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
Bryan had not forgotten what Gerald had said. He wanted to plead for Reina’s sake, but was interrupted by another question, “Mr. Jordan, do you really think Reina Myers is your daughter?” Gerald continued, “The Myers family is so invested in her that they spent ten million to buy her the title of a champion and even framed their own blood for her. Mr. Jordan, would you sabotage your own biological daughter just to help a daughter you adopted?” Bryan obviously would not. To him, a child was like a treasure; he would give her the best in the world and would never hurt her. Even if the Myers family despised North, it did not make sense for them to go that far. With these thoughts, Bryan’s expression turned complex. “Mr. Gerald, please take Ms. North away. Reina needs to rest.” Bryan’s sudden change in attitude raised North’s eyebrows. Reina, shocked, complained, “Dad, North slapped me, and you’re letting it slide?” Bryan seemed like he was about to say something but hesitated an
After a long silence, Bryan Jordan finally sighed deeply, “The competition will be postponed for a week. Let’s go home for now.” Reina weakly got up, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes. She had to do something to dispel Bryan’s doubts. … After leaving the room, North asked curiously, “What did you say to Mr. Jordan just now?” She had mocked Reina, yet Bryan had not reacted angrily. Instead, he let her leave and did not even hold her accountable for hitting his daughter. Was he out of his mind? Gerald casually smiled. “Nothing much. I just reminded Mr. Jordan not to make a mistake about who his daughter is, or it might be hard to settle things later.” North shook her head. “I don’t think it had any effect.” “Probably not,” Gerald replied calmly, a meaningful look flashing in his eyes. “So, did you get it out of your system?” North’s expression stiffened, and she stuttered, “W-What do you mean by that? I don’t understand.” “So, Mrs. Howard, you came here all by yours