”Alice, you look like you’re in a bad mood. Is something wrong?” Quinton asked as he walked down the stairs with his hands in his pockets.
Quinton felt that his heart was
a little moved when he saw Alice, who appeared to be even more beautiful than
she was two years ago.
“I’m fine. I’m just a little
disgusted by some people!”
Alice then glanced at Gerald
with a cold expression on his face.
“Exactly!
How can you just spout nonsense without knowing your own place?”
Jacelyn and the other girls
also seemed to hate Gerald. All of them were glaring at Gerald with a sharp
expression on his face.
Quinton looked at Gerald.
When he came into the
restaurant earlier, he seemed to have noticed that Alice was already displeased
with Gerald.
However, after coming down the
stairs, Alice looked even more unhappy and displeased with Gerald.
Was it possible…that this kid
was in an ambiguous relationship with Alice?
Hahaha. No, that wouldn’t be
possible!
Quinton knew as soon as he
looked at Gerald’s outfit.
The total price of all of his
clothing was not more than thirty dollars! How could Alice probably be in an
ambiguous relationship with someone like him?
“Is there any misunderstanding
between you two? Why don’t you just talk it out? You’re all classmates so you
should try to get along well with one another!”
Quinton smiled but his eyes
were focused on Gerald at this time.
“Hello, my friend. My name is
Quinton. It’s nice to meet you.”
After that, Quinton stretched
out his hand to shake hands with Gerald, revealing a gold Rolex watch on his
hand.
The gold Rolex watch was
extraordinary at first sight and all the girls stared at him with admiration on
their faces.
Gerald
could immediately tell that Quinton was not sincere and he had malicious
intentions instead.
As he was about to shake hands
with Gerald, Quinton suddenly asked with a surprise expression on his face,
“Wow! My friend, what brand is your T-shirt from? I’ve not seen this brand
before. Do you think it’s because I’ve just returned from abroad?”
Quinton stared at Gerald as he
made a jaw dropping expression on his face and his lips curled up slightly as
he smirked at Gerald.
Quinton wanted to impress Alice
and he could tell that Alice had a very bad relationship with Gerald. So, he
might as well beat this kid down with a few words.
“Hahaha. It’s just an ordinary
brand.”
Gerald did not intend to pick
an argument with Quinton.
He couldn’t be bothered with
someone like Quinton.
To be honest, Gerald had
already planned to buy clothes using the Universal Global Supreme Shopper’s
Card that his sister had given to him. However, he felt that the minimum
consumption of fifty thousand dollars was a little too extravagant!
“Ooh. Is it really from an
ordinary brand? By the way, Harold, have you seen this brand before since
you’ve always been in the country?”
Quinton turned around to look
at his classmate.
The man named Harold had blond
hair and he had been busy staring at all the beautiful girls, from Alice to
Hayley to Jacelyn.
Harold immediately knew what
Quinton meant when he asked him the question.
After
that, Harold shook his head before he smiled and said, “No, I’ve not seen this
brand before. Would you like me to look it up on the internet?”
Both of them continued their
discussion in a serious manner.
In fact, everyone could tell
that they were just trying to mock Gerald.
However, Gerald did not look
embarrassed at all.
At this time, Alice and the
other girls had a satisfied expression on their faces as they looked at Gerald.
“Hahaha! Serves him right for
being jealous of Quinton! Now we get to watch other people ridiculing him for
being poor!” Jacelyn said as she laughed.
“After all, Quinton has just
returned to the country after studying abroad. How could Gerald ever be
compared to him anyway?” Alice also said in a low voice.
Alice obviously knew that
Quinton was ridiculing and making things difficult for Gerald because of her.
However, he was doing it in an indirect manner compared to Danny.
He was implying it without
pointing fingers at Gerald.
This made Alice very happy as
she felt that Quinton was a very intelligent person.
“Quinton, let me introduce you
to my friends!”
After glancing at Gerald, Alice
quickly introduced Quinton to everyone around the table.
After that, Quinton also
introduced Harold to Alice and her friends. Harold’s family owned one of the
biggest training academies in Mayberry City.
Both of them sat down at the
table and Quinton naturally sat opposite Alice.
On
the other hand, Harold seemed to be very interested in Jacelyn and Hayley.
The girls kept staring at
Quinton and Harold as they continued chatting. The original theme of the lunch
today was supposed to be the development of a relationship between Harper and
Hayley.
Unfortunately, Quinton’s
presence suddenly changed everything and this made Harper feel a little
unhappy.
Gerald could also tell that
Harper was a little upset.
He could not simply ignore this
and watch as his brother was neglected.
Fortunately, Gerald was already
prepared for this kind of situation.
Before leaving the dormitory,
Gerald had already made a phone call to Zack, the manager of Wayfair Mountain
Entertainment. He told him that he would like to bring a few friends there
today and he asked Zack to make the necessary arrangements for him.
He did not want Harper to lose
face in front of Hayley today!
Moreover, Gerald knew that
Naomi had always wanted to visit Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
When Harold found out that
Harper had invited Hayley out for lunch today, he started asking Harper all
sorts of questions.
He kept questioning Harper
about his family background and his parents’ occupations. In other words, he
was indirectly asking Harper if he was wealthy.
Gerald really wanted to bring
up the fact that he had already arranged for the group to go to Wayfair
Mountain Entertainment after lunch.
At this time, Quinton suddenly
said, “By the way, I heard something when I came back to the country. I heard
that the Fisher family has gone bankrupt and that
they’ve
lost Grand Marshall Restaurant that they used to own on Mayberry Commercial
Street! My dad used to be friends with Nigel’s father, Adam Fisher. I am trying
to get him to buy over Grand Marshall Restaurant!”
Alice’s eyelids twitched
slightly at this time.
Of course, they knew everything
that happened to Nigel and the Fisher family.
This was because Nigel was
right beside them when everything unfolded!
When the girls heard that
Quinton was planning to take over Grand Marshall Restaurant, they could not
help but feel extremely excited. They quickly made up their minds to become
good friends with Quinton.
Alice nodded slightly before
she said. “Yes, we know about what happened to Nigel and his family. We heard
that he offended a very influential person in Mayberry City and that’s the
reason why his entire family businesses went bankrupt overnight! The Fisher
family had always relied on the profits that they made from Grand Marshall
Restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street, so I really wonder what they’re going
to do now that they are forced to withdraw their shares immediately.”
Quinton watched in satisfaction
as all the girls stared at him with admiration in their eyes. He really enjoyed
the attention.
He nodded before he said,
“Well, my father agrees with me and he wants to take over the restaurant too.
After all, everyone knows the commercial value of any businesses or shops on
Mayberry Commercial Street. As long as you can open a business there, you’ll
definitely make money like running water! My dad also mentioned that there is a
very grand and luxurious manor there with a hot spring inside!”
“Wayfair Mountain
Entertainment!”
Everyone was very excited when
they heard the mention of the manor with the hot springs.
Quinton
nodded and smiled before he said, “Have any of you been there before?”
When Quinton asked this
question, Alice suddenly recalled how embarrassed they had been the night
before.
However, she didn’t want to
hide the truth from Quinton.
Therefore, she quickly told him
about everything that happened.
After listening to her
explanation, Quinton smiled before he said, “Well, I really did not expect
Nigel to make such a fool out of himself. Alice, since you did not manage to go
into Wayfair Mountain Entertainment the last time, I can bring you there today!
I just need to give my father a call.”
“Ahh! Seriously? You’re the
best, Brother Quinton!” Jacelyn said in a charming manner.
“Of course I’m serious. Give me
a minute. I’ll call my dad now.” After that, Quinton took out his cell phone
before he made a phone call to his father.
After explaining the situation
to his father, Quinton hung up the phone immediately.
“Should we head there now? I am
afraid that they’ll have more guests in the afternoon. If the place is
overcrowded, there is nothing that my father can do for us then.”
“Okay! Sure!”
All of the girls were more than
willing to leave at this time.
“Alright then, I will go and
get the cars with Harold. We will leave in two cars.” Quinton said as he
prepared to go and get the car with Harold.
“But
Quinton, there are seven girls so two cars would be enough for us…but what
about them?” Alice asked as she pointed at Harper and the rest of the boys.
Quinton looked at Harper before
he asked, “Did you not drive here?”
Harper shook his head and he
felt very embarrassed at this time.
“Forget it. We won’t be joining
you guys.”
Naomi felt very uncomfortable
to be caught in the middle. Therefore, she said, “Well, if they aren’t going,
then I don’t want to go either!”
Gerald did not want Naomi to be
placed in such a tough spot every time. He knew that she really wanted to go
and check out Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
Therefore, he quickly said,
“Naomi, you can go ahead with the rest of them first. We’ll join you later.
After all, we’ve already ordered a table full of dishes!”
In fact, Gerald intentionally
said those words and he was targeting Alice and Hayley at this time.
After all, Harper was treating
them to lunch today and he had already ordered a table full of dishes but they
were leaving without taking even a single bite. Gerald felt as though they were
not taking Harper seriously.
Being the sensitive person that
she was, Alice could immediately hear the contempt in his voice as soon as she
heard his words. She quickly replied, “Hahaha. You’ll come and join us later?
Do you really think you’d be able to enter Wayfair Mountain Entertainment
without Quinton? Moreover, why are you being so sarcastic? It’s just a table
full of dishes. Do you want me to pay for the food, then?”
Harper waved his hand in a
hurry before he said, “No, no, you guys can just leave first. I will see you
later, Hayley!”
Harper
glanced at Hayley. He really wished that he would be able to see her later but
he knew that Alice was right. How would they possibly be able to enter Wayfair
Mountain Entertainment later?
After that, Alice and the rest
of the girls left with Quinton and Harold. Harper was just glad that the
situation did not end up as awkward as it was last night.
However, after the girls left,
Harper felt as though he no longer had any appetite.
He felt very discouraged at
this time.
“Harper, don’t feel so
discouraged. I said that we’ll go to the manor and I will make sure that we do
so. Just trust me.”
Gerald comforted Harper as he
patted him gently on the shoulder.
Harper smiled bitterly before
he said, “I know you mean well, Gerald. Forget it. Let’s just eat and enjoy the
meal before we go back to the dormitory to sleep after this!”
Gerald knew that Harper simply
thought that he was being stubborn.
He smiled because he knew that
he could not be as low-key as he wanted to be anymore. This was because he knew
that most of the time, Harper and the rest of his roommates were ridiculed and
humiliated because of him.
Gerald was also very upset at
this situation.
Therefore, Gerald took out his
cell phone before he called Zack. “Zack, I will head over to Wayfair Mountain
Entertainment with my friends later. If it’s convenient for you, could you send
two cars over here to pick me up?
Zack was very respectful on the
other end of the line. “Of course, Mr. Crawford. Anything for you. Could you
please send me your location?”
Gerald
gave Zack his location over the phone before he hung up the phone immediately.
Harper looked at Gerald in
surprise.
“Damn it,
Gerald! Who did you just call?”