“What are you doing here?!”North beamed. “Where should I be if not here, Ms. Patricia? Do you think I don’t have the right to come to the wards of this hospital?”Patricia’s expression twisted. “Who allowed you in here?!”“Come to think of it, a doctor asked me that just now at the door. He thought that I shouldn’t be here.”North swept her hair aside. Casually, she said, “But Gerald found out that Dr. Parsons had only tried to stop me from coming in because he’d been paid to do so. Hey, you wouldn’t happen to be the one who paid Dr. Parsons, would you, Ms. Patricia?”Patricia’s expression turned stiff. “W-What nonsense!”Seeing this, Reina spoke up weakly. “Patricia never left the ward. Where would she have found the time to pay off Dr. Parsons? North, you must be mistaken.”Reina sounded extremely resigned. “Oh, North, you shouldn’t be like this. Patricia is Gerald’s mom. You shouldn’t be questioning her like this.”With Reina backing her, Patricia became more confident. She
North was delighted. She took Gerald’s wrist and said, “Alright. Let’s go home, then. I’m sleepy.”Reina was devastated as she watched Gerald and North holding hands. Jealousy nearly seeped from her eyes.How shameless North was! Reina was currently admitted to the hospital, so Gerald should rightly be spending time with her. But North just had to shove herself into the situation!Reina suddenly covered her chest and frowned. She coughed. “Patricia, my tummy—”Patricia shrieked. “Reina, are you okay?! Call a doctor, quick!”A few doctors quickly came inside. One looked at Patricia’s face before saying deferentially, “Ms. Reina is fine. It’s just that her emotions are affected. She just needs some cheering up.”“That’s right. The best-case scenario would be to have the baby’s father spend more time with her. A pregnant woman should always be kept happy.”Patricia immediately turned around. “Did you hear that, Gerald? Shouldn’t you stay and spend time with Reina when she’s in such
The others were exchanging looks with each other. It did sound like Connor had a point.Although he was an employee, Sam had been friends with Gerald for more than a decade. Now that he was in a coma, Gerald had to take care of him while investigating the truth of what happened. Yet, Reina kept using the fact that she was carrying “Gerald’s baby” to make Gerald choose between her and Sam. What was the meaning of that? She was not Gerald’s wife, but she was in such a rush to boast about her position. The hospital employees around them started talking.“I saw online that Reina and Mr. Gerald have a strong relationship. It’s because Mr. Gerald came to the hospital that netizens are even more sure that the baby is Mr. Gerald’s.”“But Mr. Gerald didn’t come to the hospital because of her.”“That’s why she’s so shrewd. Besides, she has someone who successfully usurped the original wife’s position helping her.”Patricia rolled her eyes in anger. “Shut up!”Reina gritted her teeth. S
This time, Sam was the only one in the production zone so no others were hurt. But what about next time?North nodded determinedly, “She needs to go.”Both Patricia Bracken and Reina had never valued human life. They acted so high and mighty, doing whatever it took to achieve their goals, but what right did they have to do that? Did the people they had sacrificed deserve to die?…Several days passed. Ever since Deep Pool Corporation posted on their official website that Gerald had visited the hospital for Sam, not Reina, the Internet’s tune had changed.Some mocked Reina for being too thick-skinned. Others speculated if the “bond” between him and this usurping mistress was real.North had gone over to the company with Gerald. After finishing contract negotiations, she heard someone gossiping. “Looks like Mrs. Howard is still in his favor. Mr. Howard treats her so well.”“Those baseless rumors on the Internet are only good for entertainment. Everyone knows how Mr. Howard feels
When Reina heard the receptionist’s words, she suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart and forced a smile. “Thank you. North probably wouldn’t want to see me if you hadn’t informed her.” She saw a reporter following her and slowly took a deep breath. Ever since Gerald denied that he went to the hospital for her, there had been many rumors about her online. Many people even suspected that this child was not Gerald’s. Reina could not wait any longer. She had to find a way to create a scandal!She wanted everyone to know that she was kind and that North was vicious. She was the best choice for Gerald!After Reina went upstairs, she stood next to North like a wilting flower. North looked at her calmly. After a long while, when Reina started sweating, she said, “Sit.” Reina bit her lip. “If you don’t give me permission to sit, how would I dare sit?” North imperceptibly raised her eyebrows. Did Reina change her tactics? Was she pretending to be weak so that others wou
Mr. Folger originally thought that a stupid person like North would definitely agree to his request. Who knew that not only did she not agree, but she even embarrassed him!He flew into a rage out of humiliation. “Mrs. Howard, I have countless connections. Don’t offend me! You’re also someone who’s about to be abandoned by Mr. Gerald. You might have to rely on me to put in a good word for you in the future!” North almost laughed out of anger. Did Folger and Reina think there was something wrong with her brain? “Looks like we can’t continue this conversation. Mr. Folger, please go back.” Folger’s expression turned ugly. “It’s just a personal grudge. Is it reasonable for Deep Pool Corporation to fire an old employee who has been working for more than ten years for this?” The reporters outside the door felt that this was breaking news. They quickly contacted the editor-in-chief and prepared to broadcast this incident live. Folger sneered. “If word gets out, I’m sure your repu
Reina’s face suddenly turned pale! She did not know that Mr. Folger had done such a thing! Who asked North to be her usual arrogant self? Wasn’t it normal for her to think that it was North’s fault?! However, with so many people watching, Reina could only bow her head in humiliation. “North, I was tricked by Mr. Folger. If I had known that he was involved in the explosion, I would never have spoken up for him.” North smiled slightly. “Reina, you were also in the hospital when Sam underwent the surgery. Even your nurse knew that the explosion was related to Mr. Folger, but you didn’t. That’s very surprising.” “You…” Reina’s expression stiffened. “It’s because I’m pregnant… I’m only concerned about my baby. Of course, I wasn’t listening to gossip...” “If you care so much about your baby, why did you come here to look for me?” North asked slowly, “Reina, aren’t you afraid that something will happen?” That was right. Reina said that because she only cared about the baby, sh
“If she’s unwilling, why is Reina still pretending to apologize?!” “Are you stupid? Can’t you see that there are reporters outside? Reina is trying to portray herself as the victim.” Reina’s expression became uglier. Her entire body trembled uncontrollably as tears streamed down her face. “North! I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. Please don’t think that way. I feel terrible…” “Gerald, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and call Mr. Jordan to pick her up. A pregnant woman who’s ‘not in good health’ is still running around here! If Reina faints, whose fault will it be?” North said faintly, “Everyone, you have to be my witness. I didn’t try to do anything to Reina at any point.” “Mrs. Howard, don’t worry. We’re all your witnesses!” “Even if Mr. Jordan is here, he can’t force you to take the blame!” “I’ve studied medicine before. Reina’s cheeks are rosy, and she’s in good health. It’s impossible for her to faint. If she does faint, it’s an act!” Reina gritted her teeth. She di
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?”