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
North let out a frigid huff.Seeing that North was still upset, Gerald chuckled. “Dr. Parsons is a burns doctor. Even if Reina had come to the hospital, she would have gone to a gynecologist. Sam was the one who got hurt, so we sent him here. I didn’t know that Reina’s ward was also on the seventeenth floor.”The angry look on North’s face froze. “W-What?”Wait, what was going on?Right then, North noticed that there was a plaque by the side of the garden path. It had the names and pictures of renowned doctors at the hospital. On it was Dr. Parsons’ picture. It said that he was in the burns department. A lump formed in North’s throat.Gerald’s gaze turned dark. “We were doing an inspection of one of the manufacturing locations under the Deep Pool Corporation. There was an explosion, and Sam got hurt. Since it was an emergency, we sent him to Bowery Private Hospital. Colt said that Dr. Parsons is one of the best burns doctors here.”North found herself speechless. She did not kn
“What are you doing here?!”North beamed. “Where should I be if not here, Ms. Patricia? Do you think I don’t have the right to come to the wards of this hospital?”Patricia’s expression twisted. “Who allowed you in here?!”“Come to think of it, a doctor asked me that just now at the door. He thought that I shouldn’t be here.”North swept her hair aside. Casually, she said, “But Gerald found out that Dr. Parsons had only tried to stop me from coming in because he’d been paid to do so. Hey, you wouldn’t happen to be the one who paid Dr. Parsons, would you, Ms. Patricia?”Patricia’s expression turned stiff. “W-What nonsense!”Seeing this, Reina spoke up weakly. “Patricia never left the ward. Where would she have found the time to pay off Dr. Parsons? North, you must be mistaken.”Reina sounded extremely resigned. “Oh, North, you shouldn’t be like this. Patricia is Gerald’s mom. You shouldn’t be questioning her like this.”With Reina backing her, Patricia became more confident. She
North was delighted. She took Gerald’s wrist and said, “Alright. Let’s go home, then. I’m sleepy.”Reina was devastated as she watched Gerald and North holding hands. Jealousy nearly seeped from her eyes.How shameless North was! Reina was currently admitted to the hospital, so Gerald should rightly be spending time with her. But North just had to shove herself into the situation!Reina suddenly covered her chest and frowned. She coughed. “Patricia, my tummy—”Patricia shrieked. “Reina, are you okay?! Call a doctor, quick!”A few doctors quickly came inside. One looked at Patricia’s face before saying deferentially, “Ms. Reina is fine. It’s just that her emotions are affected. She just needs some cheering up.”“That’s right. The best-case scenario would be to have the baby’s father spend more time with her. A pregnant woman should always be kept happy.”Patricia immediately turned around. “Did you hear that, Gerald? Shouldn’t you stay and spend time with Reina when she’s in such
The others were exchanging looks with each other. It did sound like Connor had a point.Although he was an employee, Sam had been friends with Gerald for more than a decade. Now that he was in a coma, Gerald had to take care of him while investigating the truth of what happened. Yet, Reina kept using the fact that she was carrying “Gerald’s baby” to make Gerald choose between her and Sam. What was the meaning of that? She was not Gerald’s wife, but she was in such a rush to boast about her position. The hospital employees around them started talking.“I saw online that Reina and Mr. Gerald have a strong relationship. It’s because Mr. Gerald came to the hospital that netizens are even more sure that the baby is Mr. Gerald’s.”“But Mr. Gerald didn’t come to the hospital because of her.”“That’s why she’s so shrewd. Besides, she has someone who successfully usurped the original wife’s position helping her.”Patricia rolled her eyes in anger. “Shut up!”Reina gritted her teeth. S
This time, Sam was the only one in the production zone so no others were hurt. But what about next time?North nodded determinedly, “She needs to go.”Both Patricia Bracken and Reina had never valued human life. They acted so high and mighty, doing whatever it took to achieve their goals, but what right did they have to do that? Did the people they had sacrificed deserve to die?…Several days passed. Ever since Deep Pool Corporation posted on their official website that Gerald had visited the hospital for Sam, not Reina, the Internet’s tune had changed.Some mocked Reina for being too thick-skinned. Others speculated if the “bond” between him and this usurping mistress was real.North had gone over to the company with Gerald. After finishing contract negotiations, she heard someone gossiping. “Looks like Mrs. Howard is still in his favor. Mr. Howard treats her so well.”“Those baseless rumors on the Internet are only good for entertainment. Everyone knows how Mr. Howard feels
When Reina heard the receptionist’s words, she suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart and forced a smile. “Thank you. North probably wouldn’t want to see me if you hadn’t informed her.” She saw a reporter following her and slowly took a deep breath. Ever since Gerald denied that he went to the hospital for her, there had been many rumors about her online. Many people even suspected that this child was not Gerald’s. Reina could not wait any longer. She had to find a way to create a scandal!She wanted everyone to know that she was kind and that North was vicious. She was the best choice for Gerald!After Reina went upstairs, she stood next to North like a wilting flower. North looked at her calmly. After a long while, when Reina started sweating, she said, “Sit.” Reina bit her lip. “If you don’t give me permission to sit, how would I dare sit?” North imperceptibly raised her eyebrows. Did Reina change her tactics? Was she pretending to be weak so that others wou
Mr. Folger originally thought that a stupid person like North would definitely agree to his request. Who knew that not only did she not agree, but she even embarrassed him!He flew into a rage out of humiliation. “Mrs. Howard, I have countless connections. Don’t offend me! You’re also someone who’s about to be abandoned by Mr. Gerald. You might have to rely on me to put in a good word for you in the future!” North almost laughed out of anger. Did Folger and Reina think there was something wrong with her brain? “Looks like we can’t continue this conversation. Mr. Folger, please go back.” Folger’s expression turned ugly. “It’s just a personal grudge. Is it reasonable for Deep Pool Corporation to fire an old employee who has been working for more than ten years for this?” The reporters outside the door felt that this was breaking news. They quickly contacted the editor-in-chief and prepared to broadcast this incident live. Folger sneered. “If word gets out, I’m sure your repu