When Anna noticed North was not talking, she became even more righteous. โThatโs what happened, Mr. Howard! I nicely advised her not to get wild ideas about something that wasnโt hers, but sheโฆ she insulted me!โGerald smirked. โOh? How did she do that?โโShe hit me! Look at my hand, Mr. Howard, that b*tch hit it!โGerald narrowed his eyes. โDoes it hurt?โThat one sentence alone was enough to move Anna.Was Mr. Howard concerned about her? Wow, today really was her lucky day!Annaโs eyes lit up, and she instantly became emboldened. She sashayed over and tried to throw herself into Geraldโs arms, but Gerald simply stepped to the side and almost made her fall down.Even so, she was so happy that she continued to complain about North anyway, โThanks, Mr. Gerald, Iโm not hurt! But this servantโs gone too far! She said you eat and sleep with her every day, and that you canโt bear to leave her. Thatโs nonsense, isnโt it?!โI advised her to know her place, but she got mad and hit me.
The only person she yelled at was North Myers, which meant North was Mrs. Howardโฆ North was Mrs. Howard?! Wasnโt she just a maid? Why would she be Mr. Howardโs wife?!Those words replayed endlessly in her head. With a thud, she fell to her knees with a pale face.She was doomed. Doomed!Gerald gave the order nonchalantly. โI donโt need a secretary like you. Youโre fired.โAnna was desperate. โNo! No! Help me, Melinda!โโThatโs strange.โ North suddenly blinked and said pointedly, โMelinda, you knew I was Geraldโs wife. Why didnโt you tell her? Now sheโs made such a huge mistake. She wouldnโt have insulted me if youโd told her earlier, right? Arenโt you two friends?โEveryone fell silent at that.Melindaโs face paled. โIโฆโโYes, why didnโt you tell me, Melinda?!โ Anna acted like she had been thrown a life jacket and scrambled to expose Melinda. โMr. Howard, I hadnโt planned to bar Mrs. Howard from entering. It was Melinda who said her sister was a country girl and that youโd be m
โIโve never loved someone based on their appearance,โ Gerald said in an aloof, cold tone. โBesides, my wife is a beauty even with this scar, unlike you.โNorth blinked. Was Gerald reassuring her? To be honest, she had not noticed her scar in a while. Eiger used to be disgusted every time he saw it, and that was why she minded.But Gerald acted as if the scar was not even there.She had already stopped feeling bad about it.Still, it was good for disgusting Melinda.So, North immediately took Geraldโs arm and said sweetly, โMelinda, my scar is ugly, and I have a terrible temper, and I let Geraldโs power get to my head. Iโm not a hard worker either, but he still loves me. What can I do? Maybe thatโs just my charm!โCan you call me โMrs. Howardโ now, Melinda?โMelinda took a shaky breath, the color draining from her face entirely.D*mn it. D*mn it! What did Mr. Howard even like about North?A man like him should have been hers!But if she did not say it now, that would be too
โW-Where are we going?โโArenโt you hungry? Obviously, weโre getting you some food.โ With the light on Geraldโs back as he reached out, he looked like an angel descending from heaven. North was instantly won over, so she got into his car without thinking.As Gerald drove, he took her on a series of confusing turns into an unassuming alley.North was confused. โWhere are we eating?โโSouthern Bistro,โ Gerald replied nonchalantly.North put down her phone and gulped. โThe Southern Bistro that only serves one group of customers a day and opens whenever they feel like it? Weโre probably too late.โGerald chuckled.North understood immediately. If anyone else had suggested coming to Southern Bistro at this hour, theyโd just get laughed at for being ignorant.But this was Gerald she was talking about. He could come here in the dead of night, and the chefs would probably get out of bed to cook for him.The place was an incredibly quiet compound. After Gerald parked, North looked ar
After Abraham said that, the place plunged into silence.North blinked. Abraham had come here for a look because he heard that she had some history with the South familyโฆ What did that mean?Gerald casually angled himself so that his figure mostly obscured North. โYouโve looked, right? You should go now.โAbraham chuckled meaningfully. โIt seems like you donโt welcome me here, Gerald. Are you afraid that I might let slip some secret that Miss North isnโt supposed to know?โGeraldโs gaze darkened.Abraham was grinning. โI heard that you wanted to marry the heir of the South family, Miss Northโฆ Then have you ever wondered if you married the wrong man?โNorthโs eyes narrowed. She got the feeling that Abraham was here with bad intentions.Indeed, she very much wanted to know Geraldโs true identity. However, she did not like having others sowing discord between her and Gerald.And here she had always thought that Abraham was a good person.North decided on a plan of action and said
โWhy is the prodigal daughter here, too? Ah, what a shame it is for North that all the young men are revolving around Melinda.โAfter that, another woman added, โSummer, donโt say that. Although a certain someone is also an heiress, sheโs barely more than a servant in the Myers family! This is fate. After all, her mother died young, and sheโs unlucky. This is all quite normal!โThe two women then burst into laughter.Northโs eyes narrowed as she looked toward them. Summer and her mother, Lydia Carson, were the ones speaking. North did not expect that these two would serve themselves up on a platter after she had failed to teach them a good lesson last time.North let out a light laugh and slowly headed toward them.Recalling how North had tricked her last time, Lydia became exasperated. Her expression was sour as she said, โNorth, itโs not that I want to tell you off, but you should know that youโre a burden. Why donโt you just off yourself? Itโs because of you that Melinda rema
Summer and Lydia instantly looked at North in delight.Melinda had to force her excitement down as she pointed out, โGrandpa, Northโs here.โIan frowned. โLook at me.โNorth remained silent.Linda gave a signal to someone in a shadowy corner. Instantly, someone started laughing mockingly. โIs Miss North ducking her head so low because sheโs feeling guilty?โโNorth!โ Ianโs expression turned darker. North was truly shameful. โLook up! Tell us why you hit our guests!โSummer sobbed. โNorth, I donโt mean to blame you, but I just want an explanation.โMelinda sounded helpless. โNorth, you have to face the music when you do something wrong. Youโฆ Oh, I donโt know how to help you anymore.โNorth gave a cold laugh as her gaze turned scornful.With the way they were taking each otherโs leads, she had suddenly become an unreasonable instigator.Linda made a decision and put on an enthusiastic act of being the victim of humiliation. โEnough. Since North is unwilling to explain, letโs for
North had to act accordingly. Otherwise, she would not get anyoneโs sympathy. Worse, it would make her look like she was throwing a childish tantrum.โDonโt you dare put on this act, North!โ Summer could not stand it anymore. She started shrieking. โI didnโt hit you! The surveillance camerasโฆ! Yes, go get the surveillance footage!โNorth snickered to herself, but she did not show any change in expression.She closed her eyes and feigned a pained inhale. Then, she said slowly, โBut Summer, havenโt you known all along that there are no surveillance cameras in that spot?โYou said it when you hit me. There are no surveillance cameras there, so Grandpa wonโt believe me no matter what I say. But now youโre saying you want to check the surveillance footage. Who are you putting on this act for?โSummer became furious. What nonsense was North spouting?!She could not help but start hurling abuse. โShut up, you b*tchโโโMrs. Lane, Summer, since youโre Mrs. Myersโs family, I donโt want to
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 wasnโt 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. Hmmโฆ 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, โWhatโs going onโฆ?โGerald looked at her silently.He also wanted to ask what was going on.โNorth, do you need my help?โNorth 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, โMomโฆ If you knew this was going to happen, why didnโt you adjust your act earlier!โPatricia was furious. โI did all of this for you. How could you fall for Geraldโs tricks?!โโBut Gerald was right. They suspect that Iโm not Paigeโs son because of you!โโฆGiselleโs smile became more and more sarcastic. When the Bracken family disappeared, he said, โAccompany me pay respects to Paige. Also, get someone to clean Glass Manor inside and out.โHe wanted to get rid of the bad vibes the Bracken family had brought in.โฆA 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
โWhy? Do you think that Iโve forgotten how Paige died?โGiselle never expected that this shameless family would have the audacity to make an issue out of Paigeโs death.โYou 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?โStill, the only person the Bracken family has ever had to sacrifice was Paige!โVirgil snapped, โNonsense! Iโm Paigeโs biological father, how could IโฆโGiselle sneered. โStop putting on an act. You didnโt look for your daughter when she was missing. You didnโt 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.โVirgil, Iโm sick. Iโm not dead yet, and I havenโt lost my memory. If this happens again, Iโll destroy the entire Bracken family!โGiselle looked at the bodyguards she had brought
The surroundings suddenly fell silent.Virgil found it hard to breathe. โLet go! Are you crazy?!โโIโm asking you a question. Where is Paige buried? Tell me!โVirgilโs brain was deprived of oxygen. Without thinking, he roared, โHow would I know? Let go, you crazy woman!โPatricia screamed, โMadam Giselle, what are you doing? Let go of him. Do you want Dad to die?โGeraldโs second uncle also shouted, โMadam Giselle, why are you doing this to us? Donโt treat your husband like this!โโYou donโt know? You donโt know at all, do you?โ Giselle ignored everyone. She looked unremorseful. She scoffed.โYou claim to be severely depressed about your daughterโs death,โ Giselle retorted. โDespite that, you actually donโt know where your daughterโs grave is!โAs 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. โYou did this on purposeโฆโThat wa
Mike said weakly, โNorth, we paid our respects to my mother before we went out today. We didnโt say anything because we were afraid that Grandpa wouldnโt be able to accept it.โAs expected, Virgil clutched his chest and looked like he was about to faint.Patricia cried out, โGerald, are you satisfied now that your grandfather is trembling in anger? Weโve kept it a secret for so many years. Despite thatโฆโEveryone sighed. So, that was how it was.It was indeed Ms. Paigeโs 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. โ
Everyone was dumbfounded. North was really bold!North blinked. โWhatโs wrong, Mr. Virgil? Why are you so angry? Did I say something wrong?โโWhat nonsense! Paige is my daughter! How could I intentionally let her die?!โNorth widened her eyes. โI didnโt say that you intentionally let her die! Itโs just that the Bracken family didnโt like her and looked down on her. The medical staff didnโt care about her either. In the end, they didnโt even treat her and let her die.โI know. Itโs not your fault. After all, you were so busy. How could you have the time to take care of a daughter you donโt love?โVirgil clutched his chest. โWhat nonsenseโฆ! Shut up!โโNorth!โ Patricia screamed. โGerald, are you just going to watch her anger your grandfather? Your grandfatherโs health isnโt goodโฆโโWhat did I say wrong?โNorth sighed. โLook at what Mr. Virgil said. Ms. Paige passed away at the end of May, so why didnโt he treat her for two whole months from the end of March to the end of May?โTh
Mike knew that he had fallen into Northโs 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. โUmโฆ IโฆโโMike!โ 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.โGerald, what nonsense are you talking about?! Weโre family. If you have anything youโre upset about, just tell me. Thereโs no need to cause trouble at the banquet and make an issue out of Paigeโs death anniversary!โWeโre all Paigeโs family, and Dad is also Paigeโs biological father. How can we not know when her death anniversary is?โPaigeโs death anniversary is at the end of May. Itโs not today at all. Youโฆ Youโre too much!โVirgil looked aggrieved. He nodded and said, โThatโs right. Paigeโs death anniversary is in May. Gerald, I know you donโt want to give up her inheritance. Moreover, I didnโt fo
Everyoneโs eyes fell on Gerald.Gerald looked up slowly and said calmly, โMs. Patricia, why did you choose today to hold a banquet for Mike?โโIt doesnโt matter what day I chose!โ Patricia roared.โSo, you did choose the date.โGerald looked down at Patricia from above. His cold gaze made Patricia suddenly feel suffocated.Her โsonโ had a murderous look in his eyes. โAny other day would have been fine, but not today.โPatricia hated the look in Geraldโs eyes the most. Why was he so arrogant? Why was he looking down on her? Why was he like that b*tch?She screamed, โGerald, Iโm your mother! Mike is your brother! Itโs fine if you donโt love me, but you keep finding fault with me. What right do you haveโโโToday is the anniversary of Paigeโs death.โGerald interrupted her.Patriciaโs 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 Paigeโs d
Patricia felt a lump in her throat. โYouโฆโโConnor, come out.โ 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 โPaigeโ, 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 Paigeโs 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 Mikeโs banquet!After paying her respects, North turned around. โWhat are you waiting for? Arenโt you going to pay your respects?โ