Kyle smirked.
“Huh. Is he thinking of taking out all the money he won? I bet it
wouldn’t be enough.”
“It’s my first time seeing this kind of person!”
Listening to their mockery,
Gerald had the urge
to reveal his identity.
However, he calmed
down quickly, because once he did that, he could
never live the same life again. He would never be
able to finish his studies peacefully, and he
would be forced to leave.
This was because his father would not let him be alone
in the university.
If so, his life would be disrupted completely, and Gerald did not want that to happen.
He just wanted
to improve himself
at his own pace, quietly.
He was satisfied as long as
he was not short of money.
Gerald sighed. Then, he said, “Right, I have a class later.
I shall take my leave,
then.”
Gerald stood up and left.
“Gerald!” Mila caught
up with him.
She felt dreadful, especially when she, at one point,
looked down on Gerald when he
talked about his past.
She truly regretted
it.
‘Why didn’t I think from Gerald’s perspective? Who would be willing to do that if he was out of money? Besides, Gerald has
treated me nicely all this while. Now that
he heard that I am in trouble, he came to see me. He even brought me a gift.’
Mila thought that she had wronged Gerald.
“Gerald, are
you angry with me for not
standing up for you when they jeered
at
you?”
Mila bit her lips.
“No, I’m not angry. I just want to know if
that’s what you think of me. Do you think
the same as them, that I am a man with no borderline when money is involved?” Gerald looked at Mila
with a smile.
“I did a moment ago, but not anymore. Gerald,
I still think we are good friends!”
Mila moved closer toward Gerald.
“Alright!”
Gerald did not say anything. He just nodded and left. Outside
Paradise Ville.
Gerald let out a long breath. He felt a bit sad when he
learned that Mila would think of him the
way the others did.
Gerald was having mixed feelings. He could not describe them with
words. Nevertheless, he took out his phone
from his pocket and made a call to Zack.
“Mr. Crawford, is there anything I can do for you?”
“Brother Zack, I need a favor from you. There
is a company called FuturTech Inc.,
and it seems to be in trouble.
Can I invest in that company?”
“Invest?” Zack was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed
from what he heard. “Of
course you can! Miss Crawford will be so glad that you did. No problem. There is no problem at all! I will take care of it immediately!”
“Alright. Don’t use my name. Use the company
name instead, Brother
Zack.”
Gerald reminded him.
“Yes, I will settle this matter in an hour!” Zack said
happily. Mr. Crawford had made a
great improvement!
After hanging
up the call, Gerald was ready to head back to the university. He was currently preparing to take the next
driving test, so, he planned to practice for a
little bit.
However, just as he arrived at the campus,
he received a call from Harper.
“Hahaha! There’s good news, Gerald!
Terribly good news!” Harper said between
laughter.
“What is it?” Gerald
was startled by the words of his dormitory
head. He always
tended to act impulsively.
“It’s about Xavia.
She fought with Yuri. Even the police
have come, saying
they are here to arrest Yuri. It’s a mess now. We
are all going to the girls’ dormitory to see
what’s going on!”
Xavia fought with Yuri? And the police had come?
Gerald was so confused. How did
they get into such a big
fight?! He ought to go and see!
Gerald hung up the phone, still unable to comprehend the situation. Thus, he
decided to go to the girls’
dormitory.