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
North did not really understand it. What was so fun about shipping a couple that was made up of Gerald, a married man, and an unwed celebrity?Marlin’s gaze went dark. “There are countless tricks someone in the entertainment industry can play. As long as there are people who think Gerald doesn’t love you, then more fans will start shipping Gerald and Reina together and think they’re the ones truly in love.“Naturally, it’s too late for you and Gerald to publicize your love.”North was not a fool. “What you mean to say is that the situation’s tricky to shut down, right?”Marlin said languidly, “Well, there is one thing you can do. If Reina is convicted of a crime and sent to prison, you might have a shot.”North chuckled. “Reina’s plagiarism was always illegal.”“North, you don’t understand. There are some extreme fans who really don’t think plagiarism is anything serious.” A grim look of hatred flashed in Marlin’s eyes. He enunciated, “Unless you find a way to prove that Reina at
“Once Gerald and I get married, I will naturally try and find North a good husband.”The guilt in Gabriel’s heart lessened. “That’s good. If you need help, the Jordan family will help.”Yes, although they could not announce North’s identity to the world, the Jordan family could make things up to her by finding her a good husband. They would certainly not let her lose out.Reina was right. Gerald was not suitable for North. In the long run, North would not be happy in this situation.After comforting himself, Gabriel said, “Reina, are you going out?”Reina nodded shyly. “Aunt Christie invited me out. Don’t worry, Gabe. I’ll have bodyguards with me. It’ll be fine.”…Nathan brought North into the restaurant.He was the sole investor in the establishment, so the whole place belonged to him. However, he had never shown his face there before, so the reception staff and servers did not know him. He was going to contact the manager instead.However, before he could make his phone cal
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?”