Gerald could not describe the feelings he felt for Alice.
Alice was really beautiful, and
elegant.
However, Gerald really could
not tolerate her attitude because she wasn’t only very rude and arrogant but
she also looked down on those who were poor.
Gerald could not understand
what Naomi was thinking. How could she possibly have intended to matchmake him
to Alice?
Therefore, Gerald really did
not want to join them for lunch before he did not want the situation to turn
awkward.
However, he could not reject
Harper’s sincere invitation as he didn’t want to let his brothers down.
The place that they had decided
to have lunch at was a western restaurant named Bludhaven.
Naturally, Harper could not
afford to host a lunch at any five-star hotel unlike the second-generation rich
kids such as Danny or Yuri.
The six girls from Alice’s
dormitory turned up for lunch today.
Moreover, the six people from
Gerald’s dormitory also came with Naomi.
However, since Gerald was not
with the rest of the boys in the dormitory, he did not go to the lunch place
with Harper and the rest of the boys.
“In my opinion, Naomi, we only
need the five boys from Harper’s dormitory, you, and the six of us from my
dormitory to come for lunch! Having the twelve of us eat together is good
enough!” Alice said as she sat in her seat as she drank her juice.
The
meaning behind her words was self-evident.
In fact, Alice had a good
impression of Harper and she felt that he was also a very stable and mature
man.
However, Harper’s parents were
just ordinary people who were teachers in a middle school. Therefore, he was
naturally not up to Alice’s standards.
“Yes, I agree with Alice. Why
should Gerald join us for lunch today? As soon as I see him, I start thinking
about everything that he’d done last night! It’s so annoying!” Hayley also said
jokingly at this time.
“Okay, okay. Alice, Hayley,
please stop hating on Gerald. Did you know that he’s actually a really good
person if you’d just give him a chance and get to know him better?” Naomi
replied as she smiled.
“Yes, Gerald is really a very
good guy…” Harper said immediately after.
“Well, if he was really such a
good person, he wouldn’t make the twelve of us sit here just to wait for him
alone, would he? Don’t you think I’m right, Hayley?” Alice said as she snorted
coldly.
“Oh look! Gerald is here!”
At this time, Naomi stood up
excitedly as she waved at Gerald, gesturing for him to come over and join them
at the table.
“I’m sorry for being late. I
had to go back to the dormitory to make an important phone call. There was
something that I had to deal with.”
Gerald said as he smiled at Naomi.
Naomi was sitting directly
opposite Alice at this time.
Her eyes wandered for a moment
before she stood up and pulled Gerald to her seat and said, “Gerald, sit here!”
Gerald
knew what Naomi was trying to do.
He simply sat down without
putting too much thought into it.
“Jacelyn! Let’s switch seats!”
Unexpectedly, Alice had a cold
expression on her face as she asked one of her girlfriends to switch seats with
her as soon as Gerald sat down in front of her.
“Sorry, Alice! I don’t want to
switch seats with you. If I sit opposite that pauper, I’m afraid that people
who don’t know the truth would actually misunderstand and think that he’s my
boyfriend!”
“Why? Wouldn’t you be happy if
Gerald was your boyfriend? He could buy you a Hermes bag worth fifty five
thousand dollars! Hahaha!”
“Yes, yes, Jacelyn! You should
grab hold of this opportunity that is given to you!”
Jacelyn Leigh was a very
gorgeous girl who was very interested in fashion and makeup.
As she was also from a wealthy
family, she naturally despised Gerald as well.
When Jacelyn heard her
roommates making fun of her, she quickly replied, “If you think that Gerald is
so good, then you should just ask him to be your boyfriend!”
“Ahh! I give up. I surrender.”
The beautiful girls stopped
joking around as soon as they heard her words.
They were obviously very
sensitive to the fact that Gerald might actually end up being their boyfriends
and they would definitely be ridiculed then!
Harper and Benjamin were both a
little annoyed when they heard the girls’ conversation. However, they could
only endure it silently.
After
that, Gerald decided not to sit with Alice.
“Naomi, come and sit over here.
I’ll just sit at the side!”
Gerald couldn’t help but laugh
because he was treated like a plague in the eyes of all these beautiful girls.
Even though he was a
second-generation rich kid like everyone else, the treatment that he received
from all the beautiful girls was totally different.
Gerald had so many assets under
his name, but why couldn’t he be favored by these beautiful girls?
Gerald thought about using
money to win these girls over but he couldn’t bring himself to do so
Ahh!
Gerald decided to just step
aside.
Naomi really wanted to mend and
get rid of the misunderstanding between Alice and Gerald because she really
felt that they would make a good couple.
Moreover, both of them were her
good friends!
“Alice?”
At this time, a man’s voice
suddenly sounded.
A tall and handsome boy dressed
in branded clothing from head to toe approached their table and he looked at
Alice with a surprised expression in his eyes.
“Are you Quinton Ziegler?”
Alice
was also stunned. She touched her hair before she stood up with a sweet and
pleasant smile on her face.
“Yes, Alice. I haven’t seen you
in over two years and you’re really looking more and more beautiful. I almost
couldn’t recognize you,” Quinton replied as he smiled.
“By the way, Quinton, didn’t
your dad send you abroad to study? When did you return home?”
“I came back two days ago and I
was just asking around for your contact information! By the way, did you manage
to resolve the incident that you got into at Emperor Karaoke Bar? Our high
school classmate, Desmond, called me and told me that you ran into some trouble
there!” Quinton said with a concerned expression on his face.
At this time, Alice covered her
mouth in shock.
Alice’s roommates had also come
to a sudden realization.
“Ahh! Quinton, were you the one
who helped us resolve the issue last night?”
Alice was very surprised.
In fact, Quinton had really
wanted to help Alice out last night and he even asked his father to call the
manager of the karaoke bar, Flynn.
However, Flynn did not pick up
the phone.
When Quinton heard Alice asking
him if he was the one who resolved this matter on their behalf, he did not
think too much about it.
Instead, he simply nodded as he
said, “Well, I asked my dad to help me deal with it.”
Alice felt very proud and
excited at this time.
Women
were always the ones with the most pride and vanity!
Right now, Alice felt as though
all her doubts had already been cleared. It turned out that the person who had
helped them to resolve the problem was not Nigel or anyone else that they had
contacted last night. Instead, her childhood friend, Quinton, actually turned
out to be the one able to calm Brother Flynn down and get him to waive the
damages for them.
Alice used to be really close
to Quinton in the past because of the friendship between their fathers.
However, as Quinton’s family
business grew bigger and bigger, his father decided to send him abroad to
further his studies.
Naturally, both of them no
longer kept in touch after he left.
Unexpectedly, Quinton had
actually done her such a big favor as soon as he returned to the country.
Moreover, Alice had no doubts
that the Ziegler family would definitely be able to deal with someone like
Flynn.
“Quinton, thank you so much for
what you did for me!”
Alice was really very happy and
grateful.
When Gerald saw how thankful
Alice was towards Quinton, he could not help but feel a little uneasy.
He had just gotten rid of Nigel
but the fruits of his victory were now stolen by this guy named Quinton.
Gerald had really wanted to
tell them that he was the one who helped them to resolve the issue last night.
He was the one who had gotten them out of that situation!
However,
he knew that Alice would only hate and despise him more if he spoke up now.
Therefore, Gerald decided to
keep quiet because he did not want to get into another argument with Alice.
He thought he should just let
it go.
“I’m here to attend a birthday
party organized by one of my high school friends. The birthday party is held
upstairs. Alice, I will come down and chat with you again after giving a toast
to my friend! You can also introduce your friends to me later!”
After that, Quinton smiled and
bowed slightly as he looked at all the beautiful girls before he excused
himself like a gentleman.
“Wow! He’s really very
handsome!”
“Alice, how do you know him?
“Alice, does he have a
girlfriend?”
Jacelyn and the other girls were
very curious at this time.
Alice proudly replied, “Quinton
is a really amazing guy! Do you know the Southern Food Industries? That’s his
family business and they are a tycoon in the food industry!”
“Wow! The Southern Food
Industries is a public listed company and it is rated as one of the top
companies in Mayberry City! That’s really incredible.”
All the girls started
discussing this matter amongst themselves.
“Didn’t the news mention that
Southern Food Industries is currently facing capital and financial issues?”
Gerald
had been quietly listening in on their conversation but when he heard their
conversation, he wanted to contribute to the topic.
As soon as he spoke up, the
atmosphere around the table became cold within seconds.
At this time, Alice glared at
Gerald with a furious expression on her face.
“What do you mean by that?
Isn’t it common for huge businesses and industries to face capital and
financial problems? Why are you so jealous?”
“Some people are just like
this. They are jealous and envious of others and they seize every opportunity
to target their weakness and shortcomings to put them down. Such people are
really disgusting!” Jacelyn replied in a contemptuous manner.
Gerald’s sentence almost
started a war…
“Alice!”
Fortunately,
Quinton and one of his classmates started walking down the stairs at this time…