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
“Nathan is not unreasonable. Ms. Nelly, don’t you think it’s improper to lecture Nathan in front of his older brother?”Gerald pushed the document away emotionlessly. “We can talk business tomorrow. It’s not like Mason can’t wait another night.”Nelly clenched her teeth. “Alright then.”She put the document back in her bag before fishing out a jewelry box. The one that was holding the East Pearl.Opening the box, Nelly revealed the pearl within. Her eyes shined with malice. She said pointedly, “North, I have something for you. Consider it a belated wedding gift.”“Gift? Did you say this is a gift for North?” Nathan sounded like he had heard a joke. He suddenly felt disgusted. He said sarcastically, “Ms. Nelly, you’re really shrewd in business. You stole this from North but you’re now acting so generous by giving it to her as a gift. Should I praise you for your benevolence?”Internally, Nelly called Nathan an idiot. However, she looked innocent as she said, “Nate, what are you sa
Right after Nathan said that, everyone in the villa looked at Nelly inquisitively.Nelly’s eyes were red as she shook her head. “I’m sorry, I really didn’t know. I know that North had gone to the auction, but I never thought that she would be interested in this exact pearl.”But Gerald had understood everything that was going on. His gaze turned dark.He had indeed instructed Mr. Young to take care of someone, but that person was supposed to be North.Connor felt like he was in trouble. “Sir, I really did call Mr. Young and tell him to take good care of the madam!”But Mr. Young must have misunderstood him for some reason. How had he ended up easing the way for Nelly?Nathan and North were taken aback when Connor said this. Meanwhile, Nelly’s expression shifted. Hold on, what was Connor talking about?Was she not the woman Gerald wanted cared for? How come that woman was North? Had it always been North?! No, that was impossible!It had to be Nelly! If it was not Nelly, why
Calmly and rationally, Gerald asked with restraint, “You didn’t know?” His tone was icy.Nelly went pale. “Gerald.”Gerald looked at her coolly. “I don’t believe Mr. Young would be so foolish as to get this mixed up.”Nathan reacted quickly and said, “That’s right. Mr. Young is a sharp one. Even if Connor hadn’t finished speaking, he wouldn’t have just assumed you were the woman he meant. I don’t suppose you said something to lead Mr. Young to misunderstand, did you, Nelly?”Nelly’s face was ashen. As she bit her lip, she felt like Gerald was staring right through her. How hateful. But she had no choice.Nelly feigned a sudden understanding. “Oh, I get it now. Mr. Young was really instructed to take care of me. Mason called at that time. That’s why I thought it was Mason who instructed Mr. Young to do that.” Nelly was still crying as she said pitifully, “I’m sorry, North. It’s all my fault. Blame me if you have to. I’m sorry.”Nathan wanted to say something more, but North narr
How could Patricia have a son as good as Nathan? Worse, Patricia did not even appreciate him.Nathan’s bout of anger was not consciously aimed at Gerald. It was just that Nathan could not accept anyone having an extramarital affair because he was the product of such an affair. He hated the Howard family and Patricia. Yet, it was because of them that he was even alive. Simply put, he also hated himself.“He should really take over Howard Corporation.”None of the Howard family’s assets should be allowed to go to Patricia and Mike.North was confused but did not say a word. She found Gerald’s logic quite unlike that of other people’s. Since she had the East Pearl, North went upstairs to figure out how to grind it into a powder. Meanwhile, Gerald was downstairs. After thinking about it, he called Mason.Mason seemed to have found out about what had happened at Royal Sights Residences. After a moment of silence, he told a lie that anyone could see through. “Gerald, I really did co
Bryan looked pained as he said, “Mom, it’s been so many years. How can you still see Estella this way? In any case, Reina is my daughter, and I won’t let anyone wrong her. Once we’re back in Seatown, she will officially become part of our family, and I will present her formally to the world.“Besides, Gabriel is Estella’s son, too. Why have you never treated Gabriel so meanly?”To herself, Brenda thought meanly, “At least Gabriel is a boy and was raised with us from a young age. He’s nothing like Estella at all. He’s totally different.”However, since Bryan was there, Brenda did not want to make things too awkward. As such, she glanced over at Reina.One look was enough to make Brenda’s eyes go wide.She could tell instantly that Reina was not Estella’s daughter. That silly Bryan had been looking for Estella’s daughter for years. But in reality, Brenda had long ago found out that girl’s name and where she lived. But it was clear that Reina was not North Myers. With that, Bre
Bryan would surely chase Gabriel out of the family when he found out about this. After all, Bryan favored his daughter much more than he did Gabriel.And if he were chased out of the family, Gabriel would be done for.A shiver ran down Gabriel’s spine. He did not even dare to think about that possibility.No, he could not let that happen!A vicious glint flashed in Gabriel’s eyes. Since there was already a mistake, then he would let the mistake persist.However, he was still an older brother who adored his sister. He would find a way to make things up to North. It was just that he could not let Reina’s impersonation be discovered.Gabriel thought guiltily that he was only doing this for the Jordan family, as he had with everything else. As such, North could not fault him for it when she found out the truth in the future.“Gabe. Gabe, I’m talking to you. Did you hear me?” Bryan was displeased.Gabriel abruptly came back to himself, only to find Bryan standing in front of him.
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?”