A warm feeling arose in North’s heart.Olivia panicked when she saw Gerald being serious. She stuttered, “Mr.... Mr. Gerald, I didn’t mean it. I just...”“You didn’t mean it?” Gerald said nonchalantly as he narrowed his eyes. “Ms. Olivia, since you don’t want to resign, why act as if you want to leave? Is this because you feel Ms. North has mistreated you, and you want me to vent your anger on your behalf?”Unsettled, Olivia could only gulp in response.“I... I did it for your sake. Ms. North was acting too arrogant. I... I...”Gerald leaned in. His voice dropped. “Well, that’s new. I didn’t know that a servant from Royal Sights Residences had such authority to criticize the matriarch for her arrogance.” His lips were curling upward, but his smile did not reach his eyes. This sent even more chills down her spine.Olivia grew more frightened, but the thought of Ms. Lane made her regain her confidence.“Mr. Gerald, Ms. Lane personally left me here. What if she couldn’t find me
North stiffened. She felt Gerald probing her, so she immediately blinked and lowered her head shyly.“Mr. Gerald, what are you trying to say? Do you really think that I’m that petty?”“Emily wanted to hit me, so I let Ms. Olivia do it. Of course, I’m content now.” Gerald ignored her explanation.If he had not come just now, North would probably have taken revenge her own way.At this moment, Steward hurried over and said, “Mr. Gerald, Ms. North just wanted to set up a mini garden here. My apologies for letting Ms. Olivia and Emily have this opportunity to criticize Ms. North. Ms. North, I’m sorry that they bullied you.”North shyly waved her hand and said, “It’s alright, Mr. Steward. I’m fine. Fortunately, Mr. Gerald came in time.”Gerald’s gaze gleamed as he chuckled lightly.He thought, “They bullied her? Steward may have been overly worried. “She would never be bullied.”After North returned to her room, Steward immediately reported to him. “Mr. Gerald, Ms. Linda’s nie
Summer hinted at North, “North, it’s been a while since we’ve met. Did you not get me any gifts? I don’t care, you’ve got to compensate me well. That handbag you have is quite nice.”North raised her eyebrows and turned to look at her.Summer’s heart skipped a beat. North’s gaze was cold and sharp. Her previous gentle and cautious look was long gone. But in the next moment, North smiled and nodded. “You want a gift? Alright, but you’ve never given me a gift either. Friends should give each other gifts, right?”Summer stiffened and said, “I’m just joking. Why are you taking it seriously? Come with me to the women’s clothing store!”She would definitely drain every penny from North later. Melinda said that North had no friends. Since she was willing to be North’s friend, North should thank her profusely for it.After all, in the past, North would agree with whatever she said.North pretended not to notice the greed in Summer’s eyes and said, “Okay, let’s go.”The two of them s
The statement was like a bolt from the blue for Summer. She became furious. “You’ve always paid for me! Why did you bring me to the mall when you’re broke?”North tilted her head in confusion and asked, “You’re the one who said you wanted to come to the mall to buy clothes, so I accompanied you. Summer, did you buy too much and couldn’t pay up?”The people around them immediately looked at Summer strangely.Summer’s face turned red with rage. “I don’t care! You have to pay for me anyway!”After saying this, she yelled at the store manager, “Ask her to pay! She has plenty of money!”The store manager hesitated a bit.North pretended to be upset. “Summer, I considered you as a friend, and you just want me to pay?”“I’m not your mother. You’re already in your twenties, yet you want me to pay for you when you spend money so recklessly.”Summer became agitated. “We’re relatives, and you can’t even help me with this little favor? If you don’t help me pay, I’ll tell your grandfather!
Esteemed guest?Everyone exchanged looks. They wondered who the esteemed guest might be.While they had not met Gerald previously, judging by his aura and appearance, it was apparent that he was not an ordinary person. He probably belonged to the elite echelons of Peacevale. They seldom made public appearances. In short, offending him would not be wise.Who could this esteemed guest be?Suddenly, all eyes turned to Summer. The security guard had mentioned that the esteemed guest had been hurt, and she was the only one who had been slapped.Could Summer be the esteemed guest?Naturally, Summer also considered this possibility. Initially stunned, she then felt a surge of excitement.Though she did not know who Gerald was, she could not help but entertain the notion that perhaps, because of her stunning appearance, he wanted to defend her and address the situation on her behalf!North was a nobody. Though she might have been the eldest daughter in the Myers family, ultimately, she
Summer was dragged outside. She was both furious and scared. “No way! B*tch, I’ll make your life a living hell!” Unfortunately, no matter how loud she screamed, she was dragged into the car. Shoppers could not help but whisper among themselves. “Clearly, that man is not as simple as he appears to be. Linda said no man on earth would marry Ms. North after Eiger dumped her. It looks like her plan has failed.” “The Myers family is truly an embarrassment. Not long ago, Linda had been exposed for attempting to ‘sell’ Ms. North to another man. Now, Summer is coveting Ms. North’s inheritance. I wonder how the Myers family will handle this.” North looked away. “There’s that. Let’s go.” Before she finished speaking, Gerald grabbed her wrist. He frowned slightly. “Didn’t you say you hurt your hand? Apply the ointment now.” North turned around in shock and almost stumbled. She had said that to anger Summer. She had not expected Gerald to take her words seriously. North gulped. “I’
Gerald smiled gently. “You asked me to look at your zipper, so I did just that. What were you thinking?” North felt speechless. Her complexion kept changing. Gerald had simply fixed her zipper. North, on the other hand, had her mind in the gutter. “I hope he doesn’t misunderstand me.” North wanted to explain herself anxiously. Just then, Gerald casually said, “Mrs. Howard, we can do it here, if you want.”North’s words got stuck in her throat. She immediately leaned against the car window and pretended to sleep. It did not take long before the driver respectfully informed them that they had arrived at Royal Sights Residences. North bolted out of the car and charged upstairs at lightning speed.The corners of Gerald’s lips curled upward. He turned to Steward. “How’s the landscape design for the garden?” Upon hearing this, Steward said with excitement, “Sir, Mrs. Howard’s landscape design is fantastic! Look at it!” Gerald stared at the blueprint. He raised one of his ey
The Myers family was already rife with scandals. If word got out that they sent Summer alone to jail, Ian would lose all his dignity. Ian said through gritted teeth, “Mr. Butler, get me the check NOW!” After the bodyguard received Ian’s check, he left contentedly. The main hall in the Myers family’s villa was filled with Summer’s cries. Ian was annoyed. He used to think that Summer was a sweet talker. She made him happy, and he thought she was a good girl. Little did he know Summer took the Myers family name and spent more than five million dollars without their knowledge! “What the hell is going on?!” Linda quickly calmed him and said, “Dad, it has to be a misunderstanding. Summer has been an obedient girl. Why would she blatantly pick such expensive clothes without paying for them?” Summer’s teary eyes turned red. “It’s North! Grandpa, why would I simply spend your money? It’s North! She said she wanted to buy clothes for me. In the end, she refused to pay the money. Sh
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?”