“Mr. Blanks, I'll need to see that contract right now. There's an issue that just came up, and I need to resolve it before it leads to any irreparable damage.”Goliath and Freddy were understandably confused. They had looked through the contract thoroughly earlier, and they had concluded firmly that the contract was well formatted. So what is going on?Still, Goliath wouldn't want to offend this investment manager, and potentially, the bank's superior at large. So he did as he was told. He handed the contract paper back to the investment manager.“Tell me, what exactly is wrong with the contract? Does it have something to do with the clauses stipulated there?”Freddy tapped his father's shoulder as he whispered to him.“Dad, maybe it has something to do with the funds. Who knows? They may have decided to increase the contract fund.”Before Goliath could even show his skepticism, he suddenly heard the sound of a machine grinding against paper. The two involuntarily turned in the direct

Lyra Bricks stared at Gerald pitifully, having been reduced from landlord to another tenant. Though she no longer had to deal with the lifelong trouble of having her deceased father's debt weigh over her head, she felt incredibly pathetic. The young man she bullied and harassed was now her landlord.Merely looking at her, Gerald could deduce what this woman was thinking.“Oh, right! I almost forgot about you.”Gerald swaggered over to the older woman, pulling out his designer wallet to retrieve a sum of $3,500. He then pulled out the stunned woman's hand and placed the cash in her palm.“I know you're no longer the landlord, but I already promised to pay you tonight. I'm not gonna go back on my promise despite the changed situation.”Lyra felt a simultaneous wave of humiliation for her situation and admiration for Gerald, still willing to keep his promise to pay his debt.Gerald didn't wait any longer as he waved goodnight to Lyra and jogged back up the stairs to his apartment. He kne

Mike Sorenson heard Susan's words over the phone, so he spoke to her.“Ma'am, please, believe that I'm telling the truth! Both I and the head of security guard were fired that very day. Then Miss Vacker welcomed that young man into the mall to pick whatever clothes and accessories he wanted with the warmest and respectable demeanor I've ever seen. And I've never seen Miss Vacker act warm to anyone in my years of working there! She's the closest person I know!”Alex and Susan were, safe to say, stunned beyond proper words. They didn't know how to feel, especially when they could see Gerald teasing them with a knowing, clearly gloating in their faces.None of this made sense.As for the crowd, there was no need for more proof. Mike Sorenson’s words were the best pieces of evidence they needed to prove that Gerald was the only one sneaking facts the whole time.“There's no way Gerald is the same person! He truly got his outfit and accessories from Crimson & Crown!”“Not only that! He see

Julian Dalton immediately got up as a sigh of relief left him as he praised his daughter with a smile. “My goodness! Well done, my dear.”He then gestured for Gerald to sit down.“Gerald, I'm truly sorry for everything you went through at my birthday party. Let me start by admitting that I could have helped you out that night, to avoid getting bullied by Steven Wes and the rest of your peers, but I didn't. For that, I take full responsibility for the part my complacency played in it. I'm sorry.”Gerald was glad that Professor Julian was apologizing in the most appropriate way. This had, unexpectedly, dissipated any lingering negative feeling Gerald might have developed for this man.“Juliet told me everything that happened with Dr. Wallace K Rainier after I left. I can help you. But it can't be today. Let's do it tomorrow.”Professor Julian calmed his excitement as he nodded in agreement. If it were up to him, he would have taken Gerald to the Antiquarian and Archaeologist institutio

The group of three returned to their faculty building to attend their classes, letting go of everything that happened early this morning, at least, for now.It was now 02:30 pm, and Gerald was chilling in a free hall with Terry, while Juliet was away with her other friends. That was when Freddy walked into the venue with seven other students, all carrying wooden bats in their right hands.“Where is hell is he?! where the fuck is Gerald Stark?! I'm gonna kill him for what he did to me!”Most of these students immediately became frightened. In this faculty building, amongst others, the students who frequented there knew very well that Freddy is a deeply spirited thug with a wealthy background. There was a very slight degree of well-behaved aura on him.Freddy was known to bully other students who either came from lower family backgrounds, or straight up came from nothing, having to depend on the university's scholarship program to even get admission here.But Freddy had some terrifying