Gerald got out of bed before he rushed into the bathroom to answer the call.
“Good morning,
Mr. Crawford!” Zack greeted Gerald respectfully.
“My. Lyle,
thank you for calling today. I’d like to ask you something…” Gerald asked as he
smiled.
“Mr. Crawford,
please let me know what you’d like me to do. You can just give me your
instructions and I’ll get
it done immediately!”
Gerald told
Zack all about the money that he had spent at Homeland Kitchen last night.
“Oh! Is that
so? Mr. Crawford, I don’t think you spent ten thousand dollars anyway. After
all, the high-end red
wine that you
ordered last night, which cost you nine thousand dollars, is actually produced
by the Crawford
family abroad.
Therefore, the cost of the red wine was only a few hundred dollars. Hahaha…”
Zack smiled.
To be honest, it was really a shame that Gerald had only spent so little money
just like that.
However,
Gerald was already showing progress in the task that Jessica had already
entrusted him to do.
“Mr. Crawford,
what can I do for you? Do you want me to refund you the twenty thousand
dollars? I’ll get to
work as soon
as you give me the order to do so…”
Zack listened
as he said again, “Ahem. Forget it. After all, the money is also going back
into my own
business.”
Initially,
Gerald was planning to get his money back.
However, after
listening to Zack’s tone, he felt that it would be really embarrassing if he
asked him to
transfer that
money back to him.
Moreover, he would also feel a little embarrassed if he asked
Zack to do that.
Anyway, the
money that his sister had given to him came from all these industries and
businesses that they
owned.
“By the way,
is there a reason for you calling me today, Mr. Lyle?” Gerald asked
immediately.
“Yes, there’s
something I’d like to tell you. After finding out that your poverty-stricken
days are over, the
bosses of most
of the major businesses on Mayberry Commercial Street would like to hold a
special banquet as a
celebration
for you. I was just wondering if you’d have the time to attend the banquet
since it is a Saturday,”
Zack said in a
soft tone.
Initially,
Gerald had planned to go out to relax.
However, since
everyone had specially put together a special reception for him, he did not
want to let them
down.
Moreover, Gerald really wanted to get acquainted with more people. Otherwise,
he would always look like a
pauper and a
fool.
Therefore,
Gerald immediately agreed to attend the banquet.
In order to
express the grandeur of the banquet, they had chosen for the banquet to be held
at an exceptional
and five star luxurious hotel instead of holding the banquet
at one of the establishments on Mayberry
Commercial
Street.
It was a
really luxurious restaurant!
After talking
to Harper and his other roommates, Gerald went downstairs as he prepared to
head out of the
campus. As he
was passing by the girls’ dormitory, he looked up and he saw a person walking
out of the girls’
dormitory.
It was none
other than Xavia.
“Huh? Why is
she back at the dormitory?”
Gerald
originally thought that Xavia would be spending the night out with Yuri after
he rescued her from the
restaurant.
In fact,
Gerald was feeling a little distressed because of that.
As soon as
Xavia saw Gerald, she said, “Hahaha. Gerald, are you heading out for your
part-time job since it’s
already the
weekend? Did you run out of money after spending so extravagantly
last night?”
“Let me tell
you something. You can never c
ompare to
Brother Yuri. Did you
know that
Brother Yuri came back for
me in less than an hour last night? We were initially
planning to spend the night outside together. However, we
decided not to
do so since I’m on my period anyway…”
Xavia stared
at Gerald with a triumphant look on her face. In fact, she had deliberately said
all of this
because she
wanted to provoke Gerald.
She was Xavia,
the goddess he would never be able to get in this lifetime!
“Okay!” Gerald
replied with a bittersweet smile.
At this time,
a white BMW 3-series roared in front of the campus. As soon as he rolled down
the car window,
Yuri looked at
Xavia with a smile on his face before he glanced coldly at Gerald.
“Hahaha.
Gerald, I know that you were trying to make a fool out of me last night.
Unfortunately, you didn’t
succeed in
doing so. Did you really think that I wouldn’t have money to pay for the meal?”
Yuri asked as he
glared at
Gerald.
After that, he
took out a diamond ring from his pocket before he said, “Xavia, I bought this
for you. Do you
like it?”
“Wow! It’s a
diamond ring. It must cost at least one thousand five hundred dollars! I knew
that you’re rich,
Brother Yuri, unlike some people who have simply won a little
money from the lottery!”
“Of course I’m
rich. I have plenty of money. Xavia, I’ll bring you to a nice place today and
we will be
spending a lot
of money! However, some people will have to be poor in the future! Come, get in
the car!”
Xavia was very
excited and she quickly got into the car. Then, Yuri glanced at Gerald contemptuously
before he
drove out of
the campus.
Xavia was very
excited after getting into the car and she asked Yuri, “Brother Yuri, why don’t
you tell me how
you managed to
raise so much money last night? Moreover, why does it seem as though you became
richer
overnight? Did
your father give you all this money?”
Yuri chuckled
as he continued using his cell phone as he drove.
After that, he
deleted a piece of software on his cell phone without leaving any traces
behind. “Don’t worry
about it.
Anyway, just remember that Gerald can never compare to me! He’s just a piece of
trash!”
“Wow! I’m
really very happy!”
After getting
ridiculed by Yuri and Xavia early in the morning, Gerald no longer had the mood
to go out.
Moreover, he could not help but wonder how Yuri managed to
get so much money overnight.
Hahaha…
Gerald laughed
to himself because he did not know why he was taking it to heart.
He headed
straight to the library before reading some books and spending some of his time
studying.
When it was
almost noon, Gerald called for a cab before he headed to the Brilliant Star
Restaurant. It was a
six-star
restaurant in Mayberry City. Of course, it could not be compared to any of the
restaurants on Mayberry
Commercial
Street. However, it was still a very luxurious and expensive restaurant.
Because he had
been busy reading and did not estimate the traffic on the road, Gerald arrived
a few minutes
later than the
time that they had agreed on.
He walked very
swiftly as he was in a hurry.
Boom!
“Ahh! Are you
crazy?”
When he was
passing through the turnstile, Gerald had pushed the turnstile a
little too hard and he
unintentionally
hit the girl who was behind him.
The girl
clutched her chest tightly as she cursed at Gerald and this attracted the
attention of
many people as
they gathered around to find out what was happening…