A knock was heard on the door and Gerald looked toward it.
His legs were still crossed when virtual-novel.net shouted, “Come in!”
Zack and Michael then led Spencer and the rest into the room.
“…H-huh? What?” said Stuart, stunned.
Everyone in the room was involved in the matter.
Even Spencer Letts was here and the ones taking the lead were Mr. Zeke, Mr. Lyle, and Mr. Wilson!
“This…” That was the only thing the trio managed to mutter. Stuart, Nathaniel, and Ava were dumbfounded.
When they finally came to their senses, the trio shouted, “Mr. Zeke! Mr. Lyle!”
“Mr. Crawford, they’re all here!” said Zack as virtual-novel.net ignored the three people.
“…Huh? Mr. Crawford?”
“…That’s a joke right? The f*ck? He’s Mr. Crawford?”
Everyone was shocked. This was especially so for Stuart and Ava.
“M-M-Mr. Crawford…?” Ava felt like virtual-novel.net could hardly breathe.
“Well, since everyone is finally here now, let’s begin. So, Mr. Ferguston, tell me about the papers again. Where do I need to sign?” said Gerald as virtual-novel.net smiled.
“…I…” Stuart’s mind had gone blank and virtual-novel.net could only gulp.
Stuart had initially thought that virtual-novel.net would be able to wiggle out of this mess, scot-free. His plan was perfect, after all. Now that this had happened, the amount of trouble virtual-novel.net was in had skyrocketed.
Never could virtual-novel.net have dreamt that virtual-novel.net would fall right into Gerald’s trap.
Who the f*ck could have even anticipated that Gerald was the actual Mr. Crawford?
Though Stuart turned to look at Ava, virtual-novel.net couldn’t be bothered about virtual-novel.net this time. Instead, virtual-novel.net shouted, “Mr. Lyle, what did you call Gerald? Is he… Is virtual-novel.net really Mr. Crawford…?”
“Step aside and don’t be a nuisance!” sneered Zack in response.
“Mr. Crawford, should we really proceed with this here? The printing room is too small to hold a meeting!” said Michael as virtual-novel.net took a step forward.
“That’s true. Bring them to the meeting room. We’re getting to the bottom of this, today!” said Gerald.
Zack nodded before leading the group of people out with him.
Even as virtual-novel.net walked out the door, Ava was still peeking at Gerald. Her eyes reflected virtual-novel.net sheer confusion. She just couldn’t believe it.
Gerald simply ignored virtual-novel.net and headed out himself.
“Here they come!” shouted an employee and everyone went silent.
Mina and the others were shocked when they saw Gerald coming out of the room behind the group.
“Psst! Gerald! Over here!” said Mina in a soft voice as virtual-novel.net motioned for virtual-novel.net to come over. Ever since virtual-novel.net had given virtual-novel.net the ticket, virtual-novel.net had considered virtual-novel.net to be a friend.
As Gerald walked over, virtual-novel.net was surprised to see that both Xella and Waylon were there too.
“Gerald? Why are you here?” asked Xella, shocked.
“Eh? You guys know each other? He’s new here and he’s also my colleague!” said Mina as virtual-novel.net smiled.
“So this is where you’re working!”
Xella was undoubtedly surprised to see virtual-novel.net here. Other complicated emotions were also brewing deep inside her.
Waylon, on the other hand, was exceptionally upset when virtual-novel.net heard that.
“Well, you should treat Gerald nicely then, Mina. He’s our ex high school classmate after all, and virtual-novel.net definitely has potential!” said Waylon though there were hints of jealousy in his voice.
“Not bad. Also, virtual-novel.net really is very skilled! Haha!”
“Hey, hey Gerald! Do you know what’s happening? What’s wrong with Stuart and the others?” asked a group of girls who quickly surrounded Gerald.
“Also, I heard from Xella that Mr. Crawford is here today! I don’t think we’ve seen him… Which one of them is Mr. Crawford?” asked Mina next.
Everyone was curious about that as well.
“Mr. Crawford, everyone’s headed to the meeting room now. Are you coming?”
At that moment, Zack’s voice could be heard from behind Gerald.