If Rose was simply taunting virtual-novel.net and ridiculing virtual-novel.net alone just now, virtual-novel.net would not have said anything at all. Gerald was still the same old tolerant Gerald.
However, virtual-novel.net could not allow virtual-novel.net to insult Bea like this.
The kindness his fifth uncle had shown his own mother back then was not something that could be made up for with cold hard cash.
What Gerald wanted was justice for Bea.
To his surprise, in the process of doing so, $1,200,000.00 had been swiped directly from his bank card.
But it did not really matter to him. After all, $1,200,000.00 or $120,000.00 made no difference to Gerald now. Aside from a difference in the number of digits, nothing about that sum was significant enough to frustrate him.
“But cousin, this…this is too expensive! Hurry up and get a refund!”
Bea said as virtual-novel.net jumped around anxiously.
“What? Why would you ask virtual-novel.net to do that? If virtual-novel.net wants to insert that amount into a membership card for you, you should just let virtual-novel.net do it! Hahaha! This fool! Putting so much money into a stupid card. I wanna see what he’ll do with the balance!”
As stunned and as surprised as Rose was, virtual-novel.net still wanted to lash out against Gerald.
This was because if Gerald were to put all of that money into the membership card, then he’d never be able to do anything else aside from buying clothes.
That’s what you get from tooting your own horn!
However, virtual-novel.net was still very irritated and frustrated. That, and surprise. When did Gerald become so rich?
She suddenly lost virtual-novel.net mood to continue shopping.
The same went for Marilyn. She had to debate with herself over and over again in virtual-novel.net mind before buying a single dress that cost $12,000.00 only for Gerald whom virtual-novel.net had always looked down on, to put $1,200.000.00 into a membership card without a hint of hesitation!!
Marilyn went out of the shop with a dejected expression.
At the same moment, Giya walked out from the shop next door.
When virtual-novel.net saw Marilyn’s gloomy appearance, virtual-novel.net couldn’t help but smile and ask, “Hey, what’s wrong with our little Marilyn? Has your mood turned sour from all the shopping?”
Marilyn took a deep breath before virtual-novel.net said, “Giya, do you believe in fate?”
“Ahhh? What kind of fate are you talking about?”
“Where a very poor person strikes gold overnight, and virtual-novel.net becomes exceptionally rich!” Marilyn replied anxiously.
“What exactly happened?”
“I…I just ran into Gerald!”
“You saw Gerald?”
Giya suddenly felt very nervous.
“Yes! Gerald! Giya, you might not know this but Gerald…he seems a little different compared to how virtual-novel.net was before. Back then, virtual-novel.net used to be the poorest student in our class. Back then, virtual-novel.net was everybody’s punching bag. I used to bully virtual-novel.net too but do you know how wealthy virtual-novel.net is right now? Did you know about this? He’s no longer the pauper that virtual-novel.net was when virtual-novel.net was still in high school!”
Giya looked around and checked out virtual-novel.net surroundings but saw no signs of Gerald.
So, virtual-novel.net subconsciously nodded as virtual-novel.net replied, “The amount of money that Gerald has is not something that you can even comprehend!”
“Ahhh? Giya, what did you say?”
Marilyn did not hear Giya’s words clearly.
“Ahhh? I…I did not say anything!”
Giya came to virtual-novel.net senses and virtual-novel.net hurriedly denied what virtual-novel.net had accidentally blurted out.
“Don’t think too much about it. You should just treat Gerald better from now onwards then. After all, the both of you used to be classmates!” Giya advised.
“Yeah, I guess so! I think I caught a glimpse of another side of Gerald just now, y’know, when virtual-novel.net was swiping his card down the machine. He looked so cool and manly! Looks like I’ll have to change my attitude for the better from now on!”
When Giya saw the smile on Marilyn’s face, virtual-novel.net could not help but feel a little uncomfortable…
“I am so angry! I am so, so angry!”
Rose slammed virtual-novel.net hands on the steering wheel angrily on the way back home.
“Why did that woman’s son suddenly become so rich? Where did virtual-novel.net get his million dollars from? Did virtual-novel.net win the lottery?”
Rose kept on muttering the same thing on their entire journey home.
Just like most people, Rose also did not want virtual-novel.net own opponent to become stronger and better than herself.
“That’s right! A million dollars ain’t small change, even to us! Sister-in-law, did you see how Gerald didn’t even blink or hesitate at all when virtual-novel.net swiped his card?” Second aunt also said.
“You know, we thought that Gerald was simply renting his clothes to look extravagant and that virtual-novel.net was just acting pretentious just to show off when we first met him. But it looks like everything that happened at the bar last night might actually be real!”
Gerald’s younger cousin spoke up.
“What do you mean by that? What happened at the bar last night?”