Gerald cocked his brow. He did not expect such a question from Mason.He thought. “Why is Mason… interested in North?”“I’m just curious because it was the first time I saw you protect a person like that.”Mason knew that he was not interested in North. But at first glance, she found her inexplicably… familiar.Yeah, she looked familiar. But Mason had never met North. Thus, that familiarity was inexplicable. “What can I do for you?” Gerald asked.Mason stopped dwelling on that and answered lightly, “I might leave the Scott family after a while. It’s too chaotic there. Nelly might not stand firm after I’ve left.” Gerald raised his brows. “Do you want me to help Nelly?”Nelly would undeniably be the heir of the Scott family with Gerald’s support. After a brief pause, Mason shook his head. “Nelly isn’t fit for doing business. Let’s talk about this later. I came back to tell you that I’ve gained some clues about that affair.”Gerald’s eyes turned gloomy. …North found the
“Yeah, does it make you fashionable to wear a cheap dress in front of famous designers?”The celebrities looked glamorous in the gowns they had borrowed from various large brands. They were trying to compete with their charms as well.They competed on the level of the brands of their gowns and their popularity. No one wanted to be outdone. Hence, they would try all means to criticize North when they realized that she had put on a cheap dress. They did this just to show their exquisite sense of fashion.North waited for them to finish talking. Then, she slowly looked up. “Sandra, which brand are you wearing?” Sandra raised her head arrogantly. “It’s ‘Flores’ by Millor Studios. Listen. This gown—”“Oh? Millor launched ‘Flores’ two years ago, but it was taken down because it wasn’t stylish enough. A small batch of it was gotten rid of at a very low price. I wonder where you got this gown, Ms. Sandra.” Everyone became silent. A gown from two years ago? It had long become out of d
It would be a serious problem if a designer wore a knockoff. People would despise such an action. North blinked.She thought. “Wait. Gerald gave me this dress. Why is it Leon’s design?” But Gerald and Leon were friends. Thus, North did not dwell much on it. Besides, it would never be a knockoff since Gerald had asked her to put it on. Absent-mindedly, North asked, “A knockoff? Are you so sure, Ms. Sandra? This is Leon’s product. If you misunderstand, you might not get any fashion resources from now on.” If Sandra accused a designer’s product of being a knockoff, no designer would want to cooperate with her. Besides, it was Leon whom she had accused. If it was an ordinary person, they would weigh the pros and cons after listening to North.But Sandra was Reina’s lackey. Reina had repeatedly stressed that Leon was an aloof man. He would never design gowns for any celebrities or upper-class ladies individually. In addition, no one had put on Leon’s clothes during the whole
Sandra openly showed her phone to everyone. Meanwhile, the netizens watching the live broadcast could see it too.The conversation between Sandra and Reina was shown on Twitter. Sandra: [Reina, North is wearing a gray one-piece dress and insists that it’s Leon’s design. Do you think it’s possible?]Reina sounded helpless. [Yeah, North is always like this. She’s a little vain and childish. But she isn’t evil. So, Dad and I let her be. I didn’t expect that she’d try to scam Leon…] [Sandra, help me talk some sense into North. Ask her to put on another dress. If Mr. Leon comes and sees her knockoff, he’ll be upset.]Sandra put her phone in front of the camera for five minutes to show that she was close to Reina. “Would I care about you if Reina didn’t ask for my help? Leon will be here soon. You’d better not embarrass the rest of us!” Those influencers panicked. “Yeah, Leon has zero tolerance. What if he sees North and leaves in a fit of fury?”“North, get lost now. Don’t be a
Leon did not mention Sandra at all. Instead, everything he said seemed to be a direct hit against her.Sandra’s eyes widened in disbelief.North… The woman in Leon’s photo on Twitter was North!Leon had even said that this was the design he was most happy with in recent years. That meant that North was not wearing a fake. Instead, it was a gown that had been carefully prepared.And what had Sandra just done?Sandra’s face turned ashen as she shook her head in fear.No! This was all different from what Reina had told her!“No, it can’t be. Reina definitely said that Leon wouldn’t design something for someone else. Reina would never lie to me.”It was only because of this that Sandra had brazenly dared to harass North!“You must have set me up! Did you bribe Leon with something?! I just knew you were that kind of b*tch! Say something, North!”North did not even bother to look at her. “Haven’t you figured out who got you into this horrible mess yet? I’m really disappointed in yo
Reina was being dragged into the gossip mill.Bryan was a huge company’s chairman. As such, he had gone through a lot in life. He did not want to have it out for a young woman such as North because of this incident.However, the same could not be said for Gabriel. He could not hold himself back.Reina was his precious little sister. He could not stand for her to be dragged into trouble by North and insulted because of it!“North, you have a poor character and have offended too many people. Yet, you keep pushing the blame on Reina. You should reflect on yourself when you see that people dislike you!”North nearly laughed out of annoyance.She could not deny that Bryan was a good father, and that Gabriel was a good brother. It was just that they were both a little stupid.When it came to Reina, it was like they had lost all their brain cells.“Gabe, don’t be mad. Maybe this is just a misunderstanding on North’s part.” Reina hurriedly moved forward. “Sandra already told me what ha
The people around them all nodded slightly. “That’s right. It was that mistress who caused the first Mrs. Myers’ death. Mr. Gabriel really went too far with that statement.”“Hasn’t the Jordan family always looked down on mistresses? What’s going on here? Why are they openly standing on the side of a mistress and insulting Henry’s first wife and legitimate daughter?”“And they’re even saying that North bullied Reina. The whole of the Myers family chased North out because of Reina and Melinda. All of Peacevale knows this. It’s just the Jordan family being ignorant!”For some reason, Bryan suddenly felt a pang when he heard all of this. It was as if something precious had been slowly torn from him.It was as if he had done something completely unreasonable.Gabriel’s rage also dissipated in an instant. He muttered a little but did not say anything coherently.Had he gone mad? How could he have said such a thing? The worst part of it was that he had actually thought of North’s dead
However, there was something attractive about that idea. “Gerald, are you saying that I can do anything I want?”That would be amazing!North visibly brightened up. Her gaze was full of anticipation as she said, “Can I look for someone, then?”Gerald suddenly had a bad feeling in his gut. North swallowed and looked around. She seemed extremely shy. “You’re the sponsor, so you’ll definitely know if Leon is coming. Can you tell me in secret if he’s really here?”Nathan, who had just arrived but had yet to approach North and Gerald, was speechless when he accidentally heard their conversation.What? Did North not find it inappropriate that she was asking her husband about another man’s schedule?Worse, the man in question was Leon, and Leon was Gerald! Were they doing some sort of role-play?Gerald’s eyes narrowed. He said pointedly, “Yes, he’s here.”“Really? Where is he? I want to—” North suddenly realized that she was acting in a very uncouth manner. She coughed and regaine
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?”