North ducked to one side, and Henry’s slap landed solidly on Linda’s face. It made a loud noise.“Ouch! Hubby!”“North, you horrible wretch! How dare you duck?!”Linda wanted to come over and mock North, but she did not expect that North would drag her and use her as a shield just as she got close by.Before Linda could react, Henry had already slapped her. While North was just fine hiding behind her, she had been slapped for no reason.“North, how could you do that? I’m your stepmother. Why can’t we just talk things through? Did you have to raise a hand against me?”Everyone looked over at them and started criticizing North. “What’s going on? Why is it that North showing up got her father and stepmother so upset?”“Don’t be sad, Mrs. Myers, you’re considered North’s mother, so you should discipline her. She won’t dare go against you again.”Linda’s expression lightened. “North, Henry is just asking you for a small favor. We’re a family. There’s no grudge between us. What’s s
How could Reina not know that Dew Garden was not open to the public today?If she did not know, that meant that she had not made a reservation. In that case, Reina was not being sincere in wanting to treat them all to a meal.If she had known about this, this meant that Reina was intentionally playing them and making them make this trip for nothing!North said softly, “It’s clearly Reina who failed to organize this meal properly, but you’re not blaming Reina for it, Dad. You’re blaming me for it instead. I know that everything I do is wrong in your eyes. I’ve gotten used to it after so many years.”Someone in the group spoke up. “Mr. Henry, if you had explained the fact that Dew Garden wasn’t open to the public, we would have understood. Why did you have to blame all of this on North?”Henry was about to explode. “Y-You… North, you’re being unreasonable! You horrible wretch, I’ll kill—!”“So, this is how you treat my wife in private.” Gerald’s sudden statement interrupted Henry’s
Henry really felt like fainting.He had only wanted to brag about Reina and Gerald’s relationship. He never imagined that he would actually bump into Gerald!“N-North, I’m your father. Of course, that means that I’m also Mr. Gerald’s father-in-law…” He trailed off.“Mr. Henry, you’d better stop talking. Shut your trap!” Suddenly, one of the shareholders went forward and yelled at him.“The way you acted just now made it clear that you don’t treat North as your daughter. Still, you want to use her relationship with Mr. Gerald to show off. Don’t you think it’s humiliating to call yourself Mr. Gerald’s father-in-law now?!”“It was Reina who made a mistake here today. It’s bad enough that you scolded North for it. Now you want to drag Mr. Gerald into this as well? You… We don’t want to have this meal anymore!”Gerald’s gaze had been so chilling that these shareholders all felt like fleeing the scene.Yet, Henry was still shamelessly trying to win the argument. The shareholders were
North said sarcastically, “Connor, you’re expecting too much of them. There’s no way Dad and Mrs. Myers will apologize to me. They would much rather leave than lower their heads to apologize.”Connor was shocked. “What? But Dew Garden is having a half-price promotion today, and we also host a lot of activities. You’re also going to have to come here in the future if you want to hold any parties or gatherings. Are you two sure you don’t want to come in?”They played along with each other very well. “I’ve been their daughter for more than twenty years. I know them very well. Mrs. Myers is Henry’s current wife. She would be humiliated if she had to apologize to me, the daughter of Henry’s first wife.”Connor replied, “Ah, then that’s a real shame. We were going to give each of the guests a ticket to Globalis Corporation’s annual meeting. It seems you don’t need such a thing, Mr. Henry, so we’ll forget about it.” He then instructed the security guard. “Please escort them out.”Henry’s
The woman ignored North as she said sweetly, “Gerry, the night is so long. Do you ever get lonely? I don’t think Mrs. Howard can satisfy you. Why don’t we spend some time together instead?”North’s eyes narrowed. This was so strange. Who was this woman? Although she said she was a waitress, she did not seem like one. She looked more like the heiress of some rich family. But whoever she was, her being here meant that she had some relation to Gerald.And she was even getting so close to Gerald, too!“Say something, Gerry. You can do whatever you want. I—Hey, Gerald!”Gerald swiftly shoved the woman aside and sent her sprawling weakly to the floor. Her bosom became exposed. She weakly bit her lower lip. Her every action, and even her gaze, told North that she was seducing Gerald.North was enraged. Was this woman blind? Did she not see North sitting right there?There were rules even when it came to seducing someone’s husband. At the very least, that woman should not be doing
Listening to Nelly, North felt like there was something amiss.Nelly made herself out to be like one of the boys, who had grown up with Gerald. She had even said that she was worried that no woman would be interested in Gerald… All in all, it made North uncomfortable.However, Nelly acted like this was all very normal.Could this young woman really just be overly bold?After Nelly finished speaking, she looked at Gerald. “Gerald, you have such a great wife. You have to treat her well. Don’t keep dealing with Reina. That woman…” Nelly put on a disdainful look and looked at North.“Mrs. Howard, Gerald isn’t getting too close to Reina, is he? You have to keep an eye out for him. I know what kind of woman Reina is. She’s such a two-faced b*tch. Her greatest skill is seducing men!”North paused and suddenly asked softly, “Do you know Reina, Ms. Nelly?”“Yes, I’ve met her.” Nelly sighed. “It would be best if Gerald doesn’t have any relation with such a woman, but Reina just had to sav
Nelly smiled bitterly. “Then I’ll have to trouble you. I hope you don’t find me too intrusive, Mrs. Howard.”North feigned a look of being touched. “Why would I ever think that? I’d be happy if you could come.”After saying that, North squeezed Gerald’s hand and said clearly, “Let’s go. I want to look at wedding rings. We’ll have to get Ms. Nelly’s opinion when we find a pair, too!”Gerald let out a half-stifled laugh and turned to head out. Once they left, Nelly was alone in the private room. Her smile had vanished, and she hurled a wine glass viciously to the floor.It shattered with a crash.It took her several deep breaths to calm herself down.No, this would not do. She had to control herself and make sure that she did not expose herself. She had to pretend to be North’s best friend so that she could get close to Gerald.That useless Sharon could not win Gerald’s interest, of course. However, Nelly could.North was just a woman with a little bit of ambition. She was not
Why was it that only Gerald could have so many women who were interested in him around him? North could have some suitors too!North suddenly thought of someone and came up with an idea.“I have very high expectations when it comes to my wedding ring. A typical jewelry designer won’t satisfy me.”Gerald was listening to her intently. “Alright. Who would you like to design it, Mrs. Howard?”North said conspiratorially, “I wonder if you’ve heard his name. He doesn’t have many designs under his belt, but every one of them is a classic.”Gerald began to get an idea of who North was talking about as he listened to her description. “Who is it?”North lifted an eyebrow. “He’s a renowned staple in the industry. Have you heard of Leon Sullivan?”Gerald hid a smile and said languidly, “Leon Sullivan… I recall that he had already withdrawn from the industry a long time ago. There has been no news about him in a long time. No matter who tries to commission him, he rejects the offer. What ma