“Enough!” Ian cried loudly. “Let’s go and have a look.”Madam Myers wore a sour look. Her gaze was cold as she said hysterically, “Let’s go have a look then. Your granddaughter has humiliated us awfully this time. She brought all this on herself!”…It was 8:00 a.m., and the news of North sleeping with three men and seducing a judge had already spread to everyone.“Ms. Reina, is North really that shameless?”“Will the Myers family still protect her this time? Ms. Reina, you were just putting in a good word for her on Twitter last night. Who would have thought North would be so shameless? Are you disappointed in her?”A bunch of reporters had shown up out of nowhere and blocked Reina’s hotel room door.Reina looked dejected as she forced a smile. “North is… Maybe this matter isn’t what you all think. I’m just going to head over to have a look. I believe North wouldn’t do such a thing!”“Ms. Reina, you’re simply too kind. This is the second time North has seduced a judge. How cou
North poked her head out and gave a fake smile to everyone gathered in the hallway. She seemed very pleased with the crowd. “I’m honored that so many people have come to see me.”No one expected that North would open the door at this moment. However, she did not open it fully and seemed to obscure the rest of the room. Yet, there was a man’s voice coming from the room, which made everyone’s faces go red.“Three men in one night… She’s a student at Peacevale University. How could she waste her education like this?!”“She is the heiress of the Myers family, too. How could she use her body like this? How shameless!”North’s eyes narrowed, and she glared at the people who spoke up. The speakers immediately turned sheepish. But then, they became upset. “What? You can do the deed but not take it when people criticize you?”“North Myers!”Just then, Madam Myers rushed over in a huff. Before saying anything else, she slapped North the second she saw her.“You wretched wench! The who
North sounded troubled when she said, “But…” She trailed off.Reina’s friends spoke sarcastically. “Ms. North, don’t you have the guts? But that’s true. It’s shameful to have so many men in your bed.”“How could you be ashamed when you already dared to do such a thing?”“Mr. Henry, you should do better in controlling North. Look at her. There are so many people here, but she still refuses to open the door. She’s bringing your family such shame.”Henry hated how North always went against him. She was just like Estella had been back then.Rage overwhelmed him. He stepped forward and kicked the door open.“All you do is seduce men. You keep using your looks to get your way. I really despise having a daughter like you!”But suddenly, Henry’s face blanched.“Blackjack! I got another blackjack! Pay up!”Nathan was showing his cards and crying out excitedly. “My luck is just great today!”There were several other people sitting next to him, both men and women. They were massaging th
“What shameful acts did Mr. Henry think North was doing in this room? Can’t six people play cards together? Why did you turn it into something so despicable?”Henry started to sweat. Before he could say anything, he was already being lectured by three people who were more influential than him.“N-No, I was just worried about North.”“Would you slap her if you were just worried about her?” Charlotte swept her hair from her forehead. “What had Madam Myers said? She believed her granddaughter would commit such a shameful act just because people were spreading rumors that North had seduced someone.“How strange. Is Madam Myers so easily convinced? How come she believed the scandal about North so easily? Why couldn’t North have been set up? You’re supposed to be a family, but you don’t even think to ask for proof.“It’s either that you hate North as the daughter of Henry’s first wife or…” Charlotte trailed off before enunciating, “North doesn’t have any blood relation with the Myers fa
A shiver ran through Henry. He started sweating even more due to his fear.Gerald was not someone he could afford to offend.“M-Mr. Gerald, you—”“You say that North seduced a judge two years ago,” Gerald started slowly. He was so calm that he made everyone shiver. “Where’s your proof?”Proof?Everyone thought back to the past. It seemed that there had not been many people who had seen any proof. Yet, the scandal had come from the Myers family. Henry and Ian were North’s family, so there could be no lie in what they said.Henry gulped. For a moment, he was not sure what Gerald meant. “The proof… The proof is with Constantine.”Gerald let out a laugh. “With Constantine?”“That’s right.” Henry immediately came back to himself and started to suck up to Gerald. “Mr. Gerald, it’s definitely true that North misbehaved and seduced a judge last time. Why is there a need for proof when there’s a witness?”Constantine had said it himself. North had woken up in his bed. That was the proo
North nodded. “There are rumors about me going around even though I’m right here. What if I don’t prove my innocence, and people take the rumors seriously?”Colt and Charlotte agreed. “Yes, we need Mr. Henry to see for himself who slept with Constantine. Otherwise, he may forget about it one day and accuse North all over again.”That was clearly a jab at Henry, which made him flustered. “No. I was just worried about North. It was only a misunderstanding.”Sadly, Gerald had already gotten the hotel staff to lead the way. The entire crowd had begun marching toward Constantine’s room.Henry and Reina could only grit their teeth and walk faster to keep up with the rest.…Once they were in front of Constantine’s room, North shot Reina a pointed look before knocking on the door.Reina had the feeling that something was wrong.However, she did not have time to think about it anymore, because they could actually hear a woman’s voice from within the room!Everyone’s expressions twiste
The phrase “you’re such a good daughter” felt like a slap to Reina’s face.Nathan leaned closer to Bryan and passive-aggressively said, “Not bad, Mr. Jordan. Your daughter is so nice, she went out of her way to frame her sister to get her adoptive mother out of trouble. If you get into trouble in the future, she’ll frame someone else to save your skin too!”Everyone instinctively backed away from Bryan.After all, they could easily become Reina’s next sacrifice in the name of “being a good daughter”.Bryan’s expression soured.“But just because I can understand where Reina’s coming from, doesn’t mean I understand where Dad, Grandfather, and Grandmother are coming from.” North pretended to be confused. “It’s bad enough that Reina’s framing me to cover up Linda’s crimes. How come you’re all helping her cover it up too? Am I, your biological family, not as important as a mistress?”Ian’s face turned red before it paled. The moment he saw Reina’s shifty eyes, he understood what had h
As Linda cried, she pretended that she wanted to die. “I know I’ve let you down in the past, North, but I’ve changed! I cared so much about you, and yet you set me up! Waah, just let me die!”Reina bit her lip and teared up as well. It was like the whole world owed them an apology.Everyone looked at North, but she calmly asked, “May I ask how I set you up, then?”Linda was about to answer when North continued, “I was at the hall the entire time last night, and I only left after Gerald appeared. I didn’t have the time to meet Constantine in private at all.“And by the time Constantine appeared there to drink wine, I was already playing cards in my room. There are a bunch of witnesses who can prove that.”Sure enough, Colt said nonchalantly, “We’d arrived around 9:00 p.m. If you don’t believe us, Ms. Reina, you can check the security cameras.”The moment Colt said that, others spoke up too. One of the contestants said hesitantly, “I saw North go back to her room… Constantine had j