Cundrie herself felt her heartbeat quicken, utterly shocked by what Riley had just said. She was well aware that Riley was just doing all this in her attempt to dissuade Mr. Snyder from continuing to go after her. With the inclusion of a powerful and influential ‘rival’, they had hoped that Mr. Snyder would retreat after realizing that his competitor was much stronger than he was. However, Cundrie hadn’t expected her sister to actually exaggerate the facts this much! To think that she had even gotten Mr. Crawford from Mayberry involved! Meanwhile, Xyon and those from his family were all silent, not daring to say a word as their legs quivered in their stupefied state. After all, the family knew that Mr. Crawford’s subordinates were all very proficient in martial arts. Since—as Abner had said—Gerald was so strong, that meant that there was a high chance that he truly was Mr. Crawford’s subordinate! ‘Does… does that mean that we’ve offended Mr. Crawford…? Are we going to perpetu
After all, Gerald had described Mountain Top Villa in such great detail that it truly seemed like he had lived there before, and not for a short time either. How else could he be so familiar with that place? While Cundrie and Riley were most definitely shocked, the Snyders—and everyone else present—barely had any color left on their faces. Noel’s countenance had changed as well by this point, and he was now looking at Gerald much more respectfully. After all, Gerald had just successfully described everything—in an extraordinarily detailed way—there was to know about Mountain Top Villa. It was evident that nobody else dared to doubt the legitimacy of Gerald’s identity anymore. Now certain that Gerald was the real deal, Noel quickly descended the stage before bowing slightly to Gerald and saying, “So it turns out that we have a distinguished guest with us today! Please excuse the Snyders for not greeting you immediately earlier. We hope that you’ll forgive our mistakes.” Natura
After saying that, Gerald himself began wondering, ‘People from my family are coming over…? Who could they be?’ As for the others, many were clicking their tongues as they discussed how weird the turn of events was getting. “Humph! You’d better give it some thought if you aren’t truly Mr. Crawford’s subordinate! I’ll say it right now that I dared to state the possibility that you aren’t working under Mr. Crawford since there was once a case where someone pretended that they were him! After deceiving several people in Northbay, the real Crawfords eventually caught wind of what the impersonator was doing. From that day onward, that person—along with his family—simply vanished off the face of the planet! With that in mind, if you truly are an impersonator, now would be the time to confess! If you do, you’ll at least have a much higher chance of leaving alive!” said the youth from before. Hearing that, Riley immediately gulped in fear. It seemed that the incident had just gotten a lo
“…What… What on earth are you even talking about…?” asked Cundrie—who was still in tears—as she turned to look at him in disbelief, unsure of what he was even going on about. “Does he really think that he’s the real Mr. Crawford now? Do you think he’s gone cuckoo from the fear? Hahaha!” “I know, right? He’s even made an official invitation for Miss Smith to have a chat with him at Mountain Top Villa! What a clown!” “Hah! Does he even have the slightest of self-awareness?!” As several of the ladies within that hall continued spitting contemptuous remarks at Gerald, Xyon returned with a new pair of pants on. The moment he saw everyone mocking Gerald, he became just as excited as his son was. By that point, even Abner’s girlfriend had forgotten the pain she had suffered from the slap earlier. “That guy’s ruined for certain this time, dad! Not only had he impersonated Mr. Crawford’s servant earlier, but now he’s pretending to be Mr. Crawford himself! I’d like to see how he worm
“You don’t have to look far, Mr. Lyle! For that person is among us! He’s the impersonator!” declared Xyon as he pointed at Gerald. Before Chairman Lyle could even turn to look, Abner and his girlfriend quickly ran over—clearly intending to show off—as they added, “Indeed, Chairman Lyle! You know he tried to trick everyone into believing that the real Mr. Crawford had invited Cundrie to Mountain Top Villa earlier! I assure you that everyone here can testify to my statement!” “What a b*stard!” roared Chairman Lyle as he immediately turned to look at where Xyon was pointing. Holding their breaths, everyone was ready to see Chairman Lyle flip out… However, they were instead greeted by the shocking sight of him trembling in place! He wasn’t the only one either. All the other Crawford bodyguards were equally as stupefied as Mr. Lyle was. “I-It’s not his fault! I was the one who had told him to impersonate Mr. Crawford! If there’s anyone that needs to be punished, it’s me! He was on
Gerald truly hadn’t expected such a major interlude to take place just from him heading over to Lugaw City. Regardless, Gerald wasn’t really that interested in Zack’s relationship with the Snyders. After all, as long as it was related to business affairs, Gerald had no doubts about leaving Zack in charge. Once the party was over, Gerald headed out together with Cundrie and a few others. As they were walking on, Gerald looked at Cundrie before saying, “I truly apologize for my imprudence back then, Miss Smith, and I hope you aren’t still angry about that incident… You see, at the time, I had mistaken you as Mila, my girlfriend, which was what caused me to behave the way I did… I had wanted to explain this for a while now, but I never got a proper chance to do so!” After Cundrie had stepped forward to bear the responsibility of her actions earlier—even though she knew how dangerous that would be for her—Gerald could already tell that she was a very nice person. “How could she r
“With your blessings, I’ll make sure that that day comes! Thank you!” replied Gerald as he immediately turned to leave. Taking in a deep breath, Cundrie couldn’t help but feel slightly desolate as she watched him walk off into the distance. After Gerald was quite a distance away, Riley and her mother quickly returned to Cundrie’s side. “How did the conversation go, sister?” “Yes, why did Mr. Crawford leave just like that…? It wasn’t easy for both of you to even meet, you know? Aren’t there any feelings between both of you at all?” asked Cundrie’s mother, her voice filled with concern. “…Despite the fact that we’ve touched, it’s impossible for us to be together, mom. After all, I can tell that he truly loves his girlfriend… An extremely strong love…” While Gerald did have slight physical contact with her and Cundrie herself couldn’t deny that she had been touched by how gentle he was, in the end, she knew that she didn’t stand a chance against that Mila girl. With that in
It was akin to Gerald wearing a bulletproof vest. While having it on allowed Gerald to remain unharmed, other parties wouldn’t be able to get close to him, resulting in them feeling hurt. Though the other party’s problem could be solved should that vest be penetrated, once that happened, Gerald would surely be the one getting hurt next. It was the reason why he had always hidden his emotions deep inside his heart. He believed that time was the best medicine to cure rancor, and after a long period, everything would simply fade away. Shaking the thoughts off, Gerald then changed the topic by asking, “I see… What about my buddy, Xeno? How’s he doing?” “Back when I returned to have my revenge against Jett, I remember that the Moldells had snatched up most of Mayberry’s economic lifeline. While I do know that Yoel ended up getting tortured to the point where he became a beggar, I only heard news about Xeno’s automobile trade not doing too well back then. Sadly, I didn’t have the t