Mrs. Jordan loudly said, “But a child without a father… Why would you want to give birth to it? Are you trying to embarrass the Jordan family?!” Bryan’s frown deepened.North had warned Reina in private? If that was the case, then he had to protect Reina. He had already let his daughter suffer too much. Thus, he could not sit there and do nothing anymore. “The Howard family should be responsible for their children.“Reina, rest well. I’ll pay the Howard family a visit.” Reina watched as Bryan left, and she smiled. …At Royal Sights Residences, North could not follow up with Nathan’s thought process. “How Gerald is in bed?” Nathan thought North did not understand what he meant. But since they were both adults, he felt that she would be able to understand the underlying meaning of his words. “That’s right!” North fell into deep thought. A few days ago, Gerald did indeed toss and turn in bed a few times and nearly kicked her out of bed too.She recalled his usual sl
Finally, due to Nathan’s strong request, all those men stayed back with them. North did not dare to say a word. “Drink… Come, let’s drink! Don’t dismiss me!” After drinking for a few rounds, Nathan got drunk as expected. He grabbed North’s sleeve with tears in his eyes. “They have such hard lives… So hard…” North was speechless. Nathan kept asking these men to talk about their experiences working at the bar. Nathan was shocked at the stories. North could not help but say, “You should stop drinking.” “Why should I stop drinking? I’ve already spent money on alcohol! So, why shouldn’t I drink?” Nathan gestured, and another male escort scooted closer to him. The male escort was initially quite confident, but after he came, his gaze flickered between Nathan and North, as he was confused about who his actual client was. “Um…” Before he could finish speaking, someone was shouting in shock outside of the door. Immediately after, the noisy bar fell silent. North had a bad fe
“Yes, Gerald is…” Nathan was still planning to go on, but he suddenly felt that the voice seemed a little familiar. It was only then that Nathan realized that the private room was very quiet. He finally put down his glass and looked in the direction of the man who was talking. “You’re just a male escort. How dare you speak to me like…”His words were stuck in his throat. Nathan was stunned. It was as if he had just seen a ghost. He then sprung up from his seat. “G-Gerald, you… You…” Gerald said in a cold voice, “Speak properly.” Nathan was immediately humbled. He was no longer acting loud and obnoxious. Instead, he hid behind North. His trembling voice betrayed his attempt to hide his fear. “Gerald, no. Listen to me…” Gerald sounded calm. “You brought Mrs. Howard here to drink?” Nathan felt like death was coming for him. “No, we’re not drinking…” Gerald continued, “You wanted to introduce men to her?” Nathan knew that Gerald was going to kill him. “No, I didn’t mean th
North thought. “I knew he’d been waiting to get even with me!“But how could I explain it? I can’t always blame it on Nathan. After all, he was forced to admit that he liked men because of me.”Being a loyal friend, North racked her brain. Suddenly, she thought of an amazing idea as Gerald’s gaze grew increasingly unreadable. “You got me wrong, Gerald. I came to learn something!”Gerald cocked his brow. “You came to a bar to learn something?”“Yeah!” North sounded righteous. “Maybe you won’t believe me, but I came here because of you.” Gerald was at a loss for words. He thought. “I won’t believe her? Hm, yes, I don’t.” North gnashed her teeth. “I did it because… I wanted to learn how to make you happy!”Gerald raised his brows. “I’m listening.” “You know that I’ve never dated anyone else except Eiger. Plus, it wasn’t really a romance. So, I wanted to know what kind of women men liked. I wanted to see what kind of gifts they’ll like and what I should pay attention to.” No
“You don’t have to be mad.”But Nathan grew angrier. “There’s another issue aside from Reina’s affair…”After a brief pause, he said softly, “Mom and Dad let Reina move into Howard Manor. They want to take care of her at home. Plus, the news has spread far and wide. People are saying that the baby is yours since Reina is staying at Howard Manor. Are they out of their mind?” Gerald narrowed his eyes. His biological parents helped Reina move into Howard Manor.They were eager to admit that it was his baby even though it was not.“Reina is backed by the Jordan family. Plus, Mr. Jordan has such a good reputation. When I met him before, he was very kind. I didn’t expect him to be this unreasonable because of Reina.”Nathan whispered, “What’s your plan, Gerald?”“My plan? Of course…” Gerald sipped his coffee. “I’ll get evidence. After all, I’m a good citizen who follows the law.” Nathan shuddered inwardly. “Why does that sound so dangerous?”…When North woke up upstairs, soren
Some people rushed to North’s Twitter account to harass her because they felt sorry for Reina.[Reina has it hard. You’re a woman too. Can’t you sympathize with her? It was Linda who started it when she targeted you. But Linda is in jail now. You guys should have made peace!][Yeah, the b*stards from the Myers family can no longer threaten North. Can’t she let Reina off the hook?][Reina can never be a mother if she loses this child, North. Can you bear to do that? You call yourself a woman?!][Plus, Reina and Mr. Gerald were engaged. You’re the homewrecker. But you want to get rid of Reina’s child? You’re just his first wife. Stop being arrogant! The illegitimate children have inheritance rights too. Reina will be the real wife soon. There’s no place for you!] North was at a loss for words. She thought. “Are these fans idiots? How could they say such things?!“It’s the modern age. How could they sound so righteous when it comes to a mistress?!“It’ll be an insult to my intel
But luckily, North had come.She carried a handbag and got straight into the car. Unexpectedly, Gerald got into the car too.Veins were bulging on the butler’s forehead. He had a bad feeling because this was not according to Cedric’s instructions. If Gerald was around, it would be hard to threaten North.“Mr. Gerald, Mr. Cedric just wants to invite Ms. North over for a chat…” “It looks like you didn’t understand Nathan’s words.” Iciness gleamed in Gerald’s eyes.The butler’s lips twitched. “Mr. Cedric asked me to drive only Mrs. Howard to Howard Manor. You…” Gerald looked calm. “You’re overthinking. I’m not going there to meet him.”Nathan clicked his tongue and chimed in, “Why do you talk so much? Does Gerald need your permission to go home? You’re just a butler. After the last voting of the general meeting, Gerald is still the head of the Howard family. Why are you saying he can’t ride in your car?”“No, I didn’t mean that.” The butler gnashed his teeth in deep dissatisfa
North thought. “Gerald, did you see your mom’s face?”Enraged, Cedric had difficulty breathing. He trembled angrily. “You b*stard!”“Please calm down, Mr. Cedric. Gerald doesn’t always come home.”A gentle voice came from upstairs. Reina was wearing a set of loungewear as she walked over. She seemed to be supporting her belly unintentionally. North quickly narrowed her eyes. Cedric became anxious. “Why did you come downstairs, Reina? Be careful of the baby.”“I’m fine, Mr. Cedric. I just want to come and see Gerald.” Reina smiled bitterly. “I’m sorry… Gerald, just ignore me.”North sneered.Reina made it sound like she wanted Gerald’s attention. Gerald nodded. “Mm, I wasn’t planning on paying attention to you either.”North was at a loss for words.She thought. “Marvelous! I’m enjoying Reina’s distorted expression!” “Mr. Cedric, where should I put Ms. Reina’s clothes?” A servant came over and asked. North looked over and saw many bodyguards moving furniture.Cedri
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?”