When she’d found out those clothes cost well over ten thousand bucks, Whitney had been shocked
beyond words.
However,
perhaps because the salesperson in the shop had made a fuss over how that
woman’s gift to Gerald had ended up
in another girl’s hands… Whitney had been too embarrassed to bring it up until now.
She had only just found out that he was actually poor.
Indeed, she had always wondered where all his
wealth had come from. Now, it all made sense. Just
like he had told her online,
he had a patron.
And not just that… She was even chauffeuring him around in a Benz! Last time, it had been a Ferrari!
Now, all the pieces
fit into place!
“Hmph!” Victor snorted.
“Gerald, you always
seemed like such a nice guy. To think that you were up to
something like this…
and Mila’s supposed to be best friends
with a loser like you?”
The crowd exploded
into chaos.
“Wahaha, he’s the king of gigolos!”
“He’s a little
fairer than usual, but no God among men. How could he be so popular with so many babes?”
“Ah, you must
not know this, but… some women like this type of guy!”
Everyone was abuzz with chatter.
Fuming with rage, Luke was ready for a fight. Smack!
And yet, it was
Jane who vehemently slapped
Luke across the face.
“What I do is
none of your concern. You lot can just scram!” Jane was
going hysterical.
Luke had always been annoying, but Jane had
still been able to tolerate it. However, if he laid a hand on Mr. Crawford today, she would have killed
him before he had
any idea what was
going on!
“Jane, darling… you struck me… for the sake of your little
toy boy, you actually struck me!” Sputtering
from the humiliation, his hands were clenched
into fists as he turned and stomped away. As he left,
he gave Gerald one last warning glare.
People
were taking photos on their handphones now, and he didn’t dare linger here any
longer. That was when Gerald’s
phone rang. It was Elena.
What
was going on today?! He didn’t know anymore.
“Hello?”
He
then heard Elena’s gentle voice. “Mr. Crawford, I just wanted to inform you
that the grand banquet at the end of this month will be taking place aboard the Heaven’s Bounty cruise liner. Reservations have
already
been made, so you have to be there! When Aiden and the others heard you’d be
coming, they were overjoyed!”
“Oh, the Heaven’s Bounty? That’s great!”
“Well then, shall I pick
you up on the day, sir?”
“Pick me up?
No need. I’ve got my own
car and I should be getting a driving license
by this month’s end.
Just
let me know where to go and I’ll drive there myself!” “Very good!”
With the matter
concluded, Gerald hung up.
Then, he saw Danny,
Jacelyn, Whitney, and Victor
all staring at him
in awe.
“Heaven’s
Bounty?” Victor gasped. “You’re going to the party abord the Heaven’s Bounty
cruise liner later this month?”
“You’ll be driving there? Gerald, you have
a car?!” Whitney asked in disbelief.
“That event aboard the Heaven’s Bounty…
If toy boy here weren’t
completely out of the loop,
he’d know
that the head of
the Mayberry group as well as all the rich kids of the
south will be making an
appearance
there. The whole internet is abuzz over it! What sort of act is he putting on?” “Hah,
he’s just trying
to save himself some face!
Just check him out!”
The gathered onlookers smirked
at him as though
they watching a loony.
Suffering through all this mockery,
Gerald wanted nothing
more than to lash out at them.
It
would be simple. All he had to do was walk over to the park, get into his
Reventon, and drive one lap around the campus.
Still, that wasn’t his style.
Heh. Well, say whatever you wanted to! Gerald thanked
Jane and then took his leave.
“D*mn
it, what’s that toy boy swaggering around for?! I’ll give you a good what-for!”
Danny stared daggers into Gerald’s back.
Gerald then made his way to
the driving school.