[Chapter 21]
Above the clouds, Gerald, Harper, Naomi and the rest of the boys were seated on the micro dining pavilion.
They were admiring the beautiful scenery around the manor.
Gerald also used the same answers when Naomi asked him how he had managed to do this. However, Gerald really did not expect Zack to go to this extent today. He thought that it must be really expensive for them to enjoy dining on the micro dining pavilion today.
However, as he thought about it, it was only natural for Zack to do that since the entire manor was owned by his sister and him. Gerald felt a different kind of excitement in his heart.
At this time, Alice and the other girls had already come up to the micro dining pavilion. There was a slightly ugly expression on Alice’s face at this time. After all, she had always felt that Gerald was a pauper and had always looked down on him.
However, she now felt as though she could only see Gerald’s back as she looked up at him and this made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
“Gerald! How can you afford to come here?”
This was the first question that Alice asked as soon as she came up. However, she was actually very afraid of his answer.
She was afraid that Gerald would tell her that he was actually a very wealthy and powerful person. If he was really very wealthy, this would definitely make Alice feel even more uncomfortable.
“Yes! Brother Gerald, how can you afford to dine up here? It’s so expensive!” Jacelyn spoke to Gerald in a softer and gentler tone because she felt a little embarrassed at this time.
Meanwhile Quinton and Harold also arrived at this time.
Gerald smiled before he said, “Oh, I happen to know the manager and he arranged for me to enjoy a meal here with my friends.”
Everyone felt very confused at this time. Even if Gerald knew the manager here, wasn’t this a little too much?
Alice stared at Gerald in disbelief.
After that, Naomi could not help but reveal the truth to everyone.
She told everyone about how Gerald got to know the manager and why the manager had invited him to the manor today.
Alice was finally relieved at this time.
“Naomi, do you mean to say that the expensive Hermes bag that Gerald previously bought and the only reason he’s able to enter and dine at a place like this is just because he saved the manager’s daughter after she was involved in a car accident? Is that the reason why he’s receiving all this grand treatment?”
Naomi nodded her head slightly. “Gerald is really very lucky. I guess good people are always rewarded!”
‘That scared me to death!’ Alice thought to herself. She couldn’t help feeling a little more relieved at this time, and even Quinton took a deep breath as soon as he heard Gerald’s words. Gerald might be receiving even better treatment compared to second-generation rich kids like them.
However, this was all just a favor given to him by others. After today, what would Gerald be?
Alice and the other girls felt much better after the clarification.
Of course, Gerald could see that Alice no longer felt the same contempt that she felt for him before this but she did not feel any gratitude towards him at all. This meant that she felt that she was already giving Gerald face with her presence alone.
Gerald smiled as he thought about it.
“Oh, look! Is this an oil painting? Do you think it is painted by a real famous artist?”
The crowd of people sat down as they ate and drank together in the relaxing and cozy atmosphere.
At this time, Jacelyn was staring at the four oil paintings hanging on the four pillars of the attic. One of them was an antique oil painting by a famous painter in foreign history and Jacelyn could recognize it at a single glance.
‘I think it is real…” Gerald replied as he laughed.
There seemed to be very little fake or counterfeit items in this place.
Everything was invested with a lot of money.
“What do you mean that you think so? Of course, everything here is real!” Quinton couldn’t help but reply sarcastically when he heard Gerald’s words.
He had just returned from studying abroad and of course, appreciating foreign artwork was one of his strong points.
Gerald was a pauper and he clearly had the ability to invite everyone here tonight but he knew nothing at all. Moreover, Gerald obviously knew nothing about art. Therefore, in order to save face, Quinton
had to attack him so that he would stand out in some other way.
“The market price for this painting is a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. It’s a very valuable and expensive painting! The other three paintings on the wall are also very valuable, so it’s no wonder why it costs so much to dine here!”
“Oh my god. Is it really worth one hundred and fifty thousand dollars?”
All the girls were very impressed at this time.
Jacelyn was even more excited. “I have to take a picture with all these expensive oil paintings tonight!”
Everyone started laughing again.
After that, Gerald stood up before he took down the oil painting from the wall as he said, “If you want to, you can just take it down and have a look.”
“Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh my god, what are you trying to do, Gerald? Are you sure you can afford to pay for the painting if anything happens to it?” Quinton yelled as he widened his eyes in shock.
On the other side, Harold also said, “Do you really think you’re the host just because someone invited you to have dinner here today?”
Even though Alice did not say anything, she was staring at Gerald. After that, she simply shook her head in disappointment.
Alice felt that Gerald was always lacking compared to others, no matter what he tried to do. He could never be compared to Quinton.
No matter what it was, he was just really embarrassing.
In fact, the only reason why Gerald had taken the oil painting down was because he wanted to build up a closer relationship with them.
Unexpectedly, everyone simply regarded him as a reckless person!
Gerald decided to just forget it and place the oil painting back on the wall.
However, his hand was a little shaky and he did not place it at the right angle, while a gust of wind happened to blow in their direction at this time.
The oil painting flew out and was blown directly into the water below the waterfall.
“What!”
This made everyone scream out loud in shock.
Even Alice stood up because she was utterly shocked!
[Chapter 22]
It was over. The oil painting was completely ruined.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars!
Everyone could not help but swallow their saliva at this time.
Only Quinton and Harold were laughing in their hearts at this time. They could not help but wonder how Gerald would ever be able to pay for the oil painting that was worth a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Even if the manager of Wayfair Mountain Entertainment owed him a favor, he would never be able to explain himself with regards to the oil painting.
Hehehe!
“Gerald, why don’t we leave now? Anyway, we’re almost done with the food,” Naomi said in a cautious manner at this time.
If they continued staying here for another second, Gerald would never be able to pay for the oil painting!
“Oh! Things don’t look good. It seems as though someone is coming up now!”
Jacelyn pointed at the staircase at this time and Gerald also looked in the same direction. At this time, Zack was walking towards them with a few waitresses and a bottle of good wine in their hands.
He was coming to give them a toast.
Gerald felt very helpless. He had already told Zack that he did not want to reveal his identity for the time being. Why was he still coming here to give him a toast?
Zack arrived a short while later.
Quinton also naturally knew who Zack was.
“Lyle…Mr. Lyle!”
Quinton quickly greeted him.
Unexpectedly, the manager whom Gerald was talking about was in fact one of the richest men in Mayberry City, Zack Lyle!
Alice was very surprised at this time and she did not dare to speak at all.
Good luck to Gerald!
As soon as he arrived, Zack nodded slightly towards the crowd of people.
After that, he looked at Gerald before he greeted him respectfully, “Mr. Ger…”
As he was about to greet him, Zack suddenly recalled that Gerald had already told him that he did not want his identity to be revealed.
Zack said: “Brother Gerald, are you satisfied with the arrangements I’ve made for you today?”
Gerald smiled as he nodded.
At this time, Quinton suddenly spoke up and said, “But Mr. Lyle, Gerald just ruined your oil painting by dropping it into the water!”
“Yes, Mr. Lyle! Even though we told him not to do it, Gerald took the oil painting down and he dropped it into the water!” Jacelyn quickly hurriedly chimed in as she did not want to bear the responsibility for the oil painting.
Meanwhile, Naomi quickly spoke up for Gerald. “Mr. Lyle, Gerald didn’t mean to do it!”
At this time, Harper also defended Gerald and he asked Zack what they could do in order to repay Zack for the oil painting.
Zack immediately understood the situation that was unfolding before him.
It seemed as though not everyone here were Gerald’s true friends and Zack knew that Gerald had not revealed his identity to anyone yet.
He also knew that Gerald was a very low-key and introverted person. It seemed as though he did not want to brag about the fact that he was actually very wealthy and powerful.
Moreover, Zack was not stupid and he clearly remember Gerald’s reminder to him. Therefore, he would not do anything to cause the crowd of people to have any suspicions about Gerald’s identity.
Zack had a shocked expression on his face as he exclaimed, “What? The oil painting was dropped into the water?” Zack started trembling with a frightened expression on his face. It seemed as though he really cared about the oil painting!
The atmosphere suddenly became very tense and Naomi asked anxiously, “Mr. Lyle, we’re really sorry about the oil painting!”
“Brother Gerald, do you know that the oil painting costs over a hundred and fifty thousand dollars? Moreover, my boss really likes this oil painting very much. Tell me, what should I do if my boss asks me about this painting?” Zack asked as he stared at Gerald.
Gerald knew that Zack wanted to give him a way out of this matter without revealing his identity or the fact that he was indeed the real owner of Wayfair Mountain Entertainment. That was the reason why he could only react this way,
Hehehe…Zack was a rather interesting person.
Gerald had a very regretful look on his face as he said, “Mr. Lyle, I really didn’t expect this to happen but I can tell you that this isn’t entirely my fault.”
“Not your fault?” Zack asked as he frowned.
Jacelyn, who was standing aside, thought that Gerald had wanted to push the blame to her. Therefore, she hurriedly said, “Gerald, it’s your fault! The oil painting dropped into the water because it flew out of your hands! You shouldn’t try and blame anyone else for your own mistake!”
“Exactly! If you’ve done something wrong, you should have the courage to step up and admit your mistake. Otherwise, how can you call yourself a man?”
The girls were all very contemptuous at this time.
“I guess Gerald is just afraid he’d have to pay the one hundred thousand dollars out of his own pocket. That must be the reason he’s trying to push the blame away from himself,” Harold quickly said as he was still jealous of Gerald.
Gerald did not only prove that he was better than Quinton or Harold, but he also made them very envious and jealous of him.
Gerald smiled before he said, “Mr. Lyle, I admit that I was the one who had taken the oil painting down in the first place. The reason why I said it isn’t entirely my fault or responsibility, however, is because there was a gust of wind when I was trying to put the oil painting back in place and it blew the oil painting away.”
“Hahaha. Gerald, you’re really ridiculous!”
The crowd of people could not help but feel contempt at this time.
Quinton said, “Gerald, are you seriously trying to put the blame on the gust of wind? Don’t you think you’re trying too hard?”
Zack looked as though he was thinking hard about what Gerald had just said.
After a short while, he finally patted his forehead and said, “Brother Gerald, thank you for explaining the situation to me. So was that actually what happened? I’m sorry for misunderstanding you. I guess we can only blame the gust of wind for blowing the oil painting away and causing it to fall into the water. I suppose it really isn’t your fault at all!”
“Yes, you shouldn’t hang the oil painting here. It’s very dangerous when the wind is strong,” Gerald replied in a hurry.
“Yes, yes, Brother Gerald. Thank you for the reminder. I’ll ask my staff to deal with this matter. I guess it’s our fault for putting this oil painting here in the first place.”
What?
Everyone was shocked at Zack’s reaction. Was Zack convinced just because of a few words by Gerald?
Quinton felt a lump in his throat at this time. He felt very uncomfortable, while Alice and the rest of the girls felt even more uneasy.
“Well, in that case, I would like to thank you for your hospitality today, Mr. Lyle. If it’s fine with you, we’d like to go home now.”
Gerald smiled. He thought that the way that Zack cooperated with him with regards to this situation was indeed very funny.
After leaving the Wayfair Mountain Entertainment, all of them could not help but look at Gerald in a daze. This was especially so for Alice, who felt that everything was too unreal and she couldn’t understand Gerald at all.
“Gerald, you are really amazing! I can’t believe that you actually managed to persuade Mr. Lyle with just a few words when he seemed to care so much about that oil painting!”
Naomi couldn’t help but admire Gerald after leaving the manor.
Alice was also listening in at this time.
She felt very doubtful about the whole situation. Were things really as simple as they seemed?
[Chapter 23]
After returning to the dormitory, Alice and the other girls still felt very unpleasant and surprised.
If Gerald was really poor and if he had won hundreds of thousands of dollars from the lottery, they would not feel so uncomfortable.
However, he was actually able to buy such an expensive limited edition luxury bag and he could even afford to treat them to a meal at the most expensive spot in the manor.
Moreover, when it came to the oil painting, Gerald could actually persuade Zack to let the matter go just like that.
How was that possible?
“Alice, what do you think of the incident today?”
Alice was sitting on her bed as she listened to Jacelyn, who was removing her makeup at this time.
After that, she frowned before she said, “I don’t know. Perhaps we’re overthinking this. Didn’t Hayley already call Harper to ask and confirm the situation with him? After all, the only reason why Zack is treating Gerald so well is because Gerald saved his daughter’s life!”
“I guess Zack is just trying to come up with a reason just so Gerald wouldn’t feel too embarrassed about the oil painting. After all, Gerald saved his daughter’s life and that must’ve been a big deal to him.”
Alice felt much better as she thought about this reason.
“Well, I guess that makes sense. I actually thought Gerald was a rich man now! That really scared me to death!” Jacelyn said as she let out a long sigh.
“What? You aren’t calling him Brother Gerald anymore?”
The other girls started laughing among themselves.
“Who’s addressing him in that endearing manner? If he could actually ask Mr. Lyle to give me a good position in any of his businesses in the future, I’ll definitely refer to him that way! At least I wouldn’t have any worries in life at all.”
“Gerald is really lucky. I guess Mr. Lyle would regard the incident today as though he had already repaid Gerald for everything that he had done for his family.”
The girls continued gossiping among themselves.
Alice felt very relieved when she heard what they said. After all, the more Gerald had to suffer, the more relaxed she felt.
It was a strange feeling.
Meanwhile, Gerald did not think too much about this matter at all.
After returning to the dormitory, Gerald and his roommates fell asleep very quickly as they were exhausted after playing and spending the whole day outside.
The next day, it was time for them to go to class.
At this time, Gerald saw Harper and the other boys writing their names on their checks.
When Gerald read the messages in his group chat, he realized that it was time for them to pay their tuition fees.
“Gerald, are you going to wait for the subsidy that you’ll be receiving in two weeks’ time before you pay your tuition fees, or do you have any other way to pay it off?”
In fact, Harper wanted to ask Gerald if Mr. Lyle had given him some money to pay his tuition fees.
However, when he thought about the oil painting last night, Harper did not bother to ask that question anymore.
He was afraid that Gerald would be a pauper again today.
Gerald smiled before he said, “It’s okay. I still have some money left in my bank account and it should be enough to cover my tuition fees. By the way, I’ll go to the classroom a little later because I’ll have to withdraw some cash from the bank!”
Harper could tell that Gerald was not lying. Gerald might actually have some money left to pay for his tuition fees. With this, Harper felt much more relieved.
At this time, Gerald arrived at the bank in front of the university campus.
“I’d like to withdraw one thousand five hundred dollars!” Gerald replied as he passed his bank card to the banker.
The banker inside was a little taken aback.
After checking Gerald’s bank card, she looked at Gerald before looking at the bank card in her hand.
After that, she finally asked Gerald in surprise, “What happened to your bank card? Why did you make so many changes to your bank account?”
There were changes to his bank account?
Gerald was also startled at this time.
In fact, the female banker felt that Gerald was just an ordinary student with no money at all because of the way he was dressed.
Therefore, she spoke to him in a rather impolite and impatient manner.
However, only some of the top customers in the bank could make such changes to their bank account.
At this time, she quickly explained, “Yes, there has been a major change in your bank account. The minimum withdrawal amount for your bank account is now thirty thousand dollars! You cannot withdraw just one thousand five hundred dollars.”
The female banker looked Gerald up and down.
No matter how much she looked at him, this student did not look like he was a wealthy person.
Who made the changes to his bank account?
Gerald knew who had made that change to his bank account.
He knew it right away.
Who else could it be, apart from his sister Jessica?
He really could not understand his sister at all. He was not the type to spend so much money but now, his sister was setting a minimum limit for the amount of cash that he had to withdraw from the bank! She wanted him to live like a second-generation rich kid!
At this time, he took out his cell phone to make a phone call.
The person that he was calling answered the phone right away.
“Sister, were you the one who made the adjustments to my bank account?”
“Yes, I was the one who adjusted and set the minimum withdrawal limit. I know how you’ve been living and I want you to live like a second-generation rich kid now instead of acting and living as though you are still a pauper! I want you to slowly adapt to your new status so you can get a foothold in our family in future!”
Gerald was dumbstruck.
“By the way, I would have called you even if you did not call me today. Changing the minimum withdrawal limit for your bank account is not the only thing I did. Do you remember the Universal Global Supreme Shopper’s Card that I gave to you?”
“There is about one and a half million dollars left in the card. I’ve set the expiry date for the money for the end of the month. If you don’t spend the money in the card by the end of the month, then the money in the card will just go to waste!”
“What?”
Gerald’s eyes widened in shock.
Too ruthless!
This was too cruel.
She was forcing him to live like a second-generation rich kid.
“You’d better get used to your new status and life as soon as possible. Otherwise, your parents and I will have to worry about how we can finally get you out of the shadow of poverty every day…”
After that, Jessica hung up the phone immediately.
“What’s wrong with you? Are you withdrawing the money or not? Can you stop delaying and wasting our time?”
Unknowingly, there was already a queue behind Gerald and there were about five or six students waiting behind him because they wanted to withdraw money too.
The person who just spoke was a boy who was well-dressed and he had his arms around a beautiful girl as he glared at Gerald with contempt.
Today was the day of their tuition fee payment.
Therefore, it was not surprising that many students were here at the bank to withdraw money to pay for their tuition fees.
When the boy saw how Gerald was dressed and when he saw him talking on the phone for so long, he assumed that Gerald had no money left in his bank account and that was why he had no choice but to call home to ask for money.
“Oh, so did you manage to get your family to put together some money for you? Do you know that all of us are already late for class because of you?”
At this time, the girl in the boy’s arm spoke as she glared at Gerald.
“Alright then, I will withdraw the minimum amount.”
When Gerald saw the long queue behind him, he quickly spoke to the female banker.
[Chapter 24]
Gerald wanted to withdraw his money as soon as possible so he could leave the bank immediately. Therefore, he decided to withdraw thirty thousand dollars immediately.
He quickly gave his instructions to the female banker behind the counter.
The female banker was doubtful. However, she entered the figure into the computer and subsequently, her computer directly displayed that the withdrawal was successful!
The female banker’s eyes widened in shock immediately.
Thirty thousand dollars!
Oh my god. This student was really rich!
“Sir, your withdrawal is successful!”
After that, the female banker straightened her hair before she stood up and expressed her respect for Gerald.
After that, she picked up the bundle of cash before she placed it onto the money counter.
Buzz buzz…
The machine sounded immediately.
It was all money!
The students who were queueing up in the bank to withdraw money froze in place.
The boys and girls behind Gerald gasped and at this time, people could even fit two eggs into their mouths!
The two people behind him had been ridiculing him earlier because they thought he did not have enough money in his bank account!
However, it seemed as though he had more than enough money!
All the girls in the bank cast a strange look at Gerald at this time.
They seemed to be saying, ‘Handsome guy, please look at me! Please take a look at me!’
Gerald rubbed his nose because he felt a little embarrassed.
After that, he realized that there was no way he could carry so much money with him and he could not possibly carry all that money in his hand.
He looked around and he caught a glimpse of the black garbage bag in the trash can in front of the counter. It had just been replaced so it was still brand new.
Gerald took the black garbage bag before he placed it on the counter.
“You…you want to use this?”
The female banker was utterly surprised.
Was everyone who was wealthy so peculiar?
“Yes!”
Gerald did not say much. Instead, he simply took the stack of cash and placed it into his black garbage bag before he took his identification card from the female banker and walked out of the bank.
“Just look at that! He’s rich and you were just ridiculing and making fun of him earlier! Are you even half as rich as he is?”
As soon as Gerald left the bank, everyone began whispering amongst themselves.
At this time, the girl who was in the boy’s arms gave him a look of disgust as she punched him in his chest.
The boy simply glared at Gerald’s back as he replied angrily, “Well, damn it! Why would a wealthy person dress like that?”
Even though Gerald did not want to be late for class, he was already late because of the delay.
“Report!”
Gerald stood at the classroom door.
Cassandra McGregor, the young and beautiful female class representative, glared at Gerald.
“Hahaha. I thought that you’d be too scared to come for class since we’d be paying our tuition fee today!”
After that, Cassandra glanced at the black garbage bag in Gerald’s hand before she said, “Why? Did you go out to pick up garbage because you don’t have enough money to pay your tuition fee?”
“Hahaha…”
As soon as Cassandra said this, everyone in the classroom burst out in laughter.
Gerald did not say anything.
This was because he knew that his class representative had always been very biased towards the rich and she treated the poorer students very differently.
What else could he say?
Therefore, the only people that Cassandra treated very well in class were the wealthy ones such as Danny and Yuri.
They would even go out and have fun together after classes.
Danny, who usually skipped classes and missed out on his exams, could still obtain a high credit score.
He did not even have to apply for time off at all.
However, if Gerald missed a single class without applying for leave, Cassandra would threaten to expel him immediately! Even though it might seem to be an exaggeration, it was nothing but the truth!
“So, I guess you’re going to have to rely on the subsidy to pay your tuition fee for this semester, am I right? I didn’t see Whitney giving any reports about this matter. Anyway, Gerald, let me warn you that the deadline for the tuition fee payment is the end of the month! If you do not pay your tuition fee on time, then I’ll expel you and kick you out of this university without any hesitation at all!”
Cassandra glared coldly at Gerald before she continued, “Alright, take your trash with you and go back to your seat now! How embarrassing!”
Cassandra knew all about Gerald’s situation.
However, Gerald was not mad at all.
“Hmph!”
Danny, Blondie and the rest of the boys were laughing at this time.
Gerald had an indifferent expression on his face as he said, “Class representative, who said that I am going to delay payment until the end of the month? I’m here to pay my tuition fee today.”
“What? What? You’re going to pay your tuition fee today?”
Cassandra was very surprised.
At this time, Xavia, who was sitting in the middle of the classroom, gave Gerald a cold look.
“Gerald, please don’t do the same thing as you did previously! You paid your tuition fee with one and five dollar notes and I had to count each and every note for a very long time with the help of your classmates!”
Cassandra had a worried expression on her face. During the last semester, Gerald gave everyone a shock when he paid his tuition fee.
Since he did not manage to get the subsidy from the university last semester, Gerald had to pool together all the money that he had earned from his part-time jobs to pay for his tuition fee. At that time, it caused a huge sensation in the university.
Was there really such a poor student in the university?
Cassandra was afraid there would be a repetition of the same scene last year and she would be embarrassed all over again!
“Oh, class representative, I think we’ll have to work overnight again! I feel sorry for my right hand. I thought I’d be able to use it to eat and play games instead!”
Danny, Blondie and the rest of the boys pretended that their hands were hurting and they walked to the front of the class at this time to help the class representative to count the money that Gerald was going to use to pay his tuition fee.
In fact, they were trying to insult and humiliate Gerald.
The expression on Xavia’s face changed immediately because she felt very ashamed that she was Gerald’s ex-girlfriend!
“Hahaha. Alright then. If you want to count the money so badly, then count it slowly and let me know once you’re done counting!”
There was a trace of anger on Gerald’s face at this time.
He dropped the garbage bag in front of the classroom.
Wow!
At this time, the garbage bag spilled open and the notes scattered all over the front of the classroom…
[Chapter 25]
“What?”
All of his classmates were startled.
Danny, who was taunting Gerald and standing at the front of the classroom, had an incredulous expression on his face at this time.
Why was Gerald so rich?
Cassandra also gasped in shocked and she felt a little out of breath at this time.
Even Xavia was shocked at this time.
This money…there was at least thirty thousand dollars there!
“Gerald, where did you get so much money?” Cassandra could not help but ask at this time.
“Yes, Gerald. I think there should be at least twenty or thirty thousand dollars there, right?”
The female students could not help asking.
“Well, yes, it is thirty thousand dollars. As for where it came from, it is because…I won the lottery!”
Gerald replied immediately.
He could not tell anyone that this was simply because his sister had set the limit for his bank account to a minimum of thirty thousand dollars per transaction because everyone would treat him as a fool…
Gerald did not like to show off his wealth unless he had no choice to do so, like he did today.
“You won the lottery?”
Gerald’s words caused quite a huge commotion among all his classmates.
Danny and Blondie looked like fools as they stood at the front of the classroom at this time.
They were initially planning to taunt and humiliate Gerald in front of their classmates but who would have expected Gerald to actually throw thirty thousand dollars in front of them just so they could count it?
Both of them felt very embarrassed.
They could only stand awkwardly in front of the classroom as it would be even more embarrassing for them to retreat now.
At this time, Xavia asked with a nervous expression on her face, “Gerald, how much did you win from the lottery?”
She was breathing very fast at this time.
She was afraid that Gerald would have won millions of dollars in the lottery. If that really happened, she would really want to jump off the building!
No! Absolutely not!
How could someone who was just dumped by her have such good luck?
No way!
Gerald smiled indifferently before he said, “Not much. Not that much!”
“How much is not much? Thirty thousand dollars?”
Cassandra asked as she looked at Gerald with a strange expression on her face.
“More than that…” Gerald simply replied.
What did that even mean?
All of Gerald’s classmates felt very anxious at this time because they wanted to know how much money Gerald had won. This was because all of them, including Cassandra, had always despised and looked down on Gerald. To them, Gerald had always been a pauper who deserved to be mocked and ridiculed.
However, now that he had won the lottery, his classmates’ self-esteem started to fall!
They were all envious and jealous of him!
“It should be easy for you to count one thousand five hundred dollars, right?”
Gerald said as he glanced coldly at Danny who was dumbfounded at this time.
He took out one thousand five hundred dollars from the pile of cash before he threw it in front of Cassandra.
After that, he turned around and faced his classmates as he said, “Which one of you would be willing to lend me your backpack today?”
Since he had already revealed his riches, Gerald no longer felt the need to act as pitiful and useless as he did before. He wanted to be a little more like Danny and Yuri, who could use money to their own advantage, and get people to work and butter up to him.
Therefore, Gerald decided to borrow a backpack to place his money in instead!
“Gerald, you can use my backpack!”
“Gerald, why don’t you take my backpack instead? I don’t really need it today.”
“Gerald, Gerald…”
At this time, all of his classmates quickly called him by name because they wanted to offer Gerald their backpacks.
In the end, Gerald simply borrowed one of his classmate’s backpack.
After that, he placed the remaining twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars into the backpack.
“Why are you sucking up to him? He only has thirty thousand dollars anyway! Moreover, he even has to pay by cash! He’s nothing but a nouveau riche.”
Danny and Blondie said in a vicious manner.
Xavia looked at Gerald with an extremely uncomfortable look on her face. She wanted to talk to Gerald but she felt very embarrassed.
She did not know what to do.
If she had broken up with Gerald just a few days later, she knew that he would have spent the thirty thousand dollars on her without any hesitation at all!
“Gerald, you’re so lucky. Moreover, it seems as though you’re really popular among your classmates! All of them are offering to lend you their backpacks! Since you’re already rich now, don’t you think you should treat your classmates to a meal?”
At this time, Cassandra, who was standing at the front of the classroom, suddenly spoke in a bitter manner.
“Yes! Gerald, you have thirty thousand dollars in cash! You should treat all of us to a nice dinner!”
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