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Chapter 419
It was a call from Morgana. She told him that the gathering for high school friends was going to be held that afternoon. Morgana had simply called to remind him about the event and to tell him to be there early. It had been three days since Gerald had last eaten a meal at Mead Hall. So Giya had been gone for three days now. Morgana had elaborated on the event the day before. Soon, many of their classmates would start their internships or work. Therefore, the gathering was planned for old friends to catch up with one another while they were still here. At first, Gerald had not wanted to participate. However, Gerald had attended an opening ceremony for a newly invested company the day before. As he was about to leave, he bumped into Morgana and a few others who had gone to the carnival to have some fun. Tagging along with Morgana was another female high school friend by the name of Xella Jaquin. She was their assistant monitor back then and she was definitely one of the
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“What, it’s only been a few years, Gerald. Have you already forgotten about me?” said the girl as she removed her sunglasses. “You’re Rae!” said Gerald, recognizing her immediately. After hearing him say that, her partner took his sunglasses off as well. Gerald immediately realized who he was after that. His name was Heath Seaver. His classmates liked calling him ‘tycoon’ since he definitely looked the part. He was actually quite rich back when they were still in school. However, he was also famously known for trying to gain the affection of up to ten girls back then, though he was rejected more than fifteen times. How was that possible? It was because some of the girls rejected him twice! The issue always boiled down to his face having too many pockmarks. Aside from that, he had suffered from a high fever once when he was young, so his reactions were always a bit slower compared to the others. When it came to bullying back then, the victims were always either Gerald or
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“Here comes Xella!” said Rae as she and the others smiled toward Xella. “Have you waited for a long time, Gerald?” asked Xella, smiling as she looked at him. “Not at all!” replied Gerald. Xella was dressed charmingly that day. She was certainly the kind of woman who could bewitch others with a single glance. However, Gerald knew better and actively stopped himself from thinking unnecessary thoughts. “Speaking of which, Xella, I looked at the group chat yesterday. The others were discussing how you had landed a great job. How did you manage to get into the Dream Investment Group? I heard that a billion dollars were required for the registered capital!” said Rae, a slight jealousy projected in her voice. Initially, Rae was considered much better compared to her other classmates in the group. Since she was now dating the tycoon whose family owned a few shops, she was considered quite well-to-do and she was proud of that. She had a great life as well. However, comparing h
Chapter 422
Rae recognized the man and she bore a look of surprise on her face. Seeing that Rae and the tycoon were there, Waylon was surprised as well. He got out of his car and leaned against it with one hand in his pocket. He then smiled and said, “Bought it about half a month ago. I finally found a chance to drive it today!” Waylon was another of Gerald’s old classmates. Back when they were still in school together, there were only two boys who were very rich and powerful. They still are today. One of them was Cameron, whose family was related to the health department. The other was none other than Waylon. Both Waylon and Cameron shared a good relationship back then. They enjoyed messing around during class. Since the two of them had wealth and power, they both lived good lives even after graduating from high school. However, Gerald was more interested in Waylon’s relationship with Xella. The two of them had never had a good relationship, even quarreling with each other at time
Chapter 423
Once he had parked his car, Gerald entered the private room. Almost half of his classmates were already there. There were about twenty people and the atmosphere was quite lively. The dining table that they had booked was huge as well. Most of the students there only greeted Gerald casually before turning to look away and continuing talking among themselves. To them, Gerald was simply a poor loser so he was naturally easy to be ignored. Going back to Gerald, there was one thing that surprised him. Both Lilian and Sharon were nowhere to be seen. “By the way, Waylon, why aren’t Lilian and Sharon here? Didn’t they say they would join us?” Similar to Gerald, some of the other classmates were also puzzled. Waylon simply smiled faintly. “They won’t be joining us. They’re not the same as they used to be. They’ve entered rich and powerful circles. They’re arguably the most powerful among us! Why would they ever attend such a small event such as this?” “Oh my, is that really
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Cameron smiled coldly as he said that. “What? Very funny, Cameron! As if Louie could ever be acquainted with Gerald!” “I know right? The difference between Louie and Gerald’s status is synonymous with comparing a planet with some dirt!” “You can choose not to believe me, but Xella knows it’s true. She saw it too!” As he looked at Xella, she simply nodded in agreement. “Well, d*mn!” At that moment, several of the classmates began looking at Gerald in a slightly different light. However, there were also a few others who turned to look at Waylon. Everyone was aware of the incident where Waylon had severely beaten Gerald up back in high school. Gerald was somehow rich now, and he was even well acquainted with Louie who was known for having a good rapport with both good and bad guys. How would Waylon respond to that? What kind of face would he make? On Waylon’s face was a scornful and bitter smile. “So what if he knows Louie? Also, I’m assuming that most of you don’t kno
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“Yeah, come on Xella, tell us. What’s wrong?” asked a few of the classmates curiously. Xella nodded before she began sharing an incident that had happened to her in great detail. Not too long after, Gerald’s curiosity was sated. It turned out that not long after she had been recruited by the company, her superior began constantly harassing her. The superior in question was a deputy manager of one of the departments. According to Xella’s description, the deputy manager was a balding man who had lost all his hair around the crown of his head. He looked quite old and obscene in general. Initially, he hadn’t dared to do much. He simply asked Xella out to have meals with him. After rejecting him several times, Xella eventually found it difficult to continue doing so. Hence, she finally decided to accept and have a meal with him one day. From that day onward, the man became more perverted and daring. He constantly called Xella to his office. At the start, he would only say im
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After a while, Gerald stood up and went to the washroom. Not long after he had entered the gents, Xella stood up to head to the washroom herself. After washing his hands, Gerald bumped into Xella who had also left the bathroom at the same time. The meeting was awkward, to say the least. “Speaking of which, I haven’t had a chance to properly talk with you. How’ve you been recently?” said Xella with a bright smile as she tried to conceal her awkwardness. She knew how her relationship with Gerald was like in the past, and she was also very aware of the conflicts between Gerald and Waylon. However, now she had become quite close to Waylon. Even if he didn’t say it, Gerald would definitely not feel alright with that. “Not bad!” said Gerald as he wiped his hands dry with some tissue paper. “I heard that you haven’t found a job yet, is that true? Do you have any plans for the future?” asked Xella. “I plan to make a name for myself,” replied Gerald honestly. Xella frowned s