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Chapter 48
There were about fifteen men and women seated around a wide rectangular table, the kind that you find in executive meeting halls, and they were all in golden-made robes. The designs looked cooler than the silver and copper robes.At the head of the table, Gerald found the vice chairman of this institute, Dr. Wallace K Rainier, in a far more exquisite multicolored robe, ascending from copper to silver and then to gold by the top half and collar. It looked like a medieval vampire-like costume, but it was actually well-designed.At this point, Gerald has accepted the fact that everything about this institute gave an ancient vibe. There was something impressive that he couldn't deny though - this room was brimming with power.The secretary led them into the room.“Vice Chairman Rainier, Honorable first-rank Archeologists and Antiquarians, the awaited member on trial, Professor Julian Dalton, is here.”Julian stood before the people in this room, albeit nervous, as he bowed slightly.“Gre
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“And….who the fuck are you?”Gerald kept a calm state at the silver-robed Archeologist.“I'm Gerald Stark. The person who gave the RFS to Professor Dalton.”Immediately, there were a couple of gaps from other members, who were spread around the hall. As it turns out, these people were eavesdropping on their conversation the entire time.A brash voice reached them as an old man in silver-colored robes walked over. By the insignia he had on his robe, he was clearly an Antiquarian.“So it's you! You're the one that Master Goliath and Young Master Freddy talked about! You're the reason my family lost the $450 million contract at Aventos Bank!”Gerald realizes that this old man is a member of the Blanks family. He happily nodded in response.“That's me. But let's get something clear, I didn't do anything to make them lose the $450 million. They must have offended the hire-ups of Aventos Bank, and thus, things ended up unfolding the way they did.”Professor Daniel Thyme glanced at the Arche
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Gerald could see the disdain in the eyes of this group of Archeologists and Antiquarians, and those fazes were all directed at Juliet's father.Julian cleared his throat.“Hello to you too, Professor Thyme. I can answer my daughter's friend with my mouth, okay? I don't need you to talk about me to them, not while I'm fully able-bodied.”The silver-robed man with the Archeologist insignia is Daniel Thyme, a second-rank member of this institute. As for the other four, it was clear that they were all third-rank members.Gerald and Juliet glanced at each other. They both could sense the slight hostility in the air between Juliet's father and these people.One of the third-rank archeologists spoke with a condescending tone.“Oh, why do you have a problem with Professor Daniel Thyme answering the young man for you? Are you scared that your utterly disgraceful act will come to light?”Professor Julian Dalton looked a bit offended.“Utterly disgraceful?! Are you kidding me?!”Juliet couldn't
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Juliet saw the way Gerald was staring at the interior designs, and she couldn't help but giggle.“It's a bit bizarre, isn't it? I thought the same thing when I first saw it. Usually, I wouldn't be allowed in here, but since Dad is here to plead his case with the institute, a few outsiders are allowed in as visitors.”Gerald was starting to understand how incredibly exclusive this institute truly was. Though the number of middle-aged men and women in robes was not up to a hundred, he could easily recognize so many of them.That's because this hall was currently filled with powerful businessmen and businesswomen who had a strong background in historical content. Gerald, who rarely watched TV growing up, had seen many of these faces on the internet. They were truly that famous. He began mumbling under his breath.“Holy shit! This place reeks with power. There are so many influential people here.”Juliet heard what Gerald had said, so she corrected him.“Ger, they're not just here, they
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Luckily, Gerald saw this coming. He served away from the fist and grabbed it by the wrist. He then followed up with a swing over the shoulder.Before Steven knew what was going on, he was lying on his back, breathless, as the impact of his back hitting the ground had forced the air out of his lungs. This also caused his vision to blur.“W…What…What happened?”Juliet was stunned by this. She was sure that he would get punched by Steven. But the total opposite happened. Gerald avoided the punch and then proceeded to throw the older man over his shoulder.She couldn't help but stare at Gerald with widened eyes.“Holy moly, Gerald! That was…..”Gerald smirked shyly at Juliet's praising gaze, running a hand at the back of his neck.“Thanks. I had a couple of classes during my teenage years.”Juliet was still stunned, but she quickly shook off the daze.“Guards, throw this man outside! My father has made it clear that neither he nor anyone from the Wes family is allowed here.”The two secur
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A look of disdain was on Steven’s face as he worked over to Gerald.“Well, well, well. What do we have here? The thief who stole the RFS and presented it to Professor Dalton. Do you have any idea the amount of trouble you put me into?!”Gerald couldn't believe his ears.“What do you mean by that?”Steven wasn't in a good mood. In fact, he looked like he hadn't been able to sleep well for the past few days. Thus, his tolerance limit was at an all-time low. “Don't fucking pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about, peasant! You had the guts to present such a priceless item to Professor Julian! How on earth was I supposed to believe that the RFS in your hands that night was real?!”He pointed at Gerald, getting close to him with bloodshot eyes, in an attempt to intimidate the younger man.“Because of your cunning act, I accidentally broke the real RFS! An antique worth millions as the base bidding price! Do you have any idea how much damage your deception has cost me and my fam
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Surely, this sudden request took Samuel Arnold by surprise.“Huh? A…..Are you sure? Why?”Gerald's gaze became sharp as he replied.“Well, for one, I just discovered that more than the two decades of my life were a lie. As an Arnold, I don't have a clue on the basics of how I'm supposed to interact with people. Announcing my identity to the world, especially to the rest of the family, is like throwing me to the wolves.”Samuel seemed to grasp the meaning of what his nephew was trying to get at.“Ah! You don't trust them?”Gerald chuckled briefly.“Uncle Sam, I haven't even known you for a month. Our relationship is still very new, so I'd be lying if I claimed that we've established a strong, familiar bond between us. And I'm aware that many people within the Arnold family may not necessarily be as kind as you.”“To them, I'm the son of the family traitor. Do you really think they'll be happy to know that I'm the newly appointed heir of the Arnold business empire?”Samuel was quiet on
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It felt good to be finally seen in a brighter light by the people who looked down on him. What touched his heart in this case, though, was the fact that this woman was willing to surrender her ego in the face of being proved wrong.Gerald saw that this woman was redeemable, and thus, he decided to give her a second chance.He waited until she simply remained before him, sobbing, before he spoke.“Mrs. Bricks, would you like to become the property manager of this building? If you don't mind, I would like to give that position to you. You can consider yourself the Head Tenant of this building as well. What do you say?”Lyra immediately stopped sobbing before she slowly brought her head back up, revealing a shocked expression on her face.“I…I'm sorry, what did you just say? I think I might have misheard you or something.”.Gerald shook his head with a smile still on his face.“Nah, you heard me just right. Though I am the landlord, I'm still a university student with many other things t
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The remaining three middle-aged men glanced at each other before they pushed the older men, and they began to run away.The two old men, who could never catch up, were too shocked by this.As the other tenants saw this, they began yelling to one another.“Shameless pieces of shit! They're trying to run away!”“Oh my goodness! They actually threw those two old men to the wolves! It serves those disgusting old men right!”The three middle-aged did not even give a fuck that they were leaving their family members behind as they dashed to the ground floor. They needed to get away before the whole apartment complex decided to deal with them.Unfortunately, they weren't as smart as Gerald, who had prepared a sealed environment, as he knew something like this might happen.The three middle-aged men, who thought they had successfully run away, stopped and froze as they found a thick row of gang members walking towards them. In the hands of these gang members are weapons like wooden sticks, me
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