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
Huffily, Christie cried, “Where’s security?! Why haven’t you chased this woman out yet? Get her! I’ll reward whoever slaps her with ten thousand dollars!”The security guards exchanged looks with each other but did not dare to make a move. However, when Christie mentioned the money, someone went for North.“North!” Nathan rushed forward. “Reina, this is my restaurant. What makes you think you can chase North out of here?!”Reina’s eyes flashed. Christie got Reina’s meaning. “This is just an insignificant restaurant. The Jordan Corporation can buy out as many of these as we want. Mr. Nathan, I’d advise you to cut this out. You’re nothing but a useless piece of trash with no way of inheriting your family’s business. It would be nothing for the Jordan Corporation to crush you!”Nathan wanted to attack someone, but North held him by the wrist. She chuckled and said, “Are you sure you want to chase me off?”Reina shot North a delighted look. “North, this is the way things are. We don’t
Christie wanted to argue when she heard what Reina said. However, she abruptly recalled that she had indeed been the person who had wanted to chase North out.But it was only because she was doing it on Reina’s behalf.Gabriel’s expression turned cold.Christie turned frantic. “Gabe, let me explain, I—”Before Christie could finish speaking, Gerald let out a burst of laughter. Christie became even more panicked.Casually, Gerald looked at the trembling security guards. His tone was warm and calm, but his words were devastating.“I’ll give all of you a chance. If you drag this woman out, I won’t fault you for your mistake.”That woman? Which woman?The security guards suddenly came back to themselves. Gerald meant that they would be forgiven if they dragged Christie out!These security guards worked for the restaurant, and the restaurant belonged to the Howard family. They had thought that they were going to lose their jobs, but it seemed that they had gotten a second chance!
It was only after Reina was thrown out with a crash, attracting everyone’s attention, that Gabriel looked at North. His gaze was conflicted. Then, he walked out.Reina was going mad at the way people pointed at and whispered about her.How could this be? She was pregnant with Gerald’s child, so why did he not love her?!And Gabriel! She was supposed to be his sister, but Gabriel only kept looking at North without turning his gaze away! Could it be that Gabriel had found out the truth? But that was impossible. Yes, that was impossible!Ten minutes ago, the person sprawled on the ground should have been North. Reina had even taunted North and told her not to fight it.But ten minutes later, everything had changed!Reina could not accept it. She would not let this go.…In the restaurant, North was frowning. “Is something wrong with Gabriel? Is he in some fatal condition?”Gerald burst into laughter. “Why do you ask that?”“The way he looked at me just now was very strange. It w
Gerald looked away before saying, “So, you’re saying that you’re not affected by what she said? About how you should be more understanding of me wanting to be a father since you’re not pregnant even after we’ve been married for so long?”North looked down as Gerald coolly brought up what Reina had said. Her voice was tiny as she said awkwardly, “Yes.”“Are you very upset at what she said, Mrs. Howard?”“Aren’t you affected by it at all?”Gerald’s gaze was cool. “Why should I be?”“Don’t you want a child?” North asked.Gerald’s gaze became soft. He was surprised that this was what North was so caught up with.“Do you like children, North?”North did not expect that she would be asked this question. She stumbled over her words. “I-I don’t know.”Gerald could see that North was troubled by this, so he did not keep pursuing the issue. He simply laid out the possibilities.“If you like children and want some, then I’ll try my best.” Gerald paused before continuing, “If you don’t l
Forget it. It did not matter to North whether Gerald would wear it. However, it would make no sense not to give it to him since she had already bought the belt.Back at Royal Sights Residences, North waited for Gerald to return home.However, he did not give any sign of coming back even after she waited past 10:00 p.m. He did not even answer his phone. It was rare for Gerald to be so hard to reach. North could not help but feel a little worried.Just then, North’s phone rang with a call from Erika. “What’s going on, North? The rumors are going wild online. Where are you?”North did not understand. “What rumors?”“Haven’t you seen them online?”North shook her head. Meanwhile, Erika got even more anxious. “Someone snapped some shots of Gerald and Reina at a hospital. Reina was there for a natal check-up. Gerald’s car arrived even before she stepped inside. Now, the fans shipping them online have gone nuts. They keep saying that Gerald and Reina are flaunting their love.”“Which