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“Are you kidding me, didn’t I just see you holding
it?”
They arrived
at the entrance, and other
rich young men advised him.
“Yeah, but just now I had to pee, didn’t I? The car stopped somewhere on the way and I peed in the
woods. Damn it, I was holding on the admission ticket, and after
I finished peeing,
I don’t seem to
remember
holding anything in my hand,
I guess that’s
when I lost it!”
The group started poking
fun at him, but they were clearly
just joking as friends. Everyone
was getting a bit anxious.
“Let’s look for it again, but if we can’t, we’ll go back and get it…” “That’s
pretty far from here!”
They discussed and explained to the female
receptionist about how he had the ticket
but he lost it, and
if he was still allowed
to enter and such.
The female
receptionist directly denied their entrance.
“What’s the matter?”
At this moment,
a middle-aged man in a suit walked
towards the group of men and women. “Oh, you must be Yancy Zimmerman.”
The middle-aged manager
originally had an indifferent expression across his face,
but when he saw the
person who had lost his ticket, his face brightened up.
“Do you still remember
me? I had dinner with your father,
Mr Taylor Zimmerman, in a restaurant in the
county state. You were there with us!” The middle-aged manager smiled.
“Oh, I remember,
are you Ted Lopez, the manager of the tour company?” “Yes,
yes, yes it’s me. So, what’s all this commotion
here about?”
Ted asked with a smile.
Usually, Yancy had an easy-going personality and everyone loved to joke around with him, but his
family’s billion dollar
assets were considered big in the County state.
And it was obvious
that Yancy was the main focal in the group
of men and women.
So, no matter how much they fooled around,
once they heard that Yancy is in trouble, none of them
would leave his side. Especially the girls.
“Hahaha, well, Mr Lopez, I lost my entrance ticket,
but if I go back to search for it, that wouldn’t
be such
a great idea. So, is it okay if I can enter without the ticket?” Yancy smiled, thinking
in his mind, everything would be fine. He tried
to brush it off and was ready to step inside.
“No, Yancy!” Ted stopped him. “If it were the usual old days, you could do whatever you want, but this
time, it is a special
occasion. I’ll just give you a direct
explanation. On the surface, this cruise party was
seemingly organized
by Mr Holden for a group of rich young people to have fun and party.
But in actual
fact, Mr Holden actually wanted to invite Mr Crawford
from Mayberry!” “Mr Crawford?”
Yancy and the others looked
at each other.
“Ahem, I don’t
think you’ll know who Mr Crawford is based on my direct
explanation, but you must’ve
known about the commercial street
at Mayberry, right?”
“Nonsense, the street
was known as the Gold Fountain of Mayberry! That street was always bustling
and crowded.
I used to want to go to Wayfair Mountain
Entertainment, but I almost could not afford it!”
said Yancy.
“Ahem, forget
about Wayfair Mountain
Entertainment. Actually, the entire Mayberry
Commercial Street
is owned by one person,
and that person
is Mr Crawford!”
“What!”
Yancy was shocked.
The pretty
girls next to him were all shocked
as well.
Some of the second-generation rich people were indeed rich, but they got the money from their
parents. As for someone
like Gerald Crawford, who had his own big industry, he was simply way too up
there. They were wondering
who were the ones supporting him from behind.
The entire crowd
was shocked.
“Yancy, that is why the entrance rules are stricter
this time. They’re
afraid some nasty people or the
paparazzi would sneak
in or something.” Ted explained, patiently.
“Okay, okay, then we’ll go back and look for the ticket!”
They drove back and searched for half a day, but to no avail.
“Fck, does this mean I can’t
get in?” Yancy
said bitterly. There
was only one admission ticket
per person, and this was not a commodity that one could just buy. And at
that very moment, the female
receptionist who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly turned red.
She was dying to say something just now, but she did not dare because what the manager
had
said was a little
too frightening. She did run into a very suspicious person going in earlier that evening.
Should she say or not? She was afraid she would get fired if she said it, but
if she did not, thinking about it,
she felt like she should as this was a very grand event. She could not bear the burden even if it kills her. In the end…. She decided to say it out loud. “Mr Lopez and Mr Zimmerman, you don’t have to
worry. Maybe the reason you can’t find your ticket
was because someone must have picked it up!” The female receptionist
immediately spoke up. “What? By
whom?” Yancy asked. Hadley Zamora, the female receptionist, immediately told everything that she had
seen about the suspicious man right on the spot. “Why didn’t you call out to me then, if something like this
happens, we’ll all be in trouble, didn’t
you know that!” Ted slammed his thighs. He hated the sound of this person whom Hadley had described to the very detail.
In that instance, he ordered Hadley to look for the person. As for Yancy and the others, they went in and mingled
with the crowd. Gerald seemed to not
know anything that was happening outside. He was enjoying the wide, beautiful golden beach. As he listened to
the sea whistling, he figured the party that will be held tonight would be really
cool. Next to the beach was a hotel overlooking the ocean.
Gerald took the admission ticket and entered the hotel under the
guidance of another male receptionist.
Earlier that day, Aiden Baker gave him a call. They were still in their rooms
and they had not woken up yet. They
never thought Gerald would come so early. They
immediately went out to find Gerald. “Stop right there, someone please
stop him!” Suddenly, Ted ran all
the way here and saw Gerald was about to enter the elevator. He immediately shouted
at him. Gerald
saw a group of people
running towards him.
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Gerald was surprised. He stopped to see what they
were up to. “You! Show me your admission ticket right now!” Ted Lopez’s anger
was overwhelming. To be honest,
Gerald looked nothing
like a rich young man. He doubted earlier that this could’ve been a
mistake, but after taking a look at Gerald’s
clothing. This definitely was not a mistake! Ted hated him to the bone. “Didn’t
you check my admission ticket
earlier!” Gerald pointed at the female receptionist. “If I didn’t check, how would I know that a loser just
sneaked in!” “Mr Zimmerman, this is the person, I think he picked up your admission ticket!” Hadley shouted at
him, rudely. After saying that, she
approached Gerald and snatched away the admission ticket from his hands. “Geez,
the world is really big and there are
all kinds of people, and people like you really think you can just join tonight’s
cruise party!” A few girls covered their mouths as they snickered, their eyes were filled with contempt. Only then did
Gerald understand. He had a feeling that they called out to him because they suspected that he had picked up
someone else’s admission ticket, and
it just so happened that someone had lost a ticket, so the first person that
they suspected was him! Gerald was
left speechless. “Mr Lopez, call the police, this person must be trying to plot something bad!” The
girls said. Hedley had already taken out her phone and was ready to call the police. “Mr Crawford, so you’re here!”
Just then, Aiden Baker and the others arrived.
They came running
over. “Huh? Aiden,
it’s you!” Yancy
said at the same time. “Nice to meet you, Aiden!” The few beautiful girls beside Yancy greeted him respectfully. The Baker
family’s assets were over a hundred million dollars in total. “Oh, Yancy, so
it’s you guys!” The group, like
Aiden, were all third-year students at Johnhurst University. Of course they all knew Aiden Baker, the big bully
of Johnhurst University. “Mr Crawford, do you know them?” Aiden laughed and asked Gerald. “I don’t know any of
them. They accused me of stealing
their ticket and sneaked in, they were even going to call the police to arrest
me!” Gerald smiled bitterly. “What?
Steal their tickets?
Who the fck said that?”
Aiden was furious.
Hadley was stunned. She had heard of Aiden Baker, and he was considered quite famous, just like Mr Holden.
But why was Aiden
so polite towards
this loser? And what did Aiden just call him?
Mr Cra…Crawford?
“Mr Baker,
please let me explain, I think there might be some misunderstanding. We were just
suspicious of this young man and we only wanted
to check his admission ticket.
After all, you know how
important this cruise party is!”
“Hehe, of course I know! Ted Lopez and Yancy Zimmerman, do you both know who this person
is?”
Aiden pointed
at Gerald.
“He’s Gerald
Crawford, the owner of Mayberry
Commercial Street. Do you seriously
think he would steal
your tickets?”
“What? He’s Mr Crawford?”
The crowd
had their jaws dropped all the way to the ground. “Oh! Mr Gerald,
I’m really sorry!”
Hadley’s legs were trembling.
She immediately bent and bowed
at him.
The words that came out of Aiden’s mouth were obviously
valid. “Umm, Mr Crawford, I’m really sorry.
I really didn’t
expect…”
Ted felt a lump forming
in his throat, he tried to apologize
respectfully.
Not to mention,
the girls who stood next to Yancy and mocked Gerald were simply nymphomaniacs.
So, he was the super-duper rich guy, Gerald Crawford! Ah!
And they have just said something so mean towards
him. Ugh!
Gerald was used to all the mockery. He did not feel like he needed
to slap them across their faces. Even
if he wanted to, he would have slapped
Hadley right in the face when she tried to stop him earlier.
He was only here for a simple meet-up, and he did not want to cause a scene.
All he did was to flash a tight smile across his face, then he headed into the hotel with Aiden Baker and
the others.
His phone rang again,
and it was Elena Larson
calling.
“Mr
Crawford, have you settled in yet? I’m afraid I won’t be able to get over to
you!” “What’s the matter? Is something wrong?”
Gerald tried to listen closely
as Elena sounded
quite anxious.
“Argh, I think I’m about to go mad! As you know, I’m at my cousin’s house now, and guess what. My
cousin wants to introduce a boyfriend to me, but I don’t want to! My cousin
is not letting me go and
there’s no way I can hide, argh,
Gerald, what should
I do!”
Elena had always been well-mannered, but from her tone, Gerald
could tell that she was really
frustrated and helpless at the same time.
“Oh, it’s simple, just tell them you have a boyfriend!”
“But here’s the problem, I got all excited and told her that my boyfriend is already here, but I can’t go out
to meet other guys and such. My cousin started
forcing me to introduce my said boyfriend
to her,
but where am I going to find a boyfriend? This is such a mess!”
Suddenly, Elena
lowered her voice,
“Gerald, can you do me a small favor?” “Oh sh*t, what do you mean by that?” Gerald’s
eyes widened.
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Gerald knew what Elena meant without
even thinking about it!
She was definitely trying to get him to pretend he was her boyfriend so she could use him to deal with
that cousin
of hers.
Gerald
had done enough pretending, though, let alone pretending as her boyfriend. “Gerald,
please, I beg you, please
pretend you’re my boyfriend. Aiden and the others look too much like
gangsters; they are not as composed as you are. You’re the best candidate
for me. If you’re not going to
help me, my cousin
will definitely hook me up with that guy, and I really
don’t want to meet him!”
begged
Elena.
Although Gerald
wanted to refuse,
he could really
find no reason
to. After all, Elena had helped him a
few times
before, and now she was just asking
him to return the favor.
It was a simple request,
and it
would be embarrassing if he refused.
“Alright!” Gerald nodded
and agreed.
After hanging up the phone,
Gerald did not go upstairs
with Aiden and the others.
Instead, he took a taxi
to Elena’s cousin’s
house.
Her cousin’s
family was also quite wealthy,
having owned a villa in Rivington City. When he arrived, Elena was already
at the entrance waiting for him.
And next to her was a girl who looked to be Elena’s age.
No matter how Gerald looked
at it, the scene reminded
him of the time when he went to Mila Smith’s
house. One day, would he run into all of them by pretending to be someone
else’s boyfriend?
Gerald got out of the car and greeted Elena.
“AH! My gosh,
cousin, is this Gerald? Is he the boyfriend you mentioned earlier?
Why did he get a cab
here?”
The girl next to her was relatively fair and pretty,
but when he saw Gerald,
he looked at him with a mix
of resentment and disappointment.
It seemed
Elena didn’t reveal his identity.
The rich and fair girl had no idea who he was at all.
Judging by how he dressed,
he looked like some poor loser no matter which way he was looked at.
Besides, wasn’t he ashamed of taking a cab here?
She was disappointed.
“Amber, what are you talking
about? Gerald is a very nice person!
What’s wrong with him being my
boyfriend!”
Smiling sweetly,
Elena ran over and held Gerald’s arm.
Alas, how nice it would be if Gerald was really was her boyfriend,
Elena thought to herself. “Alright, alright.
I hope my parents and relatives won’t say anything
when they see him later!”
Amber curled her lips, not bothered to look at Gerald any longer.
She turned
and went inside.
“Damn… didn’t
you say I only had to meet your cousin?
Why are there so many other people?”
Gerald
was stunned.
“They only came after I called you. I’m so sorry, Gerald…
help me just this once!” Elena popped out her
tongue.
“Alright, just this once!”
replied Gerald helplessly.
What Gerald
had in mind before he came here was actually
quite simple. Once he met up with Elena’s
cousin’s family,
her cousins would definitely start comparing him with other guys. He would then bring
out some of his assets
and let them play compare.
It was that simple.
But now, all of Elena’s
aunts and uncles were there,
and that gave him a headache.
It turned
out everyone heard that Elena was coming
today, and her family and her cousin’s
side were
usually quite close.
They even had ties with one another when it came to business
dealings. What more, they heard
that Elena had found herself
a boyfriend.
So, they all came here.
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“Is he your boyfriend, Elena?”
Upon entering
the house, a group of young men and women of about the same age approached them
before the adults even spoke a word. Each one of them sized
up Gerald.
It wasn’t long before these people revealed
their mind.
‘Wow, Elena is so beautiful, and yet she has such horrible taste? It’s obvious
that her boyfriend
is far
from it!’
“Elena, we were going to ask you to join us at the cruise party
together, but you always say you have
something
to do. Hmmm, so you brought your boyfriend with you!” said one of the girls. “Yeah, but what a coincidence… we can go together!” Elena
smiled and held Gerald’s hand, never letting
it go once.
None
of her cousins greeted Gerald at all. Elena knew that they looked down on him too.
However, she didn’t dare reveal
Gerald’s identity without
his consent. Seeing
that Gerald seemed
alright, she was relieved.
But Gerald
was far from happy, numbed
from attending such occasions too often. He simply chose to
remain silent and keep his composure. “Okay,
Elena, have a seat!”
At this time, a middle-aged lady stood up. She was Elena’s aunt, Ruby Larson.
She
ran her own beauty company, making tens of millions of dollars in annual
profits. Her skin was maintained exceptionally well, and she was used to seeing many wealthy.
When she saw
an ordinary
person like Gerald,
she felt extremely uncomfortable.
“You must be Gerald!
Where do you live? What does your family do?” Ruby asked.
The group of rich heirs sneered at Gerald’s direction.
“I don’t think
he will answer
that question. His family must be from the countryside, and they own a
farm, right?”
“Ugh, I really can’t fathom how Elena could find such a shabby-looking guy when she’s
so pretty and
rich? If he was my boyfriend, I would’ve jumped
out of the building and died!”
“Look at him; he’s been quiet from the moment he entered the house. Obviously, he’s nervous because
he has never
seen such a nice house before. He must be overwhelmed by the luxurious surroundings.
He’s no competition for Dickson Wayward!”
“Fuck! What are you talking about?
He, a competition for Dickson
Wayward?”
On one side, several
men and women were crossing
their arms as they gossiped
about Gerald.
When Amber
heard that they were comparing
him to Dickson Wayward, she immediately frowned
in
disdain.
Who was Dickson Wayward
anyway? He was the guy that Ruby introduced to Elena; his family owned a
hotel chain. He was a graduate of Johnhurst University and the president
of the Department of
Economics and Management’s student body!
‘He’s someone with great achievements. This guy right here will never be a match for him!’ Gerald heard everything since they were all chatting
loudly.
He wasn’t angry,
only slightly depressed.
Did a person’s wealth
really matter that much? When did the criteria to differentiate between
a good or
bad person change from morality
to wealth?
If you had the wealth, everything that you said and did was always
right; but if you were poor, you were
nothing!
Gerald reminisced about all the things that happened in the past.
Only then did he look at Amber.
“My family is now in a small town in the country.
My parents run a
small business!” Gerald
said truthfully.
“Pfft, he really is from a small rural
village! His parents
probably just run a small
kiosk in town… my
goodness!”
Amber and the others
were even more despicable.
Ruby, who had not said anything
about letting Gerald
sit down, became
more serious when she heard
this.
“Then what kind of merits do you have to fall in love with Elena? What nerve!”
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“Auntie, don’t say that!”
Elena glared
at her with widened eyes.
She really
did not expect
such cruel words
to come out from her aunt’s mouth.
She really
had no idea who the person standing
in front of her was. He was truly a great tycoon and a
great patron of the Larson family! Elena
was a little shocked.
After being scolded so much, Gerald was only slightly agitated.
The words and mockeries seemed to
have numbed him.
Ruby was about to reprimand Gerald
even more. She wanted to make him understand that he had to
stay away from Elena.
Suddenly, her phone rang, and she picked it up to answer the call.
“Oh? Dickson
Wayward? Huh? Didn’t
I say I’d let you come next time? What?
You’re already at the
door? Okay, okay, I’ll go get you now!”
The call was from Dickson
Wayward. Ruby had already told him that he wouldn’t
be coming today.
But who knew that Dickson would
still insist on coming here?
It was Elena’s boyfriend
who was coming over, after all, Ruby thought. She was quite pleased with
Dickson and wanted Elena to get to know him, perhaps,
even get to pull a few strings.
But what if Elena’s boyfriend was even better than the handsome Dickson
Wayward? What if her boyfriend was even richer
than the already
wealthy Dickson Wayward?
What if…
Ruby had thought of countless what-ifs,
but this wasn’t
what she had expected. She did not even want to say it.
Elena had to break up with Gerald, or she would let her dad what kind of mess his daughter was in!
“Woah Woah Woah, Dickson is here! Elena, since Dickson
will be attending
the cruise party as well, you
can get to know him more, right?”
Amber and the others
had already put Gerald aside.
As of now, they intended
to set up Dickson with
Elena.
Right at that moment,
Dickson entered the house with Ruby. “Dickson, you’re looking great!”
Amber smiled sweetly
when she saw him.
Dickson was tall and handsome. He wore silver
and gold rings
and watches on his hands,
and it made
him look rich.
“Haha! Amber is really
getting better with her sweet compliments!” Dickson
shook the watch on his arm and smiled.
His
gaze slowly shifted, and that was when he spotted the beautiful, heavenly Elena
Larson. “Let me guess, she must be Elena Lawson,
that pretty cousin
of yours from Mayberry, right?”
In actual fact, Dickson had met Elena a long time ago. They were both
from Johnhurst University, and
how could he not notice
an impeccable beauty
the likes of Elena Larson?
With just a mere glance,
Dickson found himself
falling in love with her.
She was simply
too beautiful, so beautiful his heart was about to explode!
So, when Dickson heard Auntie Amber’s
intentionally planned meeting,
he was over the moon. But then,
he was suddenly
told that their meeting was canceled.
Anyhow, a socialite like Dickson wanted
to know why she had to cancel
the meeting. The more he was
not allowed to come, the more he insisted on coming!
“Well, hi there!” Elena greeted politely
but immediately stood next to Gerald after that. Was he really
that unattractive?
Dickson felt grim.
It was then that he shifted
his gaze to Gerald.
“So, you’re Elena’s
boyfriend?” Dickson laughed
confidently, attempting to give off the impression that
he was a generous and capable person.
“I am!”
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“So you’re
saying you’re also from Sunnydale
University? I’ve never seen you around, though!”
Dickson
was smiling the whole time.
“No. I’m from Mayberry
University.” Gerald knew how to stay calm no matter what kind of vibes the
other people were giving him.
“Mayberry University is fine. Anyways,
what does your family do? How did you make Elena fall for you?”
Dickson asked.
“Well, Dickson, allow
me to tell you. He came from a small
village, and his family runs a tiny grocery
store! How do you still not understand by the way he dresses?” Amber answered.
The highest state of ignorance
was pretending someone
didn’t exist even when he was just right in front
of you. Although
it was hurtful, nobody would actually point it out. However, Amber had been doing
that to Gerald all along, and it showed
how much she despised him.
“Oh, it must have been tough studying
in Mayberry coming
from a small village. Do let me know if
you’re in any kind of trouble. My father knows the dean, and I can get things settled
for you.
If you need
a loan,
you could always
come to me too. I’m from Sunnydale, but I’m actually
well connected!
Anyways, have you taken
any sort of loans before?”
Dickson soon noticed that Amber had been ignoring
him…
“Yes, I did apply for a three-year loan. I used the money to pay for
tuition!” replied Gerald. Gerald initially intended to prove that Elena
was wrong, but now he decided it best to keep a low
profile.
There were three reasons
for it:
One, Gerald
did apply for a loan and did indeed pay the tuition
fee with that money.
Two, even if he was trying to help Elena,
there was no need to go to such an extent. Gerald
realized that
Elena wasn’t
just pretending that he was her boyfriend, but she actually
wanted to develop
a different
kind of relationship. It wasn’t him being narcissistic. He could actually
feel it. Even though Gerald did
fancy pretty girls and would easily fall for any one of them, he wasn’t a bad person
in general.
Gerald had always wanted
his girlfriend to connect with on a deeper level,
but Elena was definitely not
that person. This was because
the first time they met, Elena injured
his face, resulting
in Gerald not
wanting to date her.
Three, he did not want to expose his true identity.
He was uncomfortable each time he became the
center of attention. He never understood why anyone would like that.
“Damn!
You had to pay your school fees with a three-year loan? You must be broke!” “Fuck!
This is big news. How could someone
be so poor they had to apply for a three-year loan? I’d be
embarrassed even if I had to just apply for one. I’d probably
kill myself!” Amber
and the girls mocked.
Ruby frowned, thinking
Elena must have gone crazy
to have chosen
a guy like him! Why would she choose someone
like him!
“They say children
from poor families
are more independent. Well, it does seem right.
But if you require
money, you can always approach
me. I’ll gladly
lend it to you since Elena, and I are schoolmates. We can
be friends too!” Dickson smiled.
Even though
it was a small gesture,
it was clear they were mocking him.
Being the student president, he was clearly
good with words. Every sentence
that came out of his mouth
subtly insulted Gerald.
“There is no need for that, but thank you anyway.”
Gerald smiled and politely rejected
his offer.
“You’re always welcome.
Anyways, since you’re studying at Mayberry University, have you been to the
nearby attractions? You should go check out Mayberry Commercial Street and Wayfair
Mountain
Entertainment. How could you not when you’re
already at Mayberry,
right? Why not I show you around
after this?.
My father knows
the CEO of a restaurant on Commercial Street.
I could bring
you there!”
“Hey Dickson,
don’t you remember
what Elena’s family
does? Even if Gerald pays a visit,
Elena could
bring him!” said Amber
smiled as she smiled.
“Oh, right. How could I have forgotten? I only remember
that Gerald is a pretty
poor pauper who hasn’t
been anywhere
before. Well, it seems like he’s been frequenting Mayberry
Commercial Street after
being in a relationship with Elena.”
“Oops… definitely my fault for having bad memory! Hahaha!”
Dickson hit his head as he laughed
it off.
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Dickson had been showing off his family’s
connection with Mayberry
in the rest of the conversations
while poking
fun at Gerald.
It would be unreal if Gerald
was not angry at all. At this point in time, he would have really loved to
punch Dickson
in his face. All Dickson
could ever do was to just show off and mock people.
Other than
those things,
he had no greater purpose.
That afternoon’s family gathering was quite awful.
They continued talking
after lunch, and soon, it was
past noon.
Gerald
had been awake since early that morning, and he was starting to get exhausted. Amber suddenly shouted,
shocking Gerald. “ Dickson, Elena. It’s almost five, and the party is about to
start soon! Let’s go get ready now. It’s not nice to be late!”
“Right! Yoel Holden organized it, after all. We mustn’t
be late!” Dickson
said.
“Okay, you should get going now. Dickson, please
take good care of Amber
and Elena!” Ruby said,
leaving Gerald out of the conversation deliberately. “Yes, ma’am!” Dickson
replied.
They went to pick up their cars, and Gerald
hopped onto Amber’s
Porsche. It was only because
Elena
insisted. If it wasn’t
for her, they would probably
not have let Gerald into the car.
Elena held onto Gerald’s
arm tightly, a gesture to tell him that she was sorry.
She never thought
they
would be so mean to him. She apologized on behalf of her family.
Gerald shook his head with a bitter smile on his face.
As they were talking,
they reached the entrance of Mayberry Beach.
“Does Gerald have an entrance ticket?”
Dickson wanted to ask that question early on. Still, he waited
until they all arrived at the entrance before asking just to
embarrass him. “I do have it!” Gerald nodded
as he reached into his pocket for the ticket.
“You must have gotten it from Elena.
Seriously Elena, why are you even so nice to him! Don’t you know?
You’re just going
to ruin his life if you bring
him into our world. Why not just let him live his own life?”
Amber complained.
Amber didn’t usually
sound like an adult, but now, she was acting
like one. There was even a hint of
sophistication in the tone.
She would usually treat Elena with respect, but she had enough for today. It was the gathering of the
wealthy, and everyone there
would be really
rich. She understood that her sister
really loved this Gerald
and intended
to show him their world.
But wouldn’t it hurt his pride after
seeing so many rich people
inside?
“That’s quite enough, Amber.
Don’t be a nuisance!” Elena was frustrated.
“You two have to stop arguing now, okay. Let’s
just go in and have a look,
alright? If there’s
anything
that Gerald
is afraid of answering, I’ll answer it for him!”
Dickson took advantage of the situation.
“Dickson, you’re such a gentleman!” Amber complimented as she rolled her eyes at Gerald.
It was only five in the afternoon, yet the beach was already
crowded.
“Dickson is here!”
“Amber, you’re
here too! We have already
started up the barbeque!”
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A few rich young men waved at Dickson
when they arrived.
They all seemed
to know each other.
“Wow, so many friends are here. Come, Elena. Let me introduce them to you!” Dickson said. The youths
in question were playing around
while eating and drinking, all having a blast.
Gerald was exhausted, not in the mood to meet new people anymore.
He really needed
a place to rest,
then find out where Aiden and the others went.
“You guys have fun. I’ll be heading to the washroom. You guys don’t
have to look for me!”
Gerald told
them and left by himself.
“Is he really just heading to the washroom, or he is embarrassed to let anyone
know that he’s from a
poor family?”
“I know, right!
Doesn’t he know what social
setting this is? And he’s probably regretting now!” Everyone was talking about him.
Elena wanted to follow
Gerald, but she knew she had troubled
him way too much today.
She didn’t want
to bother
him anymore.
“Who was that person?
He just went off without
saying anything?”
One of the young men was unhappy.
“Don’t bother.
Just a stupid peasant!” Amber replied.
Meanwhile, Gerald
was already on the other
side of the beach. He loved the feeling of walking by
himself.
After grabbing
a glass of wine from a waiter
holding a tray,
he lay on a chair
and slowly sipped the drink.
Finally, his ears were free! His phone
rang.
It was Zack.
“Mr. Crawford, how did the party go?”
Gerald had mentioned the party previously, and he knew all about
it. “It’s alright!”
Gerald smiled bitterly.
“That’s good to hear.
I hope Yoel has been treating you well… there are things
I shouldn’t tell you, but I’ll
just let you know anyways. The person that organized the party, Yoel Holden, has a profound
connection
with your sister.
He organized this gathering all because of you!”
“Huh? What does it have to do with me?” Gerald was confused. If the party was because
of him, then
why did he get the ticket from Elena?
And what did the son of the richest
man of the county have to do with his sister?
“Hmm. Holden’s family
only sprung up because of the support
that Ms. Jessica
gave. Yoel’s mother was
your sister’s godmother. Understand it now?”
Gerald would have never known that such a history
existed. It seemed
he was the only one clueless
about his sister’s developments.
“I’m only telling you all these things because
this family can be quite pretentious, just like how they tried
to get close to your sister after learning
about her actual identity. They acted as if they helped her
during her poor days and when she had become successful, they pretended that they wouldn’t
try to get
any advantage out of it. Your sister
was touched by their actions
hence the support
she’s giving to them!
“But then again,
they have been really loyal
to Ms. Crawford too!”
“I believe
this Yoel Holden
is pulling the same trick to get your attention, and since you’ve told me about
the party, I’ll be really
guilty if I didn’t tell you all of this!”
“Okay. Thanks a lot, Zack!”
“You’re welcome, Mr. Crawford. It is my pleasure!” Gerald
hung up the phone after that conversation.
Through the call, he had gained some information that made him feel differently about some things.
Zack was not very fond of the Holdens,
and he implied that their
family was using
dirty tricks too. What
were they up to?
It was Gerald’s first time being in a situation like this, and he did not want to ignore
what Zack said
either because that would make him feel guilty. Gerald drank as all these thoughts flooded
his mind.
“Hey, look! That guy has been watching us for quite some time now. He must be having dirty thoughts
because
we are in bikinis!”
“Huh? No way?! Why on earth
would there be people like that?”
Suddenly, Gerald
noticed a bunch
of pretty girls
wearing bikinis staring
at him coldly while murmuring
to themselves
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The bikini-clad girls were playing
volleyball by the beachside while Gerald lay down by the chair. He was
too tired, and he was not even sure where he was looking, but the girls got the wrong idea. They thought
he was staring at them with dirty thoughts.
At first, those
girls thought it would be acceptable to be slightly
exposed to the guys since they were out
here to have fun, but the man staring at them was way too undesirable. He even daydreamed while
watching them!
The girls thought they knew very well what was going
on, and they felt disgusted. “Look! He’s so disgusting, and he’s getting
excited while looking
at us!”
“He must be looking at Crystal. Her outfit is more daring than her usual ones today. Even that rich young
man over, there was even trying
to get a picture of her. Once he heard that she’s very close with Yoel
Holden, though, he immediately backed
off!”
“I know, right? This guy must have a death wish.
He probably even has all of our pictures on his phone.
He’ll bring them back to his hotel room and jerk off with it. Oh my goodness…
that is so disgusting!”
“What do you think, Crystal?”
All the pretty girls looked
toward a girl with long hair, fair skin, and a hot
body.
She was gorgeous
and was probably the center
of attention of the whole volleyball court. Most men knew that she was very close to Yoel Holden, and they would not even dare to look at her.
This automatically made Gerald an outlaw.
Crystal brushed her hair with her fingers.
“Hmm… I’ve seen all kinds of dirty
men before.
Sisters, let’s go
check his phone and if he really
did sneak some photos of us. We shall beat him to death!” “That’s
right! If it was Yoel or Aiden,
it would have been fine,
but it’s a dirty little
peasant!
What
humiliation!” the girls went on, as they stormed
toward Gerald. Gerald
wanted to run, but it was too late.
“You! Were you staring at us the whole time while thinking
about dirty stuff?”
one of the girls shouted, her large breasts bouncing
as she walked.
“I…I wasn’t!”
Gerald spoke the truth as he was innocent. He wasn’t even paying attention to them.
He did not even realize that there was such a pretty girl among them.
If he had noticed her, he would
have been long staring at her by now.
“Ya, right!
Who are you trying to fool, huh? You’re already
drooling all over the place.
I’ve never seen
such a disgusting person
like you! Show us your phone!”
“Yes! Show us your phone,
you disgusting pervert!
You better listen before Yoel comes and screws you
up!” the girls yelled
at him.
Crystal was hugging her arms and looking very satisfied.
It was true that Yoel was popular,
and he and Crystal were close, but until today their relationship was
still not confirmed.
Crystal knew that things that were easily
obtained weren’t even worth a penny. It was why she’d always
kept her distance from Yoel no matter how hard he tried to win her heart.
She had fallen for him already
since she knew Yoel was the son of the county’s richest
man, a genuinely
wealthy heir.
Just like she planned,
as long as she kept her distance
from him, he would try even harder.
This would
give
Crystal the upper hand since the girls always saw her as the leader. “I told you, I did not take any pictures
of you all!” Gerald smiled helplessly.
Even though these girls were pretty,
they were not friendly at all, and who would not stare at a bunch of
pretty girls in bikinis if they were just right in front of you! It was getting awkward,
and Gerald wanted
to get away. “Where do you think you’re going? Get him, sisters!”
The pretty
girls surrounded Gerald
to stop him from fleeing,
pinning him to the ground
while a few sat
on top of him.
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The girls pinned
him against the sandy beach.
“Don’t you dare offend
me, you perverted peasant! You’re finished
when Yoel gets here!”
Crystal scoffed.
A girl handed Crystal
a bathrobe to cover up.
“Guys! There’s
some big news. A group
of girls is ganging up on a guy over there!” “Huh? What happened?”
“A pervert guy apparently staring
at the bikini girls playing
volleyball. They were unhappy that he was
staring, and they fought!”
“Let’s go check
it out!”
People
were coming over to the other side of the beach after hearing what happened. Dickson,
Amber, and Elena heard about it amid the barbeque
and immediately went over.
“Elena and Amber, let’s go and have a look. I would really
like to see which brother
has fallen.”
Elena did not want to follow
them at first, but she wanted to leave anyway,
to check if Gerald had gone
back to the hotel. She nodded and followed them.
When they reached
the other end of the beach, a few girls
were sitting on a guy, pinning him down as
he struggled.
Dickson, Amber,
and Elena were stunned. “Gerald?”
Elena could not believe what she just saw. She almost thought
she was dreaming. How could a fine
young man like Gerald get beaten up by a bunch of girls? Amber gulped.
“Hey, Dickson, Amber…
isn’t he the guy you people brought
over?” One of Dickson’s friends
scowled.
“No, no, we don’t know him. Oh my goodness,
he’s so disgusting!” shouted Amber. She wanted to cover
her face in embarrassment.
Being poor and ugly was not even a big problem,
and now, he had become
dirty and perverted while his
girlfriend was still around.
Amber could not take it anymore.
“Amber, it’s probably his first time seeing girls in bikinis,
and he went out of his mind!
Hahaha!” Dickson
started laughing
loudly after seeing that Elena’s
face had bunched
up. He thought she was embarrassed
and disappointed, and that made him feel even better.
“I don’t even know how you got in here,
pervert. Now speak!
Did you take pictures?” Crystal
hugged
herself while
she stepped on Gerald’s head.
Fuck!
What a disgrace!
Gerald was so pissed off the last time he promised himself
that a situation like this wouldn’t happen the
second time. That said, the last time he was ganged by a bunch of girls,
it was because of Elena and the
others.
He promised
himself there would be no third time!
Just when Gerald
was going to beat up someone.
“Look! The Luxurious Cruise is here. Yoel is here!” someone
shouted. Everyone turned and looked
toward the sea.
A luxury
yacht pulled up by the Mayberry Beach harbor. A fat young
man in a bathrobe and sunglasses
stood standing on the deck. By his side were all manner
of girls in bikinis. They were all around him,
feeding him with wine.
On the corner of the deck were also many rich young men. It was Aiden and the rest. Since they were all
subordinates of Jessica,
they shared a close relationship. “Yoel!”
“Yoel!”
“Yoel!”
Everyone was shouting the name of the wealthy
young man.
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