“I… I…” Patricia was dumbfounded.She was clearly the one who was disfigured, so how did North become the victim?!No, Gerald must have done something. No matter what, she had to…“The police are here!” Suddenly, the butler ran in with two police officers behind him.Patricia’s eyes lit up. If Gerald was taken away by the police, regardless of whether he was convicted or not, his reputation would be ruined!“North, let’s see how you can argue now!”After Patricia finished speaking, she hurriedly went up to them with tears in her eyes. “Officer, you must seek justice for me… I came to see my eldest son out of goodwill, but I didn’t expect him to disfigure me for no reason…”Mike seemed to be defending her, but he was actually hurting her cause. “My mother woke up in the middle of the night and realized that she and I were both poisoned. At that time, there were only four people in the entire manor. I believe that the person who poisoned us was not my brother, but…”The two polic
North’s lips curled up slightly.Everyone fell silent.After a long while, a doctor muttered to himself, “Could that bottle in Mr. Mike’s hand contain poison…?”Patricia was poisoned at one in the morning.Mike walked into Patricia’s room with a bottle of medicine when the surveillance camera showed that it was 12:55 a.m.This was too much of a coincidence. No one would believe that the person who poisoned her was not Mike. Otherwise, why would he enter her room in the middle of the night? Was he going to talk about the mysteries of the universe?Everyone looked at Mike strangely.Mike felt a lump in his throat and looked terrified.What was this?!He did not remember going out at night, let alone poisoning her! This person was not him!“So… The person who poisoned her was Mr. Mike.”Amidst the strange silence, North spoke slowly.“Mr. Mike, although Ms. Patricia is not your biological mother, she treats you so well. How could you poison her? You even said that the person w
Why would Gerald do that? What motive could he have had?“It’s because he’s jealous of Mike and thinks that Mike stole his identity. He’s vicious and cruel, and he can’t wait to kill Mike!”North replied meaningfully, “So, because Gerald hates Mr. Mike… he wants him dead?”Patricia felt a lump in her throat. “That’s exactly it!”“But…” North’s lips curled into a half-smile.“If Gerald wanted Mike dead, why did he only poison him so mildly? Ms. Patricia, you said it yourself. Gerald is ‘vicious and cruel.’ How could a ruthless person like him only hurt him with such mild poison?”Everyone was stunned.There was a small scar on Mike’s arm that could not be seen if he wore long sleeves. How was he affected?If Gerald really hated him to the core and found such a good opportunity, why didn’t he just kill him? Why would he let Mike live and testify against him?It could only mean that Gerald had never thought of poisoning Mike!Moreover, in the surveillance footage, Gerald had nev
North retracted her gaze, and her heart raced. She could not help but hope that she had never offended Gerald.He was terrifying!Patricia thought that the Bracken family was under her control. However, in reality, Gerald had already conquered the Bracken family bit by bit!North rolled her eyes. “Ms. Patricia, now that the real culprit who disfigured you has been found, what do you plan to do?”North continued meaningfully, “It just so happens that the police are here. Should we ask them to bring Mike back to the police station and not let Mike off lightly on account of the Howard family? We’ll punish him accordingly.”She threw Patricia’s words back at her.Patricia gritted her teeth so hard that they almost cracked!“This must be a misunderstanding. Mike…”“Ms. Patricia, you can’t possibly cover up for the murderer, right?” North exclaimed.“When you thought that the person who poisoned you was your biological son, you said that you wanted to put justice before family. In t
As soon as North finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.Anyone who knew even a little about the Howard family’s affairs was speechless at this moment.Her every word hit the nail on the head. Patricia was raising someone else’s son, and her adopted son did not know how to be grateful. In the end, he still had to be dealt with by her biological son.Patricia was furious, but she could not tell anyone the truth. Mike was her real son! Gerald was the outsider! Mike was not trying to poison her!It was Gerald… It was Gerald!Gerald broke the silence. “Dr. Chester, there are still a few hours before dawn. Why don’t you all rest at Glass Manor first and go back tomorrow morning?”Patricia had a bad premonition about this…As expected, Dr. Chester nodded.“Thank you, Mr. Gerald! It’s ironic that you were the victim in the end. I didn’t expect you to be the one who dealt with the aftermath as well. Some people are just nasty, aren’t they? They are cunning and full of evil tri
“How dare you!” Mike suddenly understood!The medicine given by the Taylor family could control a person for a short period of time.They originally wanted to control Gerald and make him voluntarily hand over the inheritance rights of Glass Manor.However, North had the antidote and Gerald was not under their control.Moreover, North turned around and poisoned him with the Taylor family’s medicine…That was why he had uncontrollably poisoned Patricia in the middle of the night! This was all North’s plan. They had fallen into her trap!The police had already stepped forward to take Mike away. “Mr. Mike, come with us…”Mike, who thought he had figured out what had happened, rushed forward and screamed.“It’s North! I didn’t poison my mother. North asked me to poison her! It’s all North’s fault! It’s not my fault!“Go and catch North! She just admitted it!”The two police officers were speechless.There were many criminals who wanted to avoid capture, and it was not uncommon fo
North took a closer look. It was Bryan.After not seeing her for a few days, Bryan looked much more down and out. He no longer looked high-spirited. When he saw North, he called out with tears in his eyes, “North.”North ignored him and walked forward resolutely.She did not have any strong feelings for Bryan. She did not hate him or dislike him. She just wanted to be a stranger to him.However, Bryan clearly did not agree. He said in pain, “North, it’s been so many days, but you still can’t forgive me…”He regretted it. He really regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would not have listened to Reina’s one-sided story. At the very least, his relationship with his biological daughter would not have become so stiff.However, that was Reina’s fault!Gerald’s eyes darkened. “Mr. Jordan, Glass Manor is under my name. You’re not welcome here.”Bryan was a little frustrated. He was talking to his daughter. Why did an outsider like Gerald interrupt?!He felt that Estella’s daughte
“Not only did you not ask, but you also listened to someone else’s side of the story and rushed over. On the surface, it was for North’s own good, but in fact, you refused to give even the most basic trust to your biological daughter.”Gerald’s gaze was sharp. “Is this what you mean, when you say you love your daughter very much, Mr. Jordan?”Bryan’s lips trembled, and he could not say a word.After a long while, he explained with a red face, “North… It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the person who said this is your grandmother. I didn’t look into the truth, and I misunderstood you. It’s my fault, but…”“So, it was Brenda. That’s not anything out of the ordinary.”Without waiting for North to speak, Gerald nodded lightly.“I wonder if you ever looked into Reina’s background. Reina and Brenda had been in contact four years ago…”Gerald paused for a moment and said meaningfully, “Four years ago, after Reina chased after North, a force from Seatown helped her settle her issues