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
“Hand North over to me, Gerald. I’m sure you don’t want to be enemies with the Jordan family!” Patricia and Bernard rushed to the scene. A cunning look flashed in Patricia’s eyes. “Gerald, stop being silly. Look at North! She’s so cruel and merciless! She’s capable of doing anything. If she can hurt Reina now, what will she do in the future?” Bernard was frowning. “Don’t throw away the entirety of the Howard family for a woman. North hurt Reina, so even if Mr. Jordan wants her to die, she deserves it.” Gerald calmed down. “What do you want to do, Mr. Jordan?” Bryan hesitated for a moment. He had yet to think about it, but he should not kill North, right?Brenda said viciously, “Reina lost her child. North should never get a chance to get pregnant ever again! Let’s just remove her womb!” Everyone shuddered. Reina was holding her hand against her mouth and crying. Bryan felt that something was wrong, but he gave up at the sight of Reina’s tears. “Gerald, Reina saved your
After the video ended, everyone’s expressions instantly turned ugly. Bryan’s eyes widened, thinking that he had seen it incorrectly. He anxiously looked at Reina for confirmation. Why did Reina fall down the stairs on her own in the video? Why didn’t North touch her at all? Reina’s breath caught in her throat. She did not expect Gerald to have surveillance cameras! She staggered back a few steps, looking extremely innocent and weak. “I don’t know, I really don’t know… I was too flustered at that time. I thought it was North…” “Just because Reina cries a little, am I a criminal? Looks like I’ve been slapped by Mr. Jordan for nothing.” North sneered. “If Gerald didn’t have evidence, the Jordan family would have dug out my uterus. Even if the truth comes out later, what’s the point?”Bryan’s face heated up. He admitted that he had rashly concluded that it was North’s fault. He had been too impatient and had almost slandered an innocent person. “But Reina was injured after all…”
Reina deliberately moaned twice, pretending to be in extreme pain. Bryan’s expression became even angrier. “Someone, pull her away!” When the Jordan family’s bodyguards heard this, they wanted to go forward, but Gerald’s men stopped them outside the door. Bryan’s face was dark. “Gerald, what do you mean by this?” Gerald’s tone was calm. “North said that there’s one more thing that we haven’t figured out.” “Reina had a miscarriage! Are you going to ignore a pregnant woman’s life to figure out what happened and satisfy your curiosity?!” Bryan continued angrily, “Even if Reina misunderstood North just now, we’ve already seen the truth. Can’t you hold off on your grudges? Must you joke about human life!” However, Gerald did not move. Connor and his men surrounded the Howard Manor. Bernard gradually realized that something was wrong. “Gerald… What are you trying to do? Get your men to leave!” When did Gerald make preparations? The Howard Manor was clearly under his control
Reina pretended to cry. “Dad, Mr. Samuel is such an amazing doctor. What right do I have to ask Mr. Samuel to treat me? It’s better to send me to the hospital. I can hold on…” Bryan hesitated. “Reina…” “Who said that Mr. Samuel wouldn’t agree?” North smiled slyly. “Mr. Samuel is a very nice person. How would we know if we don’t ask him when a life is at stake?” Before Bryan could ask, Samuel nodded. “Yes, Reina’s condition can’t be delayed. Go get my first aid kit.” Bryan was stunned. Samuel agreed?! He agreed so easily? Wasn’t it said that Samuel Taylor had a cold personality and would never make a move unless it was a critical moment? He did not know Reina, so why would he agree to help? However, the current situation did not allow Bryan to think too much. “Thank you, Mr. Samuel!” Reina cursed Bryan in her heart. This idiot! No, she absolutely could not let this happen!“Dad, even if Mr. Samuel is here, the environment here is not as good as the hospital. I still w
“What’s your relationship with Samuel?” North raised her head proudly. “I’m not telling you. Guess.” Gerald nodded and looked at her expression. “Samuel is your friend… Hmm… So, Samuel is the ‘brother’ you met when you were in the ‘country’...” At this point, he paused. “Oh, it seems like Samuel is your ‘second brother.’” North flew into a rage out of humiliation. “Gerald!” How could he figure it out?!Gerald smiled lightly. “Since Mr. Samuel is helping, I don’t have to worry.” On the other side, Bryan asked anxiously, “Mr. Samuel, Reina’s health has always been poor. Now that she has a miscarriage, I’m afraid that she will suffer from side effects. Please help…” “Bryan, are you sure Reina had a miscarriage?” Samuel interrupted him. Bryan was baffled. “Of course. If it wasn’t a miscarriage, how could she have lost so much blood? And she said she’d had a miscarriage herself.” Wasn’t that the truth? Everyone had seen it. How could it be fake? Samuel said slowly, “Is
“Reina, you’ve made so many preparations.” North slowly clapped. “Fortunately, Mr. Samuel found this blood bag today. Otherwise, my name would never have been cleared.” Reina cried, “I really had a miscarriage! The blood on the ground is clearly…” North gave a half-smile. “Whether the blood on the ground is yours or not, we’ll know after a checkup. Reina, you wouldn’t be afraid, right?” “Sir, Dr. Faron from the Medical Alliance, Dr. Chester from Faith Hospital, Dr. Jesper from Saints Hospital, and Professor Perry from the Medical Department of Peacevale University have arrived.” Suddenly, an assistant ran over. Why were there so many doctors all of a sudden…? Everyone was confused. Four well-known figures in the medical world stepped into Howard Manor. Samuel said calmly, “I thought that Ms. Reina had suffered a miscarriage earlier, so I invited Professor Perry and the others over. However, it seems like there’s no need for that now.” Nathan immediately said, “Who said th
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?”