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Chapter 584
Back then, Gerald knew little about Maia aside from the fact that she was the team captain. The only other things he knew was that she was very close to her grandfather and her parents were in politics. This resulted in her growing up in a rather lavish environment. He also knew that while she and her family were locals, after the final examination, all of them moved to Mayberry. Though Gerald was excellent in his studies, he was never good enough for Maia. She would only talk to him as the captain whenever they were representing the school in a competition. Outside that, they weren’t close at all. Gerald on the other hand, had a very good impression of her since she was both hardworking and capable. To top it off, she was also very pretty and she had good tastes too. In short, she was a goddess to his past self. Many guys had tried to befriend her but she would only befriend those who had their own ‘specialties’. Such ‘specialties’ included either being rich or having a po
Chapter 585
She gestured with a finger for him to come closer. Gerald really didn’t want to go over to them after being ordered like that. After all, he was no longer the same person he used to be. He didn’t need to listen to her orders anymore. He remembered snippets where she would order him to do things like this in the past. “Gerald, have you moved those boxes of mineral water?” “Gerald, go help everyone else with their luggage!” …Maybe that was why Maia was so used to ordering him around. Eventually, though he was left speechless, he found himself walking toward the group. “Haha! So it really is true! Gerald really listens to you!” “As if he would dare not to! Not only was she his team captain in high school, she’s now a cop too! He has to listen or he’ll be locked up!” joked another girl. “Anyway, say Gerald, I heard that you’re still pretty poor. How did you afford to drink at this bar? Did you get rich or something?” asked Maia. She had been curious about this from the mo
Chapter 586
“One of them definitely seemed to be his high school classmate. Why?” asked Tyson. “Well, from the looks of it, they either graduated from the police academy or they’ve undergone some military training,” said Drake as he took a few puffs of his cigarette. “Both of you are really something… It’s amazing how much you can find out about a person just by looking at them. Her name is Maia and she graduated from the police academy. She’s now part of the police force’s criminal department and she’s pretty good at her job!” “Well, since she’s your classmate, we’ll just say this, Gerald. This friend of yours, along with her colleagues. They may be in for some trouble tonight!” replied Tyson after getting the clarification that he needed. “…Huh?” Gerald was stunned. “When they rushed out earlier, I saw two people following them. Both of them had a weapon strapped to their sides, and they exuded equal amounts of murderous auras. I’m pretty sure that the duo following your classmate has
Chapter 587
The trio then headed for the ladies. As Maia was washing her hands, through the mirror, her eyes caught sight of two women with long, curly hair walking toward her. Their eyes were equally cold and stern. As she continued looking at them through the mirror, she immediately felt that something was wrong. “What are you guys doing?” asked Maia and the other two girls in unison. It took her a moment, but Tina suddenly exclaimed, “Huh? Aren’t both of you men dressed up as women? Maia, look! They have Adam’s apples on their throats!” “Heh, you’re pretty smart! It’s too late for that though! We’re here to kill you!” sneered the two men as they each pulled out a pistol with silencers attached to them. They were both aiming at Maia. “Ahh!” Since the other two girls were only newly-recruited police officers, both of them were scared witless in this life-and-death situation. Maia herself was drenched in cold sweat. It was at that moment when she remembered Gerald warning her e
Chapter 588
When Maia heard Drake and Tyson’s name, her face instantly beamed with excitement. “Maia, have you come across anyone that could hold that much power to help you? We were initially surprised when we received the 911 call, but it seems that someone knew that this event was going to happen ahead of time. They had stepped in to save you!” said the captain. “Huh? I… don’t think I’ve contacted anyone that would fit that bill… I’ve only contacted Gerald…?” But that wasn’t possible, right? Why would Gerald even know such powerful people? Thinking back, however, Gerald had been aware of the threat. After all, he had even warned her about them in advance! ‘Gerald must know something!’ Maia thought to herself. Moving back to Gerald… While Tyson had subdued the two criminals, Gerald himself wasn’t present at the rescue scene. After all, this was just a minor incident. He wouldn’t just meet Maia again by chance, would he? For now, he would focus more on worrying about Xavia Yorke.
Chapter 589
While Gerald was walking next to Giya, his phone started to ring. It was a call from Zack. “Gerald, there’s a celebrity banquet tonight and I hope that you’ll attend. Since a master treasure appraiser from the South will be attending, you can have him appraise the jade pendant when you meet him. A few other celebrities from Mayberry will be attending as well.” Zack was still helping Gerald track down Xavia. He had brought up the celebrity banquet a few days ago as well. The celebrity banquet was a yearly event and celebrities from all walks of life usually turned up. Since it wouldn’t look good on Gerald’s part if he refused to attend, Gerald simply agreed to go. When evening came, Gerald arrived—together with Yoel and Aiden—at the banquet which was being held at Mountainview Manor. As was expected, the venue was packed. The large manor was usually used for gathering events, second only to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment. The owner of Mountainview Manor, was Wallace Quinnens
Chapter 590
By then, several celebrities had already noticed that the main seat was still empty, and hearing Wallace’s words shocked them even further. “What’s going on?” “Well, Mr. Crawford was about to take the main seat, but Wallace didn’t allow him to!” “What? How dare he do that? That seat had always belonged to Ms. Crawford in the previous years since she was the CEO. As her younger brother, Mr. Crawford should rightfully inherit her estates. Why the hell is Wallace acting so boldly?” “Humph, who knows? Mr. Crawford must be feeling embarrassed by now!” As the crowd continued gossiping, something else was happening outside. Eight Rolls-Royce Phantoms had arrived at the manor’s entrance, and immediately after they stopped, more than a dozen bodyguards wearing black suits got out of the cars before quickly forming two rows. The grand entrance soon attracted the attention of the crowd, and even Gerald was compelled to look out the manor. The main car’s driver got out and respectful
Chapter 591
Gerald had been searching for her for two whole days now. During that time, he had constantly thought about what Xavia had become. While Gerald was angry that she did all those excessive and terrible things to him, he just couldn’t bring himself to hate her. To counter that, he kept reminding himself that the current Xavia was no longer the same girl that he used to know during his freshman and sophomore years. She was a completely changed person. He also told himself that with all the power and wealth he had now, it would be easy for him to retaliate against the two sisters. He knew that if he had really wanted to teach Natasha a lesson earlier, he could’ve just ordered for her to be crippled on the spot. Gerald knew very well that he didn’t need to hold back or even be polite to Xavia any longer. Despite all that, whenever he tried to be cruel toward her, he just couldn’t. His mind would wander back to the times when they were both still together. After all, Xavia hadn’t h