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Chapter 77
Gerald hung up the phone. Instead of going back to the dormitory, he went straight to the driving school.In his hands, he held the new dress he had bought for Mila.The dress was carefully packaged in a luxurious box.Gerald was planning to give it to Mila when he got the chance.It would be easy for him to tackle girls like Xavia and Quinn who always told their friends that they liked receiving gifts.However, when it came to Mila, Gerald did not think it was a good idea to do so.It might even be counterproductive.Either way, Gerald was curious about who Mila wanted to introduce to him.But as Gerald stood in front of the driving school, he got nervous when he saw the scene before him.Mila was right there, sitting on a long bench just outside the driving school, facing away from Gerald.The thing that made Gerald nervous was the man sitting closely beside Mila.Moreover, Mila was holding the man’s arm, and they looked rather intimate.They were chatting happily while leaning again
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Gerald withdrew his hand and said, “It’s alright!”To be honest, although Gerald was a little annoyed when he had been belittled by Kyle Smith, there was nothing he could do about it.Why?Because Gerald felt as though the whole world had stopped when he mistook him as Mila’s boyfriend.And when he knew that he wasn’t, the whirlwind of emotions had made him unable to get angry with him anymore.“Oh right, Gerald!”Mila’s beautiful sparkling eyes looked at Gerald with concern. “You looked pale just now. What’s wrong?”Although Mila had been busy introducing her cousin to Gerald, she was still observant enough to sense the changes in his mood.“Nothing, really. It’s just that I thought he was your boyfriend!” Gerald replied with a wry smile.“Pfft! What?! You thought my cousin was my boyfriend? Haha!” Mila laughed out loud.“How is that even possible! Actually, I have never gotten into any romantic relationships. Maybe I have high standards when it comes to choosing a boyfriend.”Mila sa
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“We’re visiting her later. Tag along if you like.” Whitney hung up the call right after.Gerald was only starting to reveal his financial capacity. Until now, Whitney had no idea how much he had in his hand.For this very reason, she was less domineering toward Gerald now when talking to him.However, she still looked down upon him even if he had won a two million lottery.He was just a nouveau riche. How could he be compared out-and-out with a second-generation rich like Victor?Gerald decided not to go with them. Besides, Victor had already said that his car was fully occupied.Hence, Whitney just gave Gerald the address, and Gerald took a cab there after buying some fruits and gifts.Gerald had been acquainted with Mila for almost two weeks now, and they seemed to be getting along very well. To him, she was like Naomi, one of the close female friends he had.Not to mention, he had feelings toward her.Therefore, he had to help her out when her family was in trouble.The cab stopped
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“Shut up, Kyle!” Mila threw the cushion in her hands at Kyle angrily.“Nonsense! Yes, Gerald won a lottery. But, are you jealous of him?”Hearing Kyle’s mocking words toward Gerald, Mila felt sick. He even said that Gerald had given his ex-girlfriend condoms. That was just too disgusting. He was clearly insulting Gerald, wasn’t he?!Mila had always thought of Gerald as her good friend.“What do you mean, Sister? Are you saying that I’m talking nonsense?”Kyle mocked him further as he laughed. “If you don’t believe in what I said, you can ask Victor Wright, the vice president of the student union, who is also his coursemate. Even Whitney knows about this. He really did run an errand to get his ex-girlfriend some condoms for the mere sake of ten dollars!”Mila frowned, and the way Mila’s parents and her friends looked at him changed totally.“He seemed to be a decent man. I didn’t expect him to be so pathetic for the sake of money!”“Disgusting!”They all murmured, judging him.Gerald to
Chapter 81
“Quinton, how did you get to know each other? Look at you. You are carrying so many things! Come and sit here.”Mila’s mother was Helen Smith, and she was the vice president of their company.Hence, she had a wide social network.Although Quinton had been involved in an ugly scandal days ago for his immoral actions, Mrs. Smith was well aware of the potential of his family. Besides, it was acceptable for a young man to misconduct sometimes in his life.More importantly, the Ziegler family had expanded its business in Mayberry Commercial Street. They would rise to power soon.If her company could receive help from the Ziegler family this time, wouldn’t it mean that their crisis would be solved?Upon hearing Mrs. Smith’s questions, Quinton gave Gerald a dirty look and said, “Of course I know him! He is a notorious character in the university!”Thinking of how Gerald was present during his last few embarrassing moments, Quinton’s hatred toward Gerald began to grow.After making those icy r
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Kyle smirked.“Huh. Is he thinking of taking out all the money he won? I bet it wouldn’t be enough.”“It's my first time seeing this kind of person!”Listening to their mockery, Gerald had the urge to reveal his identity.However, he calmed down quickly, because once he did that, he could never live the same life again. He would never be able to finish his studies peacefully, and he would be forced to leave.This was because his father would not let him be alone in the university.If so, his life would be disrupted completely, and Gerald did not want that to happen.He just wanted to improve himself at his own pace, quietly. He was satisfied as long as he was not short of money.Gerald sighed. Then, he said, “Right, I have a class later. I shall take my leave, then.”Gerald stood up and left.“Gerald!” Mila caught up with him.She felt dreadful, especially when she, at one point, looked down on Gerald when he talked about his past.She truly regretted it.‘Why didn’t I think from Geral
Chapter 83
“Gerald, here!”By the time Gerald had reached the dormitory where Xavia lived, it was already crowded with both male and female students.The police were there. Cassandra was also there, as was the representative of Yuri’s class.It was hectic.Among the crowd, Gerald saw Harper waving at him, so he walked toward him.Then, he saw Xavia and Yuri.They must have had a fierce fight judging from the slap mark on Xavia’s cheek and her messy hair. She was shouting and crying at the same time.As for Yuri, he was being held by the police, handcuffed. His face was so pale, he had to be very scared.One of the police was interviewing the class representatives.“What happened?” Gerald asked.“What happened!? D*mn! Gerald, you are curious about how Yuri became rich since that day, aren’t you? Guess what? He’s a fearless lad, I tell you. He first borrowed a hundred thousand dollars from an online loan company for seven days. After seven days, because of the high interest rates, he had to pay bac
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‘What now? What should I do?!’One hundred thousand dollars was not a small amount! She could not earn that much even if she sold her own body.Xavia knelt on the ground and broke into tears.Meanwhile, Gerald had gone back to the dormitory in confusion. He wanted to take a nap, but he couldn’t.He felt pain when he thought of the slap mark on Xavia’s face.If Xavia had stayed with him like before, she would have been able to get anything she wanted.If she was bullied, of course he would take revenge for her.But ironically, she had betrayed him.She had lied to him. She told him that she needed some time to clear her mind, but she had started dating another man in just three days.Gerald never mentioned this, but he would never forget it.Lying on the bed, reminiscing about the good things about Xavia as well as the way she had ridiculed him, half an hour passed without him noticing.Suddenly, Gerald’s phone rang again.It was from Mila.“Where are you, Gerald? Come to my house quick