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
A family?North looked at Gerald and hinted at the latter to go to the living room first.As expected, there were only five chairs. It was clear that Cedric did not see North as a part of the family. Gerald nonchalantly pulled North over and gently pushed her to take a seat. Then, he said casually, “Come here, Nathan.” Nathan understood. He also pulled a chair out and casually sat down.A minute later, Cedric, Patricia, and Reina walked over as if they were a family. North’s words struck Patricia speechless a while back. When Patricia saw North sitting there, her face sank. “Some people just don’t understand social cues. I was talking about a family. How could she not understand? How could she have the nerve to come here?!” North ignored her.There were only two chairs left at the dining table, but three people were standing. Naturally, Cedric and Patricia would not stand while eating. Then, it could only be…Reina’s eyes turned red. She shook her head helplessly. “I’m
Reina could not figure out why Gerald would be this aloof for North’s sake.She was his savior. But he ignored her.Crying, Reina said, “Gerald, I don’t think I’ve ever mistreated you. Do you have to be this cruel? “It’s the maid’s fault for arranging only five chairs. It isn’t a big deal. Why do you have to accuse me indirectly of being an outsider? I’m pregnant, and I can’t be stressed out. Plus, Mr. Cedric and Ms. Patricia wouldn’t target North on purpose. Why do you have to—” Patricia looked away and chimed in, “Gerald, Reina is right. She’s pregnant. Think of the baby! You shouldn’t let a pregnant lady stand and eat!”Nathan became enraged. He thought. “It isn’t Gerald’s kid. Why does Gerald have to be held responsible for it?!”He wanted to speak but Gerald beat him to it.Gerald slowly got up and faked a smile. “Yeah. Take a seat since you’re pregnant, Ms. Reina.” Cedric checked the time and knew that Bryan would be there soon. He asked, “What are you going to do wit
North pretended to be curious. “Why should Reina move to Royal Sights Residences? It’s illogical. Can’t she stay at Howard Manor while she’s pregnant?”Reina’s eyes reddened. “North, you still can’t accept me—”“That’s not the issue here.”North’s feigned curiosity was convincing. “I just think that it’s more suitable for Reina to stay here. If not, she should rent a house outside. Why would you let her stay in your son’s house?”What… did she mean by that?Everyone found something wrong with those words. But North kept on with her acting without allowing the others to respond. She said with admiration, “But Ms. Patricia, I admire you very much. Although Mr. Cedric brought his pregnant lover home, you’re fine with it. You want to help the child too. You even want to give up being the matriarch! “I feel so moved, Ms. Patricia. Is this the kind of restraint only a mistress who became the first wife can show?” Nathan was rendered speechless. North kept on criticizing Patricia
Patricia’s anger rendered her speechless. Suddenly, North laughed.“Calm down, Ms. Patricia. There are always two ways of looking at things. Be positive. Accept it as Mr. Cedric’s son. Then, we can see that your son isn’t a cruel and cold scumbag. Don’t you feel very gratified?” Nathan was stunned. He found that North had convinced him, and he admired her greatly.“How dare you!” Patricia screamed, “Get lost!” North blinked. “Why can’t you accept it, Ms. Patricia? You didn’t behave like this when you tried to persuade me to accept Gerald’s illegitimate child—”“Ms. North, you’ve got a sharp tongue!” Suddenly, a voice interrupted North while she was talking.North raised her brow and turned to the voice in displeasure.“Dad!” Crying, Reina threw herself at Bryan. Bryan looked gloomy but remained calm given his good upbringing. “Let’s chat, Mr. Gerald.” Gerald blinked. “That’s what I want as well.”Bryan glanced at Cedric. “Mr. Cedric, please ask the others to leave us alon
Gerald exited the room.Bryan looked hideous.He thought. “What does he mean?“I mistook my daughter for someone else?“No, Gerald must be babbling. He ruined Reina’s reputation because he doesn’t want to marry her!” …Gerald went outside and nodded. “Come. Let’s go home.”“Are you done talking?” North was curious. “What did you guys talk about?” “Nothing much. He just asked me to marry Reina.”Gerald was absent-minded. “And I proved one thing. Bryan isn’t as righteous as we thought.”“Why do you say that?” Gerald told North the things he had found out.“He and Mrs. Jordan weren’t engaged, and Mrs. Jordan even had a fiance.”North drew in a cold breath. “Did he snatch her away? I didn’t expect this. I thought he respected Mrs. Jordan very much.” After all, Bryan had always behaved like a gentleman. But he threatened Mrs. Jordan’s fiance, and he snatched her away. Then, her fiance went missing. But it was unknown whether her fiance went missing or died. Gerald sneere
North’s eyes turned gloomy, but she sounded indifferent. “I got seriously hurt, but I was okay afterward.” Colt commented, “How lucky!”North looked down and thought. “Yeah, I was very lucky.”Her memory about four years ago was very blurry. After she recovered, she could not remember many things. All she could recall was that she saved a person, and they helped each other for nearly half a month. Then, Reina tried to murder her.When she woke up again, Pete and the other seniors refused to tell her how she got hurt. She did not find out anything either. All she knew was that Reina had sent those people over.If she was not lucky, she would have died four years ago. And Reina…How could a murderer lead a good and grand life? She became the young lady of the Jordan family and was always superior to everyone.North tilted her head and thought. “It’s weird… Where did I meet that person? Where was I pursued by those people? Why can’t I recall anything?”Gerald tapped the table and
“Keep it down! There have to be fans of those celebrities here! Fans can get pretty crazy, okay? Stop talking.”“I just think it’s unfair to North!”North found this very strange. Were these people indignant on her behalf? But why?Before she could think it through, several women walked in her direction. They all looked at her with pained expressions. “North… Stay strong. Things will be fine.”“That’s right. You’re a student at Peacevale University, so you’ll have a great future ahead of you once you graduate. Countless men cheat. Once you succeed in life, there are plenty more fish in the sea for you to choose from!”“Yeah! You don’t have to take those comments online to heart. Those people are all just brainless fans. If you’re feeling down, you should come to campus more often. We’ll all spend more time with you.”North was confused as she thanked her classmates for their concern. When she got into the car, she scratched her head and opened Twitter.Instantly, her eyes narrow