“Gerald?”Xella Jaquin and Waylon Letts were both startled.The entire marketing department was confused.“Alright, I’m coming!”Gerald shouted back.“Gerald, you…you…you are Mr. Crawford?” Xella stuttered. She was clearly in shock.Though Cindy’s mom joked around once, saying how Gerald could actually be Mr. Crawford from Mayberry the last time they had dinner at their place. Xella was just flabbergasted back then when she heard of the joke.But when she gave it a second thought, she was quite close to Gerald, so how could he be the super-rich Mr. Crawford?But then, just a moment ago, when Mr. Lyle had called out his name, Xella’s mind completely went blank. Gosh, could Gerald be Mr. Crawford?!Gerald turned to Xella and nodded, “Yep!”He then left as the crowd stared at him in astonishment.Waylon, initially brought in by Xella to visit her father, was dumbfounded as he fumbled around for a chair to sit.“F*ck! Gerald is a rich heir, and he’s our CEO! No wonder he ha

“What do you mean by that, old man? What do you mean it’s theirs? I’m warning you, I’ve consulted with a lawyer, and if we bring this to court, the contract you signed will not be counted! The real estate certificate is ours anyway!” Sandrilla said frantically.‘Seems like they’ve been quarreling about the matter for quite some time now.’ Gerald thought to himself.Earlier, when he called Mr. Winters, he sensed that Mr. Winters was in a bad mood.It turned out that they had been quarreling.Even if the housing estate belonged to the Crawfords, why would Gerald even fight with them for it?“Besides, didn’t Gerald win the lottery? Why would he still care about this house anyway! And I don’t know where I lost the house key for the lock!” Sandrilla continued, fuming. “Hmph!” Mr. Winters grunted as he picked up a large rock from the ground.“Excuse me, what do you think you’re doing?” Sandrilla asked as she stepped back in anxiousness. Mr. Winters then stormed towards the door a

“Hmm? What is it, Mr. Winters?”Mr. Winters tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and sat him down.“Of course, it’s something good! When you called earlier today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not the wisest to talk about it with my sons around.”“Ohh, please go ahead then, Mr. Winters!”“I used to work in the mines and befriended this guy. After all these years of moving around, when I went to town some time ago, I just happened to run into him, and we chatted for a bit, you know, to catch up. He told me that his granddaughter is almost the same age as you, around the same age group as you and Francis!”“She graduated from college a year earlier than you, and now her family seems anxious to find her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there aren't any particular criteria needed. I just thought of introducing her to you, as the family has two daughters, and she’s the eldest!” Mr. Winters explained excitedly. “So, I wanted to discuss

The next day arrived. It was the day of the blind date, which was arranged by Mr. Winters. Although Gerald did not know what to expect of the outcome, he still took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided to head to Domino’s earlier.But something happened unexpectedly. He spotted a girl sitting alone and drinking coke. There were chicken wings and French fries on her table. At that moment, she was swinging her fair legs, and it seemed like she was waiting for someone. ‘Could it be her?’ Gerald thought to himself.The girl then put down her fries. She was munching while typing on the phone. Just at that moment, Gerald received a text message too. It was from Michelle. “Are you here yet?”Again, Gerald thought to himself: ‘As expected, it is that girl.’On first impressions, she was quite pretty.So Gerald went ahead and slid into the seat opposite her.“What… are you doing?” That girl was clearly shocked. She lo

“It’s just a coincidence that we decided to come here for our meals too. Bree, who is this?” Suddenly, one of the men looked at Gerald and asked. “Oh! He’s my friend. No worries, if you’re busy, just go ahead and get your meals first!” Hearing that they had addressed her with her actual name, she grew too nervous. They were not just any strangers but her classmates from her middle school. Besides, they were currently studying at the same university. It was beyond her expectations that she would have bumped into them today since she was quite afraid of a situation like that might happen. “C’mon, don’t be like this, Bree. Hurry up and introduce him to us. What kind of a friend is this? Besides, he ordered so much delicious food for you. We must know who he is!”They pleaded excitedly. “Bree? Isn’t your name Michelle?” Gerald asked in confusion. “Michelle? That’s Bree’s elder sister. Eh? What’s happening? Wait, you don’t know Xabrina? Then what are you doing here?” They