By cursing Gerald, Willie was also expressing whose side he was really on. Gerald was so angry that his face turned pale immediately as he tried to suppress himself from shouting any profanities. “What are you saying, dad? Gerald! Do come in and take a seat!” retorted Leila angrily. “Why… Why have you allowed this scum into our house? He’s the kind of trash who keeps taking advantage of us while helping others in secret! Go home and help that Francesca of yours! After all, he’d rather do her a favor instead of us anyway! Not only has Francesca become the vice deputy director because of him, she’s also becoming the director as well! The Jung family hasn’t gained anything from him!” said Leia bitterly. Leia said this aloud because she knew that the favor Gerald was giving Francesca was simply too outrageous for even him to handle. It would be impossible for him to give so many company businesses to her. Since she couldn’t get his help, she didn’t need to give him any face anymo

Though he was reluctant, Willie couldn’t go against everyone’s persuasion. After all, who else could help him? He had no choice but to rely on Gerald’s mercy this time. He just had to bite the bullet and he soon found himself headed for the hotel that Gerald had been staying in. A few other people joined him. However, even after waiting for quite a long time in the hotel’s lobby, there was still no sign of Gerald anywhere. When his daughter tried to call him again, his phone line was still busy. Gerald wasn’t doing this on purpose though. He was still talking to his father through the phone after all. “Dad, I have some news about the pendant. It originated from the southwest and has quite a long history of its own. This kind of jade is extremely valuable and precious. This Xara you’re looking for. She must be a young lady from a rich family, correct?” asked Gerald as he sipped his coffee. He was sitting in a quiet café now. His father was the one who had initiated the call

At least forty handsome men and beautiful women were already there, waiting to be interviewed. As he walked toward the interview hall, he passed by an office area. More women were working there and every time they saw a handsome man step out of the elevator, they would gasp loudly and act as though they had never seen a man in their entire lives. Gerald could tell that there was a noticeably softer gasp when he stepped out of the elevator compared to the man who stepped out next. Did he really lack that much charm? He couldn’t help but curse slightly in his mind. “Oh gosh, here comes the thirty-eighth person! They’re only hiring two people today so why did so many of us come for the interview?!” The voice came from one of the girls who were counting the number of people they had to compete against. It was quite depressing, honestly. “Hey, check out that guy. He came alone! Does he really think he’ll be able to get the job based on his criteria alone?” “I know right? Asi

When the door swung open, Gerald could finally get a good look at the manager. She was walking behind the assistant when Gerald exclaimed, “Ava Anderson? Is that really you?” Ava Anderson was Gerald’s classmate during junior high. She was the principal’s daughter and also one of the top students alongside Gerald and Xeno. All three of them had even participated in numerous competitions together. Though they were pretty close to each other back then, they no longer shared the same class when they entered senior high. The first few days upon entering senior high, Ava would still invite Gerald out for lunch since neither of them were familiar with their new classmates. After school, she would catch up with Gerald and they would talk about how their day had gone. After those few days, however, Ava started having lunch with her dorm mates instead. This led to them talking less and less and as time passed, they would eventually only get to meet each other once a week. Their distanc

“Mr. Crawford, I’d just like to ask. You’ve mentioned that you’d like to provide dorms for our employees, right? I know you said you’d like to do this yourself, but I’d like to provide my assistance if you’re busy. I just came back to Serene County!” Zack said.“Don’t worry about it. I already have an area in mind. I’ll have you do the rest when I’ve bought it. I think you should focus on the jade incident.” Gerald replied reassuringly.“Okay then, Mr. Crawford. Oh, but one more thing, it’s rather personal, hehe. Your birthday is coming up. We’ve always been organizing a big party for you following our family tradition. So, where would you like it to be held?”“I’d rather celebrate my birthday back where I used to live. I don't think a party would be necessary. Let’s all just have a nice dinner together.” Gerald said as he mustered up a fake smile.Since young, Gerald was used to not celebrating his birthday. Back then, all he did was have a nice meal on his own or with the Winters