“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
Connor’s expression became stern. Gerald was adopted by the South family as a child, but their intentions were not pure. They treated him as a blood bank. The direct descendants of the South family all had a certain disease. From Mr. South Senior to Abraham South, everyone had it, but Abraham’s condition was more severe. Gerald used to be Abraham’s blood bag. Whenever Abraham fell ill, he, the “blood bag” adopted since childhood, had to serve his purpose. He was only a few years old, but he would be drained of blood until he fainted. The South family could not care less. As long as Abraham was safe and sound, everything was fine. This continued until Gerald broke away from the South family. More than a decade had passed, and Gerald was no longer the same person he was back then, yet the South family still dared to target him, had they gone mad? “Sir, do you need me to go and send a warning to the South family?” Gerald was indifferent. “Tell Sam to come back.” Connor’s
However, North also really wanted to know whose name she called out at that critical moment. She only remembered saying “Howard”. Could it be... that person was Gerald? Then, was the person by her side also Gerald? North swallowed nervously, her face flushed. “You heard me call your name, are you sure?” If that was the case... Gerald paused for a moment. “Well, not exactly.” North’s flicker of hope was instantly extinguished. “Then why did you say I dreamed about you?” “You called for Brother Howard.” Gerald finished his sentence and then asked meaningfully, “If that ‘Brother Howard’ wasn’t meant for me... then who else with the surname Howard could you be dreaming about?” Brother Howard... Brother Howard? No way, at such a critical moment, she actually said something so cheesy! No, this dream had to be fake, and she was overthinking it. It was just a dream. But why did she say something like “Brother Howard”? North felt uncomfortable. She fidgeted on the bed
Night blindness? Was this really night blindness? She had studied alternative medicine with her uncle for a few years and knew what patients with typical night blindness were like. Gerald... “Sir, Madam, aren’t you coming downstairs for dinner?” Steward asked cheerfully as he knocked on the door. Gerald got up calmly. “Yes, Steward, the vase is broken. Please get someone to clean it up.” Then, as if nothing was amiss, he turned and said, “Let’s go eat.” North followed him, frowning slightly. After dinner, North decided to take a bath and go to bed. Before falling asleep, she hesitated for a while and then sent a message to Pete. [Uncle Pete, are you free tomorrow? I have a question to ask you.] [You can just ask me here] North typed hurriedly, [No, it’s very important. It has to be in person.] After scheduling a meeting with Pete, North went to bed, but she did not sleep well. As soon as she closed her eyes, she thought of Gerald’s lifeless eyes. She was determi
Their parents were killed because of a mistake made by Ronald South. Afterward, Ronald simply brushed it off and then continued to exploit their sons. Connor despised the South family, and he did not bother to say much to Martin. Sam was much calmer. “Sir, your poisoning is indeed due to this person.” “Poisoning? Hahaha, Gerald, you’re poisoned, so you must be blind now, right?! Haha, the great Mr. Gerald is actually a blind man...” Gerald looked at him indifferently. Martin’s words got stuck in his throat. “What? No, I won’t give you the antidote! I don’t have the antidote! Gerald, this is your fate, even your biological parents abandoned you, I—” “Gerald does not like to listen to nonsense.” These calm and gentle words had decided Martin’s fate. Martin’s face turned pale, and intense fear made him scream, “What do you want to do?! “Gerald, do other people know your true face?! Do they know you’re a demon?! Everyone says you’re gentle and polite... Hahaha, what a jok
“I once knew someone who had a condition just like that. She was also fine during the day, but she would become blind at night. She was unable to do anything about it, so she was confined to her large estate. Finally, she died there.” Pete continued, “She was poisoned at a very young age and lived until her forties before her will to live collapsed.” North asked subconsciously, “Who was this person?” Pete turned his head, looked at her intently, and slowly said, “The true heiress of the Bracken family, Cedric Howard’s first wife, Paige Bracken.” North was shocked! Paige Bracken? She was almost certain that Gerald was Paige’s biological son. Paige had been poisoned back then. After that, Gerald was poisoned too?! Pete got straight to the point. “I won’t ask what the relationship between Paige and Gerald is, and I don’t need you to explain anything either. But North, the poison in Gerald’s body is partly due to external factors and partly due to congenital factors from his