“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”?
Reina naturally went to North’s room. Behind her, Bryan, the photographer, the makeup team, and a group of people rushed in. If they saw anything they were dissatisfied with, they would throw it out. Mr. Steward vaguely heard a few sentences. “North used that before. It’s bad luck.” “Reina is the daughter of the Jordan family. How can she use something that has been used by others? Throw it all away.” “Take out all the clothes in North’s wardrobe and burn them. Reina is the mistress of Royal Sights Residences now!” Mr. Steward secretly cursed them. “Go ahead and be arrogant. Let’s see how long you can be arrogant!”… Nate pursed his lips and sat in the corner unhappily. Even though he knew that North was not dead and that today was the day Reina would have her comeuppance, he was upset.Bernard, Bryan, and everyone else all thought that North was dead. They had not even held a funeral for North, yet they were here celebrating Reina’s engagement.Disgusting! He was go
The scene fell into a deadlock. Bryan’s expression could not help but change. “Gerald!” What was going on? What was Gerald doing? The engagement process was decided in advance. Why was he in a daze? The guests below the stage also looked at each other in confusion. What… was Mr. Howard doing? His fiance was already by his side, but he did not even look at Reina. If it were anyone else, they would probably be crying! Bryan’s expression darkened. Bernard could tell that something was wrong and warned, “Gerald, it’s your engagement banquet now. We’ll sort things out after the wedding banquet!” Reina’s eyes were filled with tears. “Gerald, what’s wrong with you…” “Nothing.” Gerald finally moved. His eyes were calm. “I just have a question. I’m really curious, and I want to ask you again.” Reina had a bad feeling about this. “You can ask any questions later. Gerald, so many guests are watching. Everyone…” “Reina, are you sure North said in her will that she wanted
Reina said righteously, “I’m also very surprised by North’s will, but aside from her, who can confirm that this will is fake? I want to see who’s spouting nonsense—” “Isn’t that a coincidence?” A female voice interrupted Reina. “The person who said that the will was forged is me.” Wait! This voice…This voice belonged to… When everyone realized who the voice belonged to, they were all stunned. Reina’s body stiffened, and she could no longer maintain her gentle smile. She revealed a horrified expression. North…! This voice belonged to North! How could it be North?! North was clearly dead! Was this her ghost? It had hardly been a week since she had died. Had she come back to haunt them?No! No! The fear in Reina’s mind had already overshadowed her rationality. She took two steps back and her high heels got caught on her dress. She staggered and fell to the ground. “Ah!” Bryan also gasped. Although his reaction was not as exaggerated as Reina’s, his expressi
Nate was shocked by Bryan’s way of thinking. North smiled faintly. “Reina, don’t talk about other things. You still haven’t told me why you forged the will.” Nate said sarcastically, “That’s right. It doesn’t matter if she appeared at the engagement banquet to scare you! You forged North’s will and even forcefully snatched her husband. Who’s more shameless?” The guests nodded thoughtfully. It did not matter if North wanted to embarrass Reina or not… Reina only embarrassed herself because she asked for it. North could not be blamed. Moreover, North herself said that the will was fake, so it had to be fake. Seeing that she had failed to change the topic, Reina’s lips turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. She knew that she could not hide it anymore. She could only admit that she forged the will! Otherwise, North definitely would not let it go! “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault!” Reina suddenly covered her face and cried. “North, I admit that I forged the will. Waaah!“B
Bryan’s face turned pale. “Reina…” “No!” Tears streamed down Reina’s face. “North, I never instructed anyone to do this. I know you hate me, but you don’t have to find someone to slander me…” “She’s the Jordan family’s employee. How can I order her around?” North asked faintly. “Even if I wanted to bribe someone to slander you, I wouldn’t go to the Jordan family.” Gerald smirked. “That’s one of Mr. Jordan’s most trusted employees. The North isn’t powerful enough to order the people around Mr. Jordan.” Bryan felt a lump in his throat. It made sense. Then, what was going on?!Didn’t Reina say that she was innocent?Why did she throw away North’s things? The maid in the lead was in her late forties. She exchanged glances with North and suddenly ran to Reina and fell to her knees. “I’m sorry, Ms. Reina. I’m really sorry! I couldn’t carry out your instructions. It’s my fault!” Reina was really going crazy. She was not familiar with this housekeeper at all! It was North! This
What did she mean? Bernard suddenly remembered that the people who captured North and attacked her were his bodyguards, but he clearly did not order them to kill North! It was Bryan who took matters into his own hands and made him take the blame in the end. It was fine if North was dead, but she was still alive. She herself was a witness! If this matter blew up and word got out that Bernard had heartlessly killed his grandson’s wife, what would happen to him? North curled her lips. “Bernard, if you’re innocent, you shouldn’t have to take the blame for someone else, don’t you agree?” Bryan panicked. “Mr. Howard! Our families…” Gerald interrupted Bryan. “Grandpa, this is what the bank statements of your ‘most trusted bodyguard’ showed us. In the past fifteen years, Linda has been transferring money to him regularly. In total, Linda has given him ten million dollars.“Before Linda went to prison, she called your bodyguard many times and asked him to take good care of Reina. I
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?”