“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
North finally understood why she felt that Bryan’s words were very familiar.He was being a mother’s boy!He was the type to tell his wife to serve his mother all because she birthed and raised him.Thus, the relationship between the wife and the husband’s mother would be strained. The husband would never deal with it. He would only try to smooth things over and ask his wife to give in each time.In an ordinary family, it was already suffocating to live like this, let alone a wealthy family.She did not understand why her mother chose to be with Bryan back then, but from North’s point of view, Bryan was not someone worth entrusting her life to.Whatever Brenda said had to be done according to her wishes no matter what.Otherwise, Estella would be labeled as ungrateful.It made no sense. Brenda had raised Bryan, and it was Bryan who wanted to repay her kindness. What did that have to do with his lover and his missing daughter?Gerald’s eyes turned even colder.Bryan clearly kn
Brenda took the invitation.The chairman of the Brandy Corporation and his wife were the parents of the famous actor, Marlin Brandy. The Brandy Corporation had a lot of influence in the capital. Even the Jordan family had to look up to them.Therefore, it was impossible for them to reject their invitation.Brenda asked, “Who else was invited?”“The heads of the famous families in Peacevale have basically all been invited, but… but not Mr. Howard.”The butler hesitated for a moment. “However, the Brandy family sent an invitation to Ms. North.”Brenda’s eyes lit up. “Bryan, didn’t you want North to return to the Jordan family? This is a good opportunity.”Gerald could not go, and North was alone.She only had the identity of Gerald’s wife in that case. Without Gerald, who would care about her?However, it would be different if she was the eldest daughter of the Jordan family.Brenda said firmly, “Let her have a taste of being down and out. She’ll know the benefits the Jordan fa
Plus one?North could indeed bring a plus one into the venue, but…“Aren’t you afraid that people will say that you’re living off a woman?”Gerald raised his eyebrows slightly. “It doesn’t matter. I bet they’re jealous anyway.”North was speechless. She vaguely felt that Gerald was getting more and more shameless.…On the day of the banquet, at the Brandy family, Mrs. Brandy came from the capital. She was the wife of the head of the family. At the same time, she was also the mother of the famous actor, Marlin. Everyone in the family had a formidable reputation. They had settled down in Peacevale, so there were naturally many people who came to congratulate them.North had just gotten out of the car when she heard someone gossiping.“Have you heard the news? The Brandy family didn’t send an invitation to Mr. Howard!”Everyone’s eyes widened. “What? How is that possible? I heard that the Brandy family gave Mike an invitation. However, Mike felt too ashamed to show his place in
North nodded. Her eldest brother was right. Bryan was indeed not responsible.After the Jordan family went in, everyone was dumbfounded.“What? Didn’t the Jordan family want to acknowledge North? Instead of admitting they had made a mistake, they started doting on the daughter of a branch family in front of their own daughter. What do they hope to achieve?”“That’s why I said North was so pitiful. If she had returned to the Jordan family, she wouldn’t have to suffer today’s grievances. Look, now a young lady from a branch family is about to walk all over her.”“I’ve heard of Susie Jordan. She’s considered quite outstanding in the Jordan family. However, it’s not to the extent of pampering her and leaving the real eldest daughter of the Jordan family aside.”…In the villa, Bryan was worried. “Mom, aren’t we going overboard? North is my daughter, but I didn’t give her any preferential treatment. Instead…”“Bryan!” Brenda sneered. “Although Susie isn’t your biological daughter, sh
Before Mrs. Brandy married Mr. Brandy, she had been in a rich family. She was living the life many could only dream of. Mr. Brandy doted on her so much that even though she was already fifty years old, she was still playful and girlish.Instead of thinking of something else, she just had to hook North. Mrs. Brandy described the scene. “North, think about it. Everyone is socializing at the banquet. Then, the sound of hooves can be heard at the door. Everyone walks out and finds two tall white horses pulling a crystal carriage. Then, you get out of the carriage. At this moment, everyone’s eyes will be on you. Everyone will only see you…” North hurriedly interrupted her. “I think I’m fine now!” Mrs. Brandy was a little disappointed. “I see. Forget it then. Still, I’ve prepared some jewelry for you. It’s very beautiful. It was made by a master craftsman a hundred years ago. I brought you the full set. You can stun everyone later!” North wanted to ask Marlin for help. Mrs. Br
Susie’s expression did not look good either. She was now the eldest daughter of the Jordan family. How could North be so shameless as to approach her?! Was North’s seat moved when she saw them sitting at the second table? No, the position of the eldest daughter of the Jordan family belonged to her. She would not let North succeed! “Grandma, why is North here? I recall that she doesn’t belong to this table…” Everyone’s seats were arranged according to their status. No one dared to sit anywhere else. This was especially so for North. She came alone and had no one to support her. She was a nobody. Where could the Brandy family arrange for her to sit? Only the last few tables had free seats!However, she had actually walked to the second table. What was the meaning of this? It was obvious!North must have found out that the Jordan family was here and came over to mooch off them! Bryan smiled. “North, you’re here. Quick, sit here…” “No!” Before he could finish speaking, sh
“I’m not Uncle Bryan’s biological daughter, to begin with. North is. I don’t have the right to sit here. Now that North is here, I should leave.” Susie nodded to Mrs. Jordan and Bryan. “Don’t worry, I won’t cause trouble. I’ll wait for the banquet to end before leaving.” The people around her could not help but nod in approval when they saw how she endured the humiliation and looked at the big picture. This branch of the Jordan family was quite reasonable. After all, no matter what North’s identity was, the Brandy family would arrange a seat for her if they knew there was a discrepancy. However, it was not good to offend the other people at the second table. If someone wanted to leave, it could only be Susie. Susie did not make things difficult for anyone. The fact that she spoke up first was enough to show that she was considerate of everyone. Before Bryan could speak, Mrs. Jordan was the first to disagree. “No, you were brought in by the Jordan family. If we give up on
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?”