Henry’s expression froze, and he cursed his bad luck. He could not chase North away while so many people were watching. He put on a resigned smile. “Everyone, you might not know this, but my eldest never listens to me. It’s not as if I intentionally left her back at home. North, I didn’t forget about you. Come. Let’s go in.”Linda went forward and pretended to be a good stepmother. “North, didn’t you say that you didn’t want to come? I’m sorry. I didn’t ask what you really meant and made you upset.”The people then immediately “understood” what had happened and exchanged looks. By the sound of it, North had thrown a tantrum and refused to come, but then changed her mind at the last minute.“We can understand, Mr. Henry. You’re worried about your eldest causing trouble, aren’t you?”“Every family has its own troubles. Your illegitimate daughter is mature and smart, but your eldest is petty. It must be tough for you.”Once the people left, Henry hissed at North while suppressing
“That’s right. Her being willing to donate Ocean Demoness shows how kind she is. North Myers is surely the horrible one and is twisting the truth. That’s why Eiger South doesn’t want her!”“North Myers had grown up in the countryside and never seen such good jewelry. How could she compare to Melinda Myers?”“The apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. Your daughter is outstanding. Mr. Henry, are you thinking about making Ms. Melinda the heir of Myers Corporation?”Regardless of whether people were just kissing Henry’s *ss or whether their words were sincere, they praised Melinda to high heavens. Linda feigned humility and said, “Melinda is not as amazing as you’re all making her out to be. She just wants to help the auction. This is something I taught her since young. We might be living a good life, but plenty of people don’t have clothes to wear and food to eat. Once we have the means, we have to help them. Melinda has always remembered this lesson.”The people became even
Melinda reacted quickly. She put on a pitiful expression and spoke in a tolerant fashion. “What on earth are you saying, North? Dad gave this necklace to Mom as a token of love. What does it have to do with your mother? If you want a necklace, I can give you a different one. Could you stop causing trouble already?”Linda sighed in resignation as well. “North, I know that you like Ocean Demoness, but we’ve already donated it and can’t reclaim it. Be good. There’re plenty of other accessories at home. You own many already.”When the onlookers heard this, they “understood” what was going on, and they gave North strange looks. “North Myers is such a horrible person. She wants to steal the necklace and even ruin Melinda Myers’s reputation?”“For a moment, I really thought that Linda took the legal wife’s possession, but North Myers is just being unreasonable. She’s evil.”Henry was livid. “Everyone knows that I gave the necklace to Linda as a token of love! Get out, now!”“A token of
North cast a glance at the crying Melinda and narrowed her eyes. Pretending to be an innocent woman, huh? Well, she knew how to do that too!Suddenly, she teared up. “But I’ve never received any of my mother’s possessions. Why did you give all of them away? I don’t even have a proper accessory to wear to the auction, while Melinda can donate a necklace worth sixty million dollars whenever she wants.”The people sucked in sharp breaths and finally realized what was wrong with the situation. North was right. Melinda enjoyed a pampered life using the wife’s possessions, while North had nothing! That made no sense!Henry immediately felt his blood boil. His face turned red, and he punched the armrest of his chair. “Your mother’s things are mine! She’s already dead!”With tears welling in her eyes, North said, “I have nothing left. You brought your mistress and her daughter to the auction, but forgot about me. I know that you don’t love me, but I wasn’t expecting you to give your mi
The people fell silent. Everyone stared at North and waited for her answer. Melinda’s eyes shone with cunning, but she still had a sad look on her face. “North, on behalf of the children in the mountains, I’m begging you to let it go.”“You donated my mother’s necklace in your name so that everyone would thank you?”Melinda shook her head as if she was exercising great tolerance toward North. “That’s not what I meant. You’re the heiress of the Myers family and are used to a life of luxury, so you wouldn’t understand how much the children in the mountains suffer. I just want to help them. Even though I’m donating the necklace in my name, I don’t care about whether it’s really credited to me. It’s just a nominal title, anyway. You shouldn’t get so hung up over this.”Linda covered her mouth while crying. “Even if my daughter did something wrong, she did it for the children. North, be more mature. Don’t be so selfish—”North’s gaze turned cold, and she raised her voice. “I’m not say
Once the auction ended, North left via the back door and took out her phone to call a cab. “North.”At that moment, someone called her. Eiger went over and stopped her. North frowned. She felt sick whenever she saw Eiger. “Not even beggars block other people’s paths. Get out of my sight.”Eiger frowned and demanded, “What is wrong with you? Don’t you know how embarrassed Melinda was? Even if the necklace belonged to your mother, couldn’t you have talked this through in private?”North almost laughed at that, but her anger just made her narrow her eyes. “I embarrassed her? Are you saying that I should have generously let her have my mother’s belongings? Should I have told her that she can have everything just because she likes it? Is that what you think I should have done?”Eiger’s face turned red, but he remained stubborn. “What’s wrong with that? You’re sisters. Her glory is yours. You shouldn’t have spited her like this.”North fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, she sta
Gerald smiled. His eyes were partially narrowed when he met her gaze. North did not know what to say. Suddenly, she felt her throat seize up, and she panicked a little. Why was Gerald here, and how much did he hear?North gulped and went over. “Mr. Gerald, when did you get here?”Gerald shot her a glance and answered languidly. “Just now.” Just now? Thank goodness. North felt relieved. He should not have seen anything incriminating. “I saw everything from the moment you started kicking him,” Gerald added. The relief North felt disappeared, and her heart leapt to her throat again. If he saw her kick Eiger, how could he say that he just arrived?!Gerald seemed to prefer it when she was angry. He chuckled, and the sound was as pleasant as church bells. He walked forward and bent down. His eyes were crinkled in amusement. “I saw Eiger South grabbing your hand just now. What were you talking about with him?”Gerald’s sudden act of getting right into her face threw North of
Connor did not even dare to ask Gerald for any details. “Understood.”…Meanwhile, North walked into the mansion. When she entered, she heard someone speaking sarcastically. “Mrs. Lane, the madam has already decided that Ms. Jane is her granddaughter-in-law. Don’t worry. I’ll chase away that witch today. The madam has said that the woman she refuses to acknowledge won’t ever be accepted into the Howard family.”It was followed by another arrogant voice. “How dare she steal my daughter’s position as Gerald’s wife? We need to teach her a lesson. My daughter grew up with Gerald. North Myers is nothing! Does she really think she’s Gerald’s wife?”North immediately understood what was going on. When she got into her shotgun marriage with Gerald, she had seen a hysterical woman being dragged away. That had to be the “Jane” they were talking about. Gerald was pretty popular, even though he was impotent. Charles, the butler, looked around and saw North standing at the door. Disdain