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
Brother-in-law? Reina’s man? Regardless of whether it was in the past or not, they were husband and wife. Reina was not a part of this! She met Reina’s smug gaze and smiled suddenly. “So, Gerald has already turned into my brother-in-law. I didn’t know about that.” Gerald’s eyes narrowed as he stared coldly at Reina. Reina trembled and shook her head as she said, “Gerald, they’re talking nonsense. My fans are still very young. You don’t have to take what they say to heart. I know…” “Didn’t you ask me to come here to apologize to you?” North suddenly cut Reina off and stared coldly at her. “Why are you spewing so much nonsense? Do you want me to watch as you flirt with Gerald?” “North…” Reina suddenly sighed pitifully. “You’re my younger sister. You don’t have to apologize to me. Gerald is still here. We…” “How can I not apologize? If I don’t do that, it will turn into another past event where I was the bully again.” North smiled. “Am I right?” Reina’s expression froz
“If he’s not your friend, why did he go out to have meals with you on multiple occasions?” North snorted and cut Reina off. She then pulled out a few photos. “Or do you have a fetish for hanging out with murderers?” Both the inside and outside of the ward suddenly became very quiet. The photos clearly captured the ski instructor and Reina going out to have meals, going to musical concerts, and going to the cinema… Who would be so close to a murderer? This also indicated that before the ski instructor’s murder attempt, he was Reina’s friend! Henry’s face paled when he saw the photos. He took a few steps back. Reina was extremely shocked. Her face immediately turned pale. How was that possible? She had gotten rid of these photos. Where did North get them? What was going on? She started yelling, “No… I don’t even know his name. North, why are you framing me with fake photos?” The agent also yelled urgently, “Yes, it’s so easy to edit such things nowadays. North, you’