Reina was so overjoyed that she could not control herself. Her delight showed itself on her face. “Really?!”Gerald’s voice was low and dangerous. “Are you very happy about that?”Reina suddenly realized that she was too excited. She put on a fake grimace. “I don’t mean it like that. I’m just happy for you.“You might not know this, but North has always had lots of men in her life. Even with a fiance, countless men have tried to win her affection since she was young. She conducts herself very well among men and strings them along.”Reina sighed. “It’s all my fault. I didn’t manage to stop Uncle Henry from chasing North to the country back then. She was not raised well there and got into some bad habits. She didn’t study well and only wanted to get benefits from men. She probably only got together with you because of your money.”North was flabbergasted.It was lucky that she was hiding under the desk. Otherwise, she would never have gotten to hear Reina say something so outrageou
Although Gerald had not accepted Reina’s confession, he had promised that he would give her a surprise on her birthday. That was enough to delight Reina.“Thank you, Gerald. I’m overjoyed.”Gerald shot her a glance and said, “I’m busy.”At that moment, Reina was too consumed by her joy. She felt warm inside even though Gerald was chasing her off. “Alright then. I’ll leave now, Gerald. I’ll see you on my birthday. By the way…” She hid the viciousness deep within. “Can I invite more of my friends? After all, it’s the first time you’ll be celebrating my birthday with me. I’m so happy.”“Whatever you want. As long as you’re happy.”Reina was so happy that she was nearly unable to walk.The 29th of December was actually North’s birthday. However, everyone including Gerald, would only have eyes for her on that day!She wondered how North would react to that.…North only crawled out from under the desk after Reina left.Intrigued, Gerald asked, “Mrs. Howard, did you hear all that?”
North had never gotten to celebrate her birthday. Thus, it was natural that she did not care about gifts. She was no longer that younger version of herself who had no one to rely on.Gerald did not keep pursuing it. “Mrs. Howard, what’s yours will always be yours. I will steal your birthday back for you.”North’s heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, she felt very touched.“Alright. Then I’ll wait to see what happens.”It was very strange. She recalled someone telling her several years ago that he would celebrate her birthday with her.Then, that person had given her a birthday celebration that was not very grand but was certainly very memorable and meaningful.But who was that person? Why could she not remember?Forget it. Maybe she was misremembering it.…After North went for a nap in the lounge, Connor came inside. He said softly, “Sir, I’ve found something. Before the madam was chased to the country, she shared her birthday with Reina four times. The Myers family used to preten
Gerald drummed his fingers on the tabletop lightly. “Answer it.”Ian seemed somewhat nervous. “Mr. Gerald, Reina said that you would come to her birthday banquet. I wonder…” He broke off.“What is it?”Ian gulped. “I-It’s nothing. I was just wondering if Reina was spouting nonsense. Mr. Gerald, every member of the Myers family is looking forward to receiving you!”Connor rolled his eyes to one side. Gerald’s name held a lot of weight in Peacevale. It was unsurprising that the Myers family was looking forward to receiving such an important person at their home.Gerald’s tone was mild. “How are the preparations coming along?”Ian assumed that Gerald was asking out of concern for Reina. As such, he became more excited. “Don’t worry, Reina’s birthdays have always been grand affairs. We’ve always put a lot of effort into the event.”Gerald let out a mocking laugh when he noticed that Ian only mentioned Reina. “Grand affairs? Do you mean that all of Peacevale knows it’s her birthday?”
The Myers family had spent a lot preparing Reina’s birthday. The Myers residence had been done up splendidly. A separate banquet venue had been set up, and all of the influential people in Peacevale had gotten an invitation to the event.At midnight, North’s phone buzzed. Quite a number of people sent over their birthday wishes. She thanked them one by one. She opened Gerald’s text last. [Look out the window.]Look out the window? What was she supposed to look at?North absently walked to the balcony. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and fireworks shot up into the sky.These fireworks were not typical ones, but custom-made ones. When the fireworks exploded in the sky, they spelled out “Happy Birthday” and then “I’ll spend every one of your birthdays with you.”Next, hundreds of drones took to the sky to create various pictures and texts. Several massive billboards set on the top of buildings lit up. They all wished North a happy birthday.Passers-by could not help but exclai
North only slowly woke up at noon the next day. Her whole body ached. She struggled to get out of bed but failed. She fell weakly back onto the mattress.What kind of interest was this? Gerald had taken too much!She sat helplessly in bed and raged. After nearly half an hour, she finally climbed out of bed tiredly to wash up.The birthday banquet would only start in the afternoon. North took a few steps and realized that Gerald had already applied some medication for her. Her face immediately went red as her expression twisted.How dare Gerald do this?! She would never let him touch her again!“Madam, lunch is ready. Would you like to eat now or in a little while?”Thinking that she had to head over to the Myers residence in the afternoon, she said, “I’ll have lunch now.”At 1:00 p.m., North got into the car to head to the Myers residence.The entrance of the Myers residence was already bustling with people. With the Myers family’s standing, it was not possible to get so many
“North, Gerald prepared me a fireworks show that lasted so long and got so many drones to put on more shows for me. The whole of Peacevale could see it. No one has ever gotten such a huge gift before. Are you really not mad that Gerald likes me so much?“After all, it’s your birthday too, and no one remembered! I feel so sorry for you!”North felt so disgusted by this act that she wanted to barf.She suddenly asked, “Are you boasting to me, Reina?”Reina sounded delighted as she said, “This isn’t boasting, North. I’m only stating facts. You and Gerald don’t have any emotional foundation. You see, he can abandon you for me. You should give up early.”North smiled shallowly. “Reina, look at my face. Aren’t I pretty?”Reina’s breathing stuttered. She clenched her jaw. Many people said that she would never come close to being as pretty as North no matter how she dressed or made herself up.“It looks like you agree that I’m pretty. Men are only concerned with looks. Who do you thin
The person holding the gem was a suit-clad old man in his seventies or eighties. Despite his age, there was a sharp edge to his gaze.Reina was ecstatic as she watched the man approach them slowly.Linda said cockily, “You see, North? Even though today’s your birthday too, everyone only remembers Reina’s.”All the guests looked in their direction while Reina acted like she was the one in charge. “Sir…”The old man came to a stop in the middle of the hall.Scanning the crowd, he asked plainly, “I’m here to deliver a gift. Is this Ms. Myers’s birthday party?If anyone still had any doubts, this perished them. They were certain that the pigeon’s blood ruby was for Reina!Blushing, Reina answered, “Yes, just give me the gift. Thank you for coming all this way…”“Why should I give this to you?” To her surprise, the old man frowned and snapped, “This is such a precious gift. Obviously, I must hand it to the birthday girl personally.”Reina assumed the old man could not recognize her