Brenda took the invitation.The chairman of the Brandy Corporation and his wife were the parents of the famous actor, Marlin Brandy. The Brandy Corporation had a lot of influence in the capital. Even the Jordan family had to look up to them.Therefore, it was impossible for them to reject their invitation.Brenda asked, “Who else was invited?”“The heads of the famous families in Peacevale have basically all been invited, but… but not Mr. Howard.”The butler hesitated for a moment. “However, the Brandy family sent an invitation to Ms. North.”Brenda’s eyes lit up. “Bryan, didn’t you want North to return to the Jordan family? This is a good opportunity.”Gerald could not go, and North was alone.She only had the identity of Gerald’s wife in that case. Without Gerald, who would care about her?However, it would be different if she was the eldest daughter of the Jordan family.Brenda said firmly, “Let her have a taste of being down and out. She’ll know the benefits the Jordan fa
Plus one?North could indeed bring a plus one into the venue, but…“Aren’t you afraid that people will say that you’re living off a woman?”Gerald raised his eyebrows slightly. “It doesn’t matter. I bet they’re jealous anyway.”North was speechless. She vaguely felt that Gerald was getting more and more shameless.…On the day of the banquet, at the Brandy family, Mrs. Brandy came from the capital. She was the wife of the head of the family. At the same time, she was also the mother of the famous actor, Marlin. Everyone in the family had a formidable reputation. They had settled down in Peacevale, so there were naturally many people who came to congratulate them.North had just gotten out of the car when she heard someone gossiping.“Have you heard the news? The Brandy family didn’t send an invitation to Mr. Howard!”Everyone’s eyes widened. “What? How is that possible? I heard that the Brandy family gave Mike an invitation. However, Mike felt too ashamed to show his place in
North nodded. Her eldest brother was right. Bryan was indeed not responsible.After the Jordan family went in, everyone was dumbfounded.“What? Didn’t the Jordan family want to acknowledge North? Instead of admitting they had made a mistake, they started doting on the daughter of a branch family in front of their own daughter. What do they hope to achieve?”“That’s why I said North was so pitiful. If she had returned to the Jordan family, she wouldn’t have to suffer today’s grievances. Look, now a young lady from a branch family is about to walk all over her.”“I’ve heard of Susie Jordan. She’s considered quite outstanding in the Jordan family. However, it’s not to the extent of pampering her and leaving the real eldest daughter of the Jordan family aside.”…In the villa, Bryan was worried. “Mom, aren’t we going overboard? North is my daughter, but I didn’t give her any preferential treatment. Instead…”“Bryan!” Brenda sneered. “Although Susie isn’t your biological daughter, sh
Before Mrs. Brandy married Mr. Brandy, she had been in a rich family. She was living the life many could only dream of. Mr. Brandy doted on her so much that even though she was already fifty years old, she was still playful and girlish.Instead of thinking of something else, she just had to hook North. Mrs. Brandy described the scene. “North, think about it. Everyone is socializing at the banquet. Then, the sound of hooves can be heard at the door. Everyone walks out and finds two tall white horses pulling a crystal carriage. Then, you get out of the carriage. At this moment, everyone’s eyes will be on you. Everyone will only see you…” North hurriedly interrupted her. “I think I’m fine now!” Mrs. Brandy was a little disappointed. “I see. Forget it then. Still, I’ve prepared some jewelry for you. It’s very beautiful. It was made by a master craftsman a hundred years ago. I brought you the full set. You can stun everyone later!” North wanted to ask Marlin for help. Mrs. Br
“You actually had the gall to show me that you cheated on me on our wedding day? How could you be so vulgar, North?!”North Myers stared at the shameful pictures on the screen, and her mind simply could not process what she was seeing. Her fiance, Eiger South, stormed over and slapped her. Her half-sister, Melinda Myers, started crying. “North, why didn’t you treasure Eiger when he’s such a good man?!”North suddenly understood something. She had been engaged to Eiger since childhood, and they were to be married today. But when she entered the church, she saw Eiger hugging Melinda intimately. She had been furious and gone over to question them, only to have pictures of her “cheating” with different men start playing on screen. The guests looked over. “How disgusting. She actually slept with so many men? She can’t possibly compare to Miss Melinda, who is as pure as snow.”“North is actually so wild in private? How embarrassing.”Henry Myers, her father, was furious. “You t
Since the tragic lovers had a love that was oh-so-great, North should give them a huge gift to celebrate their love. North made a call. The next moment, Linda received a message and screeched. “What did you do?!”She stormed over to slap North. “How could you say my daughter slept with her brother-in-law?! You’re so despicable! How could you say such a thing?! You hurt Melinda and even tried to ruin her reputation?! I’m going to fight you, you b*tch!”North sneered. Linda called her a b*tch whenever she felt like it, and she could not believe anymore how long she had tolerated it for Eiger’s sake. She grabbed Linda’s hand and slapped her. “Can’t stand me saying a few bad words about your daughter? Both you and Melinda are using my mother’s inheritance, and you have the gall to yell at me?!”When Linda heard North talking about the inheritance, she did not even care that she had just been slapped and started yelling. “What’re you planning to do, huh?! You can only get the i
”All I’m looking for is to marry someone. I’m not trying to get anything out of you by asking you to marry me. You’ll be able to do whatever you want after marriage as if I didn’t exist. The other socialites can’t offer you that.”Eiger’s uncle was a powerful man in Peacevale. Since his parents were forcing him to marry, he was definitely against the idea of marriage. This meant that he should be interested in the opportunity to tell his parents that he got married and retain his freedom at the same time. North believed that he would agree to marry her under such a condition. Gerald bent down, and his eyes shone with a dangerous glint. “You’re not trying to get anything out of me, you say?”North’s heart sank. Why did she have the feeling that Gerald was not happy? What was wrong?Was it not better for him if she was not trying to get anything out of him in the marriage?The atmosphere was suffocating. Worried that he was going to say no, North tried thinking of something to sa
Gerald Howard!The most mysterious and powerful man in Peacevale!North fell completely silent and nearly bit her own tongue from shock. “You’re the leader of Deep Pool Corporation?!”Gerald finished signing the paper and chuckled. “Why are you so surprised? Didn’t you know who I was when you asked me to marry you?”North’s mind went blank. She actually did not know! Who would have thought that the leader of Deep Pool Corporation was Eiger’s uncle? More shocking yet, who would have thought that he would agree to marry her!It was no wonder why they were welcomed by a government official at the city hall. Gerald Howard’s marriage was a huge matter. North gulped. She could not let Gerald think that she had never seen an elephant before, so she feigned calmness. “I wasn’t expecting someone as famous as you to be so casual about”—under Gerald’s gaze, North changed what she originally wanted to say—“following marriage procedures. I thought you’d want the city hall officials to co