After saying that, Constantine strode off in a huff and stopped taking questions.“North, the past is in the past. Mr. Constantine and I did not want to pursue the matter, so why did you do that?” Reina looked disappointed in North. “Forget it, I will find a chance to apologize to Mr. Constantine before the competition starts.”Bryan could not stand by and watch. His tone was icy as he said, “North, please stop giving trouble to Reina!”North felt like there was something wrong with the members of the Jordan family.After the event ended, everyone left. Gerald stood by North’s side and said, “I want to help you, Mrs. Howard.”The matter of North’s seduction was only Constantine’s one-sided accusation. However, because he was a judge, no one took North’s side.However, Gerald could help with that.North blinked. She did not reject the offer. “Alright. Can you help me with a small favor, then?”Gerald bent down a little. “Just tell me how I can help.”“Reina bought hundreds of s
North felt a little aggrieved. “Constantine was always so defensive. It took me a lot of effort to find this opportunity.”Gerald’s tone was a little restrained. “You dared to go alone because you’re confident. But have you ever considered that Constantine was confident in arranging a meeting with you, too?”North looked up at him instinctively. “You should know what someone wants to do if he has bad intentions and asks you out to a park without surveillance. How could you just go without bringing someone? Mrs. Howard, should I praise you for being brave?”North swallowed down her retort. Gerald was concerned about her.“If it was a chance that was hard to come by, why couldn’t you have brought me along?”“I had prepared all sorts of precautions, so I—”North moaned. Before she could finish speaking, Gerald gripped her chin and forced her lips open to plunder her mouth.Gerald did not kiss her for very long. “North, you can never put yourself in such danger again, understand
North’s face flushed. She really felt like an innocent victim here. Nathan had been the one to misunderstand, so what did this have to do with her?!…At the same time, Reina was having a call with Constantine at the Jordan residence. “I don’t want North to get into the final round, but her reputation must be ruined. Do you understand?”Constantine said sycophantically, “Don’t worry Reina. It would be easy as pie to accuse North of whatever crime you can think of. However, I have a small request.”“Tell me.”Constantine swallowed. “Let me sleep with North just once. If I ruin her in bed, Mr. Gerald won’t want her anymore. That way, North will always be known for seducing me. What do you think?”He had wanted North for too long.He never expected North to be so fiery. He had missed the chance to have her two years ago, so he could not miss it again this year.“Ms. Reina, it wouldn’t be a loss to use North in exchange for winning the competition. You’ll win the competition, a
Immediately, North pressed a finger against Gerald’s lips to stop him from talking. Then, raising her eyebrows, she asked, “Who is it?”“North, it’s me.”The surprising thing was that it was Linda’s voice that rang out through the door.North was instantly intrigued. “Mrs. Myers, you’re not far from having your reputation completely ruined. I’m surprised Mr. Henry allowed you to come to this design competition.”“You…” Rage rushed through Linda. However, she had to endure it because of Reina.Reina had already said that, as long as she could deliver North to Constantine’s room, North would become a plaything shared between men afterward. North would not be able to cause any more trouble for them.“How can you say that, North? I came here specifically for you.”Linda feigned a worried expression. “I know you were wrongly accused by Constantine two years ago. I found a witness who can prove your innocence. Let’s go meet that witness together!”North understood that this was Reina
This hotel room was not anything special. However, there was a strange smell wafting through it, which made North lift an eyebrow. Reina had really done her homework.“North, have a seat, drink some water.” Linda brought a glass. Casually, North asked, “Didn’t you say someone wants to meet me? Where are they?”Linda stared at the glass of water and said nervously, “Drink first.”Just then, the door was closed with a click.North was a little suspicious. Did Linda really think that she was an idiot? Was Linda not tired of using this same trick again and again?North was 100% confident that the drink had been drugged. However, she had also come prepared.“Mrs. Myers, I don’t dare to drink the water you brought me. How about this? Why don’t I watch you drink it first?”North then took another glass from one side. She traced its rim with a finger before pouring half the water into it.Linda feigned impatience. “Don’t you believe me, North? Fine, I’ll have a sip.”Linda had taken
“Oh, nothing.” North sounded very calm. “It’s just that I’ve also added a little something to your glass of water. And you drank it without any hesitation.”“You!” Linda suddenly rushed toward North. However, she fumbled and crashed to the floor. Linda shuddered all over. She felt a wave of discomfort overtake her.North said in an interested tone, “Looks like the drug’s starting to work. How does it feel?”Linda’s mouth went dry. She immediately panicked and dashed to the door, only to find that it was locked!Their roles had switched in under a minute. Linda wanted to escape immediately. “Open the door, North!”North asked in a bewildered tone, “Didn’t you lock the door yourself? Why are you blaming me for it? I only changed the structure of the lock so that you can’t open the door yourself.”North’s calm demeanor enraged Linda.“What are you so happy about?! Your drink was drugged, too! Once Constantine gets here, you’ll still be done for!”North blinked and said in disbel
North was considerate enough to turn off the lights for Linda. “Alright, Mrs. Myers. I hope you have an enjoyable evening.”Then, with a click, the door was locked again.As Linda watched the light from the crack of the door disappear, she could only think that she was done for.This was all North’s fault. How had she ended up in this mess in the end? How could this be?What was she going to do?Linda had imagined countless times how hopeless North would feel lying here. She had been so excited then. She wanted so badly to tell the world that Estella’s daughter was a wretched b*tch who only knew how to seduce men!However, she was the one in someone else’s bed.…After finishing up, North left Constantine’s room and let out a long sigh.Two years ago, she had been careless and ended up in Constantine’s room. As such, she could not prove her innocence at all.This time, Reina was using the same method to frame her. If she fell for it again, no one would ever believe in her aga
Constantine came back to himself and happily tottered off to his room.When he thought of North’s face and figure, he became incomparably excited.Was North not very haughty? Did she not allow anyone to touch her? Well, she would become his tonight!He was excited as he held the woman in his bed. Meanwhile, Linda kicked and punched. “F*ck off! I’m not North! Get lost!”“North, you b*tch! I’m not letting you go!”…At the same time, the Internet was going wild about the controversy that happened with the design competition two years ago.News had gotten out that one of the contestants had seduced a judge. With that, North’s name was on the trending topics list again.Although it was past 10:00 p.m., the organizers were getting many angry calls. They were all asking for North to be disqualified. “Reina, I’ve dealt with the accounts we paid. We just have to wait for things to brew. I’ve also invited some reporters to do a live stream tomorrow.”Reina put on a confident smile.
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?”