“Well, what exactly happened?” asked Gerald, confused. “See, this place was originally a construction project. The Weston Merchants Holdings were hired to oversee the job about a year ago. Apparently, the developers used less than appropriate quality materials and because of that, there’s been a collapse around the project area. More than a hundred people were injured because of this, sixty of whom were workers! Thankfully, no lives were lost this time around!” “Yep. I heard that the developers ran for the hills last night! Those from Weston Merchants Holdings are definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been dismissed from their positions, or so I’ve heard! They’re waiting to be dealt with at this very moment!” replied the workers. As Gerald recalled, Mr. Jung was the director of Weston Merchants Holdings. He had been dismissed as well? After thinking about it for a while, Gerald asked, “Why would the developers need to run away? Since no liv
Upon hearing that claim, Gerald’s father immediately coughed aloud. “You… you rascal! What nonsense are you spouting? Just know that my relationship with both of them isn’t how you’re imagining it! Ignoring that, your Aunt Leia is part of the Jung family as well, and they really need your help now. Just help them if you can. Think of it as though you’re helping me repay a debt to them! Don’t forget to look for Xara too! Your mother is here! That’s it for now!” After saying all that, his father hung up immediately. Gerald held on to his cell phone, frozen for quite some time before finally coming back to his senses. …What? Gerald was tempted to call his mother at that moment to tell her about all this. After all, he had been helping his father lie to her and he couldn’t help but feel guilty about it. After giving it some thought, he sighed. He would trust his father for the time being. Rubbing his forehead, he looked at his phone and saw that it was only 5.30 p.m. Scratc
“Uncle Jung, Aunt Leia, I’ve come to visit!” said Gerald with a smile on his face as he carried a bag of gifts into their house. Leia simply looked at him without saying anything else as he placed the bag down. Willie himself was already on the sofa again, looking toward the ceiling without even caring to reply to Gerald’s greeting. Leila felt embarrassed seeing Gerald get ignored like this since she knew that Gerald was probably doing very well in Mayberry City. After all, he had been the one who had sent her to the station the other day in a big Mercedes Benz G500! In all honesty, Leila was slightly grateful toward Gerald. However, she hadn’t had the time to tell her father about this yet. By the time Leila got home yesterday, this series of unfortunate events had already kicked off. Even then, her father was already on the verge of collapsing from all the pressure. How could she ever tell him about how much fun she had had? Sensing the awkwardness, Leila walked over
Leia told Leila to remain home as well to accompany Douglas. As for Gerald, he immediately called Zack as soon as he got out of the house. Once Zack had been updated on the matter, Gerald knew that the situation would be dealt with swiftly. This was Zack after all. As Zack immediately set out to start making the appropriate arrangements, Gerald headed to the supermarket to get all the items on Leia’s list. Once he had everything, he returned to the Jung family’s house. When he set foot into the house again, however, a massive change had apparently taken place. “Congratulations, Uncle Jung!” “Thank you! I really hadn’t expected the Dream Investment Group to actually take over the real estate project! To decide to take over the entire project… I’m honestly stunned!” Willie didn’t need his drip anymore. His initial paleness was all gone and in his raised hand, was his cell phone. “Gather round, everyone! All of you need to enjoy a good drink with me today! Especially you
“…Actually scratch that, I guess I can accept you, even if you don’t fulfill all the standard conditions. All you need to do now is sell the car and buy yourself a house. If you can at least do that right, you’ll get a job as a clerk in the public office. You’ll have social insurance and housing funds then. That way, you’ll be able to have a stable life in the future!” “You know, I used to have a subordinate who had a sister just three years older than you. She’s still unmarried. Once you’ve settled down, I can be your matchmaker and help you get a wife as well!” said Willie. Gerald was dumbfounded. So, as long as he was willing to donate money to him, Willie was going to give him such good treatment? Leila, however, was shocked. “Dad… Isn’t that secretary’s sister… You know… Intellectually slow...?” “So what if she is? It’s not easy for anyone to get a wife these days. Look at Gerald’s qualifications! I can’t even guarantee that the other party would be willing to marry someon
Despite that, they were still close childhood friends. Even if they hadn’t met each other in a decade, the same childlike feelings of joy that they shared would still remain. “You f*cker! When did you come back? Why didn’t you give me a call, huh?” asked Xeno as he playfully smacked Gerald’s back a few times. “Ow, ow! I just came back some time ago! It’s been a long time since I’ve returned, so I’m staying in Serene County for the time being!” replied Gerald as he smiled happily. “Xeno, that’s a customer! Be professional!” shouted a woman as she came out of the shop. She was dressed fashionably and she looked to be around the same age as Gerald. Of course, Gerald knew who she was too. She was from his junior high school and back then, she was in a relationship with Xeno. Her family owned a supermarket in town and they were pretty well to do. It seemed that both of them were still maintaining their relationship even after so many years! “Heh, don’t tell me you forgot abo
The car was his greatest asset and he was just going to give it to his friend for free? ‘Gerald, this isn’t the time to be showing off!’ Leila thought in her mind, frantically. Though Leila had recently started to change her opinion of Gerald, she couldn’t help but feel angry at his words. Before this turn of events, Leila had even secretly considered Gerald to be her boyfriend. Now, she didn’t even want to think about it! From an outsider’s point of view, it was almost as though she considered the car to be hers in the first place. “I can’t accept that! This is a relatively new car, brother! I can’t just take it off you for free! How about this, I have about a hundred thousand dollars on hand right now. I’ll buy the car at the market rate of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. I’ll pay you the rest of the money once I sell this car off! Deal?” “If that’s the case, you can just buy it from me for a hundred thousand dollars then!” replied Gerald with a wry smile on hi
The reply had come from one of Leila’s friends. “Alright, alright, girls. Tell you what, I’ll pay for whatever we’re eating tonight! We can spend up to a thousand and five hundred dollars tonight!” said Douglas with a smile. “But Douglas, why are you the one paying? Gerald’s clearly the one who should be treating us!” “Well, you may not know this, but I owe Gerald that exact sum of money! If I pay that amount for supper, the IOU will be fully paid off!” Douglas was thinking to himself then, that Gerald shouldn’t even consider reclaiming his one thousand and five hundred dollars from him! He would rather use the money to entertain everyone rather than return the money to him. “Alright! Let’s go! It’s time I got off work today anyway!” said the salesgirl happily. At that moment, Leila’s cell phone began to ring. It was Willie. “What’s this? Hadn’t we agreed that he would donate at least a hundred and twenty thousand dollars so that I could find him a job? Why is there o