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
Naturally, Bryan could sense what she was implying. That made him both heartbroken and furious on his behalf.“North Myers, I knew Reina used to be your family’s adoptive daughter and you disliked her. I can forgive all that. But she’s the Jordan heiress now! You should think twice before trying to bully her again!”Then he looked at Reina. “You don’t have to be that nice, Reina. Why should you give them away just because North likes them?!”Reina pretended to explain worriedly, but she actually added more fuel to the fire. “It’s not like that, Dad. North simply said that the rings represented a pure, unsullied love and that mistresses did not deserve rings like that. That’s why I—”Nathan was stupefied. He had never seen a woman this shameless at twisting the narrative!Sure enough, Bryan was enraged. “Nonsense! North, you’ll have to live to see tomorrow if you want to take Reina’s rings! I was trying to settle this matter peacefully, but you’ve gone too far!”North raised an ey
”You…” Bryan stumbled several steps backward. He was the patriarch of the Jordan family, for goodness’ sake! Since when had he ever been toyed with this much by a younger person? And yet, he could not say anything because Nathan was right.He did not think Reina would lie. This changed everything he knew, and he could not accept it.“It’s my fault, Dad,” Reina suddenly stepped closer to him, shaking her head tearfully. “I was obsessed, and I thought Gerald would marry me… I’m sorry. It’s all my fault for troubling you…”Bryan suddenly came to his senses.How could he blame Reina?He could blame everyone else for this, but not Reina!“Mr. Nathan, it is indeed Reina’s fault she wanted Mrs. Howard’s rings, but she is not the only one to blame. Calling her a mistress is going too far,” Bryan seemed to regain some of his confidence. “Mr. Nathan, I hope you know that anyone else can be a mistress, but not Reina.”Nathan laughed. “Oh, how so? All I know is women who interfere in other
North’s words seemed as though she was giving the Jordan family a way out of this predicament. She put the blame onto someone insignificant to protect the Jordan family’s reputation. Bryan thought for a while. Then, his gaze toward Linda turned into one of disgust. If this woman was not Reina’s adoptive mother, he would have already gotten rid of her. She was a short-sighted mistress, who only knew how to antagonize the rightful wife’s daughter. She had also badly influenced Reina, offended Gerald, and brought trouble to the Jordan family. Bryan instructed coldly, “Ms. North is right. Reina, if it wasn’t for Linda, you wouldn’t have made such a mistake. I know you’re kind and want to repay Linda for raising you, but you should keep your distance from a person like her.”Reina and Linda’s faces immediately darkened! Linda clenched her teeth in anger and met North’s taunting gaze. She wished she could just kill North! North did it on purpose! A lump formed in Reina’s thr
Reina’s expression froze. North was still adding fuel to the fire by nodding. “Right, this would make sense. You are Linda’s biological daughter, but you pretended to be the daughter of the Jordan family. Of course, you wouldn’t acknowledge that Mrs. Jordan is your mother. Instead, you keep on defending Linda…” Bryan’s eyes turned suspicious as he looked at Reina. That was true. Reina never referred to Estella as her mother. She even avoided paying tribute to her a few times… “I did not!” Reina yelled. Her expression was extremely darkened. She finally understood North’s motive. North wanted them to cut ties! She would not be able to refer to Linda as her mother again, nor would she be able to continue being Linda’s daughter. North wanted her to choose between Linda and the Jordan family! She had planned for so many years to be the daughter of the Jordan family. How could she possibly let it all go just because of what North had said? She could only… Reina slowly
Nathan was speechless. When Nathan heard Gerald’s low chuckle, he felt a shiver run down his spine. He immediately reacted, “No, that’s not the case!” The manager thought that Nathan was just shy, so he acted knowingly. “Is your marriage still a secret? Don’t worry, I’ll make sure the news doesn’t leak. I won’t cause any trouble to you and your wife!” Nathan looked pained. What was going on? Was the manager trying to get him killed? If the manager continued this nonsense, Nathan might not be able to live another day! Gerald’s smile deepened as it became increasingly scarier. “Hmm?” North shivered and gulped. She felt as though there was a knife against her throat. She immediately rushed to Gerald’s side and announced, “Please don’t joke about it. The person that I like is Gerald!” Nathan immediately continued, “That’s right! It’s Gerald. She doesn’t like me!” The manager was puzzled. “But didn’t both of you order a pair of wedding rings…” They were about to get marr
North was shocked. What was Gerald talking about? She knocked on the door, but Gerald did not budge. She went to look for Steward, but Steward claimed that only Gerald had the keys. North felt a little bit guilty. She went upstairs and knocked on the door again. “Gerald, I’m used to sleeping in the master bedroom. I won’t get good quality sleep if I sleep elsewhere.” Even though she had forgotten to bring her husband earlier, it would be alright if she apologized, right? Inside the master bedroom, Gerald put away a book. His gold-rimmed glasses glinted as he said indifferently, “The other master bedroom is empty. You can sleep there.” After a short pause, the man continued indifferently, “I recall when you first came here, you were staying there.” North was dumbfounded. When she first got married to Gerald, she thought that she and Gerald should sleep in separate rooms because their marriage was not real. However, Gerald was her actual husband. Why would she need to