Above the clouds, Gerald, Harper, Naomi and the rest of the boys were seated on the micro dining pavilion.
They were admiring the
beautiful scenery around the manor.
Gerald also used the same
answers when Naomi asked him how he had managed to do this. However, Gerald
really
did not expect Zack to go to
this extent today. He thought that it must be really expensive for them to
enjoy
dining on the micro dining
pavilion today.
However, as he thought about
it, it was only natural for Zack to do that since the entire manor was owned by
his sister and him. Gerald felt
a different kind of excitement in his heart.
At this time, Alice and the
other girls had already come up to the micro dining pavilion. There was a
slightly
ugly
expression on Alice’s face at this time. After all, she had always felt that
Gerald was a pauper and had
always looked down on him.
However, she now felt as though
she could only see Gerald’s back as she looked up at him and this made her feel
extremely uncomfortable.
“Gerald! How can you afford to
come here?”
This was the first question
that Alice asked as soon as she came up. However, she was actually very afraid
of
his answer.
She was afraid that Gerald
would tell her that he was actually a very wealthy and powerful person. If he
was
really very wealthy, this would
definitely make Alice feel even more uncomfortable.
“Yes! Brother Gerald, how can
you afford to dine up here? It’s so expensive!” Jacelyn spoke to Gerald in a
softer and gentler tone because
she felt a little embarrassed at this time.
Meanwhile Quinton and Harold
also arrived at this time.
Gerald smiled before he said,
“Oh, I happen to know the manager and he arranged for me to enjoy a meal here
with my friends.”
Everyone
felt very confused at this time. Even if Gerald knew the manager here, wasn’t
this a little too much?
Alice stared at Gerald in
disbelief.
After that, Naomi could not
help but reveal the truth to everyone.
She told everyone about how
Gerald got to know the manager and why the manager had invited him to the manor
today.
Alice was finally relieved at
this time.
“Naomi, do you mean to say that
the expensive Hermes bag that Gerald previously bought and the only reason he’s
able to enter and dine at a
place like this is just because he saved the manager’s daughter after she was
involved in a car accident? Is
that the reason why he’s receiving all this grand treatment?”
Naomi nodded her head slightly.
“Gerald is really very lucky. I guess good people are always rewarded!”
‘That scared me to death!’
Alice thought to herself. She couldn’t help feeling a little more relieved at
this
time, and even Quinton took a
deep breath as soon as he heard Gerald’s words. Gerald might be receiving even
better treatment compared to
second-generation rich kids like them.
However, this was all just a
favor given to him by others. After today, what would Gerald be?
Alice
and the other girls felt much better after the clarification.
Of course, Gerald could see
that Alice no longer felt the same contempt that she felt for him before this
but
she did not feel any gratitude
towards him at all. This meant that she felt that she was already giving Gerald
face with her presence alone.
Gerald smiled as he thought
about it.
“Oh, look! Is this an oil
painting? Do you think it is painted by a real famous artist?”
The crowd of people sat down as
they ate and drank together in the relaxing and cozy atmosphere.
At this time, Jacelyn was
staring at the four oil paintings hanging on the four pillars of the attic. One
of
them was an antique oil
painting by a famous painter in foreign history and Jacelyn could recognize it
at a
single glance.
‘I think it is real…” Gerald
replied as he laughed.
There seemed to be very little
fake or counterfeit items in this place.
Everything was invested with a
lot of money.
“What do you mean that you
think so? Of course, everything here is real!” Quinton couldn’t help but reply
sarcastically when he heard
Gerald’s words.
He
had just returned from studying abroad and of course, appreciating foreign
artwork was one of his strong
points.
Gerald was a pauper and he
clearly had the ability to invite everyone here tonight but he knew nothing at
all.
Moreover, Gerald obviously knew
nothing about art. Therefore, in order to save face, Quinton had to attack him
so that he would stand out in
some other way.
“The market price for this
painting is a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. It’s a very valuable and
expensive
painting! The other three
paintings on the wall are also very valuable, so it’s no wonder why it costs so
much
to dine here!”
“Oh my god. Is it really worth
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars?”
All the girls were very
impressed at this time.
Jacelyn was even more excited.
“I have to take a picture with all these expensive oil paintings tonight!”
Everyone started laughing
again.
After that, Gerald stood up
before he took down the oil painting from the wall as he said, “If you want to,
you
can just take it down and have
a look.”
“Hey!
Hey! Hey! Oh my god, what are you trying to do, Gerald? Are you sure you can
afford to pay for the
painting if anything happens to
it?” Quinton yelled as he widened his eyes in shock.
On the other side, Harold also
said, “Do you really think you’re the host just because someone invited you to
have dinner here today?”
Even though Alice did not say
anything, she was staring at Gerald. After that, she simply shook her head in
disappointment.
Alice felt that Gerald was
always lacking compared to others, no matter what he tried to do. He could
never be
compared to Quinton.
No matter what it was, he was
just really embarrassing.
In fact, the only reason why
Gerald had taken the oil painting down was because he wanted to build up a
closer
relationship with them.
Unexpectedly, everyone simply
regarded him as a reckless person!
Gerald decided to just forget
it and place the oil painting back on the wall.
However, his hand was a little
shaky and he did not place it at the right angle, while a gust of wind happened
to blow in their direction at
this time.
The
oil painting flew out and was blown directly into the water below the
waterfall.
“What!”
This made everyone scream out
loud in shock.
Even Alice
stood up because she was utterly shocked!