Besides Judge Anthony, there were others too.“I’m Judge Blair of the 10th design competition’s Group B. Madam Myers gave me 300,000 dollars in exchange for letting Reina pass through every round. I’ve uploaded my proof to Twitter.”Reina had been in Group B at the time.“I’m Judge Compton of the 10th design competition’s Group A. Madam Myers gave me 150,000 dollars in exchange for making up a reason to disqualify North. Although I did not agree to the deal, I’ve retained proof that I have just uploaded to Twitter.”North had been in Group A and Judge Compton had been fired during the semifinals. It was probably because she refused Madam Myers’s bribe.“I’m Judge Dell of the 10th design competition’s semi-finals. Madam Myers gave me 300,000 dollars while Linda gave me 200,000, in exchange for letting Reina win the semifinals. I apologize, and I’ve donated all 500,000 dollars and uploaded proof to Twitter.”“I’m Judge Lancaster of the 10th design competition’s finals. Madam Myers
Soon enough, the participant she had replaced also tweeted: [I thought I wasn’t even good enough for the semifinals, but it turns out I was forced out by a cheater. What a joke. Constantine had insisted on eliminating me because he thought my designs were too “out of the box”. I bet he didn’t think they were out of the box. He just wanted me out of Reina’s way.]Below that tweet, the participant attached photos of his designs.The better candidate had gotten eliminated, and yet the terrible candidate had advanced. If this was not a joke, then what was?Not only had Reina stolen someone else’s spot, but she had allowed her fans to harass him too… Bryan’s eyes widened again in disbelief.Was Reina really his daughter? Was Reina really Estella’s daughter? How could this be?Reina watched the videos and proof in terror. She did not expect any of these things to come to light!North Myers, that b*tch!Roque watched the online debates, satisfied. “That’s why the organizing committee h
Everyone fell silent.Linda’s heart skipped a beat before filling with terror. What did Gerald mean by that? What the heck did he mean by that?!Had he found proof? No! That was impossible. She had covered her tracks so well. How could he have found anything?Then again, this was Gerald Howard they were talking about. Was there anything he could not find out?North blinked and looked around.Ian was feeling humiliated, while Madam Myers seemed to have a shifty gaze. It was like she was scared and worried about being exposed.Henry pretended to look righteous, but Reina… she was gritting her teeth so hard that she almost ground them to bits!“Since Mrs. Myers has nothing to say, then allow me to end this fiasco,” Gerald said simply before taking out a recording pen. He was about to press play when Linda’s pupils widened. Somehow, she gained the strength to charge forward, screaming, “No!”However, she was slower to react than Connor was. Before she could even get her hands on
Everyone gasped.Bryan instinctively looked at Reina, who avoided his gaze while biting her bottom lip.The crowd was shocked.What did she mean, she did not know? The Myers family certainly knew everything!“Wanting their own daughter dead for Reina the stepdaughter’s sake? Heavens, I’m getting chills down my spine. What were they thinking?”“An evil stepmother, a scheming grandmother, and a stupid father. The Myers family sure is something!”Someone looked at Madam Myers and said, “You were involved in bribing Constantine to sleep with North too, weren’t you? Are you even human?!”The crowd began cursing her so much that Madam Myers’ face turned red. She gripped her walking stick with a twisted expression and roared desperately, “Shut up! Shut up! Preposterous! Of course not, I’m her grandmother!”“Oh, so you’re her grandmother now, but how come you didn’t think of her as your granddaughter when you set her up?!”Madam Myers had lived a privileged life, so with all these you
North said nonchalantly, “As long as you stand up for Linda, I’ll spare her immediately without coming back to this incident at all. Isn’t that generous of me?”Hope flashed in Linda’s eyes. “Reina…”Reina bit her lip. She refused to believe North would be this kind!“Aren’t you going to help her?” North blinked and suddenly leaned in close. “The others don’t know this, but I do. Linda’s your biological mother, isn’t she? I don’t know how you managed to scam your way into the Jordan family, but Linda’s still your mother. Are you really going to give up on her?”Reina’s head jerked up, the color draining from her face.Wait… Did North discover the truth?! Had North found out… No! Only she was supposed to be the Jordan heiress!North raised an eyebrow in surprise. She had only been saying it for fun, but she did not expect Reina to react this strongly.Could it be… that she was right?Reina said, “I’m a Jordan, but I owe Mom a lot for raising me!”North did not care. “You’re rig
Linda was going to go to jail, infamous and cursed by all.And it would be Reina’s doing.When Reina realized Linda was not going to admit to her crimes, she got worried that she would be affected too. “Mom! Did you even think of me before you did all that?”Linda came to her senses.That was right. She could not take her daughter down with her! Reina was the Jordan heiress. Her reputation must not be ruined. The Jordans must not discover the truth.As long as she took the blame for everything, her daughter would get off scot-free!However, she never expected her beloved daughter, the one she had worked so hard for, would be the one to accuse her.Tearfully, Linda confessed, “Yes, I was the one who planned it all. I hated North for being Henry’s first wife’s daughter, and I wanted to ruin her. That’s why I teamed up with Constantine… Reina had nothing to do with this… I confess to my crimes… all of them…”The room fell into dead silence.North suddenly laughed.Linda had do
She had already gotten this far. If North still could not figure it out, then it really was not his fault.Leon Sullivan… Gerald narrowed his eyes. It was not that he could not reveal his identity, but it was just too much of a hassle.He did not want to get North involved in any more trouble. Besides… It was best if as few people knew about Leon’s true identity as possible until he finished investigating that matter.But he was almost done, so it was fine to hint that he was Leon.He did not want North to be too shocked when he revealed his identity in the future.North blinked, gasping as she suddenly thought of a possibility. “You…”Gerald raised an eyebrow. Had she figured it out?North said in a pained tone, “Did you bribe them into recording confession videos? That’s such a waste of money! You can’t be this wasteful even if you’re rich!”Gerald was speechless. Although it could not be further from the truth, he still chuckled at North’s anxious demeanor and said, “Rel
“Are you here to laugh at me, North?!” Reina charged forward like a madwoman, raising her hand to slap North. “You think I’m a joke, don’t you?! You b*tch—”Smack! The sound of a loud slap interrupted Reina’s ranting.“Laugh at you?” North took her hand back calmly before saying sincerely, “No, I’m just here to hit you.”She punctuated her sentence with another loud smack.Reina got slapped on the left cheek, causing her to feel a burning pain.She was going to lose her mind. How dare she do this to her?!“I’m the Jordan family’s heiress! How dare you hit me?! Do you really think I’ve lost, North? I’ll still win the competition! I’m still Star’s student! What right do you have to compete with me?!”North stopped slapping her and smiled. “Are you sure you’re Star’s student?”“Of course!” Reina acted like she had found her trump card. “You know how influential Star is in the design industry. Who are you compared to me when I’m under her protection?!”Oh, so that was what happene
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?”