Nelly smiled gently. “Hi again, Gerald, North.”Gerald did not look at her, and North did not reply. However, Nelly did not seem to take it to heart and continued to stand demurely beside Madam Bracken.Madam Bracken already knew what was going on, so she scoffed, “Looks like your b*stard son’s not as good as you think, Virgil. Bracken Corporation’s been suffering losses every year, and now there’s plagiarism too? As if that wasn’t bad enough, you’re demanding that Gerald help clean up this mess.”Virgil could not take the insult. “What are you so happy about?! The business was supposed to go to Patricia, but how am I supposed to give it to her in this state? If Gerald has a solution, what’s wrong with asking him to help?”Madam Bracken mocked him in response. “You’re always so attentive when it comes to Patricia’s things.”“Patricia’s your daughter too,” Virgil said as if it was the most natural thing on Earth. “You should be helping out to as her mother—”“Shut up!” Madam Brack
Giselle nodded in gratification. “That’s very kind of you, Nelly.” North’s eyes flickered. Something felt wrong. Why would Nelly be so kind as to remind her to be careful of Cynthia? “Ah, I see. However, your reminder came a little bit too late. I’ve already met Cynthia.” Nelly said in resignation, “She… These women are still trying their luck even though they clearly know that Gerald is married. North, it must be difficult to be his wife, right?” North came to a realization. There it was: the trap.Nelly was trying to insult other people to make herself appear morally superior by talking badly about another woman who was flirting with Gerald. Did she think that this would make everyone think that she had no feelings toward Gerald? North smiled. “It’s not difficult at all. I’m just doing what I should be doing. Besides, you’re reading into this too much. Even though Cynthia has some feelings for Gerald, she didn’t cause any trouble for me.” Nelly bit her lower lip. “No
Everyone became silent. North narrowed her eyes and smirked. Nelly shook her head, “I’m sorry, I talk without thinking. Gerald, you should settle the matter between you and North on your own. I’ll make a move first.“Oh right, Gerald, the most important thing between a couple is trust. If you hide everything from North… Never mind, I’ll stop.” After saying that, Nelly immediately left in embarrassment with a worried expression on her face. Giselle waved her hands. “I don’t want to meddle in the Scott family’s matter. Today, Nelly suddenly came so I couldn’t just turn her away. North, don’t take what she said to heart.” North nodded and left the Bracken family home alongside Gerald. In a luxury car outside of the Bracken family home, Nelly was staring at North and Gerald with a dark expression as they got into their car. She sneered, “I don’t think North will be able to bear with that.” Mrs. Scott hesitated, “Nelly, why do you want to tick North off? That will only make
However, North did not realize that and continued to praise him. “How is it possible for such a nice guy like you to exist? You’re handsome and tall, and you have a great temperament. Coupled with your intelligence and your capability, I—” The car came to a sudden stop. North was launched forward due to inertia, but she was pulled back by the safety belt. “What’s wrong?” What was wrong with Gerald’s driving?! Gerald was breathing heavily. “North… Don’t praise me using those words.” North was puzzled. After resting for a few days at home, Gerald had a meeting at night. North was eating dinner by herself. Before she finished dinner, Stewart told her that Nathan was there. Nathan was shocked. “Why are you alone? Where’s Gerald?!” North almost dropped her food from fear. “He’s in a meeting. Why?” “Meeting? He’s still in a meeting now?!” Nathan slammed on the desk. He looked extremely angry. North put down her cutlery. “What happened?” Nathan was infuriated, and his
Reina purposely chose a crowded public hospital. The news about her pregnancy would definitely spread like wildfire. Bryan had just reached the hospital ward when he saw Reina lying weakly on the hospital bed. Her face was covered in tears. “Dad…” Reina had only said a few words before she started panting again. Mrs. Jordan walked forward. “Reina, you should abort this child.” Reina cried, “Grandma, please, don’t do this to me. I don’t want to lose this child…” Mrs. Jordan said with a stern expression, “No! Reina, you have to listen to me. I’ll contact a doctor to abort this child once you’ve recovered!” Reina was staying in a normal hospital ward. They were surrounded by other pregnant patients and their family members. All of them frowned after hearing that. “How could this grandmother be so cruel? She’s forcing her granddaughter to go through an abortion. Why?” “This old lady seems to be saying that her granddaughter is pregnant out of wedlock…” “Pregnant out of wedl
Mrs. Jordan loudly said, “But a child without a father… Why would you want to give birth to it? Are you trying to embarrass the Jordan family?!” Bryan’s frown deepened.North had warned Reina in private? If that was the case, then he had to protect Reina. He had already let his daughter suffer too much. Thus, he could not sit there and do nothing anymore. “The Howard family should be responsible for their children.“Reina, rest well. I’ll pay the Howard family a visit.” Reina watched as Bryan left, and she smiled. …At Royal Sights Residences, North could not follow up with Nathan’s thought process. “How Gerald is in bed?” Nathan thought North did not understand what he meant. But since they were both adults, he felt that she would be able to understand the underlying meaning of his words. “That’s right!” North fell into deep thought. A few days ago, Gerald did indeed toss and turn in bed a few times and nearly kicked her out of bed too.She recalled his usual sl
Finally, due to Nathan’s strong request, all those men stayed back with them. North did not dare to say a word. “Drink… Come, let’s drink! Don’t dismiss me!” After drinking for a few rounds, Nathan got drunk as expected. He grabbed North’s sleeve with tears in his eyes. “They have such hard lives… So hard…” North was speechless. Nathan kept asking these men to talk about their experiences working at the bar. Nathan was shocked at the stories. North could not help but say, “You should stop drinking.” “Why should I stop drinking? I’ve already spent money on alcohol! So, why shouldn’t I drink?” Nathan gestured, and another male escort scooted closer to him. The male escort was initially quite confident, but after he came, his gaze flickered between Nathan and North, as he was confused about who his actual client was. “Um…” Before he could finish speaking, someone was shouting in shock outside of the door. Immediately after, the noisy bar fell silent. North had a bad fe
“Yes, Gerald is…” Nathan was still planning to go on, but he suddenly felt that the voice seemed a little familiar. It was only then that Nathan realized that the private room was very quiet. He finally put down his glass and looked in the direction of the man who was talking. “You’re just a male escort. How dare you speak to me like…”His words were stuck in his throat. Nathan was stunned. It was as if he had just seen a ghost. He then sprung up from his seat. “G-Gerald, you… You…” Gerald said in a cold voice, “Speak properly.” Nathan was immediately humbled. He was no longer acting loud and obnoxious. Instead, he hid behind North. His trembling voice betrayed his attempt to hide his fear. “Gerald, no. Listen to me…” Gerald sounded calm. “You brought Mrs. Howard here to drink?” Nathan felt like death was coming for him. “No, we’re not drinking…” Gerald continued, “You wanted to introduce men to her?” Nathan knew that Gerald was going to kill him. “No, I didn’t mean th