Brenda’s heart skipped a beat. After trembling for a while, she did not dare to speak again. Bryan did not understand. He subconsciously wanted to stop Gerald, but before he could speak, Connor had already spoken up coldly. “Mr. Howard Senior, I advise you to tell Mr. Gerald where you’re keeping the madam! Or are you going to cause the entire Howard family to be killed for Reina’s sake?!” He was going to cause the entire Howard family to be killed? Bernard could not even catch his breath. “How dare he!” “I am Gerald’s grandfather. I watched him grow up. Let’s see if he dares make a move!” Bernard opened his mouth to continue, but he hesitated. However, Reina rushed forward like a madwoman. “Don’t say it! Don’t say it! You absolutely can’t say it! Let North die! Let North die! You can’t save her… No, I won’t agree! It wasn’t easy for me to see her die! I won’t let you find out!” Bang! “Ah!” Gerald did not count down, nor did he give her any warning. He shot Reina’s oth
Bryan looked at Reina in horror. Was this his daughter? How could she be so terrifying…? Connor sneered. “Mr. Jordan, you’ve aided in a murder to help a liar like Reina. I wonder if you’ll feel bad about that. By the way, the thing Mr. Gerald mentioned is not this. Regardless, we’ll meet again.”The manor was silent. After a long while, Reina’s cries could be heard. Bernard felt very tired. No one would be okay after their grandson had pointed a gun at their head. “Bryan, did you get someone to kill North on your orders?”*“Gerald mistakenly blamed me for this. I can admit that I hate North. However, I didn’t expect you to be so sneaky and ask the Howard family to take the blame for you, Bryan.” Bryan’s eyebrows twitched. What was Bernard talking about? He only wanted to break North’s hand. He did not want her to die. Suddenly, Bryan seemed to have thought of something and subconsciously looked at Reina. Reina avoided his gaze. Bryan closed his eyes. It did not matt
It was Gerald. It turned out that she was Gerald’s savior, and Reina had always been the despicable imposter. She had to wait for Gerald… She had to wait for Gerald!… From the side of the road to the abandoned warehouse was a muddy path. No vehicle could pass through, so they could only walk. However, due to the mud, they had to walk much slower. Gerald did not dare to even stop for a moment. He did not believe that North was dead, and he definitely would not allow this to happen. He would be with North soon!No matter where she was, he would find her.… “Hehe, it looks like she’s awake again.” North was still in a daze as her memories rushed back when she was suddenly grabbed by the hair and forced to raise her head. A bodyguard rubbed his hands excitedly. “Ms. North, have you thought it through? You must be feeling very uncomfortable now, huh? I bet it probably feels like your body is on fire. Don’t fight back. It’s no use. If you agree to have fun with us, we’l
The bodyguard was shocked. Seeing that someone had barged in and ruined his plan, he spat angrily, “Who are you?! What are you doing?!” Gerald glanced over coldly, and Connor punched the bodyguard in the stomach! “How dare you! I’m Bernard’s bodyguard. How dare you…! Ah!” “Drag him away.” Connor and Sam looked at each other and quickly made the others leave. Only North and Gerald were left in the warehouse. Gerald took a deep breath and felt a sharp pain in his heart. North’s jacket was torn, her cheeks were swollen, and her wrists were covered in blood. “It’s okay… It’s okay.” The drug left North confused, and she was dizzy. She only knew that she was safe. She seemed to have returned to the snowy night four years ago when she and Gerald had saved each other. She knew that Gerald would definitely come… North’s entire body was burning and trembling. “Gerald…” She was looking at him with a gaze that Gerald had never seen before. She looked so vulnerable and trustin
“Reina lied that you had broken her hand, so Bernard kidnapped you and took the blame for this incident. Anyway, shouldn’t people with broken hands be unable to use them?” North clicked her tongue twice. “You’re very vengeful. You really won’t cut your losses, huh?” When Gerald found out the truth about his savior, what would he do? Would he regret going easy on Reina by only breaking her hands?North was snickering to herself when Gerald suddenly smiled. “I do hold grudges.” “Oh…” “So, Mrs. Howard, do you remember what you said to me before you fainted?” North blinked. “Huh?” Gerald said slowly, “As soon as I entered the warehouse, you rushed up and hugged me tightly. I was worried about your injuries and wanted to take you to the hospital first, but you said something… Do you remember that?” North was confused.Oh no, there seemed to be a gap in her memory. What did she say to Gerald?!Ever since she recalled what happened four years ago, her memories after that were
Gerald’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he smiled. “It looks like I’ve gone overboard.” North was shocked. Was he being stupid on purpose?! Anyway, she was exhausted. Why was he so energetic early in the morning? How could he even be in the mood to read the newspaper?Gerald noticed her gaze and raised his eyebrows slightly. “Mrs. Howard, aren’t you curious about the contents of the newspaper?” Hearing his question, North became curious. “What does it say?” “See for yourself.” Gerald stuffed the newspaper into her hands. She glanced at it casually and was stunned. [Breaking: Gerald Howard’s wife is suspected to have died in a shipwreck. She has left a will.]North was confused.When had she died in a shipwreck and left a will?Gerald’s interest was piqued. “Right now, your Twitter account is filled with all sorts of comments.” Although North did not understand, she was greatly shocked. After half a minute, she understood. “Reina has become smarter. If she took my things awa
Colt heaved a sigh of relief. The Howard family should believe him. However, he did not know what Gerald and North were going to do next. … The rumors were true. Gerald brought the news back to the Howard family. Bernard sighed. “North’s death is a good thing, but I’m afraid Gerald will blame me…” “Dad, Gerald is still a man. Having one dead wife isn’t the end of the world. He can just get married again. He won’t miss North for long.” Bernard frowned. “It’s not that simple. Besides, who can Gerald marry…” “Grandpa Bernard.” At this moment, Reina stood up with tears in her eyes. “I’m willing to marry Gerald! I know that Gerald must be very sad now. The thing with North… started because of me. I caused Gerald to lose his wife, so I’ll make it up to him. I hope you can fulfill my wish.” It was already the best outcome for Reina to marry Gerald. Of course, Bernard would not object… “But Gerald might not be willing to marry you. Besides, the shipwreck is a lie. Gerald kn
After many days spent observing the situation, Reina finally concluded that North was indeed dead. More than half of the staff in Royal Sights Residences had been dismissed. The food that Mr. Steward sent upstairs every day was only enough for one person. The entire residence was filled with a gloomy aura. Reina could not suppress her excitement. She had to hold it in until her face turned red to prevent herself from laughing in glee. “Dad, I think Gerald has accepted reality. Let’s talk to him.” Bryan nodded. “Reina, when you marry Gerald, your wish will be fulfilled. I can also face your mother without guilt.” However, Bryan did not understand why Gabriel had been in a daze recently. North had died. What was the big deal? “Reina, give Gerald a call. Let’s go to the Howard family residence to discuss it.” Reina wiped away her nonexistent tears. “Alright, I’ll also follow North’s request and publicize her will. I really didn’t expect her to care so much about me…” Bryan
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?”