Chapter 21

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