North pretended to be curious. “Why should Reina move to Royal Sights Residences? It’s illogical. Can’t she stay at Howard Manor while she’s pregnant?”Reina’s eyes reddened. “North, you still can’t accept me—”“That’s not the issue here.”North’s feigned curiosity was convincing. “I just think that it’s more suitable for Reina to stay here. If not, she should rent a house outside. Why would you let her stay in your son’s house?”What… did she mean by that?Everyone found something wrong with those words. But North kept on with her acting without allowing the others to respond. She said with admiration, “But Ms. Patricia, I admire you very much. Although Mr. Cedric brought his pregnant lover home, you’re fine with it. You want to help the child too. You even want to give up being the matriarch! “I feel so moved, Ms. Patricia. Is this the kind of restraint only a mistress who became the first wife can show?” Nathan was rendered speechless. North kept on criticizing Patricia
Patricia’s anger rendered her speechless. Suddenly, North laughed.“Calm down, Ms. Patricia. There are always two ways of looking at things. Be positive. Accept it as Mr. Cedric’s son. Then, we can see that your son isn’t a cruel and cold scumbag. Don’t you feel very gratified?” Nathan was stunned. He found that North had convinced him, and he admired her greatly.“How dare you!” Patricia screamed, “Get lost!” North blinked. “Why can’t you accept it, Ms. Patricia? You didn’t behave like this when you tried to persuade me to accept Gerald’s illegitimate child—”“Ms. North, you’ve got a sharp tongue!” Suddenly, a voice interrupted North while she was talking.North raised her brow and turned to the voice in displeasure.“Dad!” Crying, Reina threw herself at Bryan. Bryan looked gloomy but remained calm given his good upbringing. “Let’s chat, Mr. Gerald.” Gerald blinked. “That’s what I want as well.”Bryan glanced at Cedric. “Mr. Cedric, please ask the others to leave us alon
Gerald exited the room.Bryan looked hideous.He thought. “What does he mean?“I mistook my daughter for someone else?“No, Gerald must be babbling. He ruined Reina’s reputation because he doesn’t want to marry her!” …Gerald went outside and nodded. “Come. Let’s go home.”“Are you done talking?” North was curious. “What did you guys talk about?” “Nothing much. He just asked me to marry Reina.”Gerald was absent-minded. “And I proved one thing. Bryan isn’t as righteous as we thought.”“Why do you say that?” Gerald told North the things he had found out.“He and Mrs. Jordan weren’t engaged, and Mrs. Jordan even had a fiance.”North drew in a cold breath. “Did he snatch her away? I didn’t expect this. I thought he respected Mrs. Jordan very much.” After all, Bryan had always behaved like a gentleman. But he threatened Mrs. Jordan’s fiance, and he snatched her away. Then, her fiance went missing. But it was unknown whether her fiance went missing or died. Gerald sneere
North’s eyes turned gloomy, but she sounded indifferent. “I got seriously hurt, but I was okay afterward.” Colt commented, “How lucky!”North looked down and thought. “Yeah, I was very lucky.”Her memory about four years ago was very blurry. After she recovered, she could not remember many things. All she could recall was that she saved a person, and they helped each other for nearly half a month. Then, Reina tried to murder her.When she woke up again, Pete and the other seniors refused to tell her how she got hurt. She did not find out anything either. All she knew was that Reina had sent those people over.If she was not lucky, she would have died four years ago. And Reina…How could a murderer lead a good and grand life? She became the young lady of the Jordan family and was always superior to everyone.North tilted her head and thought. “It’s weird… Where did I meet that person? Where was I pursued by those people? Why can’t I recall anything?”Gerald tapped the table and
“Keep it down! There have to be fans of those celebrities here! Fans can get pretty crazy, okay? Stop talking.”“I just think it’s unfair to North!”North found this very strange. Were these people indignant on her behalf? But why?Before she could think it through, several women walked in her direction. They all looked at her with pained expressions. “North… Stay strong. Things will be fine.”“That’s right. You’re a student at Peacevale University, so you’ll have a great future ahead of you once you graduate. Countless men cheat. Once you succeed in life, there are plenty more fish in the sea for you to choose from!”“Yeah! You don’t have to take those comments online to heart. Those people are all just brainless fans. If you’re feeling down, you should come to campus more often. We’ll all spend more time with you.”North was confused as she thanked her classmates for their concern. When she got into the car, she scratched her head and opened Twitter.Instantly, her eyes narrow
North did not really understand it. What was so fun about shipping a couple that was made up of Gerald, a married man, and an unwed celebrity?Marlin’s gaze went dark. “There are countless tricks someone in the entertainment industry can play. As long as there are people who think Gerald doesn’t love you, then more fans will start shipping Gerald and Reina together and think they’re the ones truly in love.“Naturally, it’s too late for you and Gerald to publicize your love.”North was not a fool. “What you mean to say is that the situation’s tricky to shut down, right?”Marlin said languidly, “Well, there is one thing you can do. If Reina is convicted of a crime and sent to prison, you might have a shot.”North chuckled. “Reina’s plagiarism was always illegal.”“North, you don’t understand. There are some extreme fans who really don’t think plagiarism is anything serious.” A grim look of hatred flashed in Marlin’s eyes. He enunciated, “Unless you find a way to prove that Reina at
“Once Gerald and I get married, I will naturally try and find North a good husband.”The guilt in Gabriel’s heart lessened. “That’s good. If you need help, the Jordan family will help.”Yes, although they could not announce North’s identity to the world, the Jordan family could make things up to her by finding her a good husband. They would certainly not let her lose out.Reina was right. Gerald was not suitable for North. In the long run, North would not be happy in this situation.After comforting himself, Gabriel said, “Reina, are you going out?”Reina nodded shyly. “Aunt Christie invited me out. Don’t worry, Gabe. I’ll have bodyguards with me. It’ll be fine.”…Nathan brought North into the restaurant.He was the sole investor in the establishment, so the whole place belonged to him. However, he had never shown his face there before, so the reception staff and servers did not know him. He was going to contact the manager instead.However, before he could make his phone cal
Sometimes, North was really taken aback by how shameless Reina was.Nathan was similarly stunned. “Unreal. Are you really that shameless? You have to know why Gerald wants you to have this child. If it doesn’t get born, how is he going to prove his innocence?”Reina answered weakly, “Forget it. I know that you’re unhappy. But this is the truth. My child will be Gerald’s eldest son and his heir. We’re both women, so I know how you feel.”Reina made herself sound so gracious.Nathan scoffed. “Has Gerald ever even looked at you? When will you stop this daydreaming? We can understand if you want to be a mistress. You can lie to the world, but don’t lie to yourself!”Christie looked disdainful. “Who do you think you are to be mocking our Reina? Mr. Gerald has clearly—”Nathan faced Christie boldly. “Oh, sorry, I didn’t recognize you just now, Madam Christie. “See, I always thought you were in your thirties, but I didn’t expect you to have the face of a sixty-year-old. My bad for not k