Reina sounded like she was praising North, but each word was a trap.If North was Star’s friend, it meant that she must be exceptionally skilled in design. If she ended up disqualified, it meant that North had to be pretending to be Star’s friend.North instantly understood what Reina was trying to achieve. She said pointedly, “Alright then, I’ll be seeing you at the competition, Reina. When the time comes, I’ll surely surprise you.”A spark of viciousness flashed in Reina’s eyes.She thought to herself. “Just you wait, North. I will make sure your reputation is ruined! The more lies you tell, the more it’ll hurt when you’re exposed!”Reina walked out of the Deep Pool Building and purposely started crying.Gabriel was heartbroken when he saw this. “Reina, it’s okay if Gerald doesn’t want to work with you. The Jordan family will support you with all we have.”Reina covered her mouth and said, “I just like him so much. I’m sorry, I lost my composure there. Gerald is North’s husban
Reina had also retweeted the post. [I am thankful for Jordan Corporation’s acknowledgment and the encouragement of my father and brother. I will do my best in this year’s design competition.]Many people praised Reina in the comments.[Rescinding Reina’s prize was only to give the disqualified contestant an explanation. There’s nothing wrong with Reina’s design winning first place.][Jordan Corporation has good taste. I will definitely buy the dress when it’s released!][Reina’s award was only rescinded because of North. How shameless can she be? Reina is Star’s student. She deserves to win the prize.]Reina did not reply to any of the comments. However, she Tweeted something else. [Don’t say that. It’s true that I’m Star’s student, but North is Star’s friend, too.]Reina’s fans were flabbergasted. [No, that can’t be! North doesn’t deserve to be Star’s friend!]Reina replied in resignation. [This is true. North said so herself. She wouldn’t lie to me.]After that, Reina also re
North felt warmth spreading in her chest. She looked over at Reina not far away, who was surrounded by admirers. She said softly, “That’s good.”Then, she added, “Reina’s reputation will definitely be ruined this time. And now, there will be no one else to prevent it.”Gerald said mildly, “I know. Let’s go.”North got out of the car and prepared to head to her room when she heard someone say, “Oh, North is Star’s friend. Hurry and take a look. North’s here.”North was speechless.Good. It seemed that Reina was in a rush to get to her downfall. After all, she was provoking North so openly by touching on her sore spot. It really made North want to get rid of Reina faster.Reina was the participant most people focused on in this competition. As such, there were the most reporters circling her.After casually boasting about how much money Jordan Corporation had invested in her, Reina suddenly noticed a car nearby. She could tell at a glance that it was Gerald’s car.Gerald was ac
The design competition would last for seven days. The organizing committee would decide on a theme the designers would use to craft their designs and create their dresses. The judges would allot points to the designs seven days later.Each contestant had a space of their own that was separate from the others. They would not have the chance to see each other.When she arrived in her studio, North swept a glance over it and smiled.On the surface, it looked like the design competition was completely fair. The contestants had no chance to interact with each other or the judges. During the design phase, no one knew what the designs being produced looked like.But was that the reality?The design studios had been arranged by the organizers. Who would know if there were tiny cameras placed in the studios?North slowly checked the corners of the room and found at least eight cameras spying on her every move. And the purpose of this was to steal her design.North chuckled. She pretend
North had only just completed her sketch, but someone was already at her door. She did not believe that this was a coincidence.North surreptitiously hid a piece of paper before she opened the door. “It’s done.”The staff member quickly said, “It’s like this, Ms. North. I’m surveying how many people are done. Please let me take a picture of the design.”North grinned. “Sure.”The staff member thought that North was indeed a fool. How could she let just anyone see her design for the competition?But this was good. It saved her time.After the staff member left, North put her elbow on the desk and propped her chin on her palm. She knew that Reina was scheming to steal her design for this competition again. However, North was not so foolish this time.North languidly added a few strokes to her design.She wondered how Reina would react when she found out that the design she had stolen was an incomplete one.…Five minutes later, Reina held North’s design in her hand.Her ey
Suddenly, Gerald interrupted Reagan. “Mr. Reagan, how long have you been in the design industry?” His tone was calm and bland, but there was an undeniable hint of danger in it.Reagan was taken aback. Displeasure flooded him for a moment. He was Star’s student. Everyone fawned over him wherever he went. How dare someone speak to him this way?However, he came back to himself when he realized it was Leon speaking. That was someone Star had learned with. As such, Reagan was outclassed.Reagan held back his emotions and said sheepishly, “Ten years, Mr. Leon.”“Ten years.” Gerald lingered on those words as he slowly took a sip of tea. “Then you should recall the International Fashion Week incident in Magdolen seven years ago.”Reagan’s expression froze. Meanwhile, everyone else was recalling what happened back then.Seven years ago, countless international designers were present at Magdolen’s fashion week. Back then, Star’s reputation had yet to be so widespread, so Leon was the on
Indeed, the design process had gone unimaginably smoothly for North.She got whatever fabrics and materials that she wanted, as if she were just another contestant in the running. Reina had not instructed anyone to make life difficult for her.But why?North said lazily, “Is something the matter, Reina? If not, please step aside and stop blocking the way.”Reina smiled in resignation. “I just wanted to have a pleasant conversation with you. Oh, forget it. Go on and eat.”North immediately walked off.The people standing around Reina could not handle it. “Reina, you’re the only one who has such patience to deal with her. How can North act this way to you?”“Forget it. Maybe North is in a bad mood because she had trouble with her design. Let’s not disturb her anymore.”Reina watched North leave and could not help but smile wickedly.Had North’s design process gone smoothly this week? Of course, it had. Reina had arranged everything.She wanted North to complete her dress succes
North had figured it out. The last time she failed to find Leon, it was because he was avoiding her.She did not know why at the time, but after hearing the rumors today, she finally understood.“Could the rumors be true, and he’s disfigured? Is that why he’s always refusing to meet people and wearing that mask everywhere?”Gerald had been calm, but he started coughing immediately after hearing that.North was surprised. “Are you okay?”Gerald’s expression was indescribable. “...Do you think he’s disfigured too?”North shook her head. “I don’t care what he looks like, it’s his talents I admire. But if that’s why he won’t see me, then maybe I’ve gone too far back then.”North was worried that her unintentional act hurt the feelings of a disfigured man.The more she thought about it, the more worried she got. “I used to keep pestering Leon to meet me because I wanted to see what he looked like… he’s not mad, is he?”But she swore that she only wanted to see him so that she could
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?”