At 10 p.m., North steeled herself and knocked on Gerald’s study room door.The next moment, she heard his cool voice. “Come in.” North served him a glass of milk. “Mr. Gerald, Steward asked me to serve you this.” Gerald eyed the glass of milk and asked pointedly, “Mrs. Howard, have you heard of this phrase?” North was taken aback. She subconsciously asked, “What?” “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” North’s cheeks turned red. “What on earth are you talking about?! I’m just showing concern!” Gerald smiled wordlessly. North felt her skin crawl. Despite this, she put that thought away and shamelessly asked, “You said you could bring me to the banquet. Does that still stand?” Gerald smiled lightly. “I remember you turning me down.” North looked down with reddening cheeks. “I’ve reconsidered. I shouldn’t let you handle the situation alone. What happens if the Lane family pulls another dirty trick and forces you to marry Jane? I should go with you.” There was a long
Yvonne studied North. North had come alone without dressing up. As such, Yvonne was certain that North did not come with Gerald. If that was the case, it would be easier to drive North away. As long as Yvonne could drive North out, the Lane family would remember her. Yvonne pulled Jane’s hand. “It’s clear that she’s the shameless one. Why do you have to avoid her? Jane, fret not. I’ll help you drive her out!” North was looking down at her phone when she sensed a shadow above her. She subconsciously looked up and was surprised to see the pair. One of them was Jane, and the other one was the illegitimate daughter of Cooper Corporation. Yvonne stomped up to North and snorted, “You’re such a shameless b*tch! After ruining Jane’s engagement, you dare to show your face here. I’ve never seen such a shameless b*tch! Did I misspeak, Ms. North?”Upon hearing Yvonne’s words, the audience turned to watch. North did not even blink. This was Yvonne’s first time being ignored. She was
Everyone fell into stunned silence. North was stunned. “What did he say?” Gerald glanced coldly across the audience. After that, he looked down at North. “I asked you to wait for me so that we could come together. Why would you not listen and even throw a tantrum here?” North was shocked. Gerald’s words confused her. After all, he had explicitly said that he would not bring her to the banquet. Yvonne was even more shocked than North. Yvonne could barely control her expression as she asked, “Mr. Gerald, did you bring her over? Did you know that she—” North finally figured out what Gerald was up to. He was supporting her. Seeing that Jane was put on the spot, North looked away. She ducked her head and said aggrievedly, “They stopped me from entering the banquet because I don’t have an invitation card.” Gerald’s hands froze. North’s discreet complaint showed that she was angry. He looked up coolly. “Without an invitation card, huh?” The surroundings fell dead silent. No
“Mom, do you have a way to do that?” Georgia was in thought for some time. “Jane, find your grandpa. Then I’ll—” She whispered in Jane’s ear. Jane’s eyes lit up. She ran out happily. “North, not everything will always go your way. I will make you suffer soon!” … Meanwhile, North wrapped one of her arms around Gerald’s as they entered the main hall of the banquet. She kept searching for the ruby brooch. Gerald’s eyes were crinkled with smiles. He smiled pointedly. “Mrs. Howard, you’re quite daring. You even have the galls to barge into the Lane family’s banquet.” North shamelessly accepted his “compliment”. “Thank you.”Gerald smiled lightly. She had decisively turned him down when he first invited her. Clearly, she was not interested in the banquet itself. It all started last night. Gerald recalled North’s attitude completely changing after receiving a message. Then, she had insisted on attending the banquet with him. Gerald said pointedly, “It seems like something
North’s eyes narrowed. Obviously, Georgia would not be so kind to her. It was clear that the Lane family was up to something. If she just sat there and did nothing, the Lane family would think that she could easily be pushed around. North gave Georgia an innocent smile. “Alright.” A hint of disdainfulness flashed across Georgia’s eyes. “North is truly an idiot.” Georgia took North to the dressing room on the second floor. “North, feel free to choose the clothes here. After you pick the clothes, you can get changed and do your make-up.” North swept a glance across the gowns. She tilted her head as she asked, “That’s all? I don’t like them all. We can just forget about it.” Right after she spoke, she headed out. Georgia’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly pulled North back. “North, how could you just forget about it?!” The next moment, Georgia realized she had been too agitated. She immediately said softly, “We have several gowns over here. Tell me your preference, and I’
“Shut up! Yeah, it was me who did that, so what?! I can’t wait to see the video of you undressing yourself circulate on the internet! Hold back your smugness. It’s pointless even if you removed the pinhole camera. After all, the camera has a network automation function. The video of you undressing yourself is everywhere now!” North’s expression turned cold. “Network automation?” Jane laughed out loud. “You’re wearing a gown. That means you’ve undressed yourself before the pinhole camera. The lustful men are already looking at your pictures! Hahaha!” North smirked. Luckily, she had been mindful of it and purposely changed her clothes in the restroom. She had deliberately put on the gown in order to provoke Jane to speak out the truth. Just then, the dressing room door snapped shut. Jane screamed, “Come over and seize her!” North dodged a makeup artist’s hand by moving to the side. “Ms. Jane, you’ve stopped putting on a show now, huh?” Jane could not care less about anythin
North continued. “Jane has added a corrosive agent to the foundation. If I apply it to my face, it will burn my face within a minute. Mrs. Lane, is this a pure coincidence?” Georgia broke out in a cold sweat. She did not expect North to catch Jane adding the drug to the foundation. Georgia would rather die than admit it was their plan. She forced a smile and acted dumb. “North, what are you talking about? Why would there be a corrosive agent in the foundation? Jane has only added some essential oil to it to moisten the foundation. You’re imagining it.” The corners of North’s lips curved upward. “Really? If that’s the case, why does Jane refuse to apply the foundation to her face?” The atmosphere fell dead silent. Georgia forced herself to stay calm. “It’s not that Jane refused to apply the foundation to her face, it’s just that she has a different skin type. Jane has her own makeup artist. She has already put on her makeup. There’s no need for her to apply another layer of
She moved her fingertips. A sharp, unpleasant female voice echoed in the room.“The camera is automatically connected to the internet, and now the videos of you taking off your clothes are everywhere!”“You’re wearing a gown. That means you’ve undressed yourself before the pinhole camera. The lustful men are already looking at your pictures! Hahaha. No one will date you once your face is disfigured! Gerry is mine!” Everyone looked at Jane in shock.Everyone shuddered at the vile words. She was trying to ruin another woman’s life by placing cameras in the changing room! Georgia’s and Jane’s expressions stiffened, and they were trembling with fear. North had recorded it?!“Ah!” Georgia charged forward like a mad dog, snatched North’s phone, and threw it to the floor. “It’s fake! It’s all fake!” she yelled angrily. “Mrs. Lane, you can smash my phone all you want, but my phone has automatically uploaded a backup of the audio,” North said calmly while she glanced at Georgia’s cr