“Gerald, why are you pretending to be rich?” Xavia asked contemptuously.
However, Rachel was startled
after Gerald placed the black gold card on the counter.
This Universal Global Supreme
Shopper’s Card for luxury stores was only available to the most wealthy and
powerful families in the world.
There was no doubt that the
owner of the black gold card was indeed very wealthy and powerful.
On the other side, Wendy
quickly brought the card reader over to the counter.
After
that, Gerald entered his birthday into the card reader as the passcode and the
transaction was successful.
The transaction was
successfully completed!
“Oh my god!”
Everyone in the crowd was
shocked.
“Oh my. Did this young boy just
buy the Hermes collector’s edition bag worth fifty five thousand dollars? He is
really very rich!”
“Is this a boy really a very
humble second-generation rich kid?”
Everyone was staring at Gerald
with fiery eyes.
At this time, even Yuri was
staring at Gerald in disbelief.
How could this pauper possibly
be so rich? He felt a sharp pain in his heart.
Moreover, he was still showing
off his knowledge on all of the luxury goods before this.
Now, he looked nothing more
than a clown!
Xavia had a look of disbelief
on her face at this time.
“You…you…Gerald, where did you
get this card?”
How could he possibly buy the
bag that was worth fifty-five thousand dollars whenever he wanted to? Xavia
could not believe that Gerald also owned a Universal Global Supreme Shopper’s
Card. Even that luxury shopper’s card was very valuable on its own!
Did he just buy the bag on his
own?
Was
it for real?
Gerald glanced at Xavia but he
did not say anything at all.
He could still feel a sharp
pain in his heart but he was still very cold towards Xavia. At this time,
Gerald thought in his heart, ‘My sister was the one who gave me this card and I
can actually purchase something costing up to three hundred thousand dollars!’
“Sir, I will wrap this item up
for you immediately! Please wait for half an hour.”
“This is a very luxurious
product so we must ensure that the packaging for the bag is perfect.”
Gerald felt very embarrassed
with the crowd of people staring at him so intently.
After he rejected the wrapping
service, Gerald took the bag in his hand as he prepared to leave immediately.
“Wait a minute! Stop right
there!”
Yuri had an ugly expression on
his face as he walked in front of Gerald to stop him from leaving.
“What do you want?” Gerald
asked in a cold manner.
Yuri snorted before he pointed
at the black gold card in Gerald’s hand. “I suspect that you’ve stolen this
black gold card from its original owner. After all, it isn’t that difficult to
steal someone’s password or passcode nowadays!”
After that, Yuri looked at
Rachel before he said, “Rachel, I’d advise you to call your manager to look
into this matter immediately. If this black gold card was really stolen, it’ll
leave a very bad reputation for your boutique store when this matter is
exposed!”
Xavia
came back to her senses at this time and she quickly chimed in, “Yes, Rachel.
How can a pauper like Gerald possibly own such a supreme card and be able to
purchase such an expensive bag?”
Xavia was still in disbelief.
Rachel felt that what they were
saying made complete sense.
Therefore, she looked at Gerald
before she said, “Sir, please wait here for a moment. Our manager will come
over here right away.”
After that, everyone blocked
Gerald’s way as if they were trying to stop a fraudster from escaping!
Gerald really did not expect to
cause so much trouble just because he wanted to buy a bag.
However, he knew that he would
not be able to leave now even if he wanted to.
He could only stand here and
wait patiently for the store manager.
Very soon, a woman in her early
thirties who was dressed very elegantly appeared in front of the crowd of
people.
Rachel immediately told the
manager that she suspected Gerald to be a fraudster who had stolen someone
else’s black gold card.
The manager looked at Gerald
before she smiled and said, “I am sorry, sir but if you do not mind, would you
please allow me to check out your black gold card?”
She was very polite and
respectful because she was the manager of the store and she did not judge their
customers simply by their appearances.
Gerald felt very helpless at
this time and he could only hand his black gold card over to the manager
without saying anything.
The
manager brought out a special card reader.
After that, she skillfully
placed the card inside.
“Sir, could you please give me
your last name? I would also like to know your identification number,” the
female manager requested respectfully.
“My name is Gerald Crawford and
my sister’s name is Jessica Crawford!”
Even though his sister had put
in his birth date as the passcode for his cards, Gerald was not sure if the
card was under his name or his sister’s. Gerald also handed his identification
card over to the manager without any hesitation.
“Hm, let’s see how he’ll
explain himself now!” Yuri said as he sneered. After that, he took out his cell
phone so he could file a police report as soon as they found out the truth
about Gerald!
The female manager proceeded
with her inspection.
A short while later, a look of
horror flashed through her eyes when she saw that Gerald was indeed the
rightful owner of the black gold card.
He was indeed a supreme member
and this meant that he was a member of a very wealthy and powerful family in
the world.
The manager broke out in cold
sweat immediately. Damn it! Rachel had actually made her offend such an
important and powerful customer!
The female manager took the
card in her hand before she walked over to Gerald and bowed before him in a
respectful manner.
“Dear Mr. Crawford, I am so
sorry if I have offended you. Please let me return your black gold card to
you.”
“What?”
Everyone
was stunned.
Rachel was standing in Gerald’s
way because she was trying to prevent him from leaving and she felt extremely
embarrassed at this time.
“Manager…are…are you sure you
did not make a mistake? Is this person really the owner of this black gold
card?”
The female manager raised her
hand and slapped Rachel across her face. “Move aside now!”
Rachel covered her face with
her hand as she quickly stepped aside.
Yuri and Xavia were in a daze.
The female manager knew that
the two of them knew Gerald and they were the ones who were trying to ridicule
and embarrass him.
Therefore, she thought that it
would be best if she could gain Gerald’s favor by chasing them both out of the
Hermes store today!
The manager quickly walked up
to Yuri and Xavia before she said, “Excuse me, what are both of you trying to
prove? Why did you induce our salesgirl to offend our most valuable customer?”
Yuri stared at the manager
before he said, “I was simply giving you a warning as a kind gesture!”
“We appreciate your kindness
but if you are not going to buy anything, we would truly appreciate it if you
left our store immediately.”
The female manager’s words were
very sharp and cold.
She was chasing them out of the
store!
Xavia
looked at Yuri, hoping that he would be able to get them out of this
embarrassing situation.
However, Yuri was also sweating
profusely at this time. Even if he forked out money to buy a bag worth ten
thousand dollars, he would still be nothing compared to Gerald.
Gerald was a supreme customer!
“Let’s go!”
Yuri gritted his teeth in anger
as he dragged Xavia out of the store.
At this time, Rachel was also
bowing down in front of Gerald. “Sorry. I am so sorry, Mr. Crawford!”
She regretted her actions and
she really regretted judging her customers by their appearance.
Gerald turned a blind eye to
her and he simply smiled at Wendy before he said, “Thank you so much for all
the trouble today. I don’t need you to wrap the bag up for me because I’m in a
hurry. Goodbye!”
After that, Gerald took the bag
in his hands before he left immediately.
This was the first time that he
had ever won in a battle with money.
In fact, he was not the kind of
person who would spend so extravagantly.
However, Gerald was finally an
ordinary person who could live his life without worrying about money!
After leaving the store,
Gerald’s cell phone started ringing again. It was a phone call from Naomi.
Gerald
could hear Naomi’s anxious voice over the other end of the line as soon as he
answered the call. “Gerald, I don’t care what other people think about you but
you’re one of my closest friends! You have to come to my birthday party
tonight. All of your dormitory mates are here already!”
Gerald smiled before he
replied, “Alright, I’ll be right there!”
“By the way, make sure that you
look good today! I’d like to introduce someone to you!” Naomi said over the
phone again.
Gerald could only shake his
head helplessly. Since he could not possibly give Naomi the bag without
wrapping it up, Gerald walked to a nearby supermarket to buy a plastic bag for
twenty cents. After that, he put the Hermes bag into the red plastic bag.
He then hailed a cab before he
rushed to Jade Restaurant.
At this time, at Jade
Restaurant, Naomi hung up the phone before she smiled at the long-haired girl
sitting next to her. The girl was absolutely beautiful and she looked like a
goddess!
“Alice, Gerald is a very close
friend of mine. He’s a very good and studious person! I’d like to introduce you
to him later.”
Alice was wearing her earphones
and she was shaking her legs as she listened to music.
She was really very pure and
beautiful.
“Okay!”
Alice Bradford and Naomi were
childhood friends who grew up together and they attended the same university
even though they were majoring in different fields.
Since it was Naomi’s birthday
today, she had invited Alice and some of her dormitory friends over to
celebrate her birthday with her.
At
this time, Naomi also knew that even though Alice was a goddess, she had been
single since high school and she was currently looking for a boyfriend.
Alice opened a bottle of juice
as she drank it in a graceful manner.
At this
time, the door opened…