It was no mystery why people like Philip treated Gerald like their master. “Not at the moment. I’ll contact you if I need anything,” replied Gerald. “Very well, young master!” “Actually, there is one thing you could help me out with. I need you to get me a new car.” It was at that moment when Gerald remembered that Catherine only drove a Passat. Bea herself seemed to know how to drive, yet she had earlier ridden on her scooter when she headed out to get ingredients. Since he was already here, he might as well get a proper car for Bea. “Very well, master! What car model would you like? A Phantom simply won’t do! I suggest ordering the newest model from abroad!” “There’s no need for that. Just get me a BMW 7 series!” “I… See,” replied Philip, sounding slightly stunned. After sharing Bea’s address and details with him, Gerald hung up without saying anything else. Gerald himself had relatively fewer demands when it came to cars. As he could not linger outside for a lon
“Naturally, I’m talking about the Brandon who owns the place!” Hearing that, Catherine became incredibly flustered when she saw the other woman taking her cell phone out. After all, Brandon was a famous person here who owned several nightclubs in the area. If this woman was truly acquainted with Brandon, then Catherine knew that she was in for a lot of trouble. While it was true that Catherine shouldn’t be this easily terrified as a member of the Yaleman family, if she simply relied on the Yalemans to deal with the situation, Lady Yaleman would definitely reprimand her for causing trouble for their family, even though the situation could easily be taken care of. Understanding that, Catherine knew that she had no choice but to give in. She really didn’t have the courage or audacity to use the Yaleman family’s name for such a small issue anyway. Though she knew that her daughter was most probably innocent, Catherine really didn’t know what else she could do. “Go ahead and cal
It was quite obvious from his reaction that he had no idea who Brandon even was. He probably didn’t even know who the store manager was, let alone the assistant store manager the woman was talking about! “Was it Philip who told you to drop the car off?” asked Gerald as he walked toward Mr. Fairwell, his right hand in his pocket. Hearing Gerald’s question, Mr. Fairwell was immediately taken aback. After scanning him from head to toe, Mr. Fairwell then replied in a respectful tone, “Indeed, it was. He told me to deliver the car to a young lady by the name of Bea Yaleman. I’ve already completed all the other necessary formalities.” Mr. Fairwell then smiled at Gerald. This must be the person whom Mr. Hodges had said he wasn’t even qualified to know by name. After all, there was no way that other young men his age would ever be able to get acquainted with such a mysterious figure! “Bea- That’s… That’s my daughter! We live at that address as well!” said Catherine in surprise. “Ah
“Do you personally know Mr. Fairwell, cousin?” asked Bea as she looked at Gerald who had remained silent throughout their journey home. She had found it strange that Mr. Fairwell had personally come all the way here just to give her a car without any good reason. The fact that not many people actually knew about her true identity also made the situation much more suspicious. To top it off, Gerald had just asked for her identity card number this morning! Sensing how respectful Mr. Fairwell had treated her cousin earlier, Bea felt that something was definitely up with Gerald. “Not at all!” replied Gerald as he shook his head. It wasn’t a lie either since this was truly the first time both of them had met. “Then why would he come all the way out here just to hand me a car? Are you sure it isn’t because of any of the connections you know?” Naturally, Bea wasn’t looking down on Gerald. However, she knew that his family’s situation wasn’t any better compared to her own. Or that’s
“Yura!” greeted everyone within that group as they stood up. Yura was the eldest grandson of the Yaleman family, and he was also Lady Yaleman’s favorite grandson. As a result, everyone in the group naturally looked up to him. “Well you’re all early! Before anything else, though, I’d like to introduce my friends here! This young lady is my classmate in university! You can call her Marilyn! As for this beauty, her name’s Giya and she’s Marilyn’s ex-high school classmate when she was still in Mayberry City!” said Yura as he looked at Giya. Standing next to the already beautiful Marilyn, Giya’s beauty was somehow amplified, and her excellent temperament made her all the more alluring. When he had first met Giya, he hadn’t expected to feel so moved by her beauty since he was already so used to seeing beautiful women. After exchanging greetings, Yura then looked at Giya before asking with a smile, “Speaking of which, you don’t mind me calling you Giya, right?” In response, Giya
“Serene County? Hahaha! That’s him alright!” said someone from the crowd as the rest of them laughed. “Oh god, for real? Gerald the pauper’s actually your relative?” replied Marilyn, her shock apparent on her face. “Sadly, legally, it’s true. However, the Yalemans have and will never acknowledge Gerald as part of our family!” said Yura with a wry smile on his face. Giya herself didn’t really care what the others had to say about him. Instead, she was simply excited that he was possibly coming! “Will Gerald be coming later, Yura?” asked Giya. In response, Yura nodded before saying, “I assume Bea’s bringing him over! Speak of the devil!” As soon as his sentence ended, the door opened and Bea entered. Seeing that Gerald wasn’t present, Giya couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious. “Didn’t that bumpkin come along, Bea?” asked one of the girls there. Since Bea was usually regarded as the lowest in rank within their family, nobody usually took her seriously. It was the reason
Yura and the others shook their own heads and laughed as well as the scene progressed. Gerald was simply too much. To think that he was acting so powerful just seconds ago when everyone here clearly knew about his background! “After transferring schools back then, we haven’t been in contact for so many years, Marilyn. I really hadn’t expected you to know my cousins!” said Gerald in response. “Either way, there’s no need for us to talk pointlessly anymore. You almost make it sound like I even want to contact you! Just find someplace to sit down already!” replied Marilyn, a hint of disgust in her voice. Hearing that, Gerald could only smile helplessly as he went toward a seat. Just as he was about to sit down, however, another voice suddenly called out to him. “Gerald!” Looking up, Gerald got the shock of his life. “…Giya? What are you doing here too?” D*mn it! Gerald really hadn’t expected to bump into so many familiar faces wherever he went! Ever since that incident,
“You… You smoke these kinds of cigarettes, Gerald…?” Everyone felt like they had just received mental slaps to their faces. This was especially so for Yura. To think that he had specifically brought along cigarettes that he had asked his friend to buy for him all the way from M country. The ones he had were really precious and expensive. He had honestly been waiting to pass them around so that the crowd would praise and admire him. After all, when a young man went out, the first thing people would tend to notice would be his attire. Next, they would see what kind of watch he was wearing. Last but not least, if he was a smoker, they would definitely want to identify what brand of cigarettes he smoked. All these worked together to establish a man’s ‘grades’. To Yura’s dismay, he was the one who ended up receiving the mental slap once Gerald took his own box of cigarettes out! “I don’t usually smoke. I just grabbed these as I was heading out today!” explained Gerald. He hadn