“I grew up with Gerry. I feel so sorry for him… How could he have such a willful wife like you? Do you want all his friends to cut him off because of you? “Mrs. Howard, I’d better remind you about one thing for Nelly’s sake. Gerry won’t let you do this.” North sneered. She thought. “What an outrageous accusation!“So, am I trying to sabotage Gerald’s friendship by targeting his friend?“But why didn’t Wanda say that she’s sabotaging my relationship with Gerald by ruining my property with her car?”North wanted to speak up but a sudden voice from behind beat her to it.“Ms. Wanda, who told you that I wouldn’t let her?” Gerald spoke up slowly and stunned everyone.North stopped short in sudden fear.She thought. “Wait. What is Gerald doing behind me?!“When did he come? No wonder these two b*tches started putting on a show. It turns out that they’re doing this for Gerald.”Wanda appeared abashed. “Gerry.” Gerald did not even bat an eyelid as he walked straight to North.
Connor immediately investigated it and replied a few minutes later, “Mr. Gerald, Mrs. Scott and Ms. Wanda own twelve cars. Plus, Mr. Mason owns no property in the Scott family.” Mrs. Scott’s heart skipped a beat. “G-Gerald…”Gerald ignored Mrs. Scott and said absent-mindedly, “Mm, go and drag those cars here. Let my wife destroy them for fun.” Gerald said North could destroy them for fun?!Mrs. Scott’s expression changed drastically, and she said, “Gerald, Mason left a lot of cars at home—” “But they’re not under Mason’s name.” Slowly, Gerald turned to look at Mrs. Scott. “Aren’t I right?” Mason did not own those cars, and he was Gerald’s friend. Hence, it was fine even if Gerald destroyed the cars belonging to the other members of the Scott family.Those people were not Gerald’s friends either.Mrs. Scott found it hard to speak. She forced a smile. “Regardless, we’re Mason’s family. If word got out that you fell out with the family of your best friend for a woman’s sake,
Gerald looked calm.He maintained his smile and did not even look at Wanda. He sounded frighteningly gentle.“Excuse me, Ms. Wanda? Who did you… want to kill?” Wanda screamed, “Ah!”She thought. “What… What is that? That’s a gun!”Gerald appeared indifferent. “Ms. Wanda, you said you just killed a few weeds, and you could easily control my wife’s life. Is that right?“Since you feel that North’s life is worthless, then I’ll also think that your life…”A chuckle escaped Gerald. “...Is equally as worthless.”Wanda trembled as coldness crept up in her. She collapsed on the ground. “I-I…”Mrs. Scott could not see Wanda get killed. “We didn’t mean that, Gerald. We just—”“I’m very curious about one thing, Ms. Wanda.” North blinked and bent over. “Isn’t the Scott family aware of Gerald’s identity? But you made a scene in Royal Sights Residences. Who convinced you to be this bold? I remember that Mason was always polite. He’d never let you act recklessly at his friend’s house.“
Nelly seemed confused and worried. “Sam, hurry up and put the gun down… Wanda, what happened?”Sam remained motionless.Surprised and helpless, Nelly asked, “Gerald, did Wanda do anything to upset you? I’ll apologize. Put the gun down first.” Gerald looked calm.It was an ambiguously dead silence. Suddenly, North’s chuckle broke the stalemate. “Gerald, you’ve scared Ms. Wanda.” Gerald nodded calmly before Sam put the gun away.Wanda collapsed on the ground, trembling in fear.Grinning, North looked at Nelly. She felt that it was unnecessary to raise that question anymore. Why was Wanda so aggressive? Certainly, Nelly had convinced her. Nelly glanced at the herbs on the ground. “North, I’m sorry. I’ve spoiled Wanda. Name the price of these herbs. I’ll pay you back.”North threw a sidelong glance at Nelly. If words got out about the compensation, the Scott family would become the reasonable ones instead. After all, no one would believe that a few herbs could cost so m
Based on the conversation, it was clear that Gerald had gifted five percent of the shares to Mason.But Mrs. Scott had forcefully snatched them away just because she was Mason’s adoptive mother. However, Nelly insisted on returning the shares to Gerald. Nelly was in the right this time.Besides, she knew that it was not the time to catch up with Gerald. “I’m so sorry today, Gerald. I’ll stop disturbing you guys. Bye.”She looked at North. “Let’s grab a bite when you’re free, North.”Then, she left. North narrowed her eyes. If Nelly had not provoked North several times right after she had come back from being abroad, North would have felt that Nelly was a nice person. Nelly was prudent and polite.But…It seemed like Nelly was more cunning than Melinda and Sharon. “Mrs. Howard, come back.” Hearing that, North immediately turned around. “Mason isn’t on good terms with the Scott family, but he is with Nelly, right?” Her question surprised Gerald. “Mm.” “Why?” Geral
Connor was thunderstruck. “You don’t know?” Gerald raised his brow languidly. “I’m not a doctor. How would I know?” Puzzled, Connor became quite uneasy. He thought. “But you’re drinking them even though you don’t know. You’re poisoned. You might die if you’re not being careful!”On the contrary, Sam found those herbs familiar. He cleared his throat. “Madam knows what she’s doing. Don’t meddle.” Sam had been traveling around the world to find a way to detoxify Gerald. Hence, he knew a little about medicine. These herbs… looked very much like the ones grown by Master Jones. If it were true, these ruined herbs were priceless. …Meanwhile, North wore a poker face as she gave Pete a video call. Pete picked it up and did not see North. Instead, he saw the ruins on the ground. It rendered him speechless. He drew in a cold breath. “Who ruined my medicine?!”“Wanda Scott.” “A Scott?” Pete frowned. “Humph! Mr. Scott begged me to give him two stalks of herbs a few days ago. He
At the thought of that, Gerald laughed. “Yeah, a capitalist should behave like one. I’ll never make a bad bargain.”He thought. “So, you’ve got to be with me forever.”North was puzzled.It was different from what they had agreed upon. Worried, she checked her savings. Okay… It was fine as long as she could afford to buy that East Pearl. …The auction was held in the evening. Gerald did not go with North because he had to attend a meeting. Besides, North did not want him to know what she wanted to buy there.North was reluctant to disappoint Gerald again before she confirmed that she could cure his vision.“North, are you going to the auction? I want to go too.” Erika called North. “What would you like to buy? I heard that the last few items are booked. This is what’s bad about mini auctions because too many people just pull strings.” North answered, “The East Pearl.” “The East Pearl?” Erika dwelled on it. “Oh, it’s a collectible in the middle of the list. I think it’s
North looked up.The noise in the hall subsided. Gabriel gnashed his teeth and looked hideous as he blocked the doorway. “Get lost!”A weird feeling rose in North’s chest, but she remained nonchalant. “Did you organize this auction?” “North, you’d better not offend me.”Gabriel recalled how Reina cried secretly and skipped her meals and sleep. She kept muttering some words about her mother. It made Gabriel feel very sorry for her. Yes, Linda had committed heinous crimes, but she had raised Reina. It was reasonable that Reina felt grateful to Linda. Besides, Gabriel remembered his mother too…Hence, hatred got the better of him when he saw North. “Get lost!” Everyone looked over.Some people recognized Gabriel and North before they started whispering. Although Gabriel was afraid of hurting his reputation, he seemed to have not noticed that. He just wanted to drive North away. North narrowed her eyes because she felt that there was something wrong with Gabriel. Erika f
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?”