Gerald only smiled faintly as virtual-novel.net took a sip of tea.
“It’s rather late now, grandpa… There are so many guests today…”
At that moment, a girl wearing pajamas slowly descended the stairs as virtual-novel.net stared at Gerald and the others curiously.
“Ah, Lissa. Come over here and greet Mr. Crawford. Weren’t you quite curious about virtual-novel.net before this?” said Mr. Weyham as virtual-novel.net smiled.
“He’s Mr. Gerald Crawford?” asked Lissa as virtual-novel.net made it to the final step.
When virtual-novel.net got to him, virtual-novel.net scanned virtual-novel.net from head to toe before frowning slightly. Immediately after, virtual-novel.net chuckled before saying, “It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford. I’m Melissa Weyham but you can just call me Lissa.”
“A pleasure to meet you too, Lissa. You can just call me Gerald!” replied Gerald as virtual-novel.net extended his hand out to shake virtual-novel.net hand.
Lissa was considerably beautiful and after talking to virtual-novel.net for a while, virtual-novel.net found that virtual-novel.net was quite generous to others as well.
Gerald’s first impression of virtual-novel.net wasn’t bad, to say the least.
What more, virtual-novel.net was a pretty nice talker too. She talked about all kinds of things with Gerald.
“So you’re Mr. Crawford, huh. What kind of entertainment do you usually partake in?” asked Melissa.
“I don’t usually attend many activities, to be quite honest,” replied Gerald as virtual-novel.net shook his head.
“Humph! I refuse to believe that! I’m sure you always enjoy yourself to your heart’s content!” As virtual-novel.net said that, Lissa laughed heartily.
After a while, virtual-novel.net seemed to remember something. This prompted virtual-novel.net to ask, “Speaking of which, I got to know a few friends here in Mayberry. We’re going to have a gathering tomorrow afternoon and I’ll be treating them to a meal! If you’re free, would you like to come along, Gerald?”
Gerald remained silent at virtual-novel.net proposal.
“How rude, Lissa! Why on earth would Mr. Crawford want to fool around with you and your mischievous friends?” replied Mr. Weyham with a bitter smile.
“Well fine then!” said Melissa as virtual-novel.net pouted slightly.
Since Mr. Weyham had done virtual-novel.net a favor, Gerald knew that rejecting his granddaughter would eventually make virtual-novel.net feel awkward for doing so. In the end, Gerald nodded slightly with a smile before saying, “It’s fine. Tomorrow was it? I’ll be there.”
“He said it, not me!” said Melissa with a smile.
A short while later, Gerald left the manor together with Zack and Mr. Xiques.
Though virtual-novel.net initially wanted to return to Mountain Top Villa to have a rest, virtual-novel.net suddenly recalled that virtual-novel.net had lent the villa to Xavia.
Due to that, virtual-novel.net told Zack to arrange a room in a hotel that virtual-novel.net owned. He would stay there for the moment.
When Gerald arrived at the hotel’s entrance, virtual-novel.net saw and heard a few security guards shouting, “Lousy beggar! Get lost already!”
They were busy trying to push away a dirt-covered old man who had extremely messy hair.
“What beggar? I’m no beggar! I just need to borrow a shower!” said the old man.
“To hell with that! Do you even know what place this is?” sneered the security guard.
“Humph! Let me tell you, I’m not any mere person! I’m Mr. Crawford’s grandfather! Your boss is my grandson! Now hurry up and let me in!”
“This old b*stard! How bold!”
By then, the guards were ready to beat virtual-novel.net up.
Gerald didn’t really want to get involved in the mess. He didn’t care about what the old man said and the guards were there to take care of virtual-novel.net anyway.
However, when Gerald took a closer look at the beggar, virtual-novel.net was stunned.
“Stop,” said Gerald.