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
Mr. Young hung up on North. North narrowed her eyes.She had heard him right. Mr. Young was talking about Mr. Howard. She thought. “That’s weird. Which Mr. Howard is it? Gerald knows that I’m coming here. He wouldn’t snatch this pearl away from me.“Then, who’s the one bluffing by claiming to be connected to Mr. Howard here…” North turned around immediately. “I’m going to meet the person in charge.”Hearing that, Erika hurriedly followed her. Unexpectedly, someone was waiting at the door of Mr. Young’s office. It was Nathan. At the sight of North, Nathan’s eyes lit up. “North!”North was confused. “What are you doing here?” “I came to take something. You’re here just in time, Mr. Young!” When Nathan saw the door open, he quickly went over. “Where’s the thing I wanted?” Mr. Young became helpless at the sight of this spoiled young man. “Mr. Nathan, I’ve offended Mr. Gabriel because of you today. Please do me a favor and let me off…”He saw North standing behind Nathan
Erika was on the edge of losing her temper. She glared viciously at Nelly before storming out.Nathan was no fool. Although he seemed to be a stupidly rich playboy, his mind was sharp.He took a deep look at Nelly, who was Mason’s precious sister. Without saying anything, he left as well.Mr. Young felt indignant on Nelly’s behalf. “Mr. Nathan aside, how can Ms. Erika and North be so rude?!”Nelly acted as if she did not mind at all. “It’s alright. North has a bad temper, but she doesn’t have a mean heart.”Mr. Young sighed emphatically. “Ms. Nelly, you’re too kind. It’s no wonder that Mr. Gerald cares about you so much.”Nelly put on a delighted smile.…Outside the auction hall, Mrs. Scott and Wanda had come to pick up Nelly. Coincidentally, they bumped into North.Mrs. Scott already knew that North wanted the East Pearl. Since Nelly had gotten it, she spoke in a subtly mocking manner. “Ms. North, how come you didn’t bid for anything when you’re already at the auction? Did
The bystanders were all speechless.A lump formed in Ramona’s throat. Hold on, what did Nathan mean? What kind of person did he mean to say she was?Still looking innocent, as if he did not know that he was sharing juicy gossip, Nathan said, “Didn’t you have a ‘childhood friend’ yourself, Mrs. Scott? You didn’t cut ties with him even after you married into the Scott family. You exchange presents with him every few days, too.“It doesn’t matter if you’re already married! You two are still only friends even though you buy each other gifts, go shopping, and go to the movies together. You even go to auctions and cruises together. There’s no reason Mr. Scott would be mad. Am I right, Mrs. Scott?”The moment Nathan finished talking, the place fell into a dead silence. Everyone was shocked speechless. Wanda’s eyes widened, and she swallowed the words she had been about to say.Ramona’s expression turned from disdainful to struck. Then, her face became thunderous.What nonsense was Nat
Erika fell silent once again.What was Nathan talking about? North was not someone who was calm and cool or one who got cowed by anyone. And she definitely would not let things go if someone offended her. The way Nathan described North was unlike the North that Erika knew. With that, Erika became sure that there was definitely something wrong with Nathan.…Back at Royal Sights Residences, Gerald was feeling much better. His eyes were back to normal, and the poison was dormant again.Yet, he knew that this period of normalcy would not last.Gerald eyed the time. North should be back soon.He had gotten Connor to leave instructions with the person in charge of the auction to take care of North. As such, she should be returning home with the item she wanted.Just then, the sound of the door opening drifted over. Gerald looked over and swallowed. “Nor—”In the next moment, Nathan dragged Gerald outside and slammed the door closed in a burst of temper.“Stay out here and refle
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?”