Jane cried. “Gerry, how could you be so cruel? We grew up together. You gave my elder sister your word that you would marry me, remember? “I just made a small mistake. Why abandon our wedding for this lesser woman?!” North’s expression changed. Was Jane implying that Gerald promised to marry her because of her elder sister? Before North could figure it out, Connor replied to Jane, “Ms. Jane, is betraying Mr. Gerald’s trade secrets to his nemesis a ‘minor mistake’?” Jane froze. “I—” Gerald refused to listen to her. “Send her off.” Connor fluidly dragged Jane out of the door. In an instant, North and Gerald were alone in the living hall. North still reeled from the bombshell. She recalled the recent rumors about a mole in Deep Pool Corporation. Little did she know it was Gerald’s fiancee! Was that considered a “small mistake”? “Ms. North.” Just then, Gerald turned to her coolly. “What did you tell Jane?” What did she tell Jane?North recalled their talk. The next

“A marriage of convenience?” Henry’s eyes lit up. However, the next moment, he hesitated. “She just backed out from a wedding. I don’t think any men would want to date her.” Melinda looked down as she said, “Dad, do you still remember Mr. Paul from Harrison Corporation? He couldn’t get North off his mind ever since he met her at the banquet last time. He wouldn’t mind that North has just backed out of a wedding.” Linda quickly played along with Melinda. “She’s right. Henry, Harrison Corporation’s scale is larger than our company. If Mr. Paul is willing to lend us a helping hand, our company can certainly overcome this financial crisis. Moreover, Mr. Paul’s net worth is over billions of dollars. North will have a good life if she marries him.” Henry instantly regained hope. “You’re right. Mr. Paul is an excellent man. Even though North’s reputation is tainted, we are kind enough to let her marry a wealthy man like him. “Unfortunately, North is a disobedient girl. She will cert

North’s mind was in a mess. Her breathing raced as she subconsciously looked for a heat source around her. She felt as if millions of ants had gnawed her chest. She could not control her body. She helplessly remained in Gerald’s arms. Gerald wrapped one of his hands around her waist gently and typed on his phone with another hand. He sent a message to Colt. “Ms. North, I’ll take you to the hospital. You—” North pressed her soft lips against his. Within an instant, her warm and soft kiss made his heart skip a beat. North’s mouth felt dry. Even while drifting out of consciousness, her body was burning. She had no idea what she was doing. She instinctively kissed him to rid herself of the heat. Gerald’s breathing got hitched as he said with tension, “North, do you know who I am?” North raised her head from his arms. Her eyes lost focus “Gerald…” A great sense of emptiness hit North. She frowned. She could not relieve herself from the drug’s effects. As a result, her body a

The group did not expect North to open the door at that moment. Linda’s eyes flickered. North had not opened the door entirely. Besides, a man’s voice was heard from inside the room. “It looks like Paul is still around!” Linda acted like a caring stepmother. “North, I’m glad that you’re fine. Henry is so worried about you. Since you’ve opened the door, let us in.” North swept her glance across the group. “Open the door and let you in? No way.” Her words seemed to have lit a fuse. The group could not help but sigh and shake their heads. “You’re truly shameless! You still behave this way even at this moment. You offer yourself to a man for only a few pennies!” “Oh, my God! You don’t even mind sleeping with Mr. Paul! I believe the rumor about you cheating is true. You don’t deserve to be Melinda’s elder sister!” Meanwhile, Linda was pleased. North’s life should be this way. She should become Melinda’s stepping stone and make her last bit of contribution for the Myers fam

The crowd stopped in their tracks. Henry froze. From what he had noticed earlier, Colt and Charlotte would look toward the man and ask for permission before speaking. Obviously, the man’s status was entirely different and much higher than the Quinns. He could not afford to offend him. A drop of cold sweat fell from Henry’s forehead. “I don’t think I get what you mean.”“You don’t get it?” Colt gave Gerald a quick glance and scoffed. “Mr. Henry, didn’t you insist just now that Ms. North and Mr. Paul were fooling around, and you wanted to teach Ms. North a lesson?”“I—”Colt went on and cut Henry off. “Mr. Henry, I’m not sure why you thought Mr. Paul was in the room. Wouldn’t Ms. North have to endure injustice if we weren’t here today?” Subconsciously, Henry turned to look at Linda, and the crowd immediately turned to look at her as well. Linda’s expression went stiff, and she started crying overdramatically. “I-It’s not that I don’t believe in North. His assistant was the o