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
The manager put down the rings and did not bother to explain herself, looking impatient. “We’ve delivered the rings, so take them and leave. We have other important guests on the way, so we don’t have the time to deal with you.”Nathan picked up the ring meant for North and tsked. “Wow, North. You and Gerald have terrible taste. I’ll give you a different pair that’s sure to be better than—”“Ms. Sable, are you sure these are the rings I ordered?” North suddenly asked.Nathan shut up immediately, looking confused.What was going on? Were these rings not North’s?North repeated coldly, “I ordered two pairs of matching rings at your store. Are you sure this is one of them?”Ms. Sable, the manager, was very irritated. “How should I know? We made it according to your blueprints. Have you changed your mind and decided not to take them?”Other people in the room looked at them. The manager was already impatient, to begin with. However, her impatience soon shifted to annoyance. “You did
Did she know who Reina was? If Reina wanted the rings, North would just have to let them go, wouldn’t she?“Your rings?” North looked at them and suddenly chuckled. “I didn’t know a person’s skin could be this thick. I guess I learned something new.”Reina pretended to smile with resignation. It was as if she was not mad at all. “North, you don’t have to be this subtle. I heard what happened just now. I understand if you don’t like the rings the store made for you, but you can’t make a scene just because of that.”“Yeah, North,” Linda pretended to say kindly. “I can give them to you if you like them, but Reina only gave me these rings to repay me for raising her. You make me so sad by demanding them just like this!”Nathan almost lost control of his temper.Were they even making sense?! Why was Linda playing the victim at her age?He was about to start yelling at them when North beat him to it, saying, “Have you tried the ring, Mrs. Myers? Does it fit you?”Linda’s hand stilled
Who was Reina? She was the Jordan family heiress, the beloved daughter of Bryan Jordan, and the beloved sister of Gabriel Jordan.Offending her would mean offending the entire family.Reina pretended to speak gently, but she subtly warned her. “North, it’s not every day that Mom finds something she likes. You could consider your duty as her daughter done if you give her the rings. Can’t you just pick out another pair?”Nathan was instantly angered. Since when did being the Jordan family heiress give her the right to twist things like that?!North ran a hand through her hair. “Sorry, but I have no duty toward mistresses to fulfill. Nathan, take the rings, and let’s go.”Linda tensed, but Nathan was ecstatic.Yeah, that was right! What duty did she have for a mistress? What did Linda ever do to deserve it? How could she be shameless enough to demand anything?Reina gritted her teeth. “North, don’t make me do this the hard way—”“What’s all this commotion?” Before North could le
Everyone froze. Before Reina could reply, North said nonchalantly, “It means a pure, unsullied love.”Then, she continued to ask slowly, “What part of a pure, unsullied love describes either of you, exactly?”The store fell into dead silence.Nathan said passive-aggressively, “Yeah, everyone knows Mrs. Myers is a mistress who usurped the actual wife. How shameless can you be to say you’re pure and unsullied despite being this old?“Even if we go out of our way and assume the rings were for Reina, is she married? Why is she snatching someone else’s rings if she isn’t? Is she going to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a mistress too?”The store somehow became even more silent. All the workers lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe.Linda’s expression shifted so many times that she almost lost her composure. “Just because Mr. Howard had his eye on you—”“How can you say that?” Nathan obscured North from Linda’s view before mocking her in an innocent, confused ton
Bryan’s face turned slightly pale.Ten minutes ago, Bryan had arrived at the store to find someone fighting with Reina over the wedding rings. He was about to step forward when someone stopped him.“Mr. Jordan,” Connor said respectfully. “My boss would like you to calm down.”Bryan frowned. “Who, Mr. Howard? Sorry, my daughter’s getting bullied right now. I don’t have the time to calm down.”He was about to leave when Gerald chuckled casually. “How come I didn’t notice someone bullying Ms. Reina?”Bryan got angry. “Because the one bullying her is North Myers. Of course, you wouldn’t see that.”Gerald was North’s husband, so it was natural for him to enable her misdeeds.“North?” Gerald’s smile did not reach his eyes. “Do you see things differently?”Bryan watched Reina struggling in the store, so his tone became even ruder. “North had her eye on Reina’s rings, so she tried to take them! She’s done this a dozen times!”“How are you so sure those rings are Ms. Reina’s, Mr. Jorda
Bryan seemed to have found himself an excuse. To prove that he was not wrong about Reina, he hastily looked up and said, “You heard her, Mr. Howard! Those rings were your gift to her! If you already gave them to Reina, then why would you give them to North too? Reina’s only doing all this because of you!”He knew his daughter was not that kind of person! They could give up on the rings, but Reina must not be misunderstood!The moment Bryan finished, Gerald narrowed his eyes at him.After a while, he suddenly chuckled. “So, you believe Reina? Alright. Wait and see.”…Inside the store, North said with a half-smile, “These were the rings you didn’t want, you said?”Reina’s tone was innocent, yet provocative. “Yeah, I preferred pink diamonds, not blue ones. That was why I initially rejected Gerald’s gift. But I like them now, so is it so wrong of me to take them back?”Linda’s gaze shifted. “I know you think it’s not fair, North, but that’s the truth! Even if the rings did belong t
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?”