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
Nathan waved a hand to disperse everyone from the scene.Gerald watched as North and Abraham left. Then, he lowered his gaze as if thinking about something. Seeing this, Reina came up with a plan. She said huffily, “How could North do that? Gerald, let me apologize to you on her behalf. “She has been like this ever since she was young. She’s always been good with men, not just Mr. Abraham. All men love her. She doesn’t attract them actively. It’s just that she doesn’t know her boundaries, and it causes men to misunderstand.”Reina sighed heavily. “You’re a married couple, but she went with Mr. Abraham right in front of you. It’s our fault for not bringing her up well. Don’t be mad, Gerald.”Nathan nearly let out a laugh from the frustration. Was Reina serious? This was so fake!Reina was saying that North liked stringing men along and had impure intentions. However, how pure could Reina be when she was taking up the time of another woman’s husband?Gerald suddenly turned to
“North, I promised Reina I would give her three favors.”North was huffy. “It doesn’t matter? Are you saying that you should treat her well just because she saved your life?”Gerald’s smile widened. He approached North and held the prickly woman softly in his arms. “This is Reina’s third favor. Once I complete it, I won’t have anything to do with her anymore.”North was stunned. “Her third request is for you to go on this ski trip with her?”Gerald replied, “Yes.”North found this strange. Anyone else would kill for three favors from Gerald. It was obvious that Reina could ask for something much better. Why was her last request so simple?Was a trip like this enough to repay Gerald’s life debt?Her first request was to get out of the country. Back then, Reina had tried to have North murdered. Since North had proof, Reina was afraid that she would be sued, so she had to hide out abroad.The second request was for Gerald to invest 100 million dollars in the Myers Corporation. A