The room got a bit stiff as Dr. Wallace now had a serious expression on his face. He looked…..somewhat displeased.“Young Master Gerald, are you, by any chance, looking down on my institute?”Gerald was a bit stunned and confused by this reaction.“I'm sorry, what? No, why would you think that?”Dr. Wallace glared lightly at Gerald.“Because if you weren't making fun of this institute, you wouldn't have said what you said so casually. You want to become both an antiquarian and an archaeologist. Young Master Gerald, do you have any idea how hard it is for experts from either sector to get into this institution?”“There are so many archeologists and antiquarians who have been submitting their entry forms over and over again for the past ten years, and they've been met with one rejection after another. To better put things into perspective, each submitted form costs about $100,000 at first. Once you've been rejected, and you still wish to reapply, the price for the form is raised by 100

Gerald hummed as well in understanding.“Ah! So this is seen as a form of recognition of how highly valuable they've become to the institute, warranting their elevation as 2nd-Rankers more validated within their respective industries globally.”Dr. Wallace nodded his head sharply.“That's right. Every 3rd-Ranker aiming to become a 2nd-Ranker must first be vouched for by at least one 2nd-Ranker from each of the Antiquarian sector and the Archeologist sector. After that, they must prove their value by helping the institute earn up to $50 million through their sales.”Gerald grasped this.“Then I'm guessing going from a 2nd-Ranker to a 1st-Ranker would be even tougher, huh?”Dr. Wallace clicked his tongue with a wink and his index finger pointed out like a gun.“Exactly. Going from a 2nd-Ranker to a 1st-Ranker, you would have to be vouched for by five 1st-Rankers. After this, you would need to generate $100 million for the institute through a series of sales that is split 50% -50% with

Gerald had never planned on becoming a model in the first place. It had been a lie he had sprung up in the heat the moment when Juliet and Terry had wondered where he got so many expensive clothes, shoes, and accessories from.Gerald's walk-in closet is huge, and to fund it completely fine with exquisite outfits with excellent fabric, it was obvious that each outfit should be worth, at least, tens of thousands of dollars. Then, checking the tags still attached to many of these clothes, shoes, and accessories - as Gerald still has a long way to go before he would have tried out every one of these fits - Juliet and Terry found that every single one of these items was purchased from Crimson & Crown.This is the same Mega-mall that would sell a pair of sunglasses, which can be bought for $300 online, at a price of $3000, and their only justification for Juliet blinked a jacking up the price to such an exorbitant level would be to remind everyone that they are, after all, Crimson & Cr

Juliet felt her heart melting but also racing as Gerald was pressed up against her back, his nose breathing in her scent and out with the air tickling the young woman's skin. “Ger, why are you being so freaking stubborn? I'm trying to avoid dragging you down with me, and yet….”Gerald waved his arms tighter around Juliet, taking in her presence, which shut her up. His words were spoken with a deep but soft tone.“You're trying to get me out of trouble, but I don't mind getting into serious trouble, especially if it's with you. In fact, scratch that. As long as it's for you, with you, I will make a point of not avoiding any trouble.”To this, Juliet couldn't help but break her serious mood, giving way as she laughed at this.“Ger, you're crazy.”Gerald hummed before turning the young woman around to face him. He stared deep in her eyes while bringing up his hand to caress her face with his palm.“I am crazy, for you. Juliet, I think we can both agree that falling in love with each ot

By the time Gerald paused his attack, he found his fist mere inches away from Juliet's chest, making his eyes widen in shock as he looked up at her. The fearsome aura emanating from him had dwindled.“Juliet, why did you just rush over like that?! I could have hurt you!”What happened next left him stunned. A slap to the face sent Gerald's gaze moving to the side, the stinging sensation that followed seconds later was proof that he hadn't hallucinated what had just happened. Juliet slapped him across the face. He was left stunned, wondering what he had done wrong. But as he slowly turned his face back at the young woman, his heart dropped as he saw her crying.“Hey, Jules, what's wrong?”Juliet pointed her index finger at Gerald’s chest.“It's you! Didn't you hear what I said?! I've been yelling at you to stop fighting Steven the entire time! But you just ignored me!”True to her words, Juliet had been yelling for Gerald to calm down as the fight had actually gotten fierce. The two