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
Gabriel glanced at North’s private room reluctantly and finally left in a fit of resentment. North blinked. “It should be Nathan.” “Well, he’s not at all like what I had thought he would be. Why does the Howard family claim that he’s ignorant and spoiled? He’s very cute.”Erika held her chin and wanted to raise more questions. But the host suddenly announced, “The next item is a hundred-year-old East Pearl!” It was a rare item because it was a bright, round pearl as large as a pigeon egg. But it was not that amazing during an auction full of many luxury items. Erika said, “You can get at it at around 280,000 dollars.” North nodded and started bidding for it.Yes, it was merely a pearl. The other noble ladies were uninterested in it. At first, North had a smooth bidding process. But when it reached 140,000 dollars, someone suddenly competed against her. The price got higher. When it was nearly 700,000 dollars, Erika became hesitant. “Forget it, North.” North pursed h