Downstairs, Gerald could not resist smiling when he saw the carefully thought-out text.North was such a polite woman. She even thanked Leon.Too bad Leon was up to no good.With his slender fingers, Gerald typed out another text and sent it.[How are things going for the wedding dress? Are you designing it yourself, or do you want me to do it?]Upstairs, North was stunned to receive the message.As if the rings were not enough, Leon wanted to design her wedding dress too?Was this her lucky day?But she had already asked for his help with the rings, so she did not want to get greedy.[It’s fine, Mr. Leon…]Leon replied almost instantly. [Since you always call me Mr. Leon so respectfully, I want to do everything I can. I haven’t designed clothing in ages, so consider it wish fulfillment for myself, okay?]North’s hands trembled, and she felt lightheaded. Excited, she replied without thinking: [Alright. Thank you, Mr. Leon.]“Thank you, Mr. Leon”?Gerald stared at the four
She read Leon’s question again. What did she think about her husband?What else could she think?!Irked, North typed furiously. [He’s an unfaithful ladies’ man!]When Gerald’s phone beeped and he saw the text, he stood abruptly and slammed his teacup onto the table, making an unpleasant noise.North was already pent up with rage, so she immediately looked up and snapped, “What are you doing?”Gerald said nothing. A ladies’ man? Unfaithful?Gerald took a deep breath and began typing. [Really… But I don’t think Gerald’s that kind of man.]North felt like someone had just knocked some sense into her. Shoot, how could she have forgotten? Leon was friends with Gerald!She began thinking fast and called Leon by his first name. [You never know what someone’s really like, Leon. Even though I married rich, I have no one to rely on or trust. I can barely do anything in this dog-eat-dog world of rich people. I’m so fragile and helpless…]Gerald gripped his teacup so hard that he almost s
In the end, North still went upstairs to change.Downstairs, Gerald acted fast. “Call Mason and tell him I don’t want the extra 2% anymore.”“Mr. Gerald?” Connor asked, shocked.He did not want them anymore? Gerald used to put the company’s profits first no matter what. When did he ever act with such… pettiness?Gerald instructed his driver to start the car. Then, he said, “Tell Nelly I’ll be at her house in half an hour.”After North got back from the cafe, Connor had told him that not only did North avoid getting bullied, but Nelly was the one who got humiliated the whole time. She also seemed to be in a good mood.That was why he agreed when Mason offered to give him that 2%. He thought the extra profits would make a decent allowance for North.But he did not expect North to be this sad about it.She told neither him nor Connor about it, but she told Leon.Why was that? Because from her perspective, Leon was someone who would never appear in real life.If she did not have
Nelly paled, and her lips trembled as she took a deep breath. “Gerald… What’s the meaning of this? I really was just kidding at Dew Garden. Besides, it’s been almost a day now. Do you really still care—”“I’m not talking about the incident at Dew Garden. You know that,” Gerald said calmly. “Johnny Carter’s been driven out of the design industry. That was the price he had to pay. What about you?”Nelly finally lost her composure.How dare North, that b*tch, complain about her?!“Gerald, I don’t know what North told you, but it really was an accident that I found Johnny Carter. I didn’t know he was that type of person,” Nelly replied anxiously, as if she was genuinely innocent. “I didn’t know Leon had already made some designs for North, so I was sincerely trying to help.“Wedding rings are so important that the more famous the designer, the higher North’s status would be. I was worried other people would say she wasn’t a good match for you so in my haste…”Nelly’s words could have
Nelly’s fingernails were digging into the flesh of her palm.She needed to endure this… She had been hasty, and it was not the right time yet. Enduring the humiliation was her only option!So, Nelly squeezed out a smile. “Understood, Gerald.”Then, she looked at North. “I really am sorry, North. I promise that this will not happen again. I really do consider you a friend.”North raised an eyebrow. She did not know Nelly was such an adaptable person.Since Gerald got what he wanted, he took North’s hand and led her away.As soon as she got into the car and settled down, she heard him ask, “Do you feel better?”North gulped. “What do you mean? Did you really think bullying your childhood friend would make me feel better? Am I really that petty to you?”Gerald said nothing. Instead, he gave her a pointed look that said everything he wanted to say.That stare made North blush. She had the feeling that he saw through her. Wait, Leon was still… She quickly took out her phone.Wor
When North clicked on the message, it read: [That’s the same reason as Gerald’s. He fell in love with you at first sight.]North suddenly felt an overwhelming dizziness. It was like a brick had fallen from the sky to hit her on the head. She could barely see straight and gripped her phone tightly.Gerald fell in love with her at first sight?! How did Leon know that?Did he guess it, or did he ask Gerald about it?After getting over her shock, she felt a strange shyness rise within her.The man she was talking to was twenty whole years older. Talking about love with someone that old always gave her a weird feeling.North took a deep breath and tried to make herself sound cheerful. [Thanks. I didn’t know you still cared about things like this at such an old age, my friend.]Gerald’s expression turned stony as he almost crushed his phone in his grip.“Such an old age”? Who was she calling old?!North shot him a weird look. Wasn’t Gerald in a good mood? Why was he looking upset ag
The Howards were all so manipulative. How did they manage to raise someone like Nathan?North did not bother explaining and simply replied in a disinterested manner, “Yes, I’m so touched to have a friend like that.”Nathan did not know what to say. Why did he have a feeling that North was being passive-aggressive?However, being a naive and innocent person, he did not think too much of it. “Didn’t you get someone to customize your wedding rings? They’re already done making them. Do you want to pick them up?”“Already?” North asked, surprised.She had given Leon’s blueprints to one of the jewelry stores that Deep Pool Corporation owned. Normally, it would have taken them a month. But it had only been a couple of weeks.Nathan replied smugly, “Of course. Don’t you remember who owns that store?”It was him! He may not have been that involved in its operations, but he still owned it. Why would its workers slack off if he asked them to hurry up?North was a little touched.Since
It did not matter. Nelly’s acting was really good, so it was only natural that Nathan could not see through it. After all, Nathan even thought Sharon was a good person.After some thought, Nathan decided not to ask but still quietly deleted Nelly’s number from his phone and even blocked her on Twitter.Yes, there must be a good reason for North to dislike Nelly.The car drove into Fifth Avenue, revealing an extremely luxurious mall for expensive goods. Nathan went the extra mile and opened the car door for North.North seemed to remember that she had forgotten something after she got out of the car.Hmm… What had she forgotten?She was supposed to WhatsApp someone about something… Forget it. It probably was not important.…At Royal Sights Residences, Gerald exited his study to find the mansion deserted. With a raised eyebrow, he asked, “Where’s Mrs. Howard?”Connor’s expression shifted to embarrassment.What should he say? That North had completely forgotten what Gerald said