The entire classroom was still in a daze after all that exhilaration. The news had obviously gotten to the ears of their class lecturer as well. Since Stella and Fabian were getting honors and both of them were in his class, that meant that even he was going to become well-known! An announcement soon came, stating that everyone from the degree program needed to attend the donor appreciation event. Such an event was a big deal in the campus since only a few other events—like sports day—gave students a chance to increase their popularity. Upon hearing that, the duo’s classmates were all in for it! After all, how couldn’t they be after finding out that two of their classmates were soon going to be famous? It was after a short lunch break when everyone from the degree program started heading toward the school hall. Gerald, however, started heading for their classroom instead. “Aren’t you attending the event, Gerald?” asked Marven. “I’m not!” replied Gerald. He had attended
The statement had come from Isabelle who was currently clapping loudly as she watched Warren ascend the stage. Seeing her reaction, Gerald simply rolled his eyes. “How did you get acquainted with Brother Warren, Isabelle? I thought he just got transferred here very recently!” asked one of her friends curiously. “Haha… Well, you know that my brother is friends with our school’s popular Jamier, right? Since Jamier and Warren are good friends, it’s only natural for me to know him!” “I see!” “Speaking of which, see that girl beside Warren? I think her name is Maia. She’s pretty, isn’t she? I have a hunch that she probably likes Warren a lot since they even transferred here together!” added Isabelle. Though Warren was garnering all the attention for now, in her mind, Isabelle was sure that Brother Fabian would still be the eventual star of the day. With that, she stopped talking and began focusing on listening to the announcements again. After a few more people got on stage,
“Also from the Department of Economics and Management’s third class, the top donor donated a grand total of… Five hundred thousand dollars!” shouted the host excitedly. The students’ response to that announcement was an immense roar of both shock and awe. Five hundred thousand dollars?! To think that they had already considered Fabian’s fifteen thousand dollar donation to be over the top! Even after adding what the two goddesses had donated, their total amount still couldn’t beat the amount of cash the top donor had given to charity! Five hundred thousand dollars… In cold hard cash, that amount could easily reach even the hall’s ceiling! The students weren’t the only ones in awe either. Even the school’s leaders and lecturers got up from their seats, clapping in utter shock at that colossal amount. While all this was happening, Warren and Maia were busy peeking at Fabian and Stella. Fabian and Stella themselves looked completely astounded. Someone from their class had don
Since he was definitely going to look bad if he didn’t fetch the water this time around, Gerald and Marven left the hall. In his mind, Gerald was honestly sighing in relief that his name hadn’t been called out earlier as the top donor. Mandy, on the other hand, felt that something was off as she watched Gerald and Marven leaving the hall. “Hey, Jasmine? Earlier when Gerald walked past me, I could feel my heart thumping rapidly! Hell, for a second there, I even considered the thought of wanting him to stay by my side! What on earth was that feeling...? While we haven’t really acquainted ourselves with him, why does he already feel so familiar…?” whispered Mandy. “I get what you mean. While he dresses like a regular person, he sure doesn’t feel like one! We don’t know anything about his background yet either…” replied Jasmine with a nod. As both of them continued discussing Gerald, all six of the boys were already carrying the water bottles back to the hall. They were also task
“…It’s… him?” Though Maia had been notified by Warren that Gerald was apparently studying here, she hadn’t personally seen him till now. Seeing him carrying the water bottles instantly caused a look of disdain to form on her face. While he was now in a different school, he was still the same loser that he was back in high school. To think that he was still being ordered around to carry and distribute water to others! She didn’t even want to know why Gerald was now studying at Salford University. Meanwhile, the girls from earlier were now surrounding Gerald. “What is the meaning of this?” asked one of the higher-ups. “Manager Luke! We’ve found him! He’s the one who donated the five hundred thousand dollars!” said one of the volunteer girls in admiration. “…What?” Hearing her words, everyone went silent. A look of utter shock and disbelief was on everyone’s faces, and this was especially so for those currently standing on stage. Stella herself was awkwardly staring at
Though he used to see Maia as a goddess way back in his poor days, this was the final straw. Gerald would no longer tolerate her straightforwardness and sharp-tongue! “Well since I’m already ‘acting’ like a rich guy, I may as well ‘act’ till the very end! You know what, I’m adding another hundred and fifty thousand dollars to that initial five hundred thousand!” announced Gerald with a wry smile. “W-what?” Hearing that, everyone fell into utter shock! As if five hundred thousand dollars wasn’t enough! This person was now donating a grand total of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars to charity! At this point, the rest of Gerald’s classmates were all staring wide-eyed at him. It was hard for them to even process that such a simple looking person could actually be such a rich man! While this was the reaction of Gerald’s classmates, the silence ended when one of the students from another third-year class began cheering! Hearing that, a chain reaction of cheers and applause
“Oh? Who could you be planning to give all that to?” asked Gerald as he continued smiling. Gerald was rightfully curious since this was the first time he had ever seen this side of Marven. “Haha… Between you and me, it’s a girl I have a crush on! She’s from the Taekwondo society which is going to hold a tournament very soon! Since she’s been training so hard, I thought of buying some food to keep her well-nourished!” replied Marven, a huge grin on his face. Hearing that, Gerald felt happy for Marven. While Marven was one of the smarter people, his feelings were still simple and honest. Since they were now rather close friends anyway, Gerald decided to tag along. Eventually, they arrived at the Taekwondo society. Inside, quite a number of people were busy training. Scanning around while hugging all the food he had bought in his arms, Marven finally found the person he was looking for. The girl he had a crush on was stunning, to say the least. “Hahaha! Look who’s here, Raqu
She was well aware that Marven had a crush on her. However, even though she had made it extremely clear that she wasn’t into him, why on earth was he still pestering her? Every girl had an ego to maintain when it came to relationships. If Raquel had received the same treatment from a better-looking guy, she wouldn’t have minded. However, Marven was a completely different story. After all, to most people, he generally had a bad image if she was going to be completely honest about it. After being humiliated in front of so many people, she would’ve kicked him out the door if she was any less morally aware! “B-Brother Gerald!” shouted Marven as he rushed over to Gerald to help him up. While Gerald clearly looked like he wanted to continue arguing with Raquel, Marven noticed that a few of the Taekwondo society’s members were already circling them. Fearing that Gerald would get hurt because of him again, Marven immediately dragged him out of there. The two continued walking on un