Huffily, Christie cried, “Where’s security?! Why haven’t you chased this woman out yet? Get her! I’ll reward whoever slaps her with ten thousand dollars!”The security guards exchanged looks with each other but did not dare to make a move. However, when Christie mentioned the money, someone went for North.“North!” Nathan rushed forward. “Reina, this is my restaurant. What makes you think you can chase North out of here?!”Reina’s eyes flashed. Christie got Reina’s meaning. “This is just an insignificant restaurant. The Jordan Corporation can buy out as many of these as we want. Mr. Nathan, I’d advise you to cut this out. You’re nothing but a useless piece of trash with no way of inheriting your family’s business. It would be nothing for the Jordan Corporation to crush you!”Nathan wanted to attack someone, but North held him by the wrist. She chuckled and said, “Are you sure you want to chase me off?”Reina shot North a delighted look. “North, this is the way things are. We don’t
Christie wanted to argue when she heard what Reina said. However, she abruptly recalled that she had indeed been the person who had wanted to chase North out.But it was only because she was doing it on Reina’s behalf.Gabriel’s expression turned cold.Christie turned frantic. “Gabe, let me explain, I—”Before Christie could finish speaking, Gerald let out a burst of laughter. Christie became even more panicked.Casually, Gerald looked at the trembling security guards. His tone was warm and calm, but his words were devastating.“I’ll give all of you a chance. If you drag this woman out, I won’t fault you for your mistake.”That woman? Which woman?The security guards suddenly came back to themselves. Gerald meant that they would be forgiven if they dragged Christie out!These security guards worked for the restaurant, and the restaurant belonged to the Howard family. They had thought that they were going to lose their jobs, but it seemed that they had gotten a second chance!
It was only after Reina was thrown out with a crash, attracting everyone’s attention, that Gabriel looked at North. His gaze was conflicted. Then, he walked out.Reina was going mad at the way people pointed at and whispered about her.How could this be? She was pregnant with Gerald’s child, so why did he not love her?!And Gabriel! She was supposed to be his sister, but Gabriel only kept looking at North without turning his gaze away! Could it be that Gabriel had found out the truth? But that was impossible. Yes, that was impossible!Ten minutes ago, the person sprawled on the ground should have been North. Reina had even taunted North and told her not to fight it.But ten minutes later, everything had changed!Reina could not accept it. She would not let this go.…In the restaurant, North was frowning. “Is something wrong with Gabriel? Is he in some fatal condition?”Gerald burst into laughter. “Why do you ask that?”“The way he looked at me just now was very strange. It w
Gerald looked away before saying, “So, you’re saying that you’re not affected by what she said? About how you should be more understanding of me wanting to be a father since you’re not pregnant even after we’ve been married for so long?”North looked down as Gerald coolly brought up what Reina had said. Her voice was tiny as she said awkwardly, “Yes.”“Are you very upset at what she said, Mrs. Howard?”“Aren’t you affected by it at all?”Gerald’s gaze was cool. “Why should I be?”“Don’t you want a child?” North asked.Gerald’s gaze became soft. He was surprised that this was what North was so caught up with.“Do you like children, North?”North did not expect that she would be asked this question. She stumbled over her words. “I-I don’t know.”Gerald could see that North was troubled by this, so he did not keep pursuing the issue. He simply laid out the possibilities.“If you like children and want some, then I’ll try my best.” Gerald paused before continuing, “If you don’t l
Forget it. It did not matter to North whether Gerald would wear it. However, it would make no sense not to give it to him since she had already bought the belt.Back at Royal Sights Residences, North waited for Gerald to return home.However, he did not give any sign of coming back even after she waited past 10:00 p.m. He did not even answer his phone. It was rare for Gerald to be so hard to reach. North could not help but feel a little worried.Just then, North’s phone rang with a call from Erika. “What’s going on, North? The rumors are going wild online. Where are you?”North did not understand. “What rumors?”“Haven’t you seen them online?”North shook her head. Meanwhile, Erika got even more anxious. “Someone snapped some shots of Gerald and Reina at a hospital. Reina was there for a natal check-up. Gerald’s car arrived even before she stepped inside. Now, the fans shipping them online have gone nuts. They keep saying that Gerald and Reina are flaunting their love.”“Which
After the doctor finished speaking, he looked at North in delight. “Dr. Parsons, what are you talking about? How could Mr. Gerald have the time to answer Mrs. Howard’s call right now?”A nurse covered her mouth and chuckled. “Mr. Gerald is spending time with Ms. Reina. He’s much too busy to bother with someone so unimportant.”The doctor sounded gracious as he said, “You can’t say that. Mrs. Howard rushed over in the middle of the night. If she runs home with her tail between her legs after failing to see Mr. Gerald, wouldn’t that be awful? We should at least give Mrs. Howard a chance.”After saying that, the doctor feigned a kind smile. “Don’t listen to her nonsense, Mrs. Howard. Even if Mr. Gerald is focused on taking care of Ms. Reina, he can’t be so busy that he can’t even answer a phone call. Ms. Reina is important, but you’re his wife.“Maybe there’s still some space for you in Mr. Gerald’s heart?”North was not a fool. Naturally, she could tell that these people were sett
North was stunned by how fake Dr. Parsons was being.The nurse spoke up softly. “Mr. Gerald, you know that Dr. Parsons did everything he could to save… the patient just now. He forged on all this while. But now that he’s just left the operating room, he got mocked by Mrs. Howard about being a quack. Is it wrong that Dr. Parsons tried his best to save the patient?”Gerald’s gaze darkened. “I apologize on North’s behalf. I hope you’ll still do your best in treating the patient from now on.”Dr. Parsons was gracious. “Don’t worry, Mr. Gerald. I am a doctor. I don’t blame Mrs. Howard for this.”North’s eyes went wide. What was going on? Why was Gerald apologizing to Dr. Parsons?A strange, bitter feeling rushed up within her. Before she could wrap her head around what was going on, Gerald grabbed her hand. “What are you doing here?”North’s gaze burned. “Why did you apologize to Dr. Parsons for me?”Gerald could guess that there had been a conflict between North and Dr. Parsons earl
Bowery Private Hospital was huge. North wandered around for a long time, but she failed to find the parking lot. Instead, she had somehow gotten lost in a garden.It was the middle of the night, and there were only a few street lamps there. As such, she decided to sit on a step by the road and stew in her anger.It was February, so the night was very cold. North had been in a rush to get out of the door, so she had only grabbed a jacket to put on. She could not help but shiver as a cold breeze blew.Yet, when she thought of Gerald, an inexplicably fiery anger leaped up! She could not believe that she had even bought Gerald a gift. She should not have gone to the trouble of doing something so caring!North kicked a pebble hard. Her eyes stung.After so many years, she had never wavered in her goal. She wanted to ruin Reina’s reputation. She wanted to expose the truth of what had happened four years ago, including all of the murder attempts, false accusations, and set-ups.Each one