“I’m just concerned about Peacevale University’s reputation. I demanded an explanation from North, but she staunchly denied her actions! She even accused me of spreading rumors! She’s clearly just being defensive. Everyone knows how filthy she is!”Several people who envied North chimed in as well after Lena finished speaking.“That’s right! We’ve got photos of North going out drinking in the middle of the night!”“She always goes into different luxury cars and is very close with a man. They were even seen together in the bar’s corridor. Who knows what they were up to!”“Mr. Anderson, you must take action upon this! If this matter spreads, what’ll happen to Peacevale University’s reputation?”Andrew frowned and said, “Ms. North, is that true?”North sneered. Just as she was about to speak, someone spoke in a soft and fragile voice, “Mr. Anderson, please don’t be angry. My sister might have gone to the bar, but she definitely did not sell herself!”Melinda rushed over as if she h
Charlotte snarled. “So, she can’t go to her own bar without people thinking that she’s sleeping with older men? Mr. White, I must say, your students have quite filthy minds!” Those students who were riled up and accused North just now panicked. “We didn’t do anything!”“Yeah! Lena is the one who spouted this nonsense! She spread unsubstantiated rumors!”“We were all deceived!”Lena became flustered. “No, Melinda is the one who told me this! Melinda, please say something!”What an idiot! At that moment, Melinda hated Lena so much!North raised an eyebrow. “Oh… So, Melinda is the one who told Lena that I went to the bar last night to drink and hook up with older men. Then why did she hypocritically apologize on my behalf just now? Is her real intention to ruin my reputation, just like Ms. Charlotte said?”Charlotte laughed. “Melinda, you keep saying North is being indecent because she went to the bar. But you were also at the bar drinking last night. So, where is your decency?”
“You’re the illegitimate daughter of the Myers family, adored by everyone, while I, the legitimate daughter, struggled every day just to survive.“Melinda, if you claim to act in my best interest, why do you repeatedly tell others that I’m a country bumpkin and hurt me so deeply?”Everyone fell silent when they heard this.They widened their eyes in shock.What?! North became a country bumpkin because she was thrown out by her father’s mistress!Melinda had always claimed that North could not tolerate the Myers family’s strict upbringing and insisted on going to the countryside.Apparently, that was not the case at all!How could they not have realized what a conniving person Melinda was before? And how could an illegitimate daughter usurp the position of the wealthy family’s legitimate heiress?!Melinda looked close to fainting.How could North do this? This concerned the Myers family’s reputation! Why was she being so selfish?!The students exchanged disdainful looks. “That
Melinda, while “unconscious”, suddenly felt her neck being choked. Instinctively, she raised her hands to push Lena away.Lena dementedly grabbed Melinda’s hand in a blind rage.“It’s all your fault! You claimed North bullied you every day, and that she stole your fiancé! That’s why I wanted to help you release your anger. How could you lie to me?! You’re a shameless homewrecker!”“Your mother is a mistress, and so are you! You mistresses are despicable! You set North up, and now you want to drag me down with you, too!”Melinda burst into tears and coughed vigorously after being choked. “Let me go!”Lena became frenzied. “I was deceived by you! You’re the one who should be dismissed!”She held Melinda’s head down and repeatedly slapped her on both sides of her face. Soon, Melinda’s face began to swell up.The students watched in disbelief as they witnessed the two popular girls from the university, whom they admired, engaged in a fight.North chuckled. “Ms. Lena managed to wake
Why did he ask such a silly question earlier? The relationship between Gerald and North was obvious.Desmond approached and stood beside North. He sighed. “Ms. North, I had no idea you were related to Mr. Gerald. You hid it quite well.”Gerald halted.North’s heart skipped a beat. “W-What?!”Could he have figured it out? No way! She had secretly married Gerald. Ronald often kept in contact with Peacevale University. If he found out...Her thoughts drifted further away, and she became increasingly anxious.Desmond then exclaimed, “I never thought you were Mr. Gerald’s niece! I always knew he had a younger relative, but I never expected it to be you! Ms. North, with such a background, you’ve kept a low profile. You truly are the epitome of a model student at Peacevale University.”North was struck breathless by Desmond’s words.She was afraid that Desmond might say something that would make her feel uncomfortable, so she avoided talking to him by grabbing Gerald and headed toward
North’s expression froze. As she met Gerald’s gaze, she felt a shiver down her spine.She still could not tell Gerald about her true motives for marrying him just yet.There were still too many uncertainties and illogical points when it came to the South family, the pendant her mother left her, and why one had to marry someone of the South family to get the will.Before North could figure it all out, she did not want anyone else to interfere.Besides… for some reason, she also did not want Gerald to know that she was using him.North was a little cowed to meet his eyes. She lowered her head and said, “I-I’m only concerned about you.”Gerald only gave a mysterious chuckle.Last night, North had been feeling ill at ease. But after finding out that he knew calligraphy, she had obviously perked up.That was why Gerald guessed that his knowledge of calligraphy was why North felt better.But why did she care whether he knew calligraphy?Gerald said casually, “So, it’s only because
Henry’s expression turned darker and darker. “That ungrateful wench! I just knew she would make trouble for me at Peacevale! I said early on that she shouldn’t be allowed to go to such a good university!”Ian closed his eyes. When North had first been brought home, he had been the one to suggest spending some money to let North study at Peacevale. But now…Ian let out another sigh. “Melinda, I’ll go and speak to Mr. White personally tomorrow. Peacevale owes the Myers family a favor, after all. You stay at home and rest for a few days. After that, you’ll be back in class in no time.”Light flashed in Linda’s eyes. She knew about this favor. In reality, it had happened more than twenty years ago, and it was the last principal who owed this favor to Estella Smithson.Now, they would have to use that b*tch’s mother to save Melinda… Linda really wondered how infuriated North would be by this.…The next day, while she was at school, North saw Ian between classes.North smiled.
The favor owed was such a huge one. Now, it was being wasted to plead Melinda’s case. The Myers family really had bad judgment.But at the same time, Desmond also felt bad for North.She had been slandered and bullied. It had taken so much for her to prove her innocence, but her family went all out to defend Melinda. At the same time, they cared not a bit for what North had suffered.Desmond sighed and tried to give it one last shot. “Mr. Myers, sometimes, you should shift your focus away from Melinda and look more closely at North. If you do, you will find that she is infinitely better than Melinda.”Ian truly could not admit that North could be any better than Melinda. He waved it away.“It’s impossible, Mrs. White. You don’t know our family’s matters, so you shouldn’t say such things willy-nilly. Melinda is an illegitimate daughter and has suffered unspeakably since she was young. That’s why we dote on her so much. North is not the same. She chose the wrong path on her own.”H