To be frank, everything happened due to the things that he did without much consideration, which led to a countless chain reaction of bad repercussions.When Gerald witnessed Wynn being assaulted, he also felt some self-loathing inside, and all of a sudden, his blood boiled.“F*ck, I understand now. Wynn, he’s the sugar baby you’ve been feeding, right? How dare you have the balls to hit me! I’m Damien-f*cking-Rye! Just wait and see, kid, I’m going to skin you alive!”Damien was still cursing at Gerald as blood gushed down his face.Gerald was not afraid of him. He ran up to him, ready to swing his stool.Growing up in his hometown, Gerald has suffered all kinds of hardships. He used to be poor and timid, but he was quite strong.As things started to escalate, Damien dared not stall any longer.He was then continuously smacked with a stool as he wailed in pain. In the end, he managed to get to the door and fled.“Miss Thornton! Are you okay?”Gerald threw down his stool and app
“Geez! I wonder who messed with Damien Rye, I guess it won’t end well for that person today!”The taxi driver was clearly in shock while he was driving.It was apparent that he knew Damien Rye and had heard of his name before.Gerald was a little confused. “Who is Damien Rye and where did he come from? Is he more powerful even than Flynn Lexington from Mayberry Commercial Street?”Gerald asked the driver.After taking a peek at the back of the car, it seemed like Damien did not follow them. Gerald let out a sigh of relief.“Ahem, how do I put it… Flynn Lexington is indeed a powerful figure in Mayberry, he has the entire Mayberry International Inc. behind his back. As for Damien Rye, he’s from the Rye family, one the wealthiest families in Mayberry. He’s the cousin of Henry Rye, the former head of Rye Group. Although Mayberry International Inc. is the first, it’s still a foreign company that has been established in Mayberry for just over ten years. On the other hand, Rye Group is
The mall was crowded.Gerald strolled around, not knowing which brand to buy.He just needed a sturdy phone.In the end, his eyes were locked on a phone model. It was of extremely good quality with a price tag of 2830 dollars.It was arguably an expensive phone.“Miss, may I have a closer look on that new phone? Thanks!”Gerald politely asked the saleswoman.The saleswoman had seen Gerald searching around for almost half a day. From the way Gerald was dressed, she knew he would probably pick a cheaper phone.However, she thought he was just trying to save face.Since he was walking around in a well-known mall, the saleswoman thought Gerald was here pretending to look around. Then, she expected him to act as if the phone was not what he wanted and he would instead buy some 50-dollar miscellaneous unbranded phone and slip away.She had seen too many such people.When the shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store, she looked down on him.She was surprised when Gerald said
“Whew! Hayward, do you guys know each other?”The saleswoman asked as she smirked at Gerald.Hayward was quite well-known amongst the people in this area.It was rumored that there would be a big development in the west side of Yorknorth Mountain. The village where Hayward resided, Yorknorth Village, will be relocated.In the near future, this area will be developed into a main commercial zone.After becoming rich with the demolition compensation, Hayward was very active around the area.He frequently changes his phone here, hence he got more acquainted with the saleswoman.“Oh, not really. We were just classmates from high school!”Hayward shook his head.Then, he ignored Gerald and turned to Margie, smiling.“Margie, what about that phone you recommended? Can I have a look, I’m going to buy one for each of my friends!” Hayward said.Obviously, the friends he was referring to were Lilian and Sharon.Both girls were beautiful, and they suit Hayward’s taste. But the thing wa
“Holy moly, what did you just say Margie? This phone costs 2830 dollars? That’s crazy!”At the same time, Hayward’s surprised yelp could be heard coming from the mobile phone store not too far away.Sharon and Lilian who were beside him were also a little startled.They were definitely shocked by the phone’s price.They have tried out the phone’s functions and features, all of which were really great. The phone’s camera quality was clear and crisp, and for pretty girls like Sharon and Lilian, having a phone with an excellent camera was more important than anything else.They all looked at Hayward expectantly, waiting for him to buy one for each of them.Beads of cold sweat trickled down Hayward’s forehead.“Nah, it’s too expensive. It’s over 1500 dollars for one, close to 6000 dollars for two, this phone is way too overpriced!”Hayward wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.It was confirmed that his house was going to be demolished, but the compensation would only be transferr
“Who would’ve thought that Gerald is such a great actor? Haha, if we didn’t run into him today, he might have stopped by each cell phone store and then act like he’s going to buy it!”“I know right, and then he will end up not buying it. I’ve seen far too many actors like him!”The two girls took turns to scoff at Gerald.“I hope you’ll become more sensible, Gerald. Your family is poorer than everyone else, and in the future, you’ll have a lower starting point in your career than anyone else. Even Hayward, who’s about to receive his compensation from the demolition of his house doesn’t dare to buy any of the phones, and yet you’re thinking of buying one? Stop pretending!” exclaimed Sharon.Honestly speaking, her attention had always been on Hayward before this.She never bothered paying attention on Gerald at all.Now that even Hayward was mocking Gerald, she could not help but follow suit and ridiculed him with a word or two.Then, she shook her head in contempt.“Hayward, sin
That was unbelievable!Could it be that he has won the lottery?And how much did he win?It was apparent that the question bugged Lilian and Sharon very much.They were anxious and wanted to know the answer.It did not matter to them if the money was stolen or robbed. They were only hoping that he did not just win the lottery.Otherwise, it would be too much for them to handle!“I’ve got things to do, gotta go!”Gerald ignored their questions as he was not obliged to answer them.He turned and walked away coldly, leaving them staring with widened eyes and mouths.The moment he walked out of the door, Gerald immediately called Zack Lyle with his new cell phone.He told him the predicament that he was facing and that it would be great if he could come and pick him up. He would explain the matter further once they met and they would find ways to resolve it as soon as possible.Zack was shocked when he heard the news.He had to act immediately.Gerald hung up and sent him his
A shout broke through the silence of the crowd.Damien’s goons stopped when they were just about to beat up the taxi driver.The crowd immediately looked towards the direction of where the shout came from.It was Gerald.While standing here alone and seeing the taxi driver refusing to give up his information even though he was beaten up to the brink of death, Gerald felt a sense of gratitude towards him.Now, not only was he unconscious, but his family was also dragged into this mess, and he was about to have his tendons plucked and severed by Damien’s goons.Even if Gerald was inhumane, he would still stand up against this violence!Gerald walked through the crowd.“I’m the one you’re looking for, so why are you torturing the driver?”Gerald glared at Damien, stone cold.“Ha! Brat, I sure as hell found you, it seems that my gut was right!”Damien smiled cynically the moment he saw Gerald.’Earlier, Damien ordered his men to barge into Wynn Thornton’s house so they could ca