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Chapter 401
“Huh? What’s going on, here?”Staying out of the way by the side of the road, Leila and the others watched what was happening in shock.A veritable fleet of expensive cars lined outside the karaoke bar. A throng of people swarmed about the place.“Something must have happened! Gosh… could it be that rascal Gerald’s gotten in over his head?” Douglas wondered aloud.“Must be. I mean, who else in Serene County could stir up this much of a fuss? I should’ve known better than to bring that guy here, no matter what anyone said. Now look at this mess: The moment something major goes down, we’re gonna get dragged into it—Mr Lourdes knows very well he’s with us!” The guys whispered amongst themselves, their outlook seemed bleak.Cindy had gone pale, hearing their words. If what they said was true, then Gerald’s life might be in extreme danger!No, she had to go in and see for herself. If things were really that bad, she’d call the cops! Thinking thusly, Cindy threw open the car door and r
Chapter 402
He’d meant summoning people to help fight Louie Lourdes.At that time, Cindy hadn’t paid much thought about it. She’d assumed Gerald was just stalling for time.But right here right now, were a whole horde of people whom, sure enough, had attacked and vanquished Louie.What Cindy was suggesting sent a tremor through Leila’s entire body.“Impossible! That guy? I don’t know much about him, but isn’t he just some penniless loser? How could he have so many rich and powerful friends? Don’t you fall for his nonsense, Cindy!”Heaven’s sake! If it turned out to be true… Leila might as well just ram her head against the nearest wall.But no, haha, it was simply not possible!Leila turned to gesture for everyone back in the car to come over and join them, where she then shared with them what had been learned. Everyone was gobsmacked by the news that Louie had been wiped out clean. They gazed with admiration at the magnificent cars lining up along the street outside the karaoke bar.“Look
Chapter 403
“Excuse me, miss!” The waitress in the lead smiled at Leila, who stared with mouth gaping wide as a feast was laid out upon the table before Gerald.“Huh? What?” Leila stuttered for a moment, then exclaimed, “Hey, hey, hey! There must be some mistake—you’ve got the wrong table!”Anyone could tell that it was a sumptuous meal worth a small fortune—at least five hundred dollars or more—and it was meant for Gerald?Leila had always held him in contempt as a man with nothing to his name. One time, she’d let slip that their fathers had been arranging for them to be married, and it had made her a complete laughing stock.“Hey, Leila! Somewhere on a far away farm, your fiancé’s waiting for you!” She could still see those mocking grins vividly at the back of her mind.It had been the greatest source of misery in her life. She never spoke of it, but it was always on her mind. As a symbol of her humiliation, she utterly despised Gerald Crawford.And yet, Gerald was eating so well right now
Chapter 404
Cindy giggled.“Of course!”Stony-faced, Leila snapped, “Cindy! Have you forgotten what you came here to ask about? And, and… weren’t you so worried about Gerald, just a moment ago? Aren’t you curious why he’s unscathed?”“Oh, right! Gosh, in my excitement I quite forgot. Gerald, tell us. How are you still in one piece? And are all those guys outside your people?”“Indeed… how am I still in one piece?” Gerald answered dumbly.“We’re asking you!” Leila frowned, glaring at Gerald.Then Gerald clapped a hand to his forehead. “Oh, I remember now. Just as I was about to come to blows with Louie, the patrons from next door burst into the room, and maybe they had some kind of grudge against Louie, because everyone started fighting on sight! In all that chaos, I managed to slip away.” Gerald finished with a laugh.Leila was so mad that words failed her.Gerald was obviously lying. Slipped away? Like, out of the karaoke bar… and into the restaurant next door, for a spot of fine dining?
Chapter 405
“That’s right, sir. One thousand and five hundred dollars!” The waitress beamed.Douglas’s face was a sight to behold. At first, he’d thought to just toss down a hundred bucks, and then swagger out of there. He’d never expected that bunch of flowers to be worth so much!If he called his father over to make some noise…No, that wouldn’t do. This restaurant chain was owned by a powerful figure over at Mayberry. Whatever clout his family had counted for nothing in here!But neither did he have a thousand five hundred on him right now!“Hmph. So it’s a thousand five, so what? No big deal!” Leila sneered. She was this close to slapping the money in that waitress’s face.Gerald was watching. No matter what, she had to have the last word in this!Leila glanced towards Douglas. He’d definitely be able to do something about this!Patting his pockets, he leaned in close to whisper to her, “I’ve only got a few hundred left on me… I can’t pay!”“Ah?” Leila had been expecting Douglas to st
Chapter 406
Douglas called out to her, but Leila replied, “That’s alright. You go on without me. I’ll find my own ride home!” With that, she hailed a passing cab, and departed—leaving Douglas dumbfounded by the side of the road.He already knew what was wrong—and he blamed Gerald for it!Some time later, Gerald and Cindy finished their meal together, and exchanged their contact numbers. Then he called for a cab to send her home.Gerald stepped into the karaoke bar next door to have a look. Everyone had left, and the bar had closed for the night.He hadn’t expected this to be such an eventful day. He was exhausted.Hailing a cab for himself, he returned to the hotel where he was staying. The moment he stepped into his room, his phone rang again. It was that unknown caller who’d tried to reach him while he was at the restaurant earlier.Who could it be? Curious, Gerald took the call.“Gerald, what’s going on? Why didn’t you pick up?” It was a lovely, feminine voice. Gerald was taken aback whe
Chapter 407
“What was that?” Gerald couldn’t believe his ears.Stay a few days, at his place? How would he be cool with that? He talked to Mila every day, and on that note: He was spoken for right now—just that his girlfriend was abroad at present—and yet he’d be living together with another woman?Even if the rest of the world was cool with it, Gerald certainly wasn’t! What madness was this?“No way, forget it!” he answered.“Oh… haha, it’s alright… I thought someone would be willing to help me, but I get it now…” Giya’s voice was barely more than a whisper.“Has something happened over there?” Gerald asked, intrigued.Come to think of it, Giya was hardly the sort of girl to suddenly run off to crash at some guy’s place for a few days without rhyme or reason. Had she fallen for him?Hah! As though Gerald thought that highly of himself… He was only asking out of curiosity.After a pause, Giya suddenly announced, “I’m getting engaged!”“Oh, congratula—” As Gerald began to respond to this, he sudden
Chapter 408
He parked the 4WD outside the train station. As expected, it attracted a lot of attention. There were even some girls coming over to snap pictures on their phones.After all, this was a car that cost over three hundred thousand dollars!“Oh, wow! A G500 here in Serene County? Who’s inside? Must be some rich kid!”“Gosh… Hey, how do I look? What if he gets off the car, and falls for me at first sight? What will I do?”“Hahaha! Get over yourself!”“Girls, let’s go over there and say hi!”The girls whispered amongst themselves, giggling out loud every so often.Just then, an old woman of eighty approached the girls and said, “Whoever owns that car must be loaded, I guess?”“Of course! The G500 goes for over three hundred thousand dollars! What’s up, grandma? Hoping to catch a big fish? He’s probably some young lordling, though…” The girls chortled with laughter.“So what if I’m old? I’ve still got just as much right to flirt around. Hmph!” the old woman replied flippantly.Sayin