“Alright, that’s quite enough, young man! You can’t prove anything by hitting a woman! If you really want to prove your worth, work hard so that she’ll regret leaving you in the future!” rebuked a well-dressed, middle-aged man who looked noble and dignified. At this point, Murphy had already calmed down a little. He could only sigh as he clenched his fists tightly. “That’s right! If you want to show your worth then go make something of yourself! I think that’s impossible though since you’re a lunatic! How dare you hit me today? You’re done for!” shouted Sharon who was still sprawled on the ground, panting heavily. “You should speak less yourself. Young girl, you should stop dating only wealthy men. Rich people are fickle. If you want to break up, clarify things with your partner first. There’s no point of saying anything else just to trigger emotional responses from them,” reprimanded the same man toward Sharon this time. Sharon went silent and simply covered her face with her
“Oh my… That doesn’t look like any ordinary jade bracelet… It’s a shame that it’s already in three pieces…” “Hmm… It seems to be a hetian jade bracelet. I’d say it costs about seven thousand and five hundred dollars. What a pity that it’s broken now. That girl really is too violent. She should have to pay the full amount since she was the one who pushed the salesgirl!” “There’s still another box. I wonder what happened to its contents…” Several of the people there were contemplating the matter as they looked at Sharon. Meanwhile, the salesgirl had fallen into a panic and forgot to even apologize to Gerald. She immediately began opening the second box. Once she opened it, everyone there instantly exclaimed out loud. “That… That’s the jade dragon! The one and only jade dragon! I’ve heard that if you look very carefully, you’ll be able to see the shape of a dragon inside the jade itself!” “I’ve heard about it as well! It’s one of the top-selling items in this shop. It was ma
Fortunately, the manager managed to stop Hayward before he could continue attacking Murphy. A few good-natured people helped Murphy to get on his feet before calling for an ambulance. “F*ck! Why are you here too, Gerald?” Lilian finally saw Gerald who had been standing at the side. “Don’t even mention his name anymore! If it wasn’t for that pathetic jerk I wouldn’t have broken the seven thousand and five hundred dollar hetian jade bracelet and the thirty-two thousand dollar dragon jade bracelet!” replied Sharon with a look of disgust on her face. “…Come again? More than thirty thousand dollars…” Harvey was dumbfounded. Through the phone, Sharon had only said that she had met with an accident at the Trinity Jewelers shop. She hadn’t mentioned anything about the compensation or the outrageous cost. Naturally, he was speechless for a moment when he heard this. The same went for Lilian. Due to her nervousness, Lilian began scolding Gerald. “So what if Sharon got beaten up?
“…What the f*ck?” “…Huh?” Both Sharon and Lilian were dumbfounded as they watched Gerald leave with the two boxes. The boxes which contained the two jade bracelets that had almost scared Sharon to death earlier. The moment her issue had been resolved, Sharon felt that she could finally breathe again. However, she now felt as if someone had just kicked her in the head. Her mind went blank. Gerald was the one who had bought the two jade bracelets? Lilian and Hayward’s eyes were open wide in shock. This was especially the case for Lilian. She was so shocked that she didn’t hold on to one of the jade pieces firmly enough and accidentally dropped it onto the ground where it shattered. “Wait! Gerald! You… You were the one who bought the two jade bracelets?” asked Lilian in surprise. Gerald simply ignored her and continued to walk away with the jade bracelets in hand. He was beyond angry this time. There was no need to bother explaining anything to them. “Humph! He cou
“Haha! It’s fine, forget about it. It wasn’t a big deal!” Gerald did not want to go. “No, no Gerald, I insist! You don’t look down on us, do you? You would never look down on your own high school classmates, right? Or do you secretly look down on us because you were admitted to Mayberry University while we only took the normal entrance exams for normal universities and colleges? I see how it is now!” said Liana shamelessly. “You know I don’t mean that! Fine, let’s have a meal together!” Gerald said before sighing. How could anyone be this shameless? Gerald was at a loss for words. However, since it was only a meal, he was willing to just eat together and be done with it. After all, he had nothing to lose. Besides, it was an opportune time for him to prevent them from having anything more to say about him in the future. He would just join them for their meal and see what they had to say then! Gerald nodded to himself before turning around again. They didn’t eat in any of
At that moment, several police officers walked into the room along with the one who had initially pointed at them. “That’s them!” An angry voice came from someone who had white gauze wrapped all-around their head. As he walked closer, the group could finally make out who the person—who was pointing at Hayward—was. ‘His name was Murphy right?’ Gerald thought to himself. The situation was quite clear. After Hayward had attacked Murphy, Murphy must have called the police after getting his injuries treated. It seemed that the police had managed to track them here through the help of the surveillance cameras on Mayberry Commercial Street. If that wasn’t enough, Hayward had also booked a table at a restaurant near Mayberry Commercial Street under his name. “Alright then, we’ll be needing all of you to come with us!” a single police officer said coldly. Both Hayward and Sharon began panicking. Even though Hayward was feeling rather superior a few seconds ago, his actions had c
This was because all of them could tell that Xyleena was not the kind of woman that they could afford to mess with. Thinking about the current situation, Hayward’s face had already been pale for some time now. He was pacing back and forth anxiously. On the other hand, Sharon was feeling a little disappointed. She had come to learn that Murphy’s sister was very powerful in Mayberry City. She was also very capable in society in general. This would mean that Murphy was also someone quite capable himself. As she thought about it, Sharon began feeling slightly regretful. Had she been too cruel to Murphy? What if Murphy’s future achievements somehow surpassed Haywards? Thinking back, Hayward mostly only knew how to show off. Murphy, on the other hand, was actually a very capable man. The more she thought about it, the more conflicted Sharon felt. Ahh! Why! She had only ever fallen for three people in her lifetime. The first was Gerald but she had already moved on from h
Once the two parties had made their calls, they both waited in a temporary stalemate. At the time, even the police couldn’t really predict how the situation would end. The results later would be the deciding factor of whether today’s events were going to be released to the public or remain private. “Which party’s going to come out on top?” muttered Sharon silently to herself, her heart filled with doubt and hesitation. One moment, she was rooting for Hayward to be the victor, and the next, she was hoping that Murphy—who had still been sneakily looking at her with infatuated eyes—would be the one victorious. To put it simply, an onslaught of complicated emotions were being flung at her. While Sharon continued to wonder, footsteps could be heard from behind the interrogation room door. Several footsteps in fact, and they all seemed to be moving rather hastily. “Hell yeah, dad! Is Chairman Lloyd here?” asked Hayward excitedly. “Don’t even dream about it. Chairman Lloyd and