Gerald waited there for a whole day. Of course, the smell of blood lingered on him. Gerald usually would not care about this, but when he was with North, he recalled what Martin South had said. โIf North knows about your true colors, would she still stay by your side? โDoes she know that her husband is a cold-blooded murderer? Does she know that the fourth level of the basement of her house is such a scary place? โIf North knew about it, she would definitely leave you. Gerald, youโre cursed! Itโs no wonder youโre exiled by your friends and family!โ Maybe his blindness had affected his mind. He could not see Northโs actions and expressions, so he could not see her worry. Gerald knew that he should not be affected by those words, but he was. Martin was right. He was a gutter rat. No matter how hard he tried to get out and regardless of the glamorous image that he portrayed to others, it was undeniable that he was born evil. North came to her senses as her expression chan
Five minutes ago, North left after hearing Geraldโs words. He clearly could not see, but he was still hiding it from her! Why would he want to hide it from her when they were a married couple? Was it because he did not want her to worry about it? However, if Gerald did not mention that, she would be even more worried about it. Fine. She would go if he asked her to. After all, Gerald did not want her care. However, when she reached the entrance in anger, she did not hear him chasing after her. It meant that Gerald was staying at the same spot. That was right, he was blind. He suddenly lost his eyesight, so he would not simply move around as he could not navigate properly. Steward was still in the backyard, and Connorโs whereabouts were unknown. Gerald was left alone in the mansion. He would only be able to stand there as he would not be able to go anywhere. But Gerald was lying to her earlier. Why would she care about him? That was right. She wanted to ignore him!
Soโฆ the person that she liked was not the real him. โBut Mr. Gerald, there is no clear explanation when it comes to love.โ North sounded calm. โI like gentlemen because youโre one. If you no longer wish to pretend to be a gentleman in the future, Iโd also like that version of you.โ Gerald paused, and his breathing started to get heavy. He suddenly bent down and kissed North right on the lips even though he could not see. North widened her eyes in shock. Why was he so aggressive? Gerald was kissing her with great force. He parted her lips open and before she could come to her senses, he was slightly panting when he said, โOpen your mouth.โ North subconsciously grabbed his sleeves. When she heard the manโs voice, she subconsciously opened her mouth, and his kisses became even more intense after that. โGerald, umโฆโ Before she could finish her sentence, the man kissed her again. North felt as though she had lost control of herself and was completely going with Geraldโs f
Northโs face suddenly turned red. It was unknown if it was from anger or embarrassment. โGerald, stop being delusional!โ Gerald did not say anything else. He mindlessly buttoned his bathrobe again. โI donโt need a massage.โ North turned around. She was not in the mood to joke. โMr. Howard, do you know your eyes are blinded because youโre poisoned?โ It was not night blindness, nor was it temporary blindness. It happened because he was poisoned. Gerald looked indifferent and confirmed her question. โYes.โ North was shocked. โYouโre aware of it?โ โDo you want to ask me if I donโt want to go through a detox?โ Gerald said indifferently, โNo one is able to cure this poison. It can only be suppressed, so I donโt need a detox massage.โ Fortunately, the poison was under control. The worst-case scenario was that he would go permanently blind. Compared to his life, his eyes were actually not that important to him. As long as he was alive, some people would not dare to do anyth
Two hours later, Gerald was covered in sweat when he opened his eyes. Instead of darkness, he could finally see again. North was absolutely exhausted. It was not that exhausting when she was giving the other patients detox massages in the past. However, it seemed like the effects of the treatment were not bad. Connor started to tear up. โMr. Gerald, your eyes!โ Gerald was not as excited. He roughly knew that the episode would last for two to three days. It was the end of the episode, which was why he got his vision back. But it would happen again, and the episodes would get more frequent. North also knew this, which was why she was not overly excited as well. โIโve dried some herbs in the backyard to brew some herbal tea later on. You should drink some every day.โ Those herbs were fruits of Peteโs hard work. Since Paige was Peteโs patient before, these medicines would definitely work. Gerald replied, โAlright, Iโll get Stewart to help youโฆโ โMadam, Madam!โ Stewartโ
After North heard that, she immediately left and went to the backyard. Stewart immediately followed after. The room became quiet. Connor waited until North was out of earshot before he asked anxiously. โMr. Gerald, did Madam give you the detox massage? Why didnโt you tell her about your current conditionโฆโ Gerald was not fit to get any detox massage! The detox massage would only increase the potency of the poison. Unless it was the secret doctor that had once treated Paige, any other regular detox massages would only speed up the onset of another episode caused by the poison. Gerald was extremely calm and indifferent. โMy eyes are already like this. It doesnโt matter if I get another episode. They wonโt get worse.โ Connor chased after him. โButโฆโ โThere is no but.โ Gerald paused and instructed, โDo not tell her about this.โ North wanted to treat his eyes. That was enough for him. Gerald already knew his destiny. He had long accepted the fact that he would go b
โSo, Wanda really didnโt know it was you who planted these. If she was aware of it, she wouldnโt purposely destroy the plants, right? Fortunately, these are not expensive plants, so please donโt be angry.โ North snorted. Mrs. Scott was implying that even though her herbs were destroyed, they were worthless, so it would be petty of her to pin it on Wanda when Wanda was supposedly oblivious. That was strange. Did they really think that North was easy to bully? Who gave Mrs. Scott the audacity to talk to North like that? Wanda was used to being her arrogant self. She tossed the herb aside and said aloofly, โThatโs right. These weeds are worthless. It would lower the value of Royal Sights Residences. Iโm actually helping you. Otherwise, other people would ridicule you if news about your farming habits is spread out!โ North remained quiet as she silently stared at the herbs lying on the ground. Worthlessโฆ These herbs were carefully cultivated by Pete. These were priceless
Everyone in the backyard fell into silence because of Northโs words.Sam was rendered speechless.He thought. โDidnโt they say Mrs. Howard was friendly and delicate?โYou call threatening to spill blood or destroy cars delicate?โWanda flared up in a rage. She thought. โSo, this b*tch either wants to destroy my car or kill me?โโStop! Just stop!โWanda trembled in anger while watching the new car end up as a pile of junk. โNorth, do you know who I am?! Do you know the relationship between the Scott family and Gerry?! โHow dare you do this to me! I wonโt forgive you for this!North slowly kicked the engine that had been removed from the car. โMm? Who are you, anyway? I donโt know.โ โHow dare you be so rude if you donโt know who I am?! Arenโt you worried about offending people?!โWandaโs voice was shaky. โListen. Nelly is Gerryโs best friend. How dare you destroy my car?! Gerry wonโt let you off the hook!โMrs. Scott saw someone walking out of a corner. She hurriedly yanke
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