Connor stopped the car and said respectfully, “Mr. Gerald, we’ve reached Dew Garden.”North looked up in shock. Dew Garden was a diner famous among the upper-class society. Melinda was its loyal patron, but North had never eaten inside it before. Why did Gerald bring her here?Gerald toyed with the pendant and pushed his guess to the back of his mind. “Since you want to give me the pendant, I’ll take it,” he said with a chuckle. “But I can’t just take the pendant without giving anything in return, so I’ll treat you to a meal. Come.”North was relieved when he accepted the pendant, but she soon became puzzled. How did he know that she had always wanted to come to this diner? Was it just a coincidence?Before she could think more about it, she heard jarring voices not too far away. “That woman isn’t worthy of my son. I’m already showing her respect by canceling the engagement. She’s just a country bumpkin. Now that Eiger doesn’t want her, no one else will either!”“Her scandalou
“Yeah, yeah. I will.” North sighed in a tolerant fashion. “Mrs. South, you should accept the truth as soon as possible. In any case, it doesn’t matter even if your son is no good. He has Melinda. She’ll be loyal to him.”The people started whispering among themselves. “My goodness. Melinda Myers wants to marry Eiger South even though she knows that he’s no good? What does she want?”“I see. It’s no wonder why I often see Eiger South going to an andrologist. I say, it must have been really tough for North Myers to keep this a secret for years.”“That’s right. Mrs. South knows that her son is no good, but still thinks that North Myers should love him to bits? She’s such a narcissist.”The mocking words made North’s grin grow wider. When she walked past Fiona, she said nonchalantly, “Mrs. South, don’t cause trouble for me. You saw what happened just now. If you do, your son is the one who’s going to be humiliated.”She then walked into a private room. “You…” Fiona trembled in rag
Gerald narrowed his eyes. He got the same strange sensation again. North seemed to really care about his connection to the South family…A glint appeared in Gerald’s eyes. “Not everyone has the right to see me,” he said in a relaxed and ambiguous manner.After mulling over it for a bit, North understood what he meant. He had no need to meet people of no importance. Fiona might be a part of the South family, but she was nothing when compared to those who had the blood of the South family flowing in their veins. North had also heard that Ronald South was not pleased with Fiona. If that were the case, it made sense that Fiona had never met Gerald before. As expected of the heir. He spoke with steadfast confidence. North immediately felt relieved and stuffed the abalone she had yet to finish eating into her mouth. Then, she said, “I thought that the food in Dew Garden would be something special, since it’s so famous. But the taste is only so-so.”Gerald hummed in agreement. “It’
North resisted the urge to flip Gerald the bird again. Just a moment ago, he was suspecting her of possibly cheating on him in the future, and now he wanted her to go to an auction with him? He was so infuriating!But she pretended to be delighted. “Sure. No problem.”Gerald looked away. He did not expose her terrible acting. …At night, Gerald sat in his study room and listened to Colt on the phone. Once he was finished, Gerald narrowed his eyes and looked at the information Colt sent him.Five years ago, a hacker got into Deep Pool Corporation’s main system and left without a trace. No one could find them. That hacker showed up again today. And, on this day, Gerald’s wife managed to find the person Melinda hired to ruin her reputation. Melinda had wiped off all traces about her hiring a person to photoshop the photos, so it was not easy to find the man, but North had managed to do it right away. Was it mere coincidence?Gerald smiled. Things were going to get interesting n
North grabbed Linda by the neck. “You threw my mother’s possessions away?”Melinda started crying while shaking her head. “Don’t do this, North! Your mother passed away young, so her things bring bad luck! If we had kept them, they would’ve brought misfortune to Grandpa! We got rid of them for your sake t—”Linda started yelling at North. “Yeah, I threw them! So?! Are you going to hit me?! You’re just a b*tch who took Melinda’s place as the rightful heiress! You have no ri—”North moved her hand to Linda’s chin and slapped her with her other hand. North’s grip was so strong that Linda felt like her chin was about to be crushed. “North, how dare you?!”“Grandpa! Come here! North is going to kill us!” Melinda cried out.Hurried footsteps came from above. When Ian saw what was happening, he spoke without thinking. “North, what are you doing? Let Linda go. She’s your stepmother. How could you do this? Apologize!”Linda immediately stopped acting arrogantly and began crying. “It’s f
Ian frowned and sighed. “Melinda had a tough life. She had to go through a lot of hardship due to being an illegitimate daughter. Be kind and don’t bully her all the time, North.”“I was sent to the countryside after Mom died. My fiance was stolen. I’m the heiress of the Myers family, but I have no home to return to, while she’s treated like a princess by the Myers family.“Do you really think I’m bullying her?!”Ian looked awkward. He was displeased when his words were refuted and disproved. “That’s enough, North. It’s just a necklace. Your mother’s things belong to the Myers family. Why shouldn’t we use them? Don’t be so stingy.”North’s gaze turned cold. In the past, whenever Melinda stole her things, everyone in the Myers family turned on her and said she was stingy and petty. She had thought that Ian was different, but she had been mistaken. Melinda only had her current status because of North and her mother’s hard work!North nodded. “Alright. That means I won’t have to
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