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
Gerald looked at her calmly. “Sure.”Reina became emotional. “So…”“Your claim that the coach tried to take advantage of you is just that, a claim. I won’t jump to any conclusions until I find him.”Gerald walked to the edge of the crowd and took North’s hand. “Let’s go.”Ms. Hertz yelled, “Mr. Howard, wait! We haven’t proven that Mrs. Howard had nothing to do with it yet. She can’t leave!”Reina acted like she was trying to sweep everything under the rug. “Ms. Hertz…”Ms. Hertz whirled around. “I know you trust North, Reina. But there’s a clear conflict of your interests, no matter what you say. There’s no telling what she’d do to you to secure the inheritance rights for Myers Corporation. You may lack the heart to harm others, but you can’t abandon your vigilance against others too!”Nathan almost laughed at the sight. How exactly did Reina lack the heart to harm others? She had harmed so many people countless times!At that moment, Ms. Hertz’s phone rang and she picked it up
“She said… She said that if Ms. Reina dared frame her, she should have been prepared to die as a result. It’s true! I wasn’t even at the resort this morning, so I had no idea what happened in that restaurant. Ms. North was the one who told me everything!”Everyone looked at each other.“That coach did actually arrive after breakfast time…”“Does that mean someone told him about what happened, then?”“I think it may actually be Mrs. Howard. After all, she was unfairly accused of being a mistress this morning and slapped. It’s only natural that she wants revenge.”“But this is too much! Ms. Reina had no idea what really happened, and it wasn’t like Ms. North would die if she got yelled at. But she got this man to assault Ms. Reina and even push her into a snow pit.“What if she had frozen to death before Mr. Howard found her? No matter how mad she is, she can’t just endanger someone’s life!”Ms. Hertz’s gaze started shifting again. “What do you have to say for yourself, Mrs. Howar
There was no sign of turmoil at all in Gerald’s clear gaze. “Or do you think I can’t even cover up such a small matter?”Ms. Hertz froze immediately.Reina understood what he meant too, and that made her face fall.What he meant was that even if North did actually hire someone to harm Reina, he was there to suppress any news of the scandal. He did not need to lie to save her reputation at all.Reina’s expression twisted grotesquely, despite her best intentions. Even after all that scheming, she had forgotten to account for Gerald’s bias toward North!Why?! She was the one who lay in the snow for two whole hours! Why was he still biased toward North?!She was his “savior”!Reina gritted her teeth and suddenly put on a dramatic expression. “I knew North would be innocent. I’m fine, Gerald. Just get everyone to leave me. Don’t let me ruin your mood.”Gerald looked at Reina calmly. “I will send someone to find the real culprit and handle it properly.”With that, he led North out.
Ms. Hertz helped up a frail Reina, hatred burning in her eyes. “How dare a certain someone still show her face in front of Reina?”North narrowed her eyes. “Gerald already said he’d find the culprit. What are you being this hasty for?”“Don’t you act smug! Our Reina—” Before Ms. Hertz could finish her sentence, someone screamed in terror behind her.“Oh, god! Stop! Everyone, look out!”North quickly looked up to see the ski coach charging over, holding a knife in his hand!The place erupted in chaos. Everyone was running away, for fear that the coach would stab them in his state of madness.“Reina!”“Ms. Reina!”“What do we do, Ms. Reina?!”Suddenly, the coach grabbed Reina with a precise grip and held the knife to her throat, snapping, “Everyone, shut up!”Ms. Hertz panicked. “W-What are you doing? Don’t make any rash decisions! Put that knife down!”“What am I doing? I’m taking this b*tch down with me even if I go to jail! I told you I wasn’t the mastermind, but you all di