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
North’s will was trending. Even if there were voices of disapproval, they would be suppressed by Reina’s fans. This group of fans seemed to have forgotten the fact that they were still cursing North a few days ago. Now, they kept calling her a wonderful sister. The speed at which their opinions changed made North speechless. She was suddenly curious about how surprised these people would be when she came back from the dead! … At Howard Manor, Gerald walked into the living room and glanced at Bernard and Bryan. Finally, his gaze landed on Reina, and he said in a deep voice, “Show me the will.” Reina’s eyes were filled with tears as she sobbed. She took out two pieces of paper with trembling hands. “Gerald… I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. I didn’t expect North to die…” Gerald suppressed the sarcasm in his eyes and continued playing along with them. He glanced at the will casually. The handwriting was just like North’s. Gerald’s voice was cold as he deliberately asked, “Why d
Reina hid the viciousness in her smile. She wished North’s ghost could be there to see everything she had cruelly taken away from her.Oh, how she wished she could see North’s expression! North being happy in heaven? What a joke! She hoped she was burning in hell for always getting in her way! She deserved it! How could Gerald not understand Reina’s thoughts? His gaze was cold and sharp. “In a week? It’s disrespectful to North if I get engaged to you so fast.” Reina’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Disrespect was exactly what she wanted! She wanted to drag North through the mud so that she would not be able to rest in peace after her death! However, Reina still looked as gentle as ever. “Gerald, how could that be? This is the most important thing in North’s will. It’s the last thing she cares about in the world. She would be happy to see us get engaged. Grandpa Bernard, don’t you think so?” Bernard nodded. “Gerald, think about it. Since North wanted this, liste
Gerald said meaningfully, “She explained that you’ve been loving sisters for so many years, but there were too many misunderstandings. Before you died, you finally thought about it and felt that you owed her, so you voluntarily left your assets and husband to her.” North looked disgusted. Could Reina be any more disgusting? “By the way, she wants to get engaged to me at Royal Sights Residences next week.” Gerald continued coldly, “She said that this way, you can rest in peace.” North laughed coldly. “If I’d really died, I clearly would never rest in peace.” Reina clearly wanted to kill her and use her corpse as a stepping stone. “Did you agree?” Gerald smiled faintly. “Why wouldn’t I agree? Mrs. Howard, I’m sure your sudden appearance on that day at your previous residence will be very shocking and eye-catching.” North blinked and understood what he meant. It was indeed very shocking. It was the kind of shock that could give people heart attacks.Reina did choose a g
“Then, I realized that Henry couldn’t answer my question at all. In the end, Henry said that Reina went to the eastern suburbs of Seatown to kill you.” Gerald leaned over and breathed into her ear. “He said that you were chased by the assassins that Reina brought with her and had no choice but to escape to the snowy mountains. Seatown is located in the north, and when winter comes, the mountains will be covered in heavy snow. Reina didn’t dare to go up the mountains, but there was one person who did.” North’s eyes suddenly turned hot. She seemed to have guessed it. “Gerald…” “I’m sorry, my savior. I’m four years late.” He was not only late by four years, but Reina had relied on her status as Gerald’s savior all these years, and no one dared to offend her. This had unknowingly caused North a lot of trouble. This was not something that could be resolved with an apology. North suddenly went forward and hugged Gerald. Gerald’s eyes were dark and filled with guilt. This was
“Ah! Hmm? Hmm… Do ghosts have physical bodies?” How could Gerald touch a ghost? Gerald did not really want to continue talking to his stupid younger brother. North looked at the brat whose eyes were red from crying and clicked her tongue. “Don’t worry, I’m not dead.” Nate’s eyes widened. He mustered his courage and pinched North’s arm. He exclaimed, “You’re really alive. Then why did you pretend to be dead?” North smiled calmly. “Was I the one who started this? Reina was the one who wanted me dead.” Nate suddenly thought of the “will” and gritted his teeth in anger. “I understand. Reina deliberately forged the will. I’m so angry!” North’s smile deepened. “Then, do you want to attend Gerald and Reina’s… engagement party?” Nate widened his eyes. “North, are you trying to…” North nodded deeply. “That’s right.” Reina was an unforgivable murderer. Nate said excitedly, “I get it! You want to deliberately come out as a zombie on the day of the engagement party to scare
“What are you trying to say? Gabriel, this is the last time I’m warning you. If you still act like this at your sister’s wedding, you’re in for it!” Bryan had no patience for Gabriel’s feelings. The wedding dress designer had already arrived. He was in a hurry to choose a wedding dress for his beloved daughter and had no time to care about Gabriel’s feelings. Bryan and Reina left together, but Reina was still trying to persuade Bryan. “Dad, Gabe is kind-hearted. He might be very sad about North’s death. Don’t be angry with him. After all, a life was lost…” “Reina, you silly child, I don’t know what to say. Why are you so kind? Alright. You don’t have to worry about these things. Go choose a wedding dress. You have to be the most beautiful bride in the world.” Gabriel looked at their backs in confusion. …Kind? Regardless of whether Reina was the daughter of the Jordan family or not, she had already caused someone’s death. How could his father call her “kind”?
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?”