“He knew you needed to marry a South to get your inheritance, but he not only hid the truth from you but also misled you on purpose. Add that to his ambiguous relationship with Reina…” Abraham raised an eyebrow. “Do you hate him?”North snapped out of her thoughts. “What does that have to do with you?”Abraham smiled slightly. “Of course, it concerns me. After all, I was the one you had wanted to marry. If you dislike Gerald, that means I have a shot, don’t I?”North replied emotionlessly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Abraham, but you’re overthinking this.”Abraham was not angered. Instead, he simply answered, “I knew you would say that. I don’t plan to force you; I just have a way to help you get your inheritance… no marriage required.”North raised an eyebrow. She could sense he was not finished yet.Sure enough, he continued, “However, I hope you’ll attend my private party.”North looked up at him. “If I attend a party, you’ll help me get my mother’s inheritance back? It’s that simple?”
Gerald must have sensed her gaze because he suddenly looked up.North’s heart suddenly skipped a beat and she quickly turned away. “He can stand there as long as he wants. I’m hungry.”Marlin stood up. “Jude’s gone. Let me make you some ravioli. Oh, right. That guy hasn’t eaten all day, either. Do you want me to make him one?”North shot Marlin a glare.Marlin chuckled. “Alright, we’ll let him stand there, then. Uncle Pete’s coming tomorrow. So, we can save on the medical bills. What a coincidence.”North was speechless.After eating a bowl of ravioli, she decided that if he was out of her sight, he would be out of her mind too. So, she slammed the door shut without even looking at Gerald.She had slept for so long during the day that she could not fall asleep at night anymore. So, she lay in bed and scrolled through social media. Suddenly, she noticed her classmates were posting photos of snow in Peacevale.When she tapped on the photos, she noticed that it was snowing heavily
Gerald stared at the woman in front of him greedily, afraid that she would disappear in the very next moment. “I’m not free. I’m here to take you home.”“I’m not going,” North answered without hesitation.Gerald’s gaze seemed to dim. A moment later, he suddenly smiled. “Alright, that’s fine. Have fun with Marlie.”North felt an emotion she could not describe. “Who are you calling Marlie? Don’t make up nicknames so casually!”How could he be so shameless? Marlin was her brother! What did he have to do with Gerald?The corner of Gerald’s lips lifted upon seeing her animated expression. Then, he seemed to remember something and silently lifted a hand to his stomach.When North noticed what he was doing, she asked, “What’s wrong?”Gerald answered in a raspy voice, “I haven’t eaten at all today. My stomach hurts.”North remembered that Steward had mentioned Gerald growing up homeless as a child. He went hungry a lot, so he rarely got to have a full meal. That left him with an incura
Gerald nodded slightly. “Alright. Go get some rest.”North did not know what to say.What was going on? She was the one who said she was going to bed. However, since Gerald had said it, she felt strangely frustrated. She felt like she had just been shooed back to bed.What was happening? She never would have fixated on something trivial like this in the past.This was all Gerald’s fault for not letting her sleep. She was so tired that she was getting irritable. Yes, that must be it!After North left, Gerald walked into the kitchen, and sure enough, he found a bag of frozen shrimp ravioli.A few minutes later, he finished cooking two portions of shrimp ravioli.Gerald took both bowls upstairs and knocked on North’s door.North was lying in bed, forcing herself to sleep. Alas, every time she closed her eyes, she thought about Gerald downstairs. What was he doing? He must be done cooking the ravioli, right? Was he done eating? Shouldn’t he have left afterward? Why didn’t she hear
Gerald stood outside her room for a while before suddenly smiling in resignation.It was good enough that he got that far. Even a softie like North would only open up gradually.Gerald went back downstairs and slowly finished his ravioli. After washing the dishes, he left silently without alerting anyone else in the house.…The next morning, North woke up early so that she could get rid of the evidence. If Marlin discovered the bowls and utensils from yesterday, he would be sure to ask her a bunch of questions.But when she got downstairs, Mrs. Stubbs had already taken care of it.North gulped. “Mrs. Stubbs, did you wash the dishes from last night?”Marlin looked over amusedly.Mrs. Stubbs was confused. “Did I leave some dishes unwashed last night? That can’t be right.”Enduring Marlin’s gaze, North soldiered on and asked, “Were there any dirty dishes when you got here this morning, then?”Mrs. Stubbs shook her head. “Of course not, I clean everything up every day. The ravio
“The students called the police to no avail, and they felt completely miserable. So, the discipline committee said that if you don’t come to school, they will probably leave very soon. North, I’m sorry, but…” “Alright, I got it.” North nodded with a calm expression. “I’ll take time off and stay home during this period. But don’t worry, the truth will come to light very soon.” After she ended the call, her expression slowly turned cold. Just because Reina was a famous celebrity with a lot of fans, she used her influence to change the story and put the blame on someone else. After all, even if she did this, she would have her fans to defend her. She could tolerate Reina fighting against her, but she could not tolerate Reina dragging other innocent people into this mess. North’s cell phone started ringing again. It was a call from a business partner. “Ms. Myers, I’m sorry, but we place importance on the designer’s character. Your reputation has been ruined, and I believe no
In the hospital ward, Reina was still acting like a hypocrite. “Uncle Henry, please don’t be too strict on North. She’s not evil, she’s just young…” “She’s still young? Reina, you don’t have to put in good words for her anymore! She’s been spoiled by us since young. That’s why she did such an evil thing! “It’d be good if she’s willing to apologize. If she’s unwilling to do so, I’ll punish her! She’s not as good as you, but she’s always fighting with you on everything. How is it possible for me to have such a daughter?” Reina shook her head and said softly, “Uncle Henry, you can’t let North hear this. North thinks that she’s the daughter of the Myers family, so she’s higher in status than me. I’m fine…” Before she could finish her sentence, someone knocked on the door. North walked in with a half-smile on her face. The ward immediately became silent. “What are the things I shouldn’t be hearing?” She sat down aloofly in the resting area of the ward as if she did not care abou
Henry was choked up in anger. His face turned red. “North, you’re taking it too far…” “Reina is there!” “You see! That b*tch is with Reina too!” “Why would she bully Reina again? Reina is crying!” Right at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside of the ward. They could hear the fans’ curses. Reina’s eyes flickered, and she pulled out a sad face. She gave her agent a look. Her agent immediately looked helpless and upset. “Ms. North, Reina is your older sister. Isn’t it too much to wish death upon her?” The fans were furious when they heard that. They were rushing forward agitatedly. “She’s indeed a motherless b*tch. Let’s go teach her a lesson!” “We can’t let Reina get hurt. There’s a lot of us here so we have the upper hand. Let’s kill her!” Reina shouted hypocritically, “Please stay calm everyone. North is just playing a joke on me…” What she said made the fans even angrier. Reina was such a kind person. She was still helping North! Reina secretly s
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?”