“Haha! It’s fine, forget about it. It wasn’t a big deal!” Gerald did not want to go. “No, no Gerald, I insist! You don’t look down on us, do you? You would never look down on your own high school classmates, right? Or do you secretly look down on us because you were admitted to Mayberry University while we only took the normal entrance exams for normal universities and colleges? I see how it is now!” said Liana shamelessly. “You know I don’t mean that! Fine, let’s have a meal together!” Gerald said before sighing. How could anyone be this shameless? Gerald was at a loss for words. However, since it was only a meal, he was willing to just eat together and be done with it. After all, he had nothing to lose. Besides, it was an opportune time for him to prevent them from having anything more to say about him in the future. He would just join them for their meal and see what they had to say then! Gerald nodded to himself before turning around again. They didn’t eat in any of

This was because all of them could tell that Xyleena was not the kind of woman that they could afford to mess with. Thinking about the current situation, Hayward’s face had already been pale for some time now. He was pacing back and forth anxiously. On the other hand, Sharon was feeling a little disappointed. She had come to learn that Murphy’s sister was very powerful in Mayberry City. She was also very capable in society in general. This would mean that Murphy was also someone quite capable himself. As she thought about it, Sharon began feeling slightly regretful. Had she been too cruel to Murphy? What if Murphy’s future achievements somehow surpassed Haywards? Thinking back, Hayward mostly only knew how to show off. Murphy, on the other hand, was actually a very capable man. The more she thought about it, the more conflicted Sharon felt. Ahh! Why! She had only ever fallen for three people in her lifetime. The first was Gerald but she had already moved on from h

Aside from feeling ashamed, she was also starting to grow a little nervous. All three of the women were feeling the same emotion. They were terrified to even think about the possibility of Gerald actually being a big boss! As Gerald left through the police station’s front door, he was surprised to see that Wesley—from the Bureau of Commerce—was already waiting for him in a car right outside. Gerald got into the car. Wesley smiled before saying, “Mr. Crawford, you were just a witness so why were you still being held on hold? Hahaha!” Gerald knew that he was talking about the fact that Xyleena had continued to insist that he was an accomplice in the matter. “Don’t even mention it, she just has a small grudge on me.” Gerald didn’t need to get into the details so he simply provided a simple answer. “I see, I see… By the way, Mr. Crawford, there’s been something on my mind that I’m still unsure whether I should be sharing with you,” said Wesley with a smile as he continued to

Back then, his father lived in poverty and he had failed to pass the entrance examination to get into university. Therefore, Gerald’s grandfather had forced him to serve as a soldier in the army instead. There, he met his comrade-in-arms. After being in the army for two years, he returned to his hometown and took up farming. He needed the money since he was broke. Somehow, he managed to gather just enough to open a steamed bun shop and he stopped farming then. However, since his father wasn’t one to just let a thief escape when he saw one, he ended up maiming the thief. As a result, he had to give up his steamed bun shop to the other party as compensation. By then, he had also borrowed a lot of money and had a lot of foreign debt. It was a point in his life where he was so poor, that he didn’t even have the money to celebrate the New Year. Seeing no other hope, he decided to look for his comrade-in-arms. His comrade-in-arms lived within the country and came from a pretty ri

However, Gerald’s heart was reserved solely for Mila. He had always felt guilty whenever he had too many interactions with girls like this. That was also the reason why Gerald had constantly hidden and kept his distance from both Alice and Jacelyn. Upon entering the dormitory, Gerald took the box containing the hetian jade bracelet. He then told Harper and the other boys about his plan before running downstairs to look for the girls again. While this was happening, the girls had arrived and found a table for themselves at the breakfast place. As soon as they sat down, Tammy and the other girls covered their mouths as they started laughing. “Giya, I’m very sure that Gerald kid really likes you!” “Same here! You girls may not know it, but I’ve already done some research on him. Gerald seems to be from the Department of Language and Literature. He’s also a pauper!” “So what if he’s poor? Do you think Giya’s someone who lacks money? At most, Giya can just give him a career