those posts? Aren’t I prettier than Reina? Aren’t I better educated than Reina? Aren’t my designs better than hers?!”For some reason, Gerald laughed. “There’s no problem. You’re very confident, Mrs. Howard.”North wavered for a moment. Was Gerald’s statement meant to mock her?Gerald changed the subject when North did not respond. “Nathan invested in a ski resort. Do you want t
“What, don’t you know?” Nathan was suddenly very enthused. He said loudly, “Aren’t you a temptress? How could you not know that Gerald would be busy tomorrow?! Tsk tsk. What a shame. I’m the only one who can pick you up tomorrow!”North lifted an eyebrow. Was Gerald busy tomorrow?Steward seemed to have heard Nathan’s words. He smiled and said, “Don’t worry, madam. Mr. Gerald has a meeting tomorrow. You can go to the ski resort first, and Mr. Gerald will be there later.”North wanted to say that she could wait for Gerald and go together. However, Steward continued, “Mr. Gerald’s schedule is very packed tomorrow. He will board the plane right after the meeting and won’t have any time to rest at all. Besides, it will be very late by then. He doesn’t want you to tire yourself out as well. That’s why he purposely asked Mr. Nathan to pick you up.”Nathan was very honest. He said, “Yes, that’s what Gerald said!”Warmth flooded North. “I see. Then I’ll have to send him a message in thank
Early the next morning, North received a text from Nathan right when she woke up. It said that Gerald was already at the foot of the mountain and would arrive soon.North quickly got out of bed to wash up. However, she gulped when she saw the transparent bathroom walls.She had no choice. She could not hesitate!Once she got downstairs, Nathan started sending her looks from afar. “What do you think? Are you happy with the room?”North coughed dryly but did not answer.Nathan was bubbly. “That room’s very secluded, so no one will disturb you. So, you can mess around as you like outside—”“Hey, isn’t that Mr. Gerald’s car?!” someone cried out, which cut Nathan off.Nathan was excited as he turned around. “It really is Gerald’s car. Hurry up, North, let’s—”Before he could finish speaking, a woman in the crowd shrieked, “Look! There’s a woman in Mr. Gerald’s car!”“What? Let me see. Isn’t that Reina Myers?”North suddenly turned around. Reina?!“Goodness, Mr. Gerald and Ms. Rei
“It will be troublesome for Ms. North if you do that. Why don’t you give Mr. Hall a small warning? Make him control his daughter a little.” Abraham smiled. “What do you think, Ms. North?”Because of Gerald, North did not have too good of an opinion of Abraham. She did not think badly of him, but she did not feel like talking to him very much. She turned to leave.However, she never imagined that she would catch sight of Gerald and Reina walking side by side when she did. She abruptly froze in place.Reina was very close to Gerald. She could tell from afar that she was leaning on his shoulder. “Thanks, Mr. Gerald. My luggage is a little heavy. Can you help me with it?”Gerald coolly took the luggage.When North saw this, she felt a little faint.Reina was falsely apologetic. “Mr. Gerald, North has never liked me. Would she misunderstand after seeing us getting out of the same car? You should go and win her back. I can head upstairs on my own.”After she said that, she added in re
North stopped walking.Reina was smiling brightly. She held the ski suit up against herself and said in a childish tone, “You’re so great to me. Let’s go skiing now.”Reina always spoke very elegantly when with other wealthy ladies. Her unexpectedly childish side made everyone freeze.Everyone looked at North instinctively. Although they did not say anything, their gazes said it all.“What a pity! Gerald’s wife can’t even compete with Reina.”“Of course, she can’t. Reina saved Gerald’s life. Gerald only married North to make his grandmother happy. One is definitely more important than the other.”“North shouldn’t have come here and brought this humiliation on herself.”Reina ducked her head and smiled in delight. North was sure to be jealous of her. She was overjoyed at this outcome.She sidled close to Gerald and said intimately, “Gerald, I don’t know how to ski. Will you teach me?”Gerald said coolly, “I’ll hire you a ski instructor. Also, this ski suit isn’t for you.”Rein
North was ready to explode. She felt a little breathless, and dizziness assaulted her in waves. She felt like vomiting a bit.Gerald had promised to teach her to ski, but it turned out that he had not prepared that ski suit for her. Worse, he was even going to teach her enemy how to ski.He could get close to whoever he wanted, but that person could not be Reina!North felt worse the more she thought about it. Her heart felt tight and bitter.She could not stay there any longer. Before Gerald could say anything else, she went straight back to her room.But Abraham grabbed her by the hand. “It looks like there’s no one to teach you to ski, Ms. North.”North was currently furious, so she turned back abruptly and cried, “What does that have to do with you?!”Abraham was not affected by her tone. He said lightly, “Your husband is being so flirty with another woman. Aren’t you surrendering if you leave now?”North felt like she was at her limit. “I don’t want to look at them.”“W
North instinctively wanted to turn around but forcefully held back the urge. “It’s got nothing to do with me. He doesn’t have to tell me why.”It seemed that Abraham saw right through her. “Is it that you can’t be bothered to ask, Ms. North, or that you don’t dare to ask?”The question was a simple one, but the connotations were drastically different.If she could not be bothered, then it meant that North did not care for Gerald at all. Thus, she did not trouble herself to care who Gerald spent his time with.If she did not dare to ask, then it meant that she cared about Gerald too much. So much so that she did not hear his answer.North frowned and sidestepped this trap. “I don’t want to talk about Reina at all.”Abraham’s smile widened. “Then do you like Gerald, Ms. North?”North felt like Abraham was only here to make her life difficult. Why did he have to keep asking her questions she could not answer?When he saw her keep quiet, Abraham’s eyes flashed, and he stopped askin
Gerald’s figure was steady as he darted swiftly toward North. His gaze was focused on her only. Amidst the panicked cries and shouts, he caught up to North. “Give me your hand!”Two minutes ago, North had noticed something wrong with her skis. No matter how she tried to regain her balance, her skis always angled to the left. Although she forced herself to stay calm and tried many ways to stop, she only kept going faster.Right then, she heard a man’s voice telling her to give him her hand.North suddenly came out of her messy thoughts. “Gerald?”“Yes, it’s me.”When he saw that North was about to ram into the barrier, Gerald’s gaze suddenly turned grim. “Trust me!”North did not hesitate any longer. She used all her strength to throw herself into Gerald’s embrace. Gerald timed it well and managed to catch her. The great force hurtled them both onto the snowy ground.North heard a loud crack, as if someone had hit a rock.She felt the world spin around her. But although she felt
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?”