“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
David knew there was no saving Jane today, so he took a deep breath and firmly said, “Gerald, the Lane family will account for what happened today. I leave Jane to you. I will not intervene!”“Mr. David, I have no interest in meddling in your family’s business,” said Gerald slowly. “You can handle it however you see fit, as long as the outcome meets my needs.”North was speechless. He wanted him to deal with his daughter in his own way. It was brutal. Sure enough, David’s face darkened, but he still put up with it. He turned to face Georgia and offhandedly commented, “Have you not heard what Gerald said? Get out of here, and take your embarrassing daughter with you!”Georgia gave North a hard glare before leaving with Jane. With a forced smile on his face, David turned around and said, “Ms. North, I heard that you’re interested in that ruby brooch. Why don’t I have someone take you to have a look at it?”Before North could say anything, Gerald calmly replied, “I won’t bother yo
North was refusing to go public not because she was worried about making things awkward for Eiger, but because she was worried that Ronald South would have a hard time accepting it. After all, he would need some time to digest the fact that his granddaughter-in-law had just turned into his daughter-in-law. North looked around before she suddenly came up with an excuse. With supposed sadness, she hung her head. “Gerald, the Lane family already wants me dead, and we haven’t even announced our wedding. If we do go public, more people will want me dead. I can’t handle it.“So, let’s just keep our marriage a secret for now for my safety’s sake, okay?”Gerald stared at her. Seconds passed. North started sweating bullets under his stare. Suddenly, Gerald turned around and said, “If Jane has learned her lesson, she won’t bother you anymore.”North suddenly thought about something, and she blinked. “Are you really going to let me punish her?”Gerald nodded.North was surprised, but the
Colt immediately wanted to call North over.Gerald came over to get information about certain things, but the goons from the Howard family had spiked his drink. He was currently affected by a certain unnamed drug. The bar was filled with the Howard family’s lackeys. He could not let them catch on to his dilemma. He had to get rid of these people at once before he could leave. Before that, he could only endure the drug’s effects.But North changes things. She could help Gerald!Gerald’s hair was already drenched in sweat, and his eyes were glazed over. When he heard North’s name, he gulped. “No.”Cold clicked his tongue. “Why not? She’s your wife. It’s natural for her to help you.”With labored breathing, Gerald said, “Sit down.”“... Fine. You’ll just have to endure it.” In resignation, Colt agreed. But the next moment, his expression became stern.He cursed under his breath and said, “Gerald, you might have to go over. Guess who I saw? Henry and Melinda Myers. They’re for