The guests looked at each other, not understanding what was going on. No matter how distant he was, as Bernard’s grandson, how could Gerald not give his grandfather a gift on his birthday?Reina shook her head anxiously. “It’s not like that. Gerald wouldn’t do that… I know, North. Did you forget? Gerald is very busy. Perhaps he handed the gift to you, but you forgot about it…” The guests understood that Bernard’s gift was prepared by North, but North forgot about it and did not send it! “How ridiculous… Ms. Reina carefully chose several emeralds, but North forgot the entire gift.” “That’s right, how can she compare to Ms. Reina?” Gerald took a sip of his drink, and his eyes turned cold. Just as he was about to speak, North grabbed his wrist and pinched him hard. Gerald coughed. North motioned for him not to speak, then shook her head in grievance. “I did send a gift. I don’t think the butler noticed it.” The butler was at a loss for words. He took out a box and said, “
Bernard did not react either. Everyone was stunned. White saffron… Samuel said that it was the white saffron of the Taylor family! This was an extremely difficult herb to grow. It was only grown in a greenhouse at the back of the Taylor family’s mountain garden. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was priceless!Many people present tried to use their connections to buy some from the Taylor family, but the Taylor family did not lack money or power. If they did not want to sell white saffron, they would not sell it. They simply did not have much of it. “Really? Where did North get the white saffron?” “Mr. Samuel has personally confirmed it was legitimate. It must be true.” “I didn’t expect North to be so generous!” “I can’t believe we thought Reina was more filial. We’ve been slapped in the face. The emeralds Reina gave Bernard can be purchased anywhere. However, North gave Bernard something amazing that could even extend his life. Reina doesn’t know what’s good for he
Why did everyone think that it was the white saffron? It was because the owner of the white saffron—the Taylor family’s heir—had personally admitted it. However, what if this was just North and Samuel putting on a show together? Gerald understood what she meant. After the meal, Bernard suddenly stood up. “Everyone, I have something to announce.” Those in the know already knew what Bernard was going to announce. Their gazes shifted between Reina and North. Reina could not help showing off. “North, do you know what Grandpa Bernard is going to announce?” North was calm. “I’m not a mind reader. How would I know?” “It seems like Gerald hasn’t told you yet.” Reina pretended to be bashful. “But that’s understandable. If you found out about this from him, you’d definitely be sad.” “Everyone knows that Reina is pregnant with my first grandchild.” Bernard’s voice came from the stage. “In order to welcome the birth of this child, I’ve decided to give them a gift!“I’m giving them
Reina’s smug expression froze on her face. “What do you mean I’m not pregnant? Don’t talk nonsense!” North’s expression was calm. “Gerald doesn’t like you and won’t have sex with you. Thus, this child has no chance of being born because they never existed in the first place.” Moreover, Reina’s pulse did not resemble that of a pregnant woman at all, so all of this was a lie made up by her and the Howard family. Reina felt a lump in her throat. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. I’m going upstairs to rest!” With that, Reina hurriedly got up and went upstairs as if there was a ferocious beast chasing after her. North took a sip of tea and suddenly felt a little curious. The Howard family was Reina’s “accomplice”. However, did Bryan know that Reina was not pregnant? … Reina rushed upstairs and forced herself to calm down. Even if North had guessed it, there was no evidence. Yes, there was no need to panic. However, this “child” was indeed troublesome. She
“Bryan, what are you talking about? I was young and stupid back then. It’s been more than twenty years, so there’s no need to fuss over this. The moment I saw Reina, I thought of Estella, so I took care of her a little more.” Bryan accepted her answer. Half a minute later, he walked straight to North. “Miss North, let’s talk alone.” North, who was watching the drama unfold, blinked. She looked at Patricia’s unwilling and frightened expression and nodded. “Sure.” Gerald’s eyes darkened. North and Bryan walked to the corner. “What do you want to say?” Bryan’s expression was complicated. “I talked to Patricia just now. She said that if you refuse to get a divorce, the Howard family won’t let you have an easy time. Ms. North, I have no intention of targeting you. I just want to persuade you to get a divorce as soon as possible. “If you get a divorce now, the Jordan family can give you a sum of money and find a good partner for you. If the Howard family makes a move, it won’t be
That was why North was Bryan’s daughter! After Bryan and Reina “reunited”, the former wanted to forge his biological daughter to get a divorce for Reina’s sake. North felt disgusted when she realized that this was her actual father.She also understood the reason for Gabriel’s sudden goodwill. Gabriel used to hate her so much and felt that she was the one who caused Reina to suffer. However, one day, Gabriel suddenly changed the way he talked to her. Gabriel clearly knew everything, but he maintained the facade! North felt that there was nothing more disgusting than this! Her chest heaved up and down violently, and waves of dizziness hit her. She swayed and wanted to throw up. “Ms. North, what’s wrong?” Bryan could tell that something was wrong with North. North took a deep breath. “Bryan…” “Bryan, something’s wrong. Hurry up and see Ms. Reina!” Suddenly, a man’s voice sounded. Someone ran over with an anxious expression. “Ms. Reina just said that her stomach was hurt
Just how scary was a person to have started scheming more than ten years ago? Reina had put on an act for more than ten years for the sake of her status as the eldest daughter of the Jordan family. She did not care if she acknowledged Bryan as her father, but she could not let Reina become Estella’s “daughter”. “North, you’re right. I’m not pregnant,” Reina suddenly said. North was interested. “You’re not faking it anymore?” Reina sighed. “We’re sisters, so there’s no need to hide it from you. But it doesn’t matter if you know. If you go down and tell them that I’m not pregnant, who do you think will believe you?” North smiled faintly. “You’re so confident.” “It’s not that I’m confident. It’s just that I’m afforded the confidence.” Reina was boastful. “After all, in everyone’s eyes, I’m innocent. How could I come up with a trick like faking a pregnancy? Not to mention that I have the Jordan family behind me… Oh right.” Reina suddenly became excited. “Speaking of the J
The surroundings fell into silence, and North’s eyes darkened bit by bit. She looked at Bryan’s angry face expressionlessly. This was her “father”. Reina had indeed done it on purpose. With this slap, North no longer had a chance of returning to the Jordan family. For some reason, a wave of panic suddenly surged in Bryan’s heart. It was as if he had lost something irreplaceable. He could not figure it out, causing his entire body to turn cold. However, when he saw Reina in the pool of blood, Bryan’s anger overshadowed his rationality. “Ms. North, don’t you have anything to say?!” Reina pretended to cry as she shook her head. “Dad, forget it. It’s all my fault.” Bryan was furious. He pressed North’s shoulder. “Apologize!” North asked coldly, “Why are you so sure that I pushed Reina?” Bryan felt a lump in his throat. “Do you even need to ask? There were only the two of you at that time. Who else could it be but you?!” “Are you saying that I pushed her even though I kn
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?”