The moment Mr. Heard heard North’s name, his eyes became shifty, and he suddenly knelt in front of his wife with a loud thud. “I’m sorry, honey! I really had nothing to do with what happened last night. North was the one who seduced me!”Everyone looked at North in shock.In between his sniffling and crying, Mr. Heard said, “I got drunk and walked into the wrong room. By the time I showered and laid down in bed, I knew something was wrong, but North had already stripped naked and laid down beside me. It all happened so fast…”“Ah!” Mrs. Heard was enraged and charged toward North while waving her hands as if she wanted to claw her face off. “How could you be so shameless? Are you trying to sleep with everyone’s husbands, you sl*tty wh*re?! Apologize! Now!”Reina sounded like she was trying to suppress something. “North… you already have such a good husband in Mr. Howard. Why couldn’t you be content with him? Why do you insist on getting involved with Mr. Heard? Not only have you rui
Mrs. Heard acted like she had caught North red-handed. “That’s right!”Reina put on a look of resignation. “North, I won’t tell Mr. Howard even if you really did have an affair, as long as you repent. But you’re acting like it’s not a big deal. Seriously, I…”“You need to tell him, Ms. Reina. You can’t just leave him in the dark!”“Yeah, I know you’re kind-hearted, but North has gone too far!”“North, what more can you ask for with a sister like her? No wonder the Myers won’t pay you any attention, I can’t believe their heiress is such a disgrace…”North put a hand to the hickey on her neck. Then, she suddenly smiled. “Are you saying you’re doing this for my own good, Reina?”The more Reina looked at the hickey, the more it was an eyesore to her. Forcing a smile, she replied, “Yes, we promise that news about your seduction of Mr. Heard won’t spread. Just apologize to Mrs. Heard, and we’ll pretend this never happened.“Also, don’t pass off the hickeys other men gave you as Mr. Ho
Gerald raised an eyebrow slightly. “An affair?”Someone in the crowd shouted, “Yeah! North cheated on you with Mr. Heard, and we have proof! We know exactly what happened!”Ms. Hall, the woman who tried, and failed, to mock North yesterday, shouted the loudest of them all. “Mr. Howard, we know how much you care about Ms. Reina, but you can’t let North get away with this! What kind of sisterhood is this? She doesn’t even see Ms. Reina as her sister!”“Yeah! What are you being this kind for, Ms. Reina? North would never appreciate it, and she was the one who shamelessly cheated on her husband with another married man. Why should you shoulder the blame?”Reina teared up, “Everyone, please stop talking… The hickey is proof that she slept with Mr. Heard…”Gerald chuckled, his fingertips ghosting over the hickey in a way that made North shiver. As she glared at him, Gerald said pointedly, “Since when did my hickey become Mr. Heard’s? Could it be…”He was speaking in a calm, totally emo
Among the crowd, Ms. Hall tried to sneak off but Connor quickly grabbed her.“Look, everyone! Ms. Hall has a hickey too!”“Come to think of it, there were weird noises coming from her room all night. Could it be…”“I think Mr. Heard actually exited her room this morning!”Mr. Heard’s knees buckled and he fell to the floor.There was no way Mrs. Heard could not connect the dots. Screaming, she charged at Ms. Hall and slapped her several times. “Soz you were the one who seduced my husband! Go to hell!”North watched the scene unfold with bemusement. “Isn’t Ms. Hall your friend, Reina? Did you frame me just to cover for your friend?”Mrs. Heard screamed again and seized Reina’s shirt, roaring, “You! I can’t believe I fell for your lies. You and that b*tch were in cahoots! You were the one who told me my husband had emerged from North’s room this morning! Have you no shame?!”Everyone was speechless.So, that was what happened!Nathan said passive-aggressively, “Oh, so it was Rei
North may not have noticed it, but her ears would turn red every time she got jealous.Seeing North’s ears get so red that they almost turned crimson, Gerald said in a low voice, “You can’t turn the whole resort green with envy over a favor. Don’t you think so?”North’s ears turned even redder.Wait, why was she thinking about this? Gerald had clearly done that on purpose. She was not jealous!…Night fell soon enough. After a day of skiing, North was exhausted and simply wanted to take a shower in her room before falling asleep.However, someone rushed in hastily. North recognized Reina’s agent.“Are you all sure none of you saw Reina? It’s nighttime, where could she be? Her phone’s not even on!”Reina’s bodyguard replied, “It’s true, we can’t find her. Did Ms. Reina already leave the resort?”“She would have called me if she’d left!” The agent was pacing around furiously.Someone asked, “What’s the matter? Has Ms Reina not returned yet? Did any of you see her?”“No! She ha
Gerald frowned. “Get her out. The doctor’s already here.”The search party member seemed conflicted. “We were trying to get Ms. Reina out with a rope, but she still had strong self-defense instincts despite being unconscious. The moment we approached her, she started shaking with fear. So, none of us dared touch her…“Her agent said you were her friend, so she wanted you to give it a try…”Everyone looked to Gerald instantly.The agent stumbled over tearfully. “Mr. Howard! Mr. Howard! Reina’s unconscious, and she won’t let anyone near her! If she stays in that pit for any longer, her life will be in danger! Please carry her out since you owe her your life!”Then, the agent looked at North. With a shifty gaze, she started guilt-tripping her. “Ms. North, Reina’s your sister, so there’s no way you’d want her to die here, right? We’re just borrowing your husband to save her. You wouldn’t toy with a human life like that, right? Don’t worry, Reina has no ill intentions toward your husba
Gerald carried Reina out, causing the crowd to surround them instantly.North was pushed out so forcefully that she could not get to Gerald and Reina at all.The agent exclaimed dramatically, “Thank goodness! Thank heavens Reina’s alright! I knew you were Reina’s lucky star, Mr. Howard!”Gerald replied coldly, “The car’s here. Get her back to the hotel.”The agent pretended to get Reina in the car, but Reina clung to Gerald’s wrist and refused to let go.The agent sighed, “Oh… Mr. Howard, Reina could be attached to you because you saved her just now. Why don’t you… go in the car with her?”Everyone looked at Gerald hopefully.Of course, he would not have refused.However, just as Gerald was about to let North in too, the agent said pointedly, “But this car only has room for three passengers… Mr. Howard and Reina have to be in there, obviously. But Reina is helpless without me, so I have to get in.“Mrs. Howard…” The agent acted as if she was making a compromise. “Never mind, f
After a while, Reina arrived at the hotel shortly after North did.A swarm of doctors performed examinations on her. A long moment later, one said, “Ms. Reina’s fine, she’ll recover after a good night’s rest. However, she seems a bit mentally unstable. We’ll need to wait until she wakes up before questioning her for more information.”Ms. Hertz looked worried. “I wonder what happened to her…”Gerald spotted North among the crowd in an instant. He did not care what happened to Reina, so he nonchalantly got up. “I’ll get Nathan to keep me updated on what happens next.”“Gerald…” Reina woke up just as he was about to leave.She seemed frail and unaware of where she was. She was trembling all over. “Gerald? H-Have I been saved? Did you save me? Thank goodness… Thank goodness…”Ms. Hertz hastily stepped forward, “Oh, Reina, please don’t cry. What’s wrong? Whatever happened to you, just tell Mr. Howard and I’m sure he’d stand up for you.”Reina bit her lip and shot North a cautious lo